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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Norman Fischer |
| ISBN: | 9781416560210 1416560211 |
| OCLC Number: | 190784911 |
| Description: | x, 234 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | The sea of stories -- The paradox of return -- Waiting -- Speak your grief -- False stories -- Leaving home -- A mentor's path to enlightenment -- Practice with the body -- Working with disaster, pleasure, and time -- The lotus eaters : remembering to practice -- Being nobody -- Fatigue -- Circe, or desire -- The land of the dead -- The siren call -- Impossible choices : Scylla and Charybdis -- Sleep -- Reveal yourself -- Love's risk -- On the threshold -- Laertes, or forgiveness -- Peace. |
| Responsibility: | Norman Fischer. |
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Abstract:
In the tradition of "How Proust Can Change Your Life," this work reveals the universal lessons and profound personal guidance within Homer's classic Greek epic, "The Odyssey."
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""Sailing Home" is delightful and insightful. Reflecting on the wanderings of the wily Odysseus in light of the wisdom of the Zen tradition is surprisingly relevant to the modern heroic journey. The central narrative of Greek culture comes alive for modern readers." -- Sam Keen, author of "Sightings" and "Fire in the Belly" Read more...
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