The Art of Stillness
Author | : Pico Iyer |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2014-11-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476784724 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476784728 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Art of Stillness written by Pico Iyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Art of Stillness, Iyer draws on the lives of well-known wanderer-monks like Cohen--as well as from his own experiences as a travel writer who chooses to spend most of his time in rural Japan--to explore why advances in technology are making us more likely to retreat. Iyer reflects that this is perhaps the reason why many people--even those with no religious commitment--seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. These aren't New Age fads so much as ways to rediscover the wisdom of an earlier age."--Publisher's description.