Esther De Waal Knihy

Seznámení s keltskou spiritualitou, spojující v sobě pohanské tradice s křesťanstvím. Autorka popisuje vlastní objevení keltských tradic, které vycházejí z křesťanství i pohanství a ve kterých se prolíná posvátno s každodenním, běžným životem. Líčí různé keltské rituály a obyčeje provázející všední dny, zaměřuje se podrobněji na život keltských mnichů, světců a poutníků - peregrinů, zasvěcujících svůj život putování pro Krista. Ve svém díle zdůrazňuje především křesťanské rysy keltské spirituality, cituje keltské básně a modlitby. Kniha si klade za cíl přiblížit čtenáři keltskou podobu křesťanství a poukázat na sílu keltské tradice.

This delightful book draws on one of out richest native spiritual traditions, the Celtic heritage, and presents extracts from Irish, Welsh and Scottish sources in a form suitable for daily meditation. The Celts had an extraordinarily clear spiritual vision, born of close association with nature. They thought in vivid making a fire, the wind in the wood, the song of the birds, the white waves of the sea. Yet the sense of light and the sense of incarnation which runs through so much Celtic writing is only possible because of its recognition of the dark of sin and evil, and also its acknowledgement of the power of the cross of the resurrection. A belief in the sacredness of the earth, a belief that the victory of the cross illumines and transforms the everyday, an awareness that despite the dark, heaven is not far from us, all this shines through these pages and brings us into closer contact with these fascinating people.

The celebrated spiritual writer Thomas Merton remains one of the most influential voices of our day. Here, Esther de Waal devises a seven day personal or group retreat programme using extracts from Thomas Merton's writings and a selection of his photography.

Esther de Waal is one of today's most beloved spiritual writers. In The White Stone , she reflects on the changes and losses that come with growing older. Esther reflects on solitude and, following a period of illness, saying goodbye to a family home and the Welsh border landscape she had known for decades which inspired some of her greatest writing. In her characteristic style, she sees everything as a portal into a deeper spiritual understanding.She draws on the wealth of the Christian tradition, especially scripture and the monastic and Celtic spiritualities she knows so well, to help her navigate her way through not only the inevitable sense of loss that accompanies such change, but also to embrace the new possibilities it brings. The white stone of the title refers to a small pebble from the river that ran through her garden that she keeps in her pocket, but also strikes a note of hope referring to the new identity promised by God (Revelation 2.17). This is a book of simple, profound wisdom that will speak to many coping with change in their own lives.

Eine neue Ausgabe dieses zeitgenössischen spirituellen Klassikers, in dem die alte und sanfte Weisheit der Regel des heiligen Benedikt im Hinblick auf die Anforderungen des modernen Lebens und die Bedeutung des Gleichgewichts zwischen Gebet, Arbeit und Studium untersucht wird.