The One Life We're Given : Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your Heart

Beloved spiritual teacher, poet, and philosopher Mark Nepo returns to the inspiring short-chapter format of his #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening, to map an insightful and resilient path for inhabiting the soul by engaging in the world. Mark Nepo has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” With the rare ability to communicate stirringly profound truths directly to each individual heart, Mark inspires audiences of more than 15,000 people as well as small, intimate groups. Now, in The One Life We’re Given, Nepo’s personal stories, questions, and meditations take us on a deep and uplifting journey to know our own hearts and enliven our souls. “In order to fully live the one life we’re given,” Nepo writes, “we each must affirm how precious this one life is and open ourselves to loving whatever life puts before us. Whether that is suffering, pain, fear or loss, or surprise, beauty, love or wonder, we work to stay in touch with our hearts in order to make sense of our experience. As we learn when to try and when to let go, when to give our all and when to surrender and simply receive, we unfold the moments that reveal meaning and ready us for grace. This is how the heart breaks a path to our soul’s work, leading us to our authenticity, and to how we can be useful to others and the world.” By illuminating the art of finding and restoring what matters and by exploring the craft of awakening, The One Life We’re Given affirms our purpose as not just to stay alive but to stay in our aliveness. "I would follow this man anywhere his words want to take us," writes Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, in praise of Mark Nepo and The One Life We're Given. " His voice helps us find pathways where we might have believed that no pathway could possibly exist." "Mark Nepo is a national treasure," says Rev. Ed Bacon, author of Eight Habits of Love . Now, Nepo—popular spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awakening— crafts a new road map for the soul's journey. It is "a powerful guide to being in the world without being overwhelmed by it. Profound and poignant stories and insights help us survive what life brings us, and to thrive," says Arianna Huffington. The One Life We're Given "shares how to shape the life of the soul, and make sense of pain, fear, and loss, as well as surprise, beauty, and wonder" ( Library Journal ). Exploring the craft of awakening, The One Life We're Given affirms our purpose: we are here not just to stay alive but to stay in our aliveness. "The wisdom presented in the shining pages of this holy book is another luminous gift from a gallant, grateful, and imaginative spiritual master" (Spirituality & Practice). The author maps an insightful and resilient path for inhabiting the soul by engaging in the world. Mark Nepo has been called one of the finest spiritual guides of our time, a consummate storyteller, and an eloquent spiritual teacher. With the rare ability to communicate stirringly profound truths directly to each individual heart, Mark inspires audiences of more than 15,000 people as well as small, intimate groups. The author's personal stories, questions, and meditations take us on a deep and uplifting journey to know our own hearts and enliven our souls. In order to fully live the one life we're given, Nepo writes, we each must affirm how precious this one life is and open ourselves to loving whatever life puts before us "By illuminating the art of finding and restoring what matters and by exploring the craft of awakening, The One Life We're Given affirms our purpose as not just to stay alive but to stay in our aliveness, "--Amazon.com Getting closer to life Loving what you do Finding what can last Being kind and useful.