Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment - Softcover

Williamson, Marianne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062441590 ISBN 13: 9780062441591

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2016

Synopsis

The internationally recognized teacher, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love argues that our desire to avoid pain is actually detrimental to our lives, disconnecting us from our deepest emotions and preventing true healing and spiritual transcendence.

Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, world-renowned teacher, and one of the most important spiritual voices of our time. In Tears to Triumph, she argues that we—as a culture and as individuals—have learned to avoid facing pain. By doing so, we are neglecting the spiritual work of healing.

Instead of allowing ourselves to embrace our hurt, we numb it, medicate it, dismiss it, or otherwise divert our attention so that we never have to face it. In refusing to acknowledge our suffering, we actually prolong it and deny ourselves the opportunity for profound wisdom—ultimately limiting our personal growth and opportunity for enlightenment. Frozen by denial, we are left standing in the breech. Whole industries profit from this immobility, and while they have grown rich, we have become spiritually poorer.

As Marianne makes clear, true healing and transcendence can only come when we finally face our pain and wrestle with what it has to teach us. Written with warm compassion and profound wisdom, Tears to Triumph offers us a powerful way forward through the pain, to a deeper awareness of our feelings, our lives, and our true selves.

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From the Back Cover:

“The wisest question when we are deeply sad is not, ‘How can I end or numb this pain immediately?’ The wisest question is, ‘What is the meaning of this pain? What does it reveal to me? What is it calling me to understand?’”—from Tears to Triumph

We have lost touch with the resources people have used for dealing with suffering and depression. Instead, we numb our pain, medicate it, or deny it. As bestselling author, teacher, and activist Marianne Williamson explains, we have neglected the spiritual work required for healing. In avoiding our pain, we avoid our growth. She offers an opportunity to transform our pain so it becomes an opportunity for healing and enlightenment.

About the Author:

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and activist. Six of her published books have been New York Times bestsellers. Her books include A Return to Love, A Year of Miracles, The Law of Divine Compensation, The Gift of Change, The Age of Miracles, Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, and Illuminata. She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Good Morning America, and Charlie Rose.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062441590
• ISBN 13: 9780062441591
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304