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The book delves into the transformative power of silence through Pico Iyer's experiences at a Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, California. Over three decades and amidst personal upheavals, including loss and illness, Iyer discovers profound joy and clarity in quiet retreat. He reflects on deeper truths often overlooked in daily life and shares insights from others who have found strength in solitude. By exploring the intersection of silence, community, and personal growth, the narrative offers timeless wisdom on living, loving, and facing mortality.

The book features a gripping narrative that explores complex characters and their intertwined fates. Set against a backdrop of rich historical context, it delves into themes of love, betrayal, and resilience. Readers will be drawn into the emotional depth and moral dilemmas faced by the characters, making for a thought-provoking and engaging read. The author's signature style combines vivid imagery with intricate plotting, ensuring a captivating experience from start to finish.

'Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul ... A masterpiece' Elizabeth Gilbert 'A work of spiritual evolution [and] inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors' Washington Post One of our most perceptive travel writers embarks on an exploration of the world's holiest places and where we might find paradise on Earth. It's so easy, I thought, to place Paradise in the past or the future - anywhere but here. After half a century of travel, Pico Iyer asks himself what kind of paradise can ever be found in a world of unceasing conflict. In a spectacular journey, both inward and outward, he roams the globe from Jerusalem to Belfast to North Korea, from crowded mosques in Iran to a holy mountain in Japan. By the end, he has upended any of our expectations and dared to suggest that we can find paradise right in the heart of our angry and confused world.

From one of our most astute observers of human nature, a far-reaching exploration of Japanese history and culture and a moving meditation on impermanence, mortality, and grief. For years, Pico Iyer has split his time between California and Nara, Japan, where he and his Japanese wife Hiroko have a small home. But when his father-in-law dies suddenly, calling him back to Japan earlier than expected, Iyer begins to grapple with the question we all have to live with: how to hold onto the things we love, even though we know that we and they are dying. In a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, this question is more urgent than anywhere else. Iyer leads us through the year following his father-in-law's death, introducing us to the people who populate his days: his ailing mother-in-law, who often forgets that her husband has died; his absent brother-in-law, who severed ties with his family years ago but to whom Hiroko still writes letters; and the men and women in his ping pong club, who, many years his senior, traverse their autumn years in different ways. And as the maple leaves begin to redden and the heat begins to soften, Iyer offers us a singular view of Japan, in the season that reminds us to take nothing for granted

Acclaimed travel writer draws upon his numerous stays at the iconic Raffles Hotel for a discovery of not just yesterday, but tomorrow. As the hotel's first Writer-in-Residence, he explores the restored grounds and reveals a rich literacy legacy with cameos by Maugham, Kipling, Didion and many other writers. This compact volume is a personal, thoughtful and surprising look at a Singapore we too often take for granted

The author draws on readings, reflections, and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers, and to give longtime residents a look at their home through fresh eyes. The book is full of glimpses into Japanese culture. Iyer's observations as he travels make for a series of provocations to pique the interest and curiosity of the range of fascinations the country and culture contain

From one of our most astute observers of human nature, a far-reaching exploration of Japanese history and culture and a moving meditation on impermanence, mortality, and grief. For years, Pico Iyer has split his time between California and Nara, Japan, where he and his Japanese wife Hiroko have a small home. But when his father-in-law dies suddenly, calling him back to Japan earlier than expected, Iyer begins to grapple with the question we all have to live with: how to hold onto the things we love, even though we know that we and they are dying. In a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, this question is more urgent than anywhere else. Iyer leads us through the year following his father-in-law's death, introducing us to the people who populate his days: his ailing mother-in-law, who often forgets that her husband has died; his absent brother-in-law, who severed ties with his family years ago but to whom Hiroko still writes letters; and the men and women in his ping pong club, who, many years his senior, traverse their autumn years in different ways. And as the maple leaves begin to redden and the heat begins to soften, Iyer offers us a singular view of Japan, in the season that reminds us to take nothing for granted

Pico Iyer, pisarz i podróżnik, który zwiedził i opisał niemal cały świat, dochodzi do zaskakującego wniosku: największą przygodą życia może być siedzenie w bezruchu w pustym pokoju. Poza chaosem, poza pośpiechem, poza nadmiarem.W „Sztuce bezruchu” sprawdza, jak wyglądało życie ludzi, którzy zdecydowali się zatrzymać szaleńcze tempo swoich dni – od francuskiego biologa molekularnego Matthieu Ricarda, który porzucił obiecującą karierę naukową i został tybetańskim mnichem, po zmarłego niedawno Leonarda Cohena, który pomieszkiwał w buddyjskim klasztorze nieopodal Los Angeles, praktykując medytację zen.Autor czerpie też z własnych doświadczeń, starając się wyjaśnić, dlaczego im więcej w naszym życiu technologii, tym bardziej potrzebujemy odpoczynku od niej. Pokazuje, dlaczego tak wiele słynnych postaci, od Marcela Prousta, po Mahatmę Ghandiego, aż do Emily Dickinson znalazło spełnienie w sztuce bezruchu. Stawia również pytanie, czy możliwe jest, aby we współczesnym, rozpędzonym świecie to bycie w jednym miejscu stało się najbardziej ekscytującym doświadczeniem. O książkach z serii TEDMałe książki o wielkich ideach. Są na tyle krótkie, że można je przeczytać za jednym posiedzeniem, ale na tyle długie, że pozwalają na pogłębione poznanie tematu. Ta różnorodna seria zawiera pozycje, których tematyka krąży od architektury do świata biznesu, od podróży w czasie do miłości, i doskonale nadaje się dla ciekawych świata wielbicieli czytania. Każdej z książek TED towarzyszy powiązana z nią prelekcja, którą można obejrzeć online na TED.com. Książki kontynuują tam, gdzie kończy się wykład. Osiemnastominutowa przemowa może zasiać ziarno albo pobudzić wyobraźnię, ale wiele prelekcji wywołuje potrzebę pogłębienia tematu, dowiedzenia się więcej, opowiedzenia dłuższej historii. Odpowiadają na nią książki TED.

Přečtěte si nečekané vyznání známého novináře o tom, že klid může být jedinečným dobrodružstvím. Pico Iyer tráví život cestováním po celém světě – od Velikonočních ostrovů přes Etiopii, Kubu až po Kátmándú – a reportážemi ze svých cest. Ve své knížce se paradoxně věnuje radosti z poklidu a ticha, na které ho upozornil světoznámý písničkář Leonard Cohen. Inspirovaný jím, ale i Gándhím, Proustem či Emily Dickinsonovou se rozhodl cestovat nikam a najít tak svou vnitřní rovnováhu. Ponořte se do ticha a objevte nový vztah k světu tím, že se od něj odstřihnete.

Über den LUXUS der Entschleunigung In einer Welt voller Angebote und Möglichkeiten stellt sich der bekannte Essayist und Autor Pico Iyer dem letzten großen Abenteuer: der Kunst des Innehaltens, der Entschleunigung. Nachdem er selbst ein Leben lang unterwegs war, von den Osterinseln über Katmandu bis Kuba, zeigt er uns, wie wir in einer Welt der ständigen Beschleunigung durch das Innehalten, die Konzentration auf uns selbst, mehr Inspiration, Kreativität und Ausgeglichenheit erreichen können. Denn in einer Welt voller Ablenkung ist der größte Luxus, völlig bei sich zu sein. Mit stimmungsvollen Farbfotografien