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  • Reduced to Joy

  • The Journey from Our Head to Our Heart
  • By: Mark Nepo
  • Narrated by: Mark Nepo
  • Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Reduced to Joy

By: Mark Nepo
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Publisher's summary

Poetry and Inspiration for the Journey of Being Human

The infinitely varied journeys of our lives share a common destiny: to be worn of all that is not essential till we are reduced to joy.

On Reduced to Joy, best-selling author and poet-philosopher Mark Nepo invites you to join him in a poignant examination of "the gifts and challenges of being a spirit here on Earth," through six captivating sessions that address the vital task of discovering and returning to what matters.

Listening to the Teachers Hidden in Every Moment

Mark Nepo describes poetry as "the unexpected utterance of the soul." Every poem and by extension every moment can serve as a teacher, if we can attend to it with an open mind and heart. By sharing 56 original poems along with the insights of fellow writers, Mark brings us into our own living conversation with the teachers hidden in everything that we experience, in order to welcome their universal lessons. Over the course of this six-hour program, he reveals the genesis of his own poems, unpacks the stunning insights they hold, and encourages us to reflect both personally and with friends on how these empowering truths show themselves in the poetic revelations of our own lives.There is a Sioux saying that the longest journey you will ever make in your life is from your head to your heart. No one is exempt from this great adventure. With Reduced to Joy, Mark Nepo awaits as your guide to the place "where the glow of your heart touches everything it meets so you can't help but remember how dear it is to be alive."

Highlights

  • The Longest Journey - on doing, being, and awakening the source of genius within
  • To Know By Heart - on moving from depth to surface and "loving your window"
  • The Art of Facing Things - on the courage to say yes to life again and again
  • Walking Together - on authentic relationship and expanding the heart's perception
  • Made from Bone - on the promise of the inner world and our lineage of spirit
  • The Sublime Disturbance - on that which causes us to live fully in the open
©2014 Mark Nepo (P)2014 Mark Nepo
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beautiful and healing to the mind and spirit

superb content and challenges for personal growth. The authors reading is beautiful and creates a space for healing and renewal as well as spiritual expansion.

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A true guide to finding Joy

His words are spoken with such care and compassion that creates a safe space for me to truly explore my feelings and begin to understand some of what is there. Many times throughout listening to this book, tears came pouring down my cheeks and I know he is speaking to a longing in my heart.
Thank you for another beautiful book that I will listen to again and again.

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just not sure it's for me

I could not finish it. It was too abstract and wandering. I am not motivated by poetry.

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