{"product_id":"learning-from-silence","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\u003e Over 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\u003e In \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\u003e In 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\u003e Radiant, intimate and gripping, \u003ci\u003eLearning from Silence\u003c\/i\u003e offers 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":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54819102196055,"sku":"9781804952733","price":19.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/17541633482830.jpg?v=1788103776","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/learning-from-silence","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}