Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World

Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World

What if just ten words could change your life - and the world - for the better? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world today. We are surrounded by war, oppression, depression, and fear. We need help. How can we heal ourselves and the world around us? What do we need to become better people in a better world today? In Ten Words , Interfaith/Interspiritual leader Lauryn Axelrod offers a practical path forward. Based on a contemporary, but timeless set of ten simple words distilled from the common principles of the world’s great faith and wisdom traditions supported by modern science and psychology , Ten Words provides an integrated, interspiritual guide we can use everyday to become happier, healthier, more fulfilled people in a kinder world that supports all. Both engaging and accessible, Ten Words gently guides you step-by-step to discover peace, purpose, and joy in a better world, no matter what your spiritual beliefs might be. In Ten Words , you will find: Contemporary interspiritual wisdom and guidance without dogma or doctrine - Practical tools including reflection questions and suggested practices - A clear, simple, but effective method for becoming better people in a better world today. Ten Words is more than just another meditation manual or self-help guide: it has been called "The simplest, most transformative and practical spiritual practice for the 21st Century and beyond." Discover how just ten words really can change your life - and the world - for the better. Great for book groups. T en Words is a clear and powerful path through the overgrown wilds of modern spirituality. Lauryn has created a brilliant synthesis of our great traditions and distilled them into practical tools for deepening presence, purpose, and peace in your life and in the world - right now - no lofty changes necessary! - Charles Day, Environmental Activist, Filmmaker Publisher AS IS Press Grammar aside, the ten words of Lauryn Axelrod's Ten Words —Attention, Acceptance, Authenticity, Benevolence, Balance, Contemplation, Creativity, Collaboration, Celebration, and Care—aren't nouns but verbs, not abstract ideas to distract you but concrete practices to transform you. This is a simple book, and even more dangerous for being so. You owe it to yourself to read it. - Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Holy Rascals: Advice for Spiritual Revolutionaries Ten Words by Lauryn Axelrod is a thoughtful guide for our challenging--and often overwhelming--lives. Each chapter is devoted to one word, offering fresh insights and real-life applications for how to embody its essence. Along the way, Axelrod skillfully makes ancient teachings accessible, practical, and modern. Her approach is both compassionate and thought-provoking, encouraging readers to explore personal growth as well as their impact on others around them. As a result, Ten Words is a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the intuitive truths underlying the world's timeless wisdom traditions in a way that feels meaningful and relevant today. --- Sarah Bowen, author of Spiritual Rebel: A Positively Addictive Guide to Finding Deeper Perspective and Higher Purpose Lauryn Axelrod's new book, Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World , is an excellent summary of spiritual principles. In elucidating these ten words, Lauryn has given us a wonderful guide to finding meaning and living a more fulfilling spiritual life. Take these Ten Words with you as companions on the Way and you'll go far." — Gregory Ripley, author of The Hundred Remedies of the Tao Drawing on the truths of the world's wisdom traditions, Lauryn Axelrod's Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World brilliantly provides ten practices to help us lead more fulfilling and meaningful lives, and in so doing make the world better for our being born into it. Ten Words is a book whose pages should, over time, be torn and tattered from constant use. - Frank Levy, Co-founder and Co-director of One River Foundation In Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World, Lauryn Axelrod offers us a clear, wise, practical guide for growing spiritually. Rich in interspiritual wisdom and inspiration, this beautiful book provides a solid foundation of insight and understanding, questions that invite deep reflection and inquiry, and a wealth of practices for integrating spirituality into our daily living. Let Ten Words become a treasured friend and companion on your spiritual journey. - Rev. Diane Berke, Founder, One Spirit Learning Alliance/One Spirit Interspiritual Seminary In the engaging pages of this remarkable book, you will find ten divine attributes to purify the heart and open the mind. The book is a treasure chest overflowing with gems of Interspiritual wisdom and practices. - Imam Jamal Rahman , author of Spiritual Gems of Islam and S acred Laughter