INSPIRATION
REVIEW
The Endless Practice:
Becoming Who You Were Born to Be
by Mark Nepo
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This is a book to be slowly
savored. Mark Nepo is
a master of the human
condition, which he reflects
back to us with deep
compassion.
Drawing from every hue of spiritual tradition,
he paints our struggles, pain, and joy with vivid strokes. Going from micro to macro, from the
fears and weaknesses of everyday life to the
sweep of human consciousness at its grandest,
most inclusive and unbounded, his verbal artistry is as compelling as his spiritual vision of universal humanity.
He sees into our souls and reflects them to us as
incubators of our magnificence and perfection.
With the compassion of one who has suffered
pain that brought him to the brink of eternity,
he leads us gently to an acceptance of ourselves
as we are, and an appreciation of the gifts we
bring to the world. He urges us to life fully and
not die with our songs unsung. He inspires us to
transcend the limitations imposed on us by our
fears – of failure, of being different, of being not
enough. He poetic prose recounts tales of sages
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and sinners from many traditions and cultures,
illuminating and anchoring one lesson after another.
There are suggestions for reflection at the end
of each chapter that make you want to sit back,
close your eyes and just contemplate. This is a
life-affirming guide to the soul’s awakening.
Reviewed by Miriam Knight
This is a lifeaffirming guide
to the soul’s
awakening.