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Neil Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ with Prayers of the Cosmos. Reinterpreting the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas-Klotz, the Sufi Founder of the worldwide network of the Dances of Universal Peace, reveals a mystical, feminist,…


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This is a collection of meditations on the Aramaic words of Jesus. Translated directly from Aramaic, the author brought out new dimensions of meaning based on his deeply inspired mysticism. In particular, Mr. Klotz's interpretation of the "Our Father," opened my heart to new perceptions of cosmology. He seems to do this through poetry, gentle persuasion, and humility which is often missing from academic translations. I will cherish this little gem of a book, and work with it for a long time.

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