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    The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
    The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
    The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
    Audiobook17 hours

    The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

    Written by Mark Nepo

    Narrated by Mark Nepo

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    About this audiobook

    Hailed as one of “Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things,” Mark Nepo’s bestselling “thinking person’s devotional” of inspirational stories and essays is now available from S&S Audio.

    In this work, Mark Nepo invites listeners to explore their own inner core through the stories of ordinary people, political activists, artists, and spiritual teachers from a variety of traditions. These are people who have faced themselves, their warts and weaknesses. They have stood by the courage of their convictions in all kinds of moments, great and small.

    Nepo’s insights and commentary are spot on, and help listeners relate the stories of others to their own lives. The Book of Awakening is divided into three sections—finding our inner core, standing by our inner core, and sustaining the practice of living from that place. Each of the brief essays and stories elucidates and inspires. Nepo’s broad range of stories and people, of traditions and insights, offers myriad ways for listeners to relate to their own search for courage.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 8, 2011
    ISBN9781442342101
    The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
    Author

    Mark Nepo

    Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, and spiritual adviser who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for more than 30 years. He is the author of 12 books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    • 4/5
      This is a book of short readings for each day of the year. At the beginning of each reading was a short quote. At the end of each reading there is a meditation. Perhaps 50% of these readings were very meaningful and helpful to me. I did a few of the meditations and those were excellent. My purpose for reading was to get my day started with a thought about being in the present. The book was very good for that.

      I bookmarked quite a few readings that I want to go back to and do the meditation at a different time of day when I have longer to do it.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      One of my three "dailies" in 2015, this was another good companion for a wild and challenging year. Helpful perspectives. Sly stories. Some days felt a little sentimental or forced, but that may have been my mood at any given time. Recommended for the wisdom that you will catch as you live with the book (or the wisdom that will catch you).
    • 5/5
      Breathtaking collection of everyday meditations. Deeply helpful in going deeper.
    • 2/5
      Very bad author who has issues with reality. He loves dreaming and fairy tales. Not all bad knowledge but I prefer intelligent people who live in reality. He quit chemotherapy and recovered. He thinks that was a good choice. In reality he gave up and took a dumb risk. Same reason why Steve Jobs died.

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