An edition of The one life we're given
(2016)
The one life we're given
finding the wisdom that waits in your heart
Large print edition.
by Mark Nepo
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Beloved spiritual teacher, poet, and philosopher Mark Nepo returns to the inspiring short-chapter format of his bestseller The Book of Awakening to map an insightful and resilient path for inhabiting the soul by engaging in the world. The One Life We're Given affirms our purpose as not just to stay alive but to stay in our aliveness.
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The one life we're given: finding the wisdom that waits in your heart
2017, Thorndike Press Large Print
in English
- Large print edition.
1410496635 9781410496638
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One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your Heart
2016, Atria Books
in English
1501116347 9781501116346
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Table of Contents
Getting closer to life. When we set out
The soul's work
Legacy
Personal mythology
Getting closer to life
Making our way
Love your window
The secret kingdom is everywhere
Knocked off our horse
The three fears
The three dreams
Striving just to be
Wanting to go back
Creating safety
Taking off the armor
Finding solid ground
The path is wider than we think
What talent do I have?
I awake
Drawn to what we need to learn
Regret
Burning the map
The journey before you
The one life we're given
Loving what you do. Bring up the lights
The story behind the story
What it means to be awake
Heart and path
The covenant of love
The power of holding
Swimming through pain and sorrow
Blind and sighted
The trance
Our authority of being
The great threshold
Understanding success
Walking together
The work of intimacy
The practice of return
The career of awakening
The siren of insecurity
Remembering
Loving what you do
A song for pilgrims
Strength from what we know
Feeling thorough
Finding what can last. Letting all things in
Following light
Fire in the temple
The sacred grove
Our spirit path
Making honey
The serpent king
Reading the cracks
Asking for our turn
Not listening
Keeping our eyes open
Working our way into grace
Waiting for our souls
Finding what can last
At the center of every feeling
Unbearable and unbreakable
Being kind and useful. Cultivating wonder
The bones of grace
The effort to keep looking
In doses we can bear
The work of self-awareness
Going off the deep end
The gifts of effort
Admitting who we are
Just a glimpse
In a greater arc
The efforts that never go away
Freeing our compassion
The moment that saves us
Radiant and broken
To be of use
Staying tender and resilient.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-502).
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