God’s Great Tradition of Global Wisdom: Guru Yoga-Satsang in the Integral Age: An Appreciation of Avatar Adi Da Samraj in Illuminating The Great Tradition of Humankind - Kindle edition by Reynolds, Brad. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. (original) (raw)

Finally! Someone has provided an in-depth and accessible overview of Adi Da's corpus and Teachings of the Heart. Brad Reynolds' God's Great Tradition of Global Wisdom is an amazing tour de force providing an integral examination of one of the most important and often overlooked enlightened masters of our time - and some would say of all time. Reynolds' book is equal parts devotion, erudite scholarship, and aesthetic experience (via its amazing charts and images). Thus, making it a powerful transmission of the Good, True, and Beautiful in its own right. I can think of no better book to introduce the unique teachings and realization of The Bright to a whole new generation of scholars and practitioners.

-Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, PhD, Dean of Integral Education, California Institute for Human Science, Co-editor Metatheory for the 21st Century, Founder of MetaIntegral

Brad Reynolds' magnum opus, God's Great Tradition of Global Wisdom, is a treasure trove of spiritual insight based on a lifetime of study and practice. Reynolds' devotion to his guru, Adi Da Samraj, and his commitment to articulating a path of human maturity for us all, shines through on every page. May the heart-essence of the great wisdom traditions, so beautifully outlined in this book, spread far and wide until every last being has come to know their true identity in God-Realization.

-Dustin DiPerna, author of Streams of Wisdom, Evolution's Ally, Purpose Rising: A Global Movement of Transformation and Meaning

"A Tour de Force" is the best way to describe the great work that Brad Reynolds has done with God's Great Tradition of Global Wisdom. Of course, much of this depth and penetrating wisdom is achieved by drawing heavily on the Teachings he elucidates and illustrates, especially the Sage wisdom of Avatar Adi Da. Not only will the reader find a high-class education of a host of traditions, they will be treated to a panoply of fabulous, easy-to-grasp illustrations and images. A MUST for any student of the Great Tradition of humankind's spiritual inheritance.

-Frank Marrero, author of Recollections of Sokrates, The View from Delphi, and A Monkey's Tale for the Divine Person

This book defies many taboos. It unpacks the great tradition of spiritual transmission and the unique critical role of truly enlightened beings. And it advocates, in a full-throated and whole-hearted manner, for my Root-Guru, Adi Da Samraj, in a way that stands in that larger universal great tradition. We're all social creatures, who have internalized these taboos, so some readers may have reactions, and it may be necessary to persist despite them. But if you do, with an open mind and heart, this book will help you to recognize something profoundly important.

-Terry Patten, A New Republic of the Heart, co-author, Integral Life Practice

God's Great Tradition of Global Wisdom takes us on a brief tour of the world religions-with a chapter dedicated to each major religion-and how they have all honored their Spiritual Masters and teachers, from the ancient Greeks to Jews to Christians to Muslims in the West, to Hindus and Buddhists in the East. Reynolds writes lucidly about this universal tradition, millennia-old, and he illumines it with commentary about and from his own Guru, the Avatar Adi Da. He supports his text with superb artistry and graphic designs. It is a visual feast. Altogether, God's Great Tradition of Global Wisdom is a monumental work.

-John White, author of What Is Enlightenment?, Kundalini, Evolution and Enlightenment, The Meeting of Science and Spirit

Brad Reynolds did graduate work at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) before leaving to study under Ken Wilber for a decade to publish two books reviewing Wilber's work: Embracing Reality: The Integral Vision of Ken Wilber (Tarcher, 2004) and Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision in the New Millennium (Paragon House, 2006). He is currently doing graphic arts design and laying out books while writing his philosophy on Integral Studies in Marin county, California.