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Lädt ... Writing, the Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice (Art of Spiritual Living)von Rami M. Shapiro, Aaron Shapiro
   The Writing Life (7) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  bemislibrary | Jan 18, 2014 |  keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Push your writing through the trite and the boring to something fresh, something transformative. "Writing as spiritual practice has nothing to do with readers per se. You aren't writing to be read; you are writing to be freed. Writing as spiritual practice is conspiratorial rather than inspirational. It conspires to strip away everything you use to maintain the illusion of certainty, security and self-identity. Where spiritual writing seeks to bind you all the more tightly to the self you imagine yourself to be, writing as spiritual practice intends to free you from it." --from Rami's Preface This isn't about how to write spiritual books. It isn't about the romance of writing. It doesn't cover the ins and outs of publishing and building a brand. Instead, this fresh and unapologetic guide to writing as a spiritual practice approaches writing as a way to turn the spiral of body, heart, mind, soul and spirit that leads to spiritual awakening. Lead by renowned spirituality teacher Rami Shapiro and award-winning writer and writing coach Aaron Shapiro--and featuring over fifty unique, practical exercises--it takes you beyond assigning inspirational words to the page. It shows you how to use your writing to unlock the joy of life and the infinite perspectives and possibilities that living provides. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The bulk of this slender volume is a series of writing exercises designed as a roadmap to inner discovery. This is both its strength and weakness. It’s as if Senior and Junior Shapiro can’t decide if they want to produce a self-help manual or a primer on creative writing. While there is some helpful advice sprinkled throughout the text – to overcome writer’s block, for instance, this duo suggests going for a walk and then writing about what you saw along the way, how you felt, etc. – too much verbiage is devoted to digression and mysticism. Numerous references are made to this sage or that philosopher, none of which is particularly enlightening for the reader. The lack of an index forces one to flip constantly back and forth to find a specific passage. Here’s this reviewer’s advice: if you want to be a better person, read something by Dale Carnegie. If you want to be a better wordsmith, read On Writing Well by William Zinsser. In so doing, the reader will understand why both of these gentlemen have been in print for decades. (