The Sacred Art of Listening - (Art of Spiritual Living) by Kay Lindahl (Hardcover)

About the Book

Inspiring text and contemplative artwork combine to communicate the three essential qualities of deep listening--silence, reflection and presence. They demonstrate that the key spiritual transformation can be as basic as practicing the art of listening.

Book Synopsis

Inspiring text and contemplative artwork combine to communicate the three essential qualities of deep listening-silence, reflection and presence. They demonstrate that the key spiritual transformation can be as basic as practicing the art of listening.

Review Quotes

"The lost art of listening is found in The Sacred Art of Listening. The work of Kay Lindahl could assist you to find your spiritual path."
-Pauline Oliveros, composer/performer and founder of Deep Listening(R)

"This elegantly profound book will help lead us to a more enlightened time when the listening ear, not the penetrating eye, will be our primary symbol of understanding. The Sacred Art of Listening will help us create harmony within ourselves as well as with all around us."
-Brooke Medicine Eagle, author of Buffalo Woman Comes Singing and The Last Ghost Dance

"This is a truly beautiful book, and a powerful one-opening us in an effective and practical way to wondrous new depths of human living. So much in so few pages, true wisdom."
-M. Basil Pennington, OCSO, coauthor of Finding Grace at the Center: The Beginning of Centering Prayer

"I like the insight that life is too often defined by meetings instead of meeting. We need both at the same time. The Sacred Art of Listening, in its wise and reflective way, tells us how. Read, ponder and inwardly digest it."
-Malcolm Boyd, poet/writer-in-residence, Cathedral Center of St. Paul, Los Angeles

"The Sacred Art of Listening unlocks multiple doors of separation and allows the reader to enter into realms of authentic and clear relationships."
-Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of California; founder and president of the United Religions Initiative