Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation
May 16, 2008 by ScottyDoo
Sattva brought to my attention a wonderful article that was written for Sunstone magazine titled “Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation” by Philip G. McLemore. She wanted me to share it with you all here as she felt that in this article he eloquently explained the differences between spirituality and Mormonism. I would have to agree with her. It was a wonderful read and very well written indeed.
It’s not a short article by any means (12 pages in magazine form) but well worth the read. Although I won’t post the entire article contents here due to it’s length, I will provide a link for you to download it directly from Sunstone. So please take the time, when you can, to give it a read and post your thoughts! Enjoy!
Click the link below to download a PDF copy of the article:
I Can See Now on Sun, 18th May 2008 2:05 pm
greenfrog directed me to the article several months ago. I agree that it’s terrific. In fact, I had just gotten it out the other day and reread it. I thought to myself while rereading it, “now there’s a member who gets ‘it’.” One of his mantras that I have been using to quiet my mind is “Peace be still”. Wonderful article, thanks for posting it.
Wayne on Wed, 28th May 2008 9:43 am
It is refreshing to see a member of the L.D.S. church talking about the Mormon idea of perfection this way.
yogaman on Mon, 16th Jun 2008 10:17 am
The second half of this article was published in the next edition. I posted a very favorable comment to Sunstone about it in their “Letters to the Editor” section. And it got published! If I can find it I’ll attach it here.
ScottyDoo on Mon, 16th Jun 2008 10:36 am
I’ll have to go track down the other part of the article and post it. Kudos on getting your comment published!
Ladyjeepster on Tue, 29th Jul 2008 3:49 pm
I found the second article. It is entitled, “The Yoga of Christ.” It can be found by searching on the Sunstone web page at:
https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_mira&Itemid=35&searchword=%22Mormon+Mantras%22&filter=all&searchphrase=any&constraint=none
ScottyDoo on Tue, 29th Jul 2008 6:43 pm
Thanks LJ, I’ll snag it and post it up for everyone here who hasn’t found it on their own.