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Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong
“A soaring, eloquent meditation on the art of living . . . a
treasury for readers of all faiths . . . his book itself is a
profound, healing prayer.” —Publishers Weekly
There is a divine restlessness in the human heart, our eternal echo of longing that lives deep within us and never lets us settle for what we have or where we are. In this exquisitely crafted and inspirational book, John O’Donohue, author of the bestseller Anam Cara, explores the most basic of human desires—the desire to belong, a desire that constantly draws us toward new possibilities of self-discovery, friendship, and creativity.
In these pages, you will encounter a wealth of provocative and comforting thoughts . . . Discovery Is the Nature of the Soul Home as the Cradle of DestinyInnocence Keeps Mystery PlayfulFunctionalism Kills PresenceThe Addiction of DistractionThe Cage of Frightened IdentityThe Haunted Room in the MindThe Shelter of ContinuityOur Secret Kinship with the DarknessSuffering’s Slow TeachingsPrayers: A Clearance in the Thicket of ThoughtAbsence and Presence Are SistersBrittle Language Numbs Longing
“[O’Donohue’s books] fairly plead with humankind to escape our contemporary dehumanizing traps and, in so doing, return to a spiritual heritage that includes intimacy, poetry, connectedness and compassion.” —Boulder Planet
There is a divine restlessness in the human heart, our eternal echo of longing that lives deep within us and never lets us settle for what we have or where we are. In this exquisitely crafted and inspirational book, John O’Donohue, author of the bestseller Anam Cara, explores the most basic of human desires—the desire to belong, a desire that constantly draws us toward new possibilities of self-discovery, friendship, and creativity.
In these pages, you will encounter a wealth of provocative and comforting thoughts . . . Discovery Is the Nature of the Soul Home as the Cradle of DestinyInnocence Keeps Mystery PlayfulFunctionalism Kills PresenceThe Addiction of DistractionThe Cage of Frightened IdentityThe Haunted Room in the MindThe Shelter of ContinuityOur Secret Kinship with the DarknessSuffering’s Slow TeachingsPrayers: A Clearance in the Thicket of ThoughtAbsence and Presence Are SistersBrittle Language Numbs Longing
“[O’Donohue’s books] fairly plead with humankind to escape our contemporary dehumanizing traps and, in so doing, return to a spiritual heritage that includes intimacy, poetry, connectedness and compassion.” —Boulder Planet
About the Author
John O'Donohue (1956-2008) was a poet, philosopher, and scholar and a native Gaelic speaker from County Clare, Ireland. He was awarded a PhD in Philosophical Theology from the University of Tübingen, with post-doctoral study of Meister Eckhart. John's numerous international bestselling books include Anam Cara, Beauty, Eternal Echoes, and the beloved To Bless the Space Between Us (published as Benedictus in Europe), among many others, guiding readers through the landscape of the Irish imagination.
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