Download or read book Out of Solitude written by Henri J. M. Nouwen and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2004-04-16 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on three moments in the life of Jesus, Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God's will. And he shows us that fruitful love and service must spring from a living relationship with God. Beautifully written, elegantly simple, Out of Solitude is as fresh today as it was thirty years ago.
Download or read book Solitude Improved by Divine Meditation written by Nathaniel Ranew and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a break from the stresses of modern life and find peace and tranquility in this timeless guide to meditation. Written by Nathaniel Ranew, a 17th century Puritan divine, this book offers practical advice and encouragement for those seeking a deeper understanding of their faith and purpose in life. Through a series of reflective meditations, readers will learn to center their thoughts on God and find renewal and strength in times of difficulty. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Art of Solitude written by Stephen Batchelor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor “Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life.”—Kirkus Reviews “Elegant and formally ingenious.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.
Download or read book Meditations of Solitude written by Isaac [From Old Catalog] Crawford and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Solitude Sweetened Or Miscellaneous Meditations on Various Religious Subjects written by James Meikle and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Solitude Sweetened Or Miscellaneous Meditations on Several Religious Subjects Written in Distant Parts of the World Edited by J Peddie written by James MEIKLE (Surgeon.) and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thoughts In Solitude written by Thomas Merton and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate." Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.
Download or read book Thoughts in Solitude written by Thomas Merton and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Meditations of Solitude Classic Reprint written by Isaac Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Meditations of Solitude About nine miles north of Chattanooga, in a small valley, among fowls, animals, flowers, vegetables and fruit trees, with my sister and my dear companion, the forest, I have held close communion with the visible forms of nature, heard the joyous songs of birds and the breezes rustling through the branches of the oaks. These are the inspirations that have caused me to write this little book and call it the Meditations of Solitude. If it should bring aught of joy or pleasure to you, I feel that I have not written in vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Fifty Days of Solitude written by Doris Grumbach and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book: To truly understand herself, Doris Grumbach embraces solitude With a busy career as a novelist, essayist, reviewer, and bookstore owner, Doris Grumbach has little opportunity to be alone. However, after seventy-five years on the planet, she finally has her chance: Her partner has departed for an extended book-buying trip, and Grumbach has been given fifty days to relax, think, and write about her experience. In this graceful memoir, Grumbach delicately balances the beauty of turning one’s back on everything with the hardship of complete aloneness. Even as she attends church and collects her mail, she moves like a shadow, speaking to no one. Left only to her books and music in the midst of a Maine winter, she must look within herself for solace. The result of this reflection is a powerful meditation on the meaning of aging, writing, and one’s own company—and reaffirmation of the power of friends and companionship.
Download or read book The Wonders of Solitude written by Dale Salwak and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?This diverse group of poets, novelists, artists, theologians, explorers, and psychologists muse on solitude as a means of discovering God and self, and as inspiration for creativity and inner peace. They grapple with how to reconcile the spirit of community with the spirit of seclusion, and, ultimately, how to use the power of silence and solitude to counter the distractions of our daily lives. The Wonders of Solitude is an inspiring companion in the struggle to remove ourselves, as Salwak writes, from “our peripheral concerns, from the pressures of a madly active world, and to return to the center where life is sacred — a humble miracle and mystery.”
Download or read book MEDITATIONS OF SOLITUDE written by Isaac Crawford and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Christmas Solitude written by Jay Rouse and published by . This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christian meditations or The believer s companion in solitude by the author of Christian retirement written by Thomas Shaw B. Reade and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Solitude Sweetened Or Miscellaneous Meditations on Various Religious Subjects Written in Distant Parts of the World Classic Reprint written by James Meikle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Solitude Sweetened, or Miscellaneous Meditations on Various Religious Subjects, Written in Distant Parts of the World The greater part of them were written in the years 1757 - 1760, in the most unfavourable circumstances which can easily be conceived for study of any kind, and especially for religious meditation; not, like the Monthly Memorial, and the Secret Survey, amidst the quiet and comforts of home, in the retirement of the country, and during the intervals of leisure from the regular duties of his profession; but at sea, amidst the noise, and bustle, and Confusion of a man of war. A book written during hostilities, on board a ship Of war, may be considered as a literary curiosity; but this is perhaps the first heck of devotion ever composed in such circumstances. It may justly excite surprise, how the good man could find opportunity, or command composure of mind, in the cock-pit of the Portland, for writing not only the greater part of the present volume, but another series of Meditations, entitled, T he T rave] ler; and it must be particularly pleasing to pious minds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Silence and Solitude written by Eileen Campbell and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Power of Isolation written by Janine Vance and published by Adoption Truth & Transparency. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever been hurt by someone and needed an alternative way to forgive them--without actually forgiving them? The mindful ideas can be practiced by anyone, at any time, and at any location. It does not matter who you are or what limitations, political, or religious leanings one way or another, you might have. Need to "stay calm and carry on" in today's harsh landscape, which seems so divided on various levels? For anyone of us who has ever been demeaned and demoralized prompted by misconstrued assumptions about who "you" are, use one or two of these suggestions for your benefit.
