Amazon.com description: Product Description: In a groundbreaking audiobook that interweaves twenty years of interviews and research in the field of aging with an exhaustive knowledge of psychology, religion, and literature, Harry R. Moody, co-founder and Director of the Brookdale Institute of Aging reveals the spiritual passages that virtually all of us experience in life, and explores that opportunities those spiritual stages offer us in achieving a sense of inner fulfillment.



At some point in our lives, most of us begin to question what life is about, and what the purpose of our existence is. This first passage in our spiritual lives often arises as the result of the death of a parent or other loved one, the birth of a child, or any number of life-changing events that force us to rethink who and what we are. Everyone responds differently to what Dr. Moody describes as "The Call." For some, it may lead back to traditional religion; for others, to good works in the community; others still turn to mysticism. Those who ignore The Call will be called again--for the call comes not once, but any number of times during our lives, and in any number of ways. For those who heed the call, it is an opportunity to reflect on their inner lives, to explore and fulfill a deeper part of themselves. In The 5 Stages of the Soul, Dr. Moody identifies each of the spiritual stages that make up our inner lives, exploring the psychology of our spiritual development over the ages, and the wisdom Western and Eastern spiritual masters suggest in helping us find our way through the labyrinth of life.



Written in richly textured narrative that constantly jars with new insights as it offers a roadmap of our spiritual lives, The 5 Stages of the Soul is reminiscent in its approach to the best work of Scott Peck and Thomas Moore.