In ancient Greece, pleonektein, from which we get the word "pleonexia," referred to a condition in which a person lived with an insatiable appetite for more of everything. The trucker was fine and went on his way without even getting out, but the man in the car was hurt.

Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $11.98 Shipping to Japan. While we can talk, ultimately, we make no ground until we listen: to each other, and to the current of humanity from which we rise and return.

This book delves into that process of transformation in its mystery, difficulty, and inevitability. Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020. In this we all share the same hunger and quench the same thirst.”. Every part of life is an intersection and emblem of all life. The Book of Soul is an antidote, a path that leads us back to our own wisdom and intuition and to the authentic truth of our souls. His words and the spaces between them remind me to slow down, to explore the still unfinished and awkward places in my life, and to honor and surrender to what is sacred, pure, and often confounding but always true about being human.

I want to savor each and every chapter. He denigrated all contemporary attempts at expression. All the spiritual traditions ask us to listen, that is, to move closer to what matters through the work of being, and to quiet the noise in our mind so we can return to an unscripted moment where the glow and pulse of life can show itself. Your email address will not be published. 1LIVING WITH MEANING, TRUTH, AND KINDNESSWe are people hungry for life … [And] all you getfor this enormous effort is more life.

Read this book and be refreshed.” ― Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times Bestselling author of The Wisdom of Menopause"Mark Nepo has written another generous and valuable call to truth―at once, inspiring, enlightening, empowering, and humbling. The spiritual practitioner will rejoice in Nepo’s uncanny ability to consistently stretch our minds and souls with fresh musings. This seems even more relevant in our tense, modern world. More than ever, we need spiritual warriors to clear confusion in the world while staying devoted to establishing enduring roots. In the aftermath of the Iraqi war, many artifacts were unearthed, including a clay tablet discovered in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which has added twenty lines to The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest narratives known to humanity.

Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Enjoy features only possible in digital – start reading right away, carry your library with you, adjust the font, create shareable notes and highlights, and more. When his wife died suddenly, I offered him an anthology of poems about loss and grief filled with some of the most gifted and compassionate voices of our age. In this way, without design or intention, a network of original steps is formed that keeps things together, rather than singular grooves that are deepened into ruts that will split things apart. Importantly, another section is focused on how we keep each other awake. The insights gathered here will help you negotiate the currents of life while resting in the barest of simplicities. The Book of Soul delves into the spiritual alchemy of that transformation in all its mystery, difficulty, and inevitability. Browse responsibly. The book is divided into four sections that mark the passages we all face: enduring our Walk in the World, until we discover Our True Inheritance, which allows us to live in the open by Widening Our Circle, as we Help Each Other Stay Awake. And since we all suffer, we all have a wisdom that is sorely needed. ―George Cappannelli, Co-Founder of AgeNation"There is much to explore and savor in this [new] book [by] this incredibly talented writer, storyteller, poet, and teacher.

We each earn a view that the rest of us need.

It speaks to our "fill-'er-up" society in which we think eating will keep us from the threshold of emptiness, and noise will keep us from the threshold of silence, and adventure will keep us from the threshold of being ordinary.

Something went wrong. And because things that matter take time, I've designed this journey as a weekly reader, to be entered a chapter each week over the course of a year, so you can weave your inner reflection into your days, letting one inform the other. The Book of Soul delves into the spiritual alchemy of that transformation in all its mystery, difficulty, and inevitability.

I am only 1 chapter in and all I can say is “wow”! Read this book and be refreshed.” — Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times Bestselling author of The … More…, "It's easy in these times to allow ourselves to slip into resignation, isolation, or despair.

And with so many ways of not listening, we can easily miss our next teacher. We are they. secret some warlord thinks we're hiding. Those two tasks are usually recalling a time when something about the theme happened in your life and journaling about it; and having a conversation for a friend to ask questions and offer your own experiences. I told myself, it wasn't a completely barren road, where the man was hit. The book is divided into four sections that mark the passages we all face: enduring our Walk in the World, until we discover Our True Inheritance, which allows us to live in the open by Widening Our Circle, as we Help Each Other Stay Awake. Can you speak to our challenge to both survive and thrive? It is my hope that this book will help you discover our kinship as human beings. In time, the cost of such judgment is that it becomes a clear wall we construct around ourselves to make others think there is no wall, until they go to touch us or we reach out and no one can get through. What we forget, others remember. — Joan Borysenko, author of The PlantPlus Diet Solution and Your Soul's Compass, Mark Nepo has written another generous and valuable call to truth�at once, inspiring, enlightening, empowering, and humbling. Nepo makes a point of saying that having empathy doesn’t eliminate the need for justice and policy changes, nor does it diminish the pain when someone else is feeling joy. In The Book of Soul, Mark Nepo, the bestselling author of The Book of Awakening, offers a powerful guide to inhabiting an authentic and wholehearted life. It's filled with breathtaking lines you'll want to linger over, commit to memory, and carry with you. The sections of this book mark the passages we all face in moving through this experiential unfolding: enduring our walk in the world, until we discover our true inheritance, which lets us live in the open by widening our circle, until we help each other stay awake. This seems even more relevant in our tense, modern world. I am grateful to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read an early reviewer copy of this incredible book. This book delves into that process of transformation in its mystery, difficulty, and inevitability.

And a profound sense of relief. And in our terror, we're frantic to separate life from death when each soul on Earth is a conduit between them. The twelve original Assyrian tablets date back to 2000 B.C. From asking those near death, "From this great height, what do you see of life?" In Denali National Park in Alaska, the permafrost, just below the surface, is a delicate fabric that holds the earth together. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Ask Alexa to read your book with Audible integration or text-to-speech. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation, and in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. We've always known that we must care for the Earth as we care for ourselves, though we've always turned away from this truth. And how to listen with an open heart, in order to silence the roaring noises around us. It's letting each other in that can distribute the weight of suffering, which no one can escape. A truck hit the side of a car in front of me. My review opinion is my own. From the first words, Nepo explores, prompts, and shares his unique genius in a clear, straightforward direct line to the heart and mind. It doesn't mean we will never know love. To withdraw your consent, see Your Choices. The Book of Soul is a piercing guide, replete with beautiful truths and startling insight, that leads us deeply into the process of transformation. silence like small animals. It feels like a compilation of the best and most profound ideas from his work. We work hard to protect your security and privacy.