This lyrical and inspiring book expands on a new idea, offering a way forward for all those feeling affected by the frenetic pace of our modern world. Listen Free to Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere audiobook by Pico Iyer with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and Android devices. In 2013, Pico Iyer gave a blockbuster TED Talk. Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells by Iyer Pico Hardcover 380,00. Ships from and sold by Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. Pico Iyer reveals how stillness can act as a creative catalyst, and advocates for a way of living that counters the frenetic design of our modern lives. An unexpected truth from a celebrated travel writer: Stillness just might be the ultimate adventure. Ultimately, Iyer shows that, in this age of constant movement and connectedness, perhaps staying in one place is a more exciting prospect, and a greater necessity than ever before. This item: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books) by Pico Iyer Hardcover 1 205,00. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. The Art of Stillness paints a picture of why so many-from Marcel Proust to Mahatma Gandhi to Emily Dickinson-have found richness in stillness. Growing trends like observing an "Internet Sabbath"-turning off online connections from Friday night to Monday morning-highlight how increasingly desperate many of us are to unplug and bring stillness into our lives. These aren't New Age fads so much as ways to rediscover the wisdom of an earlier age.
He reflects that this is perhaps the reason why many people-even those with no religious commitment-seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or seeking silent retreats. Iyer also draws on his own experiences as a travel writer to explore why advances in technology are making us more likely to retreat. In The Art of Stillness-a TED Books release-Iyer investigate the lives of people who have made a life seeking stillness: from Matthieu Ricard, a Frenchman with a PhD in molecular biology who left a promising scientific career to become a Tibetan monk, to revered singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who traded the pleasures of the senses for several years of living the near-silent life of meditation as a Zen monk. There's never been a greater need to slow down, tune out and give ourselves permission to be still. Why might a lifelong traveler like Pico Iyer, who has journeyed from Easter Island to Ethiopia, Cuba to Kathmandu, think that sitting quietly in a room might be the ultimate adventure? Because in our madly accelerating world, our lives are crowded, chaotic and noisy. There is even a growing trend toward observing an "Internet sabbath" every week, turning off online connections from Friday night to Monday morning, so as to try to revive those ancient customs known as family meals and conversation.A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay "The Joy of Quiet," The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. These aren't New Age fads so much as ways to connect with what could be called the wisdom of an earlier age. In both The Art of Stillnessand his captivating TEDTALK Where is Home?, Iyer reflects that this is perhaps the reason why more and more people - even those with no religious commitment - seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. Rs.150 OFF for New Users 10 Extra Bank Discount on The Art of Stillness Adventures in Going Nowhere at Daraz.pk. He explores the counter-intuitive truth: the more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug. Through his extensive interviews with creative geniuses of our day, as well as historical records and his own life experience, acclaimed author Pico Iyer paints a picture of why so many have found such richness in stillness and how - from Marcel Proust to Blaise Pascal to Phillipe Starck - they've gathered such rare and exhilarating fruits there. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Pico Iyer (Author) Visit Amazon's Pico Iyer Page. The adventure of going nowhere but inside ourselves. The Art of Stillness is a persuasively argued case for the pleasures of slowing down and being in one place. Part of the TED series: The Art of Stillness In this age of constant movement and connectedness, when so many of us are all over the place, perhaps staying in one place - and locating everything we need for peace and happiness there - is a more exciting prospect, and a greater necessity than ever before. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books) Hardcover November 4, 2014. Sitting still, writes Pico Iyer in The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, is a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it.
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