by Ray Berry”An example of the independent press at its best” (Wilson Library Bulletin), this book “makes available the spiritual message of some of the most outstanding mystics in an accessible language” (Seyyed Hossein Nasr, professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University). “Reading The Spiritual Athlete makes one want to go into training immediately.”–Huston Smith, author of The Religions of Man. (Joshua Press)A handbook for the spiritual life that captures the essence of the mystical experience through the lives and words of 22 of the world’s finest mystics.