{"product_id":"9781804952733","title":"Learning From Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past three decades, Pico Iyer has made more than a hundred journeys to a small hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. He's not a Christian, nor a member of any religious group, and yet his life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLearning from Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, Iyer travels deep into inner stillness and joy in his many seasons at the monastery, even as his life is going through constant change: houses burn, a parent dies, a daughter is diagnosed with cancer. He shares the revelations he experiences, alongside wisdom from other non-monastics who have learned from adversity and inwardness. Most profoundly, he shows how solitude can be a training in community and companionship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn so doing, he offers a unique outsider's view of monastic life - and of a group of selfless souls who have dedicated their days to ensuring there's a space for quiet and recollection that's open to us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRadiant, intimate and gripping, \u003ci\u003eLearning from Silence \u003c\/i\u003eoffers ageless counsel about the power of silence and what it can teach us about how to live, how to love and, ultimately, how to die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iyer, Pico","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56676925604226,"sku":"9781804952733","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781804952733.jpg?v=1779983606","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781804952733","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}