Your Soul's Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance?

Drawing on spiritual wisdom from sacred texts across a variety of religious traditions, this is an “elegant, simple, and practical guide to get in touch with your higher self” (Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success)

Why am I here? What does a life worth living look like? What is the higher intelligence trying to express through me?
 
In this time of global change and uncertainty, of spiritual indirection, Americans are asking these age-old questions with renewed curiosity. There’s a thirst for meaning and purpose—a dawning realization that happiness isn’t a commodity that can be bought with a gold card. Fulfillment and joy arise naturally from creative and compassionate action—from the understanding that all life is interconnected and guided by a higher intelligence. Our personal choices make a difference, and when they are spiritually inspired even the smallest action serves a larger whole.
 
Sacred texts ranging from the Torah to the New Testament, the Tao Te Ching to the Buddhist scriptures, the Vedantas to the Koran, speak of making life-enhancing choices where a force greater than the individual flows through us and informs our thoughts and actions. In this book we’ll focus on the three classic aspects of living such a spiritually guided life: (1) alignment: maintaining a direct and personal connection to the Source of our Being; (2) discernment: distinguishing the movement of Spirit in our lives from our own wants, fears and social conditioning; and (3) action: making our best, most inspired contribution to the evolution of life.

“An elegant, simple, and practical guide to get in touch with your higher self and experience the field of infinite possibilities.”
— Deepak Chopra, the author of Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

“Your Soul’s Compass by Joan Borysenko and Gordon Dveirin refreshingly challenges the ‘light unto ourselves’ sensibilities of much of the modern spiritual marketplace. It points us all to the simple truth that direction from an intelligence greater than our own ego is critical for authentic spiritual evolution. The book’s greatest message is that not only do we have to open ourselves to the experience of direct revelation, but even more important, if we want our world in crisis to change, we must have the courage to act on what is revealed to us.”
— Andrew Cohen, the founder of EnlightenNext and What Is Enlightenment? magazine

“Your Soul’s Compass is a treasure—a book that will change the way you move through your life. Beautiful and provocative, it explores in completely original ways the most important questions: How do you lead a life that’s guided by love? How can you distinguish between authentic guidance and the desires of the ego? How can lead-ers as radically opposed as Hitler and Gandhi both feel they’re being divinely inspired? Simple yet profound, pragmatic and transforming, this is a book you’ll want to reread and keep close at hand.”
— Sara Davidson, the author of Leap! and Loose Change

“Surely no journey is more promising, yet more problematic, than the journey into our own hearts. In this marvelous and insightful book, Joan and Gordon have done us the immense service of distilling the guidance of 27 sages from a wide array of spiritual lineages. A delicious feast awaits the reader—a true pleasure to partake!”
— William Ury, the author of The Power of a Positive No

“As a Christian, my beliefs in God and the consciousness that we’re all spiritual beings yearning for a deeper connection to our Source draws me into this mind-expanding book. The convictions of 27 sages sharing their insights on the spiritual journey and our soul’s maturation gives us clarifying revelations into our understanding and imagination of how you and I can draw closer to God.”
— entertainer Naomi Judd

“This book is such a gift to the world! It makes a significant contribution by launching the first real interfaith dialogue on identify-ing what spiritual guidance is and perceiving the potential it has in helping the world in its evolution toward greater compassion.”
— Reverend Dr. Ruth Ragovin

Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker and consultant in women’s health and spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection. She’s the author of numerous books and audios, including a New York Times bestseller.