{"product_id":"elijah-the-bodhisattva-an-interspiritual-exploration-9781803412771","title":"Elijah the Bodhisattva: An Interspiritual Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an interspiritual commentary -- largely though not exclusively Buddhist-inspired -- on the life of Elijah as recounted in the Bible. It treats the externals of his life as metaphors for internal mind-states, his story as a labyrinth-like journey toward enlightenment, an unfolding realization of the non-duality of himself and God. Elijah begins with a henotheistic conception of God as a national deity connected to the land of Israel and progresses to a realization of God as the ground of being, being-itself, the God of those who struggle with God, which is the deeper meaning of the name Israel. While the inner dimension is emphasized, there is also a focus on the political dimension of the story, which liberation theologians call God's preferential option for the poor, and here it is called the politics of anatta -- the core Buddhist principle of not-self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm David Brown is an ex-sociologist and interspiritual writer. He has a PhD in the sociology of Islam and lived experience of different strands of Christianity and Buddhism. He lives near Pisa, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50867620151570,"sku":"9781803412771","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e924433-6771-4c9b-a60c-682882e965d5.jpg?v=1737699936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elijah-the-bodhisattva-an-interspiritual-exploration-9781803412771","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}