Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284). Originally published in hardcover by Harmony Books/Crown Pub./Random House in 2005. "Portions of this work have previously appeared in slightly different form in Pilgrimage : reflections on the human journey and Sufi : a journal of Sufism"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Opening the gift -- Movement 1. There are teachers everywhere : Listening to the voice inside ; The practice of being human ; The nature of the dance ; The exquisite risk ; The strange storyteller ; You must reverse the haiku ; The work of love ; Fame and peace ; The drama of our bleeding ; The struggle to be real ; The chance to form inwardly ; A sincere life ; Holding nothing back ; Unrehearsed living ; There are teachers everywhere -- Movement 2. Steering our way to center : Living with the sacred ; Steering our way to center ; The mystery of energy ; The fact of our oneness ; We like cheetahs ; Unfolding in the world ; Giving and getting attention ; Befriending the whole ; Passion and desire ; Practicing change ; The net of influences ; Naked attention ; The gift of surprise ; The life of expression ; Falling down and getting up -- Movement 3. How can we go there together? : How can we go there together? ; The spoked wheel ; Admitting who we are ; The song of relationship ; The loss of one brick ; The feather of truth ; The rhythm of kindness ; The eyes of the deep ; The koan of love ; The kinship of gratitude ; The stripping of our will ; Waking close to the bone ; Tell me you have come -- Movement 4. Honoring the mystery : Honoring the mystery ; Things as they are ; Heaven on earth ; At the pace of what is real ; In flawed abundance ; The mysterious press of oneness ; Chores ; We become the earth ; Being and feeling ; Going beyond ; Entering the days ; Waiting for light ; The gift and the saddle.
Summary:
"Explaining how to live each moment to its fullest, a poet and spiritual teacher encourages readers to listen to what truly matters- -one's own heart, loved ones, the wonders of nature--and to embrace all that life has to offer in order to embark on a lifelong journey of self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment." --Publisher description.
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