We know what the senses can do for us. They bring us colorful
images of the natural order through sight, offer up the harmonies
of the universe through sound, tantalize us with the smells and
tastes in the world of culinary delights, and wrap us in the
textures of the physical world. But what about the other side of
reality? This work explores the untold story of the secret life of
the senses, the inner seeing, hearing and smelling that take us
beyond the physical realm into a higher order of experience. "In a
world that is increasingly dominated by technology, it is important
to reflect on the function of the five senses. Are the senses
merely the portals of the material world, opening us into
experience and desire, or are they a gateway beyond, an intimate
opening into mystery and transcendence? This book awakens the heart
from its material disenchantment, inviting us to venture beyond the
threshold of our ordinary senses, to that spiritual world referred
to in the famous lines by e. e. cummings: now the ears of my ears
awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened."- M. Ali Lakhani,
Editor, Sacred Web and author of The Timeless Relevance of
Traditional Wisdom "This work is a sensitive, poetic, often
profound exploration of the inner world of the senses. Herlihy
shows us that taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing offer more
than raw data about the world or fleeting moments of pleasure and
pain; they can be pathways to deeper realities and higher truths,
ways of approaching God. Packed with fascinating excursions into
the nature of perception, cognition, memory, consciousness, and
intellect, this book is a significant addition to the spiritual
bookshelf." Philip Zaleski, Editor, Best Spiritual Writing series
and co-author of Prayer: A History
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