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Hilda Charlton was a spiritual teacher, author, dancer and healer, and this book is a compilation of remarkable classes she gave at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City -- classes in which she spoke with love, wisdom and humor of the saints and holy people who were a living part of her life. The saints and great souls she spoke of include Jesus, Joan of Arc, Sai Baba, Pericles, Ammal, George Washington Carver, St. Therese of Lisieux, J. Krishnamurti, Sri Nityananda, Martin de Porres, Our Lady of Fatima, Ramakrishna, Colette, and Yogi Ramsuratkumar.The book also includes practical lessons for living a life of truth, courage, and love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #685359 in Books
• Published on: 1989-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 287 pages

From AudioFile
Do you believe in miracles? Hilda Charlton did, and she shares her inspired convictions with an obviously involved and sympathetic audience whom she calls "kids." These archival recordings of Hilda's lectures profile 13 "saints," personalities as diverse as Pericles, Jesus, and the Holy Lady Ammal, who lived in a tiny shine on Sri Lanka. Hilda speaks from the heart with humor, warmth, and utter sincerity to deliver the message that we can all be saints if we become filled with a sense of the powerful presence of God and use that power and love to inform our lives. As always, the Sounds True production is careful, thoughtful, and a pleasure to be enjoyed again and again. This particular package comes with pictures of the saints who inspired the lectures. L.R.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About the Author
Hilda Charlton was a spiritual teacher, author, dancer and healer who touched and uplifted the lives of many thousands during the 23 years that she taught classes in meditation and prayer in New York City. Raised in London and Salt Lake City, she performed as a modern dancer for two decades in the San Francisco area. In 1947 she toured India as a dancer, and stayed there 18 more years, pursuing studies of Eastern mysticism and meditation. She returned to New York City, where her classes grew in size from two people to more than a thousand. Her teachings incorporated the fundamental principles of the world's major religions. Foremost she stressed the importance of a life of giving and forgiving, unconditional love, and remembrance of God. Her style combined humor, practicality, and deep insight into the human mind and spirit. She passed on in New York City on January 29, 1988.

Customer Reviews

Alive & Within
I have loved "Saints Alive" for many years. I often turn to it for refuge or guidance. I was very surprised that the cassette version had such an enormous impact on me. The vibration of Hilda's voice truly brings these greats saints alive and into the room with you. Her devotion is felt in a way which the book could never communicate. It should be required listening for anyone on a spiritual path.

the next-best thing to having been there at Hilda's feet
Down through the ages, from time to time, souls are born
who are perfect
who are destined to walk among us
who elevate and glorify those whose lives they touch.
Hilda Charlton believed that these "saints" are not elusive myths, but real forces with the power to heal, inform, and change our lives. Saints Alive is an extraordinary collection of Hilda Charlton's teachings on these "perfected beings, who give up their place in heaven to come to earth and help us." For Hilda Charlton, sainthood derived not from conventional religion, but from a spiritual life fully lived. Here are real-life figures who, by their timeless presence in people's lives, continue to perform miracles for us.

In 12 inspirational sessions, she introduces you to her personal saints ... brings them to life ... and guides you into their mysteries. You will meet St. Therese of Lisieux, whose "little way" of accomplishing everyday tasks with deep reverence reverberated throughout the world ... Holy Lady Ammal, a tiny peasant woman from Sri Lanka whose name is still revered for the miracles it brings, and many others. Now, through Hilda Charlton's luminous words and vibration, these miraculous beings can come into your life, too. Comes complete with set of 14 saint cards.

Explore the lives and miracles associated with 12 unique saints, including St. Joan of Arc, Pericles, Jesus, Our Lady of Fatima, Krishnamurti, Sri Nityananda, St. Martin de Porres, Sai Baba, Sri Ramakrishna, St. Colette, George Washington Carver, St. Therese of Lisieux, and Holy Lady Ammal.

6 cassettes in binder

8 hours

1-56455-532-1 (this is the I.S.B.N. expressed in standard form)

Hilda Charlton was a spiritual teacher and author who traveled and studied exhaustively for many years in many countries. Born in London, she moved to the United States as a child. During the 1930s and 40s she lived in San Francisco, where she was an influential modern dancer. She traveled to India as " ... a dancer seeking God" from 1947-50 and then stayed for 15 more years, studying Eastern spiritual traditions and meditation with many great masters, including Sri Nityananda, Sri Mahadevananda, and Sathya Sai Baba. For the last 23 years of her life, she worked as a spiritual teacher in New York City, incorporating the fundamental principles of the world's major religions with her deep insights into the human mind and condition. Hilda's teachings had a profound, healing effect on the lives of thousands of people from every background.

Review to the book (printed) version of Saints Alive (ISBN: 0927383004):

'This book is a compilation of remarkable classes Hilda gave at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City -- classes in which she spoke with love, wisdom and humor of the saints and holy people who were a living part of her life. The book also includes practical lessons for living a life of truth, courage, and love.'
-HildaCharlton.com website

'When Hilda talked about saints, she began with a gushing enthusiasm I would normally associate with a teenage girl conteplating her latest heartthrob. Almost imperceptibly her tone alternated from one of girlishness to a solemnity manifesting the holiness of the saints' lives to the jocular familiarliy of a next-door neighbor. Only gradually,subtly, and with the utmost concentration did it dawn on me that she herself was one of them.'
-Danny Goldberg, recording industry executive

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The Garden of Master Jesus
Chapter 2. Sathya Sai Baba
Chapter 3. Saint Joan of Arc
Chapter 4. Pericles and Aspasia
Chapter 5. Holy Lady Ammal
Chapter 6. George Washington Carver
Chapter 7. Saint Therese of Lisieux
Chapter 8. J. Krishnamurti and Sri Nityananda
Chapter 9. Gentle Jesus
Chapter 10. Saint Martin de Porres
Chapter 11. Our Lady of Fatima
Chapter 12. Sri Ramakrishna
Chapter 13. Saint Colette
Chapter 14. Yogi Ramsuratkumar
Chapter 15. Saints Alive

'Reading Saints Alive will only
make you a greater person.
What more could you ask for?'
-Review, New Frontier

Saints Alive, Hilda's Gift of inspiration and love for all
Saints Alive is a transcription of classes held by Hilda Charlton in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City between 1976 and 1987. In this book Hilda speaks of saints, masters and other divine beings that were an important part of her life. These classes were a source of spiritual inspiration and a gift of love by the auther, who shared her experiences, knowledge and accomplishments in an informal manner with hundreds of people that gathered for these weekly meetings. She addressed the public with a conversatoinal style using a language that varied from sublime, to poetic to colloquial. Hilda's message was never preached with superiority or in judgement. Her quest was to be an instrument or channel of God's love and truth. Hilda accomplished what she set out to do leaving an extraordinarty legacy for all humanity to partake of.