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The Book of Awakening<\/strong><\/strong> [New edition]
\n<\/strong>By<\/strong> Mark Nepo
\n<\/strong>Review: <\/strong>There are few spiritual books that have the capacity to deeply delight the spiritual seeker.\u00a0 Although there are many wonderful spiritual writers in America, it is a rare moment when I open a new spiritual title and cannot put it down.\u00a0 Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening is the best spiritual book I’ve read in a long, long time.There are many surprises inside.\u00a0 First, it is structured as a day book–with an entry for each day of the year.\u00a0 I usually read spiritual books cover to cover–so I wasn’t sure how I would use this book.\u00a0 Should I read just one passage each day? Or should I just read it from start to finish?
\nAt first, I tried to limit myself to one entry per day, but found that this was impossible.\u00a0 So I read and read until I\u00a0 was too tired to read anymore.<\/p>\n

Nepo’s passages are pure poetry (he is a poet!) and shine uncommon light onto common spiritual concepts such as pausing, looking within and allowing nature to heal us.\u00a0 For example, he writes:<\/p>\n

“[April 22 on the topic of the abundance of everyday]: Time and again, we are asked to outlast what we want and hope for, in order to see what’s there.\u00a0 It is enough.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

“[May 5] But the water, the glorious water everywhere, has taught me that we are more than what we reflect or love. This is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Recommended for: <\/strong>This book is recommended for absolutely everyone.\u00a0 This is a must-have book.\u00a0 Buy two or three at a time since you will definitely want to keep one for yourself and give the others away to loved ones.<\/p>\n

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