“Phil Goldberg is an expert, wise, calm, and profoundly compassionate guide to how to live as deeply and richly as possible in our global dark night. This book will bring true help to committed seekers on all paths.”
— Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope and Turn Me to Gold: 108 Poems of Kabir
“From a masterful spiritual teacher comes advice for our troubled era. Phil Goldberg’s Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times is a rich resource for anyone who feels buffeted and unbalanced these days. Goldberg’s wisdom is drawn from humankind’s deepest spiritual traditions. You’ll be wiser, more resilient, and more able to give strength to others if you rely and trust Goldberg’s advice. Remember that no one survives alone. We are all in these predicaments together, and we can draw on one another’s strengths. That’s what this book is all about.”
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
In a world in which fear, worry, and uncertainty can hijack our thoughts, overtake our emotions, cloud our inner vision, and poison our perception of what’s happening in the world around us, Spiritual Practice in Crazy Times offers the antidote. It teaches us how to be in the world, but not of it—an extremely useful and critical life-navigational skill to possess, especially during these times, regardless of any situation or circumstance. If global events have had you on edge, studying this book provides the practical wisdom and efficacious strategies required to rise up and meet any challenge in peace, and with power.
— Michael Bernard Beckwith, Founder & Spiritual Director, Agape International Spiritual Center. Author Life Visioning and Spiritual Liberation
“Now that we have all been thrown into the deep end, with no lifeguard on duty, here is a brilliant and useful book that will not only keep you afloat but will also guide you into the safety of the ocean of love and mercy—your own divine soul.”
— Arielle Ford, author of Turn Your Mate into Your Soulmate
“This perilous moment in history calls for a practical spiritual response from each of us. In this concise and lucid book, Phil Goldberg points the way to the fortress of peace within ourselves.”
— Deepak Chopra, author of MetaHuman
“Philip Goldberg’s latest book is a remedy for our times. Packed with inspirational guidance and practices to uplift and strengthen us, it shows how to be peaceful inside even when the outer world is in turmoil—and respond to challenges with creativity and calm.”
— Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul
“Crazy times call for crazy methods to put things right. . . .Phil Goldberg knows what he’s talking about, and what goes on behind the scenes too. If anyone can bring to bear on the Path today the combined wisdom of the perennial philosophies and practical mysticism, he has the chops, as he demonstrates here. This may be his American Upanishad, a timely primer for finding timeless truths and harmony amidst the smoke and mirrors of illusion’s divine dance. I enjoyed reading it and found it useful too, as will you.”
— Lama Surya Das, author of the best-selling Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World and Make Me One with Everything and founder of the Dzogchen Center and Dzogchen Meditation retreats
“As external structures begin to collapse around us, our need to build a robust inner foundation grows more urgent. In this lucid, conversational, utterly engaging guide to contemplative methods, Phil Goldberg pays homage to the perennial wisdom traditions while skillfully translating them for this era of global crisis, so that we may become personally grounded in the storms that buffet us, as well as a source of equanimity and even joy for the greater human community.”
— Mirabai Starr, author of God of Love and Wild Mercy
“Yes, the times are crazy, but you don’t have to be. Phil Goldberg’s wonderful, practical, and timeless guidance can help see to that. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you sane, Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times is it.”
— Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Holy Rascals: Advice for Spiritual Revolutionaries
“This is an insightful and important book that comes at the perfect moment. Philip Goldberg offers a beautiful and practical map for finding your way through difficult and challenging times with clarity, consciousness, and steadiness. His open, authentic, and eloquent writing will be a wonderful and uplifting companion on your journey.”
— Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Soul Shifts and The Choice for Love
“This is just what these crazy times call for: a concise, practical, nonsectarian guide to the stuff that actually works, laid out by an easy-going, eminently sensible guide who’s been studying it, practicing it, and teaching it forever.”
— Dean Sluyter, author of Natural Meditation and Fear Less
“To paraphrase Bob Dylan, ‘The times they are a-challenging.’ And yet—as author, practitioner, and teacher Philip Goldberg points out—ALL times are challenging. If you think this might be the most challenging time of all time, this book is for you. With down-to-earth humor and deep wisdom, Philip Goldberg brings timeless wisdom to crazy times to help you build your own ‘sane asylum’ and find inner peace that can radiate out to soothe and heal others.”
— Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, comedian and co-author of Spontaneous Evolution (with Bruce Lipton)
“This practical, purposeful, wise, and immediately useful book is like the good friend who lovingly looks at you when you are scared or stressed and says, ‘Breathe!’ As I read Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times, I found myself relaxing into the profoundly truthful, affirmative atmosphere of this book drawn from Goldberg’s years of spiritual practice. Are times crazy and difficult? Yes. Can spiritual practice help? Yes. My thanks to Phil Goldberg for a big dose of encouragement to practice when we need it most.”
— Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian, author of The Jewel of Abundance: Finding Prosperity through the Ancient Wisdom of Yoga and Spiritual Director, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment