{"product_id":"aflame-learning-from-silence-hardcover","title":"Aflame: Learning from Silence - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eAflame\u003c\/i\u003e may help many to lead lives of greater compassion and deeper peace of mind.\" --His Holiness the Dalai Lama \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePico Iyer has made more than one hundred retreats over the past three decades to a small Benedictine hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. He's not a Christian--or a member of any religious group--but his life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence. That silence reminds him of what is essential and awakens a joy that nothing can efface. It's not just freedom from distraction and noise and rush: it's a reminder of some deeper truths he misplaced along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAflame\u003c\/i\u003e, Iyer connects with inner stillness and joy in his many seasons at the monastery, even as his life is going through constant change: a house burns down, a parent dies, a daughter is diagnosed with cancer. He shares the revelations he experiences, alongside wisdom from other nonmonastics who have learned from adversity and inwardness. And most profoundly, he shows how solitude can be a training in community and companionship. In so doing, he offers a unique outsider's view of monastic life--and of a group of selfless souls who have dedicated their days to ensuring there's a space for quiet and recollection that's open to us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRadiant, intimate, and gripping, \u003ci\u003eAflame\u003c\/i\u003e offers ageless counsel about the power of silence and what it can teach us about how to live, how to love, and, ultimately, how to die.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen books translated into twenty-three languages, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. His TED talks have been viewed over eleven million times. He divides his time between Japan and a Benedictine hermitage in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966685577517,"sku":"9780593420287","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/01b2ccBBjPsomp0AOfZ9pw.webp?v=1775535327","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/aflame-learning-from-silence-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}