Reviews
Nepo has mastered a unique way of inviting the reader into a meditative state while reading his sublime wisdom about everyday life. I found his work a comfort-and that's a rare find these days., Mark Nepo is... an insightful religious thinker and a decidedly credible voice of contemporary spirituality... an eloquent spiritual teacher., Ninety percent of writing is listening. To receive the world and to receive ourselves. In this book Nepo has generously taught us how to listen. Do the reflective exercises he suggests to lead you deeply down the path., Thought-provoking exploration of the art of listening. Nepoe(tm)s background as a poet shines through in his writing, which can be truly beautiful., eoeNepo has mastered a unique way of inviting the reader into a meditative state while reading his sublime wisdom about everyday life. I found his work a comforte"and that's a rare find these days.e, This masterpiece on listening comes at a vital time when divisions in American run rampant around politics, race, and religion., "Mark Nepo is a Great Soul. His resonant hearte"his frank and astonishing voicee"befriend us mightily on this mysterious trail.", Oprah Winfrey has said that the writing of Mark Nepo takes her breath away. She's not alone: His Book of Awakening and Finding Inner Courage have been word-of-mouth bestsellers in our bookstores and online. Seven Thousands Way to Listen, his latest effort, displays the deep synergy of his poetry and thought. His attentiveness to the natural lyricism of life is conveyed in language that is both memorable and profound. Both autobiographical and philosophical, this marvelous work teaches us to respond to the physical and spiritual challenges of life., Mark Nepo is a master of listening deeply to life's experiences where essential messages for the soul can be found. InSeven Thousand Ways to Listenhe shares his wisdom with us. Mark gives us hope that we can live more vital lives through our own careful listening to our depths. Pain excavates those depths where life is trying to awaken our authentic self. Visiting the pain in our lives is made more meaningful when we can do so with a spiritual master like Mark Nepo. I find myself wanting to keep this book near me for frequent consultation and meditation., eoeNinety percent of writing is listening. To receive the world and to receive ourselves. In this book Nepo has generously taught us how to listen. Do the reflective exercises he suggests to lead you deeply down the path.e, eoeeoeListening is the doorway to everything that matters,e claims Mark Nepo. In a world where we try to make ourselves known by making noise, that's a revolutionary claim. Revolutionary but true. Read this beautiful book and learn to listen anewe"to those closest to you, to strangers, to nature, to your own heart, and to the great silence. Everything that matters is found on the other side of the noise, and this book, written by a master listener, can help us find our way to it.e, ""Listening is the doorway to everything that matters," claims Mark Nepo. In a world where we try to make ourselves known by making noise, that's a revolutionary claim. Revolutionary but true. Read this beautiful book and learn to listen anew-to those closest to you, to strangers, to nature, to your own heart, and to the great silence. Everything that matters is found on the other side of the noise, and this book, written by a master listener, can help us find our way to it.", Mark Nepo is a Great Soul. His resonant heart-his frank and astonishing voice-befriend us mightily on this mysterious trail., Listening is the doorway to everything that matters, claims Mark Nepo. In a world where we try to make ourselves known by making noise, that's a revolutionary claim. Revolutionary but true. Read this beautiful book and learn to listen anew-to those closest to you, to strangers, to nature, to your own heart, and to the great silence. Everything that matters is found on the other side of the noise, and this book, written by a master listener, can help us find our way to it., A meditative approach to silencing the world's noise…. Readers receive tools necessary to slow down and learn to listen in a deep, meaningful way…. Nepo provides through methods for reaching deeper into the inner self., Mark Nepo ise an insightful religious thinker and a decidedly credible voice of contemporary spiritualitye an eloquent spiritual teacher., ""Listening is the doorway to everything that matters," claims Mark Nepo. In a world where we try to make ourselves known by making noise, that's a revolutionary claim. Revolutionary but true. Read this beautiful book and learn to listen anew--to those closest to you, to strangers, to nature, to your own heart, and to the great silence. Everything that matters is found on the other side of the noise, and this book, written by a master listener, can help us find our way to it.", Mark Nepo is a Great Soul. His resonant heart--his frank and astonishing voice--befriend us mightily on this mysterious trail., Mark Nepo is a master of listening deeply to life's experiences where essential messages for the soul can be found. In Seven Thousand Ways to Listen he shares his wisdom with us. Mark gives us hope that we can live more vital lives through our own careful listening to our depths. Pain excavates those depths where life is trying to awaken our authentic self. Visiting the pain in our lives is made more meaningful when we can do so with a spiritual master like Mark Nepo. I find myself wanting to keep this book near me for frequent consultation and meditation., If you live the questions, life will move you into the answers. Mark Nepo offers you a map to explore the sacred in your own being., eoeIf you live the questions, life will move you into the answers. Mark Nepo offers you a map to explore the sacred in your own being.e, A consummate master of telling stories and parables about people's hopes, dreams, yearnings, fears, sorrows and triumphs... Nepo has written a masterwork on the spiritual practice of listening., "Thought-provoking exploration of the art of listening. Nepo's background as a poet shines through in his writing, which can be truly beautiful." , A meditative approach to silencing the world's noise.... Readers receive tools necessary to slow down and learn to listen in a deep, meaningful way.... Nepo provides through methods for reaching deeper into the inner self., Thought-provoking exploration of the art of listening. Nepo's background as a poet shines through in his writing, which can be truly beautiful., Mark Nepo has become one of my favorite spiritual teachers. His bestseller, The Book of Awakening, came to me by chance as a birthday present. I kept it by my bedside table for two years, dipping into it many, many times. More recently, Nepo's book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What is Sacred (Atria) has given me the opportunity to expand how I take in people, words, the world. I've loved being introduced, through Nepo's spiritual memoir, to the idea of really hearing, in ways I never have before., eoeA meditative approach to silencing the worlde(tm)s noisee. Readers receive tools necessary to slow down and learn to listen in a deep, meaningful waye. Nepo provides through methods for reaching deeper into the inner self.e, Mark Nepo is a master of listening deeply to life's experiences where essential messages for the soul can be found. In Seven Thousand Ways to Listen he shares his wisdom with us. Mark gives us hope that we can live more vital lives through our own careful listening to our depths. Pain excavates those depths where life is trying to awaken our authentic self. Visiting the pain in our lives is made more meaningful when we can do so with a spiritual master like Mark Nepo. I find myself wanting to keep this book near me for frequent consultation and meditation., Nepo has mastered a unique way of inviting the reader into a meditative state while reading his sublime wisdom about everyday life. I found his work a comfortand that's a rare find these days., Nepo has mastered a unique way of inviting the reader into a meditative state while reading his sublime wisdom about everyday life. I found his work a comfort--and that's a rare find these days., eoeMark Nepo is a master of listening deeply to lifee(tm)s experiences where essential messages for the soul can be found. InSeven Thousand Ways to Listenhe shares his wisdom with us. Mark gives us hope that we can live more vital lives through our own careful listening to our depths. Pain excavates those depths where life is trying to awaken our authentic self. Visiting the pain in our lives is made more meaningful when we can do so with a spiritual master like Mark Nepo. I find myself wanting to keep this book near me for frequent consultation and meditation.e, eoeThis profound and lyrical book teaches us the lost art of listening. And as we learn to listen, we open to the myriad voices of life and the silent mysteries of the soul and begin to sense the truth of being alive. Mark Nepoe(tm)s words are always like choice wine for the soul, to be sipped slowly, allowing their flavor into all the secret places of our being. Beneath and between his words we can hear this greatest wonder we call life. This is the real gift of this wonderful book.e, Mark Nepo is… an insightful religious thinker and a decidedly credible voice of contemporary spirituality… an eloquent spiritual teacher., This profound and lyrical book teaches us the lost art of listening. And as we learn to listen, we open to the myriad voices of life and the silent mysteries of the soul and begin to sense the truth of being alive. Mark Nepo's words are always like choice wine for the soul, to be sipped slowly, allowing their flavor into all the secret places of our being. Beneath and between his words we can hear this greatest wonder we call life. This is the real gift of this wonderful book.
