内容简介
Beautydoesnotlinger,itonlyvisits.Yetbeauty'svisitationaffectsusandinvitesusintoitsrhythm,itcallsustofeel,think,andactbeautifullyintheworld:tocreateandlivealifethatawakenstheBeautiful.Beautyisagentlebuturgentcalltoawaken.BestsellingauthorJohnO'Donohueopensoureyes,hearts,andmindstothewonderofourownrelationshipwithbeautybyexposingtheinfinityandmysteryofitsbreadth.Hiswordsreturnustothedignityofsilence,profundityofstillness,powerofthoughtandperception,andtheeternalgraceandgenerosityofbeauty'spresence.Inthismasterfulandrevelatorywork,O'Donohueencouragesourgreaterintimacywithbeautyandcelebratesitforwhatitreallyis:ahomecomingofthehumanspirit.Ashefocusesontheclassical,medieval,andCeltictraditionsofart,music,literature,nature,andlanguage,O'Donohuerevealshowbeauty'sinvisibleembraceinvitesustowardnewheightsofpassionandcreativityevenintheseuncertaintimesofglobalconflictandcrisis.
作者简介
JohnO'DonohuewasawardedaPh.D.inphilosophicaltheologyfromtheUniversityofTübingenin1990.Heistheauthorofseveralworks,includingabookonthephilosophyofHegel,PersonalsVermittlung;twocollectionsofpoetry,EchoesofMemoryandConamaraBlues;andtwointernationalbestsellers,AnamCaraandEternalEchoes.HelecturesandholdsworkshopsinEuropeandAmerica,andiscurrentlyresearchingabookonthephilosophicalmysticismofMeisterEckhart.HelivesinIreland.