| A Thousand Ways to Listen to Silence: Poetry for Ordinary Mystics Contributor(s): Roberts, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1497304628 ISBN-13: 9781497304628 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ego prefers to think it is awake, aware, and awash in truth. It mimics divine rest in chains of servitude, running a religious sweatshop beside the river of good intentions. I do not believe this is who we are, and the words of the 70+ poems herein reflect part of that discovery. I have seen them emerge out of a spiritual struggle with the unfamiliar. Soul-reflection, as a form of solitude, is a lost art in these days of ultra-connectedness, and while I don't bemoan the beauty of the global community and networking that is happening on so many levels, I do think there's a need to step back from it on a regular basis. Words have been my enemies as much as they have been my friends - ego, identity, and frustration still provoke me deeply - they are articulated within these works, but there is also a longing for freedom for all humanity that is central to the profound experience of divine love. |