Wed May 9, 2012, 08:23 PM
100 Most Spiritually Influential Living people
Another thread rescued from the Religion forum
http://www.watkinsbooks.com/review/watkins-spiritual-100-list-2012 1. Dalai Lama 2. Eckhart Tolle 3. Thich Nhat Hanh 4. Deepak Chopra 5. Paulo Coelho 6. Elizabeth Gilbert 7. Iyanla Vanzant 8. Ken Wilber 9. James Redfield 10. Rhonda Byrne 11. Alice Walker 12. Nelson Mandela 13. Dr Wayne W Dyer 14. Doreen Virtue 15. Michio Kaku 16. Oprah Winfrey 17. Alejandro Jodorowsky 18. Mantak Chia 19. Desmond Tutu 20. Alex Grey 21. Peter Russell 22. Byron Katie 23. Ram Dass 24. Esther Hicks 25. Bernie Siegel 26. Richard Bach 27. Brian Weiss 28. Andrew Cohen 29. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 30. Robin Sharma 31. Steve Taylor 32. Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi 33. Andrew Harvey 34. Marianne Williamson 35. Lisa Williams 36. Francis Chan 37. Don Miguel Ruiz 38. Masaru Emoto 39. Gregg Braden 40. Andrew Weil 41. Erich von Däniken 42. Adyashanti 43. Krishna Das 44. Sonia Choquette 45. Joseph Ratzinger 46. Louise Hay 47. Amma 48. Vladimir Megre 49. Ervin Laszlo 50. Elaine Pagels 51. Jeff Foster 52. Seyyed Hossein Nasr 53. Neale Donald Walsch 54. Drunvalo Melchizedek 55. Pema Chödrön 56. Diana Cooper 57. Bruce Lipton 58. Dan Millman 59. Karen Armstrong 60. Graham Hancock 61. David R. Hawkins 62. Jack Canfield 63. Clarissa Pinkola Estés 64. Sogyal Rinpoche 65. Swami Ramdev 66. Philip Berg 67. Caroline Myss 68. Michael Newton 69. Daisaku Ikeda 70. Vadim Zeland 71. John Bradshaw 72. Richard Bandler 73. Jean Houston 74. Starhawk 75. Daniel J. Siegel 76. James Lovelock 77. Judy Hall 78. Gary Snyder 79. Patrick Holford 80. Oberto Airaudi 81. Dr Azmayesh 82. Mother Meera 83. Rabbi Michael Lerner 84. Lynne McTaggart 85. Michael Beckwith 86. Satya Narayan Goenka 87. Satish Kumar 88. Paramahamsa Nithyananda 89. Rowan Williams 90. Prem Rawat 91. Mooji 92. Stanislav Grof 93. Grant Morrison 94. Jon Kabat-Zinn 95. Dolores Cannon 96. Gangaji 97. Shakti Gawain 98. Claudio Naranjo 99. Mastin Kipp 100. Marion Woodman
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Author | Time | Post |
 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living people (Original post) |
kentauros | May 2012 | OP |
| seabeyond | May 2012 | #1 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #2 | |
| seabeyond | May 2012 | #3 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #4 | |
| seabeyond | May 2012 | #5 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #6 | |
| seabeyond | May 2012 | #7 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #8 | |
| seabeyond | May 2012 | #9 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #10 | |
| Mira | May 2012 | #11 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #13 | |
| Mira | May 2012 | #15 | |
| felix_numinous | May 2012 | #12 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #14 | |
| the peoples summit | May 2012 | #16 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #17 | |
| MrMickeysMom | May 2012 | #18 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #21 | |
| MrMickeysMom | May 2012 | #22 | |
| NJCher | May 2012 | #19 | |
| kentauros | May 2012 | #20 |
Response to seabeyond (Reply #1)
Wed May 9, 2012, 08:33 PM
2. I recognized quite a few of them, too.
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Also, the visionary artist, Alex Gray, is represented
I've never read any of Zukav's books. I know I've heard him talk on the radio, though, and liked what I heard. There are just too many books I need to read  |
Response to seabeyond (Reply #3)
Wed May 9, 2012, 09:07 PM
4. I see there's a Kindle version.
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And it's priced $0.21 less than the paperback version
I'll probably still get it. I just will be happy when publishers realize that electronic versions of books don't need to sell for the same price as the print copies. Either that, or the authors finally realize they can buy the rights back from their publishers, sell even more copies for less and still make more off the sale 
Sorry for the rant. Stuff like that makes me pause and ponder more about buying a copy, no matter how helpful the content. |
Response to seabeyond (Reply #5)
Wed May 9, 2012, 09:20 PM
6. Yes, 21 cents :)
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I don't know how to make the "cent" symbol
The paperback is priced at $11.20 and the Kindle version at $10.99. I know from reading the story about the collusion between Apple and five of the "Big Six" publishers that this is probably an example of where the publishers are still setting the price and Amazon can't change it. If you haven't ever seen it, there's a writer and blogger that has written extensively on this subject (publishers and ebooks) that I recommend. A Newbie's Guide to Publishing I'm not a very fast reader, not to mention that I am working on a novel as well, and then spend too much time on DU when I should be writing So, I don't have very many books on my Kindle. I'd be very happy if some of the spiritual books I like were available as I use them often for references. In the case of at least one of them, I would be willing to spend a little more. I don't know if I'd spend 60 bucks on an eBook though... |
Response to seabeyond (Reply #7)
Wed May 9, 2012, 09:35 PM
8. I sometimes forget about the library,
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except when I want to use it for quiet writing time, and they're closed! We need 24-hour libraries!
I'll go take a look at the Houston Public Library's site and see if they have a copy. Thanks for the reminder  |
Response to seabeyond (Reply #9)
Wed May 9, 2012, 10:51 PM
10. Thanks :)
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I checked the HPL site and they have two physical copies, neither at the library branches I use. So, I'll have to get one transferred. I'll do that tomorrow, when I'm getting a new library card. Seems my 13-year old card is rather out of date
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Response to kentauros (Original post)
Fri May 11, 2012, 08:12 AM
Mira (21,977 posts)
11. Many of these men and women were very instrumental
Response to Mira (Reply #11)
Fri May 11, 2012, 09:40 PM
13. David Viscott sounds familiar,
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but I don't think I ever heard his show, if it was syndicated. Considering his background (and intent) I'm glad he was able to help you
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Response to kentauros (Reply #13)
Fri May 11, 2012, 11:41 PM
Mira (21,977 posts)
15. I looked up what was on the "net" about him after I made the post
Response to felix_numinous (Reply #12)
Fri May 11, 2012, 09:46 PM
14. You're welcome!
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It was getting pissed on, so it needed rescuing toot suite!!
I was a little surprised that while Ken Wilbur made the list (even the top ten), neither Bishop John Shelby Spong or Richard Smoley made it. I'm not a Christian, but I think they're both great thinkers. I guess they just aren't searched as much as the others. |
Response to the peoples summit (Reply #16)
Sat May 12, 2012, 01:05 PM
17. The unfortunate fact of the list
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has to do with how it's partially based on who is the most popular in Internet searches. So, while there are many other individuals worthy of the list, if they aren't being searched as often, then they don't make it into the top 100.
I suspect that if many of them were polled to list their top tens and others, then that list would change dramatically. Anyone up to the task? |
Response to MrMickeysMom (Reply #18)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:09 PM
21. So many of the names stand out to me,
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that I can't pick just one
I am thankful that Louise Hay started HayHouse Publishing, and then the online radio station. Otherwise, I haven't ever read her books, though I know many have been inspired and helped by her, like yourself |
Response to kentauros (Reply #21)
Mon May 14, 2012, 11:21 PM
22. Hey, I just learned she had an online radio station!
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Thanks, kentaurs!
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Response to kentauros (Original post)
Sun May 13, 2012, 08:28 PM
NJCher (25,526 posts)
19. a few recommends from me
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First, thanks from me, too, Kentauros, for rescuing these posts.
A couple names I consider noteworthy are Carolyn Myss, Lynne McTaggert, and Graham Hancock. But Phillip Berg? Would that be attn'y Phillip Berg? I shudder if it is. Will be interesting to research some of the names I'm not familiar with. Thanks to everyone for their comments on the thread. 
Cher |
Response to NJCher (Reply #19)
Sun May 13, 2012, 10:05 PM
20. I don't know who Philip Berg is, attorney or not.
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I would guess not, since it's a list of those people that are considered very spiritual, and not just an evangelist. Does the attorney version fall into that category? I don't know anything about him, so I can't say.
And you're welcome for the thanks of the rescue I do wade into the sometimes cesspool of Religion to find these gems, without having to actually comment there |
