Walking in Wonder

Zusatztext 81031234 Informationen zum Autor JOHN O'DONOHUE was a poet, philosopher and scholar, a native Gaelic speaker from County Clare, Ireland. He was awarded a PhD in Philosophical Theology from the University of Tübingen, with post-doctoral study of Meister Eckhart. John's numerous international best-selling books: Anam Cara , Beauty , Eternal Echoes , and the beloved To Bless the Space Between Us , among many others, guide readers through the landscape of the Irish imagination. JOHN QUINN is a former broadcaster with RTE Radio [Irish National Radio]. An award-winning writer of children's fiction, he has also authored/edited several other books including an adult novel, two memoirs and a number of books based on his radio work, notably Walking in Wonder . He lives in County Galway, Ireland. Klappentext With a Foreword by Krista Tippett-a poignant and beautiful collection of conversations and presentation from John O'Donohue's work with close friend and former radio broadcaster John Quinn John O'Donohue, beloved author of To Bless the Space Between Us, is widely recognized as one of the most charismatic and inspirational enduring voices on the subjects of spirituality and Celtic mysticism. These timeless exchanges, collated and introduced by Quinn, span a number of years and explore themes such as imagination, landscape, the medieval mystic Meister Eckhart, aging, and death. Presented in O'Donohue's inimitable lyrical style, and filled with rich insights that will feed the "unprecedented spiritual hunger" he observed in modern society, Walking in Wonder is a welcome tribute to a much-loved author whose work still touches the lives of millions around the world. Wonder So many people are frightened by the wonder of their own presence. In 1997, I devised a summer series for RTÉ Radio--Webs of Wonder. Each program would comprise moments of wonder--archive pieces, poetry, music--but I also needed some philosophical pieces to act as the threads that held the web together. So I went to John O'Donohue. We met in the bar of a hotel in Kinvara, Co. Galway, and talked for an hour about many aspects of wonder--imagination, transience, landscape. In the course of the conversation, John came up with the lovely phrase that gave me the title for this book--the pastures of wonder. It was a quiet evening in the bar. Nobody disturbed the recording. Just two fellows chatting in the corner of a bar. It was wonderful. Wonder-ful. Gateways to Wonder One of the fascinating things about humans is that, in contrast to stones and to water and to earth and to fields, they seem to be privileged and burdened with the ability to think. That's the beautiful intimacy of the human in the world. There is nothing as intimate as a human being. Every human person is inevitably involved with two worlds: the world they carry within them and the world that is out there. All thinking, all writing, all action, all creation and all destruction is about that bridge between the two worlds. All thought is about putting a face on experience. Socrates said that the unexamined life isn't worth living. Socrates started raising the questions. One of the most exciting and energetic forms of thought is the question. I always think that the question is like a lantern. It illuminates new landscapes and new areas as it moves. Therefore, the question always assumes that there are many different dimensions to a thought that you are either blind to or that are not available to you. So a question is really one of the forms in which wonder expresses itself. One of the reasons that we wonder is because we are limited, and that limitation is one of the great gateways of wonder. Martin Heidegger said that when you can conceive of a frontier you are already beyond it, because a frontier--while it may be the limitation of where you now are or what you now...

"This marvelous posthumous collection from Irish poet-philosopher O’Donohue (Anam Cara) comes as an unexpected gift for his fans...[his] work remains a rich banquet for those interested in spirituality and his particular expression of contemporary Celtic mysticism." —Publishers Weekly

"This book you now hold in your hands is a treasure." —Krista Tippett, host of On Being

"A celebration of the beauty and mystery of everyday things. Walking in Wonder is a delight." —Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling coauthor of You Are the Universe

"This wondrous, panoramic lens of John O'Donohue as mystical theologian, purveyor of the divine imagination, genius of intellect and fierce social-justice activist is a vital gift bestowed by fellow pilgrim and beloved friend John Quinn to a world urgently in need of spiritual replenishment and activism." —Ellen Wingard, coeditor of Enlightened Power: How Women Are Transforming the Practice of Leadership

"John O'Donohue's wondrous words illuminate the pages of this magnificent book as they bring clarity and inspiration to our rapidly changing world. Whether we're discovering John for the first time, or we have already been transformed by the poetry and prose of this profound philosopher, poet, and mystic, Walking in Wonder offers us all a unique opportunity to enter a compelling conversation about the most important yet often hidden challenges of finding meaning and connection in our modern lives." —Daniel J. Siegel, MD, clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and New York Times bestselling author of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence

"What John O'Donohue could do with words simultaneously baffles, delights and soothes the heart." —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Falling Awake

"John O'Donohue's contribution as a prophet will continue. His work as a writer and a poet will endure. These conversations between John O'Donohue and John Quinn, maybe Ireland's most thoughtful broadcaster, offer a unique insight into the power of wonder and the importance of symmetry in all aspects of our lives. A powerful contribution." —President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins

“How glorious it is to hear the voice of John O’Donohue again, the lark-tongued poet, philosopher, theologian and anam cara, who left his imprint on everyone he met. Anyone who spent time with him—in person or in books—came away changed. In this spirited conversation, John is fiercely alive with the electric fizz of being, fully attuned to life, ruminative, and so infused with wonder that every question becomes a lantern. As ever, he delves deeply into the plateaus of being human, and explores the thresholds that arise, frighten, butmust be crossed to become the self one dreams. I so cherish this unexpected gift.” —Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s Wife

"As this magnificent book demonstrates, even on the printed page John O’Donohue’s voice—so lyrical and eloquent, so profound and impassioned—flashes vividly to life, beautifully capturing a radiant soul filled with humor, compassion and utter selflessness. Indeed, John not only brilliantly articulated the magic and necessity of joy and gratitude, he ignited a sense of genuine awe in every life he encountered, and he will undoubtedly inspire future generations to learn how to infuse their own lives with meaning and wonder.” —Andrew Carroll, New York Times bestselling author and the cofounder, with the Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky, of the American Poetry & Literacy Project

“John Quinn’s self-effacing work as editor and broadcaster is rightly renowned. Here he presents, for wider audiences, his absorbing conversations with John O’Donohue’s glorious, far-seeing, far-reaching spirit. Welcome to these luminous encounters!” —Lelia Doolan, Irish activist…