Voyage of Purpose: Spiritual Wisdom from Near-Death Back to
Life
a book by David Bennett and Cindy Griffith-Bennett
“Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles, God took an engineer
by the hand…” Well with apologies to Fiddler on the Roof, the joy of the
tailor Motel Kamzoil infuses David & Cindy Bennett’s book. Bennett has journeyed into the Light and
returned with messages of hope for all of us:
There is life after death. The
power of eternity forms and informs our earthly existence. The worst of
diseases can be healed. Learning to be
open hearted and loving is a life long journey of joy.
I knew most of David Bennett’s story before I read the
book. I found it as enthralling as it
was the first time I heard it. My
favorite part is about the scent of roses from a holy relic, something I would
discount if anyone else told me. This
book erases the line between possible and impossible. I highly recommend Voyage of Purpose as an
antidote to the doom and gloom of current events.
In addition Dave has a very uplifting Facebook page called Dharma Talks. He finds beautiful images and makes challenging and kind suggestions about how we might be. I check that out every day in my newsfeed. I know some people complain about social media, how it wastes time, brings them down, has mean crazy people on it. I think it is all in who you choose to associate with, just like real life.
Whether or not we have had a near-death experience, we can all find a voyage filled with purpose in this life. On Wednesday Dave said "Every moment our purpose calls us to join in its unfolding. Appreciate the beauty that is all around us, spread the joy that is in our heart, investigate the mysteries that cross our path." That is absolutely true. The purpose unfolds without us if we don't pay attention; if we persist in misunderstanding the nature of phenomena around us; if we think somehow we are alone or unloved. We cannot be unloved, because like the rest of the Universe, at our core and in our essence we are love. Our life's purpose is wrapped up in the truth.
