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A sunlit absence : silence, awareness, and contemplation /

"The practice of contemplation is one of the great spiritual arts," writes Martin Laird in A Sunlit Absence. "Not a technique but a skill, it harnesses the winds of grace that lead us out into the liberating sea of silence." In this companion volume to his bestselling Into the Si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laird, M. S. (Martin S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: hedgehogs and foxes
  • Standing at the gate of the heart: on the practice of contemplation
  • Our collection of videos
  • The open porches of the mind: on silence and noise
  • A sunlit absence: the light of awareness
  • Sifted by boredom
  • Creative disintegration: depression, panic, and awareness
  • Sharp trials in the intellect
  • "It don't work for me": prayers of petition and other practical problems.