| Edition |
First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xix, 313 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
To my reader : to glow in all directions -- The daily migration -- Practices -- The necessary rain -- The sanctity of experience -- What's in the way is the way -- Our inch of light -- Praise and blame -- Losing yourself -- Exhausting the struggle -- Saying yes -- Meeting difficulty -- Just this person -- A dream we're close to living hearing the cries of the world -- Always beginning -- To understand the weave -- The goldweigher's field -- The last quarter -- What do we do with what we feel? -- Our ring of fear -- The troubles of living -- The sweet ache of being alive -- The flute of interior time -- The hard human spring -- The mark of our hands to immerse ourselves -- A turn in the path -- Beyond the old protections -- Staying in relationship -- If just for a moment -- The most difficult two inches on earth -- Shiny things from the deep -- All things are true -- Beyond seeking -- Born of the moment -- Little by little -- Without pause -- The exchange that brings us alive : what more could i ask for? -- The courage not to waste our gifts -- Reliable truths -- Outlasting the glare -- The magic of peace -- Taking turns a the edge of the world -- The one true world -- Gratitudes -- Notes -- About the author -- Permissions. |
| Summary |
As a poet, philosopher, and cancer survivor, Mark Nepo has been breaking a path of spiritual inquiry for more than thirty years. In his new book, the #1 New York Times bestselling author explores how the soul works in the world. Called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," this beloved teacher explores what it means to become our truest self through the ongoing and timeless journey of awakening to the dynamic wholeness of life, which is messy and unpredictable. Nepo navigates some of the soul's deepest and most ancient questions, such as: What does it mean to inhabit the world? How do we stay vital and buoyant amid the storms of life? What is the secret to coming alive? Nepo affirms that not only is the soul's journey inevitable, it is essential to our survival. The human journey is how the force of life grows us, and no matter where we go we can't escape this foundational truth: What's in the way is the way. As Nepo writes, "The point of experience is not to escape life but to live it." Featured on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday program, Nepo's Seven Thousand Ways to Listen has inspired millions of people to redefine themselves in the face of life's challenges. Comforting, moving, and spiritually practical, The Endless Practice is filled with universal insights and stories woven with guidance and practice, which will bring the reader closer to living life to the fullest. |
| Subject |
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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| ISBN |
9781476774640 (hbk.) |
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1476774641 (hbk.) |
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