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Teach Us to Sit Still


Teach Us to Sit Still

A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing

von: Tim Parks

9,49 €

Verlag: Vintage Digital
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 01.07.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9781407063997
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 352

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Beschreibungen

How have the modern world, technology and our addiction to information changed who we are? What effect does it have on our relationships, minds and bodies? What can the simple act of sitting still teach us about ourselves? When Tim Parks fails to find a cause for his crippling chronic pain, he turns to meditation. This is, however, not your average self-help book or conversion story; instead, it is a refreshingly honest and profoundly moving introspection of one writer and his quest to overcome the inner battle between mind and body. A revelatory read with delightful cultural and literary references, Teach us to Sit Still by Booker-shortlisted author Tim Parks examines how the philosophy of 'sit still, relax and stop worrying' can be profoundly life-altering. Teach us to Sit Still made me laugh; it made me cry; and it made me seriously think about taking up Vispassana meditation The Times

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