Ordinary Magic: Everyday Life as Spiritual Path
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Editor: John WelwoodEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-09-15
ISBN: 0877735972
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Shambhala
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Book Review: making room for your life
Summary: 5 Stars
It has been over ten years since I first read this book, and I just rediscovered it last night. Now more than ever, I need this book...and I would suggest that the rest of the world needs its invitation to be fully present to our ordinary everyday life as well.
These days when we are pulled by the ding of our blackberry as we eating our lunch while rushing down the highway to run to our next meeting, and as multi-tasking has become the medal we display proudly on our chest, it seems almost counter intuitive to just stop. To fully particpate in being completely where we are, when we are.
Each chapter in this book is a jewel. An invitation from the stillness to relax, to fully inhabit the moment you are living in. And each chapter offers a perspective from a different author, each steeped in Presence, whose invitation reminds you what being fully present is like...when you are eating or dancing or drawing or dying or in relationship or at war or at work.
I just read Frderick Franck's chapter on drawing as a way of seeing. He distinguishes between "looking" (a quick observation which leads to instant appraisals and choices according to its usefulness to the small "me.") and "seeing", when "...suddenly I am all eyes, I forget this Me, am liberated from it and dive into the reality of what confronts me, become part of it, participate in it." (p.80)
The writers are people like Thich Nhat Hahn, Ram Dass, Natalie Goldberg, Steven Levine, Deena Metzger, John Welwood (also the editor), and their chapters are written in clear, almost prose style. This is not an academic treatise, but a series of short well written chapters that take you right to the place each describes.
Thanks you John Welwood and all contributors for this vacation from all of the distractions. Ah, relief!
Summary of Ordinary Magic: Everyday Life as Spiritual Path
Spiritual practice and meditation are often thought of as being the province of priests, monks, and nuns?those few individuals who have returned from the preoccupations of day-to-day life. This inspiring book reveals how the simple practice of mindfulness can be a magical and transformative part of anyone's daily life. Thirty-five wide-ranging essays written by well-known spiritual teachers, therapists, and creative artists show how learning to focus awareness can bring a new richness to ordinary activities; how mindfulness can heighten creative pursuits such as painting, journal writing, or playing music; how contemplative awareness enhances both physical and psychological well-being; and how meditation can contribute to better relationships with family, community, and the world at large.Spiritual Books
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