Download or read book Wild Stillness written by Milly Chacko and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Stillness By: Milly Chacko Wild Stillness is a collection of poetry whose motivation was fueled by a desire to understand the many depths to being human. Using poetry, memories, and thoughts infused with the five elements of earth, water, air, fire, and spirit to comprehend the incomprehensible, it is a transcendent exploration of the indefinable aspects of the human experience using words to describe those intangible aspects of humanity. It also allows for the illogical to be logical and the mysterious to be rational. Read Wild Stillness and feel a connection within yourself by exploring the words within.

Download or read book The Wild Silence written by Raynor Winn and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Raynor and Moth as their journey continues in the incredible and uplifting Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller From the million-copy bestselling author of the phenomenon and 85-week Sunday Times bestseller The Salt Path 'Beautiful, a thrill to read . . . you feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it' The Times 'Winn's writing transforms her surroundings and her spirits, her joy coming across clearly in her shimmering prose' i 'A beautiful, luminous and magical piece of writing' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry *Includes an extract from Raynor's brand new book, LANDLINES* _______ 'It was the land, the earth, the deep humming background to my very being' In 2016, days before they were unjustly evicted from their home, Raynor Winn was told her husband Moth was dying. Instead of giving up they embarked on a life-changing journey: walking the 630-mile South West Coast Path, living by their wits, determination and love of nature. But all journeys must end and when the couple return to civilisation they find that four walls feel like a prison, cutting them off from the sea and sky that sustained them - that had saved Moth's life. So when the chance to rewild an old Cornish farm comes their way, they grasp it, hoping they'll not only reconnect with the natural world but also find themselves once again on its healing path . . . _______ 'Confirms Raynor as a natural and extremely talented writer with an incredible way with words. This book gives us all what we wanted to know at the end of The Salt Path which is what happened next. So moving, it made me cry . . . repeatedly' Sophie Raworth, BBC 'Brilliant, powerful and touching . . . will connect with anyone who has triumphed over adversity' Stephen Moss, author and naturalist 'Unflinching . . . There is a luminous conviction to the prose' Observer 'Notions of home are poignantly explored . . . wonderful' Guardian LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021 **Nominated for the Holyer an Gof Memoir Award** Praise for The Salt Path 'An astonishing narrative of two people dragging themselves from the depths of despair along some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country, looking for a solution to their problems and ultimately finding themselves' Independent 'This is what you need right now to muster hope and resilience . . . a beautiful story and a reminder that humans can endure adversity' Stylist 'The landscape is magical: shapeshifting seas and smugglers' coves; myriads of sea birds and mauve skies. Raynor writes exquisitely . . . it's a tale of triumph; of hope over despair, of love over everything' The Sunday Times 'The Salt Path is a life-affirming tale of enduring love that smells of the sea and tastes of a rich life. With beautiful, immersive writing, it is a story heart-achingly and beautifully told' Jackie Morris, illustrator of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane

Download or read book The Wild Silence written by Raynor Winn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Heartfelt and heartening … a full-throated paean to the fundamental importance of nature in all its glory, fury and impermanence." —Wall Street Journal The incredible follow-up to the international bestseller The Salt Path, a story of finding your way back home. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 homeless miles along The Salt Path, living on the windswept and wild English coastline; the cliffs, the sky and the chalky earth now feel like their home. Moth has a terminal diagnosis, but together on the wild coastal path, with their feet firmly rooted outdoors, they discover that anything is possible. Now, life beyond The Salt Path awaits and they come back to four walls, but the sense of home is illusive and returning to normality is proving difficult - until an incredible gesture by someone who reads their story changes everything. A chance to breathe life back into a beautiful farmhouse nestled deep in the Cornish hills; rewilding the land and returning nature to its hedgerows becomes their saving grace and their new path to follow. The Wild Silence is a story of hope triumphing over despair, of lifelong love prevailing over everything. It is a luminous account of the human spirit's connection to nature, and how vital it is for us all.

Download or read book Stillness Insight and Emptiness written by Lama Dudjom Dorjee and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditation is the key to meaningful Buddhist practice, but establishing a solid foundation requires skill and sustained effort. In simple and inviting language, this book shows how to develop a successful meditation practice. In Tibetan Buddhism, developing a consistent and sustained meditation practice is the first step toward discerning the true nature of reality as taught by the Buddha. Lama Dudjom Dorjee encapsulates the Buddha's teaching in terms that are accessible and encouraging for beginning meditators, covering topics from establishing a proper meditation posture to realizing the luminous and spacious qualities of the mind. Chapters discuss •The life of the Buddha •The first turning of the wheel of dharma •The four noble truths and the eightfold path •Proper meditation posture •The nine stages of shamatha, or resting the mind •Common obstacles to shamatha and their antidotes •Benefits of developing shamatha •The subsequent stages of practice, including insight/vipashyana meditation and mahamudra

Download or read book Stillness written by Richard Mahler and published by Red Wheel. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes the time he lived deliberately alone as a caretaker of a ranch and the effect of this solitude has had on his life, arguing that spending time alone reduces stress and leads to a simpler existence.

Download or read book Desert Wilderness Wasteland and Word written by Jacques Ellul and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word features an English translation of a recently discovered and until-now unpublished essay of Jacques Ellul’s that examines the significance of the desert from biblical, theological, and ethical perspectives. It also provides an introduction that contextualizes Ellul’s piece, and five incendiary essays that critically reflect on Ellul’s work. Altogether, this volume offers fresh and provocative insight into the writings of Jacques Ellul during a historical moment that appears to be on its way to, or already in, a desert, wilderness, and wasteland, with many people in it who are desperate for encounters with a new, revitalizing Word.

Download or read book The Wild Marsh written by Rick Bass and published by HMH. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of one year in the Yaak Valley wilderness range, by the acclaimed naturalist and memoirist. Beginning with his family settling in for the long northwestern Montana winter, and capturing all the subtle harbingers of change that mark each passing month—the initial cruel teasing of spring, the splendor and fecundity of summer, and the bittersweet memories evoked by fall—this is a beautiful evocation of the “fauna, flora and folks” in this rugged and spectacular landscape (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It is full of rich observation about what it takes to live in the valley—toughness, improvisation and, of course, duct tape. The Wild Marsh is also poignant, especially as the author reflects on what it means for his young daughters to grow up surrounded by the strangeness and wonder of nature. He shares with them the Yaak’s little secrets—where the huckleberries are best in a dry year, where to find a grizzly’s claw marks in an old cedar—and discovers that passing on this intimate local knowledge, the knowledge of home, is a kind of rare and valuable love. Bass emerges not just as a writer but as a father, a neighbor, and a gifted observer, uniquely able to bring us close to the drama and sanctity of small things, ensuring that though the wilderness is increasingly at risk, the voice of the wilderness will not disappear. “A work of wonder, praise, and thanksgiving for all the marvels of nature, where every aspect is connected and every process has its place. Bass, grounding his book in science well, takes the facts and transforms them, as a musician transforms musical notes, into a work of great beauty. This walk through a year is a walk through the author’s soul, filled with passions, dreams, fears, and the exuberance of Walt Whitman.” —School Library Journal, starred review “Whether the topic is a forest fire in his front yard or the excitement of the first tiny cheerful glacier lilies in spring, Rick Bass is a stirring companion on the trail that leads west from the Walden Pond of Henry David Thoreau and the Sand County of Aldo Leopold.” —Ivan Doig, author of The Whistling Season

Download or read book Stillness and Wilderness written by Elisabeth Lava and published by Lavabeewell, L.L.C.. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutifal journey from ego stripping to transformation. Our society's recent dark night of the soul during the pandemic and other world crises left many of us longing to continue awakening to find a new purpose, meaning, and coming together. Elisabeth's tale of spiritual emergency shows us how to heal, grow, search for truth, find a greater purpose, and arrive at wholeness. She shares tips and resources for others who may experience such a rapid awakening. Repeated lost love combined with new trauma plunged Elisabeth's soul into the dark depths of depression. As she dove deeper within herself and practiced being fully present to stop suffering, she unleashed a bright light and resulting power from within, a power that resides in every human. Her adventures through cycling, yoga, dance, and van life through the red deserts of Utah, majestic mountains of Colorado and Canada, to oceanside areas of California and Baja provided seemingly chance encounters and guidance that morphed into a quest to find answers to why this emerged . . . into a radical transformation. Ride along with Elisabeth's spirit through a wild midlife journey to explore the "inner landscape" of the soul as well as the outer bike trail landscape. Elisabeth takes you from a frantic-paced mind, body, and life to stillness, bliss, transformation, and the ultimate, unconditional love.

Download or read book Wild Essence written by Jodi Sky Rogers and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you long for a greater sense of personal freedom or inner peace? Do you ever feel trapped by internal blocks that make you feel disconnected from your true essence? Well, you are not alone. The barriers of conditioning and self-limiting beliefs are all forms of domestication that cage your true essence. In the end, you are left feeling dispirited, inhibited by life, embodying only a fraction of the magnificent, wild, and unique soul that you really are. The great news is that you are free to transform your life. You can choose a different path that is rich in spirit, mystery, and the beauty of your true selfyour wild essence. Wild Essence takes you on an adventure into the wilderness of your inner landscapes and explores empowering ways to: Reclaim the peace and freedom of your inner wilderness Release the fears and the barriers of domestication Discover the hidden treasures embedded in your wild essence Wild Essence offers practical exercises and each chapter includes positive affirmations/mantras and meditations to help you integrate the transformational experience of reconnecting with the magical expanses of your inner wilds.

Download or read book Wilderness Wisdom written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-04-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the heart of nature's vast, uncharted territories with "Wilderness Wisdom," the definitive guide for adventure-seekers, survival enthusiasts, and anyone yearning to reconnect with the natural world. Unlock the secrets of the wilderness and transform your outdoor experiences with timeless skills and ethically-minded survival strategies. Explore the deep-rooted spirit of bushcraft as Chapter 1 delves into the ancient philosophies that bind human survival with nature's intricate web. Unearth the relevance of time-honored traditions in our modern era and learn to forge an enduring connection with the natural environment. Venture further into the ethics of wilderness stewardship in Chapter 2, navigating the delicate balance between survival and conservation. Immerse yourself in the art of "leaving no trace" while gaining a deeper respect for wildlife and their habitats. Prepare your mind and body for nature's unpredictable challenges with Chapter 3, arming yourself with crucial gear, the right attire, and a mindset honed for awareness and adaptability. Navigate landscapes with confidence in Chapter 4, as you master essential skills from map reading to celestial navigation techniques. Shelter in the wild becomes your sanctuary in Chapter 5; learn to construct sustainable and safe havens using the gifts of nature, ensuring warmth and protection. The elemental prowess of firecraft awaits in Chapter 6, revealing the science and skills needed to create life-sustaining warmth and nourishment. Quench your thirst for survival knowledge in Chapter 8 with methods to source and purify water. Chapter 9 dives into the abundance of the wilderness pantry, teaching you to safely identify and harvest edible wild plants while distinguishing them from deadly mimics. From the subtle art of fishing and trapping in Chapter 10 to the complexities of game hunting in Chapter 11, your journey enriches your respect for nature's bounty. Elevate your survival skills with the science of knots and crafted tools presented in Chapters 12 and 13. Stay vigilant and ever-prepared with signaling and communication strategies in Chapter 14, while Chapter 15 equips you with lifesaving first aid tactics tailored for the wild. Defy the elements in Chapter 16, as you learn to read weather patterns and adapt to extreme climates. Let Chapter 17 guide you in crafting custom bushcraft attire that shelters and endures nature's trials. As your adventure unfolds, "Wilderness Wisdom" becomes your trusted companion throughout every thrilling chapter, sharpening your instincts, enriching your outdoor experience, and harmonizing your existence with the majestic wilderness that awaits. Whether venturing solo, leading a team, or embarking on a long-term natural lifestyle, this eBook serves as the quintessential compass guiding you through the vast, untamed landscapes of bushcraft mastery. Embrace the wilderness, refine your skills, and let "Wilderness Wisdom" illuminate the path to your greatest adventure.

Download or read book A Wild Bouquet written by Leon Claire and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book The Peace of Wild Things written by Wendell Berry and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you stop and look around you, you'll start to see. Tall marigolds darkening. A spring wind blowing. The woods awake with sound. On the wooden porch, your love smiling. Dew-wet red berries in a cup. On the hills, the beginnings of green, clover and grass to be pasture. The fowls singing and then settling for the night. Bright, silent, thousands of stars. You come into the peace of simple things. From the author of the 'compelling' and 'luminous' essays of The World-Ending Fire comes a slim volume of poems. Tender and intimate, these are consoling songs of hope and of healing; short, simple meditations on love, death, friendship, memory and belonging. They celebrate and elevate what is sensuous about life, and invite us to pause and appreciate what is good in life, to stop and savour our fleeting moments of earthly enjoyment. And, when fear for the future keeps us awake at night, to come into the peace of wild things.

Download or read book The Herald of peace written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Inner Life and the Tao teh king written by Carl Henrik Andreas Bjerregaard and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book We Are Nature written by Ray Mears and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey of discovery through our natural world. Bushcraft and survival legend Ray Mears takes us on his own lifetime's journey through the natural world, into the British countryside and across continents, and shows us how to tune our senses, enhance our experience of nature, and understand our place within it. Guiding us through practical fieldcraft tips, Ray brings us up close with creatures we share our planet with, and reveals how we can learn from them, from the stealth of the leopard to the patience and stillness of the crocodile, and even the colour-changing camouflage of the octopus. With Ray as your companion, you will unlock the hidden secrets of the wild and begin to see, instead of merely look.

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Download or read book Spoor of an Indian Horse written by Soman Gouda and published by SomeKranthi Creations. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spoor of an Indian Horse is the unforgettable story of Laxman, a lonely corporate professional, at a crucial juncture in his life, seeks to refuge in writing about his fairytale-like childhood full of serendipitous encounters, in the hope of finding the purpose of his existence. A boy in a southern Indian village with a buffalo to be taken care along with his school, leaves home at a dawn, after a series of debacles and dejections that come his way. Then follows his stint at the summit of a hill nearby the village, at White Horse Dargah — with a dying Sufi saint and an enchanting stallion. He remains obscured, behind the curtains in sanctum and helps the needy pilgrims with his prodigious talent in number patterns. After few days, eyes of a gang of gamblers fall on the wonder boy. What happens after that? Laxman in his present life struggles — to cope up with his alienated life, and to escape the strained liaison with his neighbour woman. The process of tracing his own footprints I.e self-reflection ignites his soul to transform his present life as well. He finds the lost thread of the purpose of his life and evolves into a complete man, by churning through his memories. The story that begins as an individual’s ends as that of a satisfying Indian narrative. It is a skilfully interwoven tale with the multifarious themes such as repercussions of globalization both at individual and societal levels, economic imbalance, cultural conflicts, illiteracy, migratory chaos, communal amalgamation, corporate alienation and so on. Spoor... is also an awe-inspiring story of success and idealism of an unlikely boy from a remote village of southern India.