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A Meditation On The Practice Of Silence
Harper
March 2009
On Sale: March 1, 2009
240 pages
ISBN: 0061353353
EAN: 9780061353352
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
When Anne D. LeClaire decided to turn an ordinary Monday
into a day of silence, she viewed her experiment as a
one-time occurrence. Little did she realize she had begun an
inner voyage that would transform her life. In the seventeen
years since, LeClaire has practiced total silence on the
first and third Monday of each month. By detaching herself
from the bustle of her hectic lifestyle and learning to
listen to her deepest self, she has found a center from
which to live—one that tests, strengthens, and heals her. In
practicing silence, she has discovered her own secret
garden—a cloistered, sacred, private place where true
personal growth is possible. In this eloquent book—part memoir, part philosophical
inquiry—LeClaire reflects on how silence can help us attend
to the world around us, expand our awareness, and achieve
inner peace. Silence, LeClaire contends, reminds us to pay
attention to the ordinary moments of our existence. In
silence we can learn how to listen, become more
compassionate, ignite and nurture creativity, uncover our
inner yearnings, and ultimately find peace and improve our
well-being. By confronting ourselves and learning from the
anxiety that arises when we are freed from distraction, we
can become whole. With clarity and humor, LeClaire reveals how silence has
brought joy to her life and helped her foster new
connections with nature, with others, and with herself.
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