Book Summary In both past and present, there have always been two types of spirituality. One offered to anybody, with a societal purpose, defining bans and taboos through dogmas, all the while presenting marvelous imagery and promising a well-being within reach, now or in the future, for those who follow the institution. And another type, more discreet, which, in contrast with the previous one, has for objective the accomplishment of Man and offers only a long work on oneself to achieve an expansion of the field of consciousness toward the Divine, the All, the One, the Tao, or however one wants to call it. This may not concern you. You may think that you are able to discern the true from the false, the spiritual direction from the societal one. And this may actually be the case. But perhaps, while reading these pages, you will put into question your current certainties and reconsider the foundations of the spiritual path you have undertaken. Michel Chiambretto, after more than forty years spent in initiatory traditions from both the West and the Far East, and after fifty years in the domain of martial arts, offers his experiences of the spiritual traditions he encountered, but also those gathered from people devoted to spirituality. Publisher's note for the printed edition: in order to be more enjoyable during reading, this book is in 6" x 9" format. In the same spirit, the paper is cream-colored, which causes less fatigue to the eyes than white paper. All our publications are carefully crafted, both in terms of typography as well as design. Publisher's note for the Kindle edition: our Kindle publications are carefully crafted, with Table of Contents, Index, Footnotes and References when applicable. A strong emphasis has been put on the typography as well as the design. Your comments are welcome at discoverypublisher.com - Thank you for choosing Discovery Publisher.