How, Then, Shall We Live? : Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives

Muller, Wayne

ISBN 10: 0553096672 / ISBN 13: 9780553096675

Published by Random House Publishing Group, 1996

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Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How, Then, Shall We Live? : Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553096672
• ISBN 13: 9780553096675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1St Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.082 pounds

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Synopsis

We all long to experience a sense of inner wholeness and guidance, but today's notions of healing and recovery too often keep us focused on our brokenness, on our deficiencies rather than our strengths. Wayne Muller's luminous new book gently guides us to the place where we are already perfect, already blessed with the wisdom we need to live a life of meaning, purpose, and grace.
He starts, as do so many spiritual teachers, with simple questions: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I live, knowing I will die? What is my gift to the family of the earth? He then takes us deeper, exploring each question through transformative true stories. We meet men and women - Wayne's neighbors, friends, patients - who have discovered love, courage, and kindness even in the midst of sorrow and loss. And through them we glimpse that relentless spark of spiritual magic that burns within each of us.
Woven throughout are contemplations, daily practices, poems, and teachings from the great wisdom traditions. Page by page, we become more awake to the joy and mystery of this precious human life, and to the unique gifts every one of us has to offer the world.

Review

One of the hazards of a reflective life is to grope for answers before you've asked the right questions. Wayne Muller, a minister, therapist and bestselling author has taken a stab at asking the big questions: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I live, knowing I will die? What is my gift to the family of the Earth? Following each of these questions are some of the most tender and luminous discussions one could hope to ponder. More than a monastery for the armchair seeker, this has potential to be a mind-altering book with permanent impact.