04237cam a22006257i 4500 118381 118381 18615847 BJBSDDR 20230411090908.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 150513s2014 nyua 000 0 eng d 2014498836 1476784728 9781476784724 (OCoLC)ocn878111608 YDXCP eng YDXCP rda BTCTA BDX LF3 UOK CLE DAD OCLCQ SFR OCLCF INR DLC eng lccopycat BJ 1496 I97a 2014 204.3 Iyer, Pico, 1957- 28231 The art of stillness : adventures in going nowhere / Pico Iyer ; photography by Eydís Einarsd́óttir. First TED Books hardcover edition. New York : TED Books/Simon & Schuster, 2014 74 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 28232 Ted books Going nowhere -- Passage to nowhere -- The charting of stillness -- Alone in the dark -- Stillness where it's needed most -- A secular sabbath -- Coming back home. "A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay 'The Joy of Quiet, ' The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. Why would a man who seems able to go everywhere and do anything--like the international heartthrob and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen--choose to spend years sitting still and going nowhere? What can Nowhere offer that no Anywhere can match? And why might a lifelong traveler like Pico Iyer, who has journeyed from Easter Island to Ethiopia, Cuba to Kathmandu, think that sitting quietly in a room and getting to know the seasons and landscapes of Nowhere might be the ultimate adventure? In The Art of Stillness, Iyer draws on the lives of well-known wanderer-monks like Cohen--as well as from his own experiences as a travel writer who chooses to spend most of his time in rural Japan--to explore why advances in technology are making us more likely to retreat. Iyer reflects that this is perhaps the reason why many people--even those with no religious commitment--seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. These aren't New Age fads so much as ways to rediscover the wisdom of an earlier age. There is even a growing trend toward observing an 'Internet sabbath' every week, turning off online connections from Friday night to Monday morning and reviving those ancient customs known as family meals and conversation. In this age of constant movement and connectedness, perhaps staying in one place is a more exciting prospect, and a greater necessity than ever before. The Art of Stillness paints a picture of why so many have found richness in stillness and what--from Marcel Proust to Blaise Pascal to Phillipe Starck--they've gained there."--Publisher's description. Simplicity. Simplicidad 28233 Sencillez 28234 Mind and body. Mente y cuerpo 7027 Spirituality. Espiritualidad 9984 Vida espiritual 9410 Information society. Technology Social aspects. Tecnología Aspectos sociales 4812 Information society. fast (OCoLC)fst00972767 Mind and body. fast (OCoLC)fst01021997 Simplicity. fast (OCoLC)fst01119135 Spiritual life. Spirituality. fast (OCoLC)fst01130186 Technology Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01145202 Einarsd́óttir, Eydís 28235 fotógrafa Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1510/2014498836-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1510/2014498836-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-12-12 0 BJ 1496 I97a 2014 00000164119 2022-12-12 00:00:00 1 2022-12-12 BK