"This is your wake-up call! You may not have even realized you were sleepwalking. Most of us are most of the time. Awareness is an eye-opener. It's Anthony de Mello telling you gently but firmly, "It's time to get up now".--Charles Osgood of The Osgood File....

Internationally acclaimed spiritual guide Anthony de Mello points the way toward peace of mind and inner power through simple teachings that integrate the ancient traditions of the East with the psychological and philosophical perspectives of the West....

Whatever your religious persuasion--or even if you have no religious beliefs at all--you will find in these pages needed and helpful direction in the ongoing process of self-discovery and the satisfying riches that lie deep within you....

Anthony De Mello was the director of the Sadhana Insitute of Pastoral Counseling in Poona, India, and has authored serveral books. The Way to Love is his last....

With more than two million copies of his books in print, Anthony de Mello remains one of the world’s most popular spiritual guides. In Contact with God, he draws upon his persuasive lectures and personal parables to guide readers through their own spiritual retreats.

Nowhere is Anthony de Mello’s characteristic warmth and insight more evident than in the series of talks he gave while guiding retreats. Known throughout the world as one of the foremost religious guides, de Mello offers here the transcripts from his beloved lectures, inspiring readers going on retreat and including suggestions for how to get the most out of the retreat experience. In Contact with God (reissued and available for the first time from Image), he intersperses his descriptions of various types of prayer with stories from his own life, as well as the thought-provoking parables for which he is best known.

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SADHANA is already a bestseller in the English language and has been translated as well into some two dozen foreign languages. The Image Books edition will be eagerly received by a variety of readers and will introduce to a diverse audience a genuine spiritual leader who speaks to believers and nonbelievers alike....