Book Description
When he declares that any sensuous experience is at heart a spiritual one: a divine revelation, Brother David brings us to our senses again. Our holy senses.
From the Author
Ever since I added two new chapters -- "Sensuous Asceticism" and "Sacred Sensuousness" -- to A Listening Heart, this has become for me a favorite among my own books.
About the Author
David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine with Zen training, is the author or co-author of several books, including Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer and The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian with Robert Aitken Roshi.
Excerpted from A Listening Heart : The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness by David Steindl-Rast. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
"Happiness is not what makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy." "Never are things so splendid as the moment we lovingly give them up." "Listening with my heart I will find meaning. For just as the eye perceives light and the ear sound, the heart is the organ for meaning." - From the book.
Listening Heart: The Art of Contemplation FROM THE PUBLISHER
Newly revised, designed, and expanded edition of "not just one of the better books on the spiritual life but one of the really great ones." - St. Anthony Messenger.
A Listening Heart - David Steindl-Rast's first book - was published 20 years ago to widespread acclaim. It has nourished many souls since that time. This new edition, one-third of it completely new, will nourish even more. It is on its way to becoming a classic of spiritual reading.
"There is a universality here that touches the heart of all who seek to listen." - Studies in Formative Spirituality.
"David Steindl-Rast has earned a reputation as a bridge-builder between East and West in matters of religion and is considered by many to be the foremost bearer of the standard of Christian ecumenism laid down by Thomas Merton. With this book, Brother David proves to be adept at bridging a far more profound chasm than that between Christianity and Buddhism: the gap between ordinary conscious experience and genuine contemplation. A gem of a book." - Parabola.
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