{"product_id":"aflame-learning-from-silence-9780593420287","title":"Aflame: Learning from Silence","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pico Iyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593420287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2024 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2024 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46485620293846,"sku":"9780593420287","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_fd621b88-3979-4da8-b97e-d0d48639d355.jpg?v=1737805193","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/aflame-learning-from-silence-9780593420287","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}