Wisdom Walk: Nine Practices for Creating Peace and Balance from the World's Spiritual Traditions

by Sage Bennet

After experiencing her own crisis of faith, Sage Bennet developed an eclectic spiritual life, borrowing rituals from many religions and traditions. In Wisdom Walk she outlines some of the most powerful of those practices, making them accessible to contemporary readers without diminishing or disrespecting their subtle nuances. Drawing from Hinduism, she explains how to create a home altar as a reminder of a larger spiritual presence. She explores how Buddhist meditation helps one find peace. From Islam comes surrendering to prayer, and from Christianity the practice of forgiveness. There's even Native American spirituality in the form of a chapter on letting nature be one’s teacher. A final, summarizing chapter, brings together all the traditions, demonstrates their fundamental unity, and discusses the importance of offering oneself in service to others. Wisdom Walk provides a simple, easy-to-follow guide for bringing the world’s spiritual traditions into one’s life through practical, powerful rituals.

Genres: Spirituality

279 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2007

Reviews

[Jeffrey Crimmel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sage Bennet has taken time to research and find out about the major Religions of the world. This is the type of book where the reader can open it to any Religion written about in the book and find out what each practice has given to the world. Dr. Bennet then uses examples either in her life or from people she knows to tie in answers that may pertain to aspects of each Religion. Why this book is important is that it shows the diversity of all the Religions in the world and their good aspects that are important to all of us in the world.

Not knowing about other Religions allows the unknowing to believe anything they are told by others who may distort what that religions brings to the world. Knowledge is power. Read the book for knowledge and open yourself to the truth of all Religions. They all have something to give to mankind.

[Saima · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great inspiring book , it will help you add a cherry on the top for the quality time your spend seeking wisdom

[Amy Paget · Rating 3 out of 5]

I checked out “Wisdom Walk” , (TCPL call number 291.44 B496W 2007) to provide a resource at a recent retreat. I ended up using it myself and commend it to other readers. The book is subtitled “Nine practices for creating peace and balance from the World’s spiritual traditions”. The traditions covered are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Native American Spirituality, Taoism, and New Thought. The practices included are: home altars, meditation, prayer, forgiveness, Sabbath, nature, going with the flow, and visioning. The ninth practice common to all traditions is service to others. This book provides a small introduction to each of the practices and the tradition. Serious practitioners would need to find more detailed resources for any particular topic. I enjoyed exploring the commonality among the traditions and practices. The author Sage Benedict, is an academic and an ordained minister. She provides personal examples of how some of the practices have been applicable in her own life. The book concludes with a toolkit and checklists for the practices which would enable the book to be used both for group study and individual use.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was almost awesome. I really enjoy comparative religion, and also have a problem with preferring reading about religion to actually practicing religion, so the practical focus was a good fit for me. As to be expected, I enjoyed some sections more than others. But generally, I think that the practical focus is awesome and got a lot out of this book.

[Leroy Seat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good one for seeing much that is beneficial in various religious traditions, but it is too "New Age" for my liking.