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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Meditation
"The Call of Sedona "speaks to anyone seeking greater fulfillment
and deeper meaning in their lives. With practical advice on
meditation and profound insights on the healing power of the earth,
this book gives you the guidance you need to embark on your own
journey of the heart.
If you haven't been to Sedona, this book will urge you to travel to
this blessed place. If you have been to Sedona--or even if you live
there now-- this book will deepen the love you hold for the wonders
of the land. Wherever you are, let this book show you how to
experience the spirit of Sedona and make a true connection with
your heart.
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.
“From the womb, we must repeat with regularity that to love ourselves is to survive. I believe that is what my father wanted for me and knew I would so desperately need: a tool for survival, the truth of my dignity named like a mercy new each morning.”
So writes Cole Arthur Riley in her unforgettable book of stories and reflections on discovering the sacred in her skin. In these deeply transporting pages, Arthur Riley reflects on the stories of her grandmother and father, and how they revealed to her an embodied, dignity-affirming spirituality, not only in what they believed but in the act of living itself. Writing memorably of her own childhood and coming to self, Arthur Riley boldly explores some of the most urgent questions of life and faith: How can spirituality not silence the body, but instead allow it to come alive? How do we honor, lament, and heal from the stories we inherit? How can we find peace in a world overtaken with dislocation, noise, and unrest? In this indelible work of contemplative storytelling, Arthur Riley invites us to descend into our own stories, examine our capacity to rest, wonder, joy, rage, and repair, and find that our humanity is not an enemy to faith but evidence of it.
At once a compelling spiritual meditation, a powerful intergenerational account, and a tender coming-of-age narrative, This Here Flesh speaks potently to anyone who suspects that our stories might have something to say to us.
地 Stil gemoed verskyn oorspronklik in 1993 in Engels onder die
titel Tranquil Mind. Die eerste Afrikaanse uitgawe verskyn in 1997,
en die tyd is dus ryp vir 地 heruitgawe. 地 Stil gemoed is 地
eenvoudige inleiding tot die Boeddhisme en meditasie. Die
Boeddhisme is wesenlik 地 aantal metodes om met die verstand en
gemoed om te gaan. As ons hierdie metodes verstaan en op ons lewens
toepas, sal hulle ons inherente vermoe om innerlike vrede,
erbarming en wysheid te ervaar laat ontplooi deur die potensiaal
van ons gees te ontwikkel. Mediteerders in die Weste ervaar unieke
probleme as gevolg van hul kulturele, sosiale en sielkundige
agtergrond. Aan die hand van sy uitgebreide akademiese en praktiese
ervaring stel die skrywer van hierdie inleiding die onderwerp
bekend op 地 manier wat met die invloede rekening hou.
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