Pain is the touchstone of all spiritual growth. In The Gift of Pain, author Barbara Altemus links her personal journey of discovery with parallel experiences of world-renowned visionaries, artists, healers, and peacemakers to explore and understand the nature of pain. By drawing on themes of pain - failure, loss, addiction, lack of community, and loss of homeland, among others - these contributors share their intensely personal times of darkness and how these experiences ultimately lead to spiritual awakening and even joy.
Author: Altemus, Barbara
Publisher: Perigee Books
ISBN-13: 9780399527784
ISBN-10: 0399527788
Pages: 220