Losing the Weight of the World
A Spiritual Diet
to
Nourish the Soul
Jonathan Kramer, Ph.D.
and Diane Dunaway Kramer
Published by Doubleday
1997
In our complex society,
it's easy to lose sight of what's truly important. Most of us want
to live a more spiritual and enriching life, but it's difficult when our
everyday burdens of careers, children and chores weigh us down.
In Losing the Weight
of the World Jonathan Kramer and Diane Dunaway Kramer combine the
knowledge of modern psychology with eternal principles common to most religions,
to explain how we can nourish our soul, live a happier and more fulfilling
life by following a ten part "diet." If we learn to taste
what's in front of us, life becomes a feast. Whether we're Christians,
Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Unitarians or followers of no specific
religion at all, Losing the Weight of the World shows us
how to find love, breathe more healthfully, enjoy our senses, calm our
racing thoughts, and experience daily moments of prayer, goodness, self
worth and peace of mind.
Losing the Weight
of the World is a book that will be passed from hand to hand, from
friend to friend. If you're hungry for a more spiritual, meaningful
and joyful life, Losing the Weight of the World offers nourishment
for the body, mind, heart, and soul.
" A comprehensive self-help program that is both immediately helpful and
genuinely transformative. The authors address the complicated and painful
dilemmas of human existence with both clarity of vision and gentle
compassion... a practical, non-sectarian approach to nourishing the soul that
is richly variegated, yet easy to understand... Losing the Weight of the
World is a self-help book that truly deserves the name. It is comprehensive
and accessible, and it allows readers to design their own program of
self-improvement. I highly recommend it! Pathways Magazine
" A self-help menu for the soul...Most readers will be able to identify with the issues
discussed here, including stress, self-criticism, emotional complexity, and the pace of daily
life...techniques to get through the tribulations we face regularly...helpful, solid information...a
good helping of advice. Library Journal " A wonderfully intelligent,
clear, comprehensive guide to living a wise, balanced and compassionate
life. LOSING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
delivers complex ideas in a highly absorbable, user-friendly way, and is
equally valuable for new seekers on the path or long time travelers. Belleruth
Naparstek, author, Your Sixth Sense
"A thoughtful and provocative book on truly transforming our lives. Losing
the
Weight of the World helps us to realize that life is a feast to be enjoyed!"
Personal
Transformation Magazine
"For any who want to feel good about themselves and their lives, Losing the
Weight
of the World is a smorgasbord of ideas and techniques to feast on and grow thin of
burdens." San Diego Writer's Monthly
"Jonathan and Diane Kramer have combined their
prodigious talents to produce an excellent guide to appreciate the bounty our lives
can offer. Losing the Weight of the World has bestseller written all over
it... don't miss it." Metaphysical Reviews
Jonathan Kramer, PhD is a clinical psychologist
practicing in La Jolla, California with thirty years of professional therapy
and counseling experience and over twenty years of personal experience
meditating. Jonathan studied philosophy and religion at New York
University and the New School for Social Research, and did his doctoral
thesis (CSPP, 1976) on eastern spirituality and western psychotherapy.
He has taught spiritual psychology through the University of California,
SDSU, and several other colleges and universities.
Diane Dunaway Kramer is a best-selling
author who has a degree in sociology and psychology, and has taught seminars
at SDSU and several other southern California colleges and universities
for over fifteen years.
jonmkramer@aol.com
ddunaway@aol.com
