A sunlit absence : silence, awareness, and contemplation / by Martin Laird.
"The practice of contemplation is one of the great spiritual arts," writes Martin Laird in A Sunlit Absence. "Not a technique but a skill, it harnesses the winds of grace that lead us out into the liberating sea of silence." In this companion volume to his bestselling Into the Si...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: hedgehogs and foxes -- Standing at the gate of the heart: on the practice of contemplation -- Our collection of videos -- The open porches of the mind: on silence and noise -- A sunlit absence: the light of awareness -- Sifted by boredom -- Creative disintegration: depression, panic, and awareness -- Sharp trials in the intellect -- "It don't work for me": prayers of petition and other practical problems. | |
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