Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators by Sack, John Richard

Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781975992422)

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Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators by Sack, John Richard

Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators

$18.25
Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators by Sack, John Richard

Views of the Moon: Tales for Meditators

$18.25
Format: Paperback
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Some years ago I worked for a computer company forced for economic reasons to close its doors. The owner decided to use the last of the company's funds to have a farewell party. He sent invitations to each employee and added a haiku: Now that my storehouse Has burned down, nothing obscures My view of the moon.In many of the world's wisdom traditions, teaching passes from master to students in the form of short tales, stories that offer, if you will, various views of the moon and the light it sheds on Truth seekers.Aesop had his fables. Jesus spoke in parables, as have Hindu gurus, Sufis, Hasidic Jews, North American elders and a host of other guides. The tales grouped here are collected from various sources, from the crazy wisdom of Mullah Nasruddin and the eccentric behavior of highly-evolved sages to more straightforward and obvious narratives. Some I've heard at the feet of teachers, some come from readings and some are my own invention.These stories are not the moon itself. They are merely fingers pointing at the sky, encouraging the reader to turn to its light. And all wisdom traditions teach that among the various spiritual practices meant to remove obstacles to this vision, the most favorable are meditation (reflections on specific words or images) and contemplation (which might be viewed as thought-less meditation).The focus of this book is on thought-full meditation and to aid the reader's visualizations, each story is followed by suggestions for further reflection. These are but my own thoughts, of course, and may be set aside in favor of the reader's own insights and inner guidance.

Author: John Richard Sack
ISBN-10: 1975992423
ISBN-13: 9781975992422
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2017
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
By John Richard Sack
By John Richard Sack
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John Richard Sack has a BA in English from Yale University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Fresh from high school, John entered Our Lady of Gethsemani Trappist Abbey in Kentucky where Thomas Merton was his novice master. In his thirties, he trained in a Hindu ashram in Ganeshpuri, India under Swami Muktananda. Spiritual awakening and transformation are common themes in both his fiction and nonfiction books. Other works include the internationally-acclaimed novel, The Franciscan Conspiracy (available in seventeen languages) and a companion work, Angel's Passage (available in three languages). The Wolf in Winter is a fictional tale of the early career of Francis of Assisi. Other fiction and short stories, including his Trappist Tales, can be found on his Amazon author page. His nonfiction Yearning for the Father and Mystic Mountain are guides to the contemplative journey. Today, he writes and homesteads at Casa Chiara Hermitage in southern Oregon with his wife, Christin Lore Weber, author of many books related to spiritual growth.

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