Seven Thousand Ways to Listen : Staying Close to What Is Sacred

English

ISBN: 145167466X

EAN: 9781451674668

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / General/Psychology / General/Religion / Spirituality/

Publisher: Free Press

Release Date: 10/10/2012

Synopsis: The New York Times#1 bestselling author of The Book of Awakeningweaves a tapestry of deep reflection, memoir, and meditation to create a remarkable guide on how to listen to life and live more fully. Known for his penetrating books on resilience and suffering, poet, philosopher, and cancer survivor Mark Nepo continues to go deeper into what matters and to sift the wisdom that comes from confronting and recovering from the physical and spiritual challenges of life. In Seven Thousand Ways to Listen,he offers new lessons and insights on the importance of giving our full attention to all that life has to offer. Written in Nepos beautiful, lyrical style, Seven Thousand Ways to Listentraces the story of his own hearing loss while unfolding a deeper understanding of how to listen to the world around us and to honor its connections to our internal life and callings. A moving exploration of self and our relationship to others, the book unpacks the many ways we are called to redefine ourselves and to name what is meaningful as we move through the changes that come from experience and aging and the challenge of surviving loss. Listening is the way we befriend the life were given, Nepo writes, and he has structured the book around three lasting friendships: our friendship with wisdom, with experience, and with each other. By listening and tending to each, he explains, we can awaken to life and restore our vitality. Filled with helpful instructions on how to return to what matters throughout the day, this enlightening book explores the many chances we have to listen and to be enlivened by what we hear. Ultimately, Nepo teaches us how to act wholeheartedly, so we can inhabit the gifts we are born with and find the language of our own wisdom.

Seven Thousand Ways to Listen : Staying Close to What Is Sacred

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.2 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 15.73 oz

Pages: 288