Everyday SpiritsState University of New York Press, 1993 M07 1 - 195 pages Transformation of being begins exactly where one is. This is, for most of us, at home. We are acted upon by objects familiar to us, influenced in unfelt ways, and moved toward a destiny proper to a responsible being. Dwelling is complemented by journeying. To live in a home is to journey on the path that leads through the home to a world beyond. A householder becomes a traveler. A traveler is a seeker after new impressions, fresh impressions of a reality that beckons. Opening to the commonplace—what stands in front of us on the daily round—we are open to the call to respond to our role as mediator between heaven and earth. Everyday Spirits is a book about self-perception. |
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Page ix
... life , I have lived in a home . My experiences pre- dominantly are of articles of home dwelling - teacups , brooms , pillow slips , the oven , door hinges , picture hooks , and lamps . Now that I keep a house , I am a householder . Yet ...
... life , I have lived in a home . My experiences pre- dominantly are of articles of home dwelling - teacups , brooms , pillow slips , the oven , door hinges , picture hooks , and lamps . Now that I keep a house , I am a householder . Yet ...
Page x
... life . To journey is to be hospitable . My thoughts went out along these lines . I began to regard the things that lined my shelves and stood in corners , crannies , and cup- boards , and in plain everyday view , with a questioning look ...
... life . To journey is to be hospitable . My thoughts went out along these lines . I began to regard the things that lined my shelves and stood in corners , crannies , and cup- boards , and in plain everyday view , with a questioning look ...
Page xii
... life dead to this world . Our humanness has much to do with being guided by the moment . Spinoza notices that the receptive vision offers " the possibil- ity of a much more powerful human nature . " Its exercise , moreover ...
... life dead to this world . Our humanness has much to do with being guided by the moment . Spinoza notices that the receptive vision offers " the possibil- ity of a much more powerful human nature . " Its exercise , moreover ...
Page xiii
... life . That suffering is not relieved by application of any salve confirms the pessimist's position . The literal mind , moveover , draws further reason for its grim view . Aristotle founds a whole way of logical thinking on the law of ...
... life . That suffering is not relieved by application of any salve confirms the pessimist's position . The literal mind , moveover , draws further reason for its grim view . Aristotle founds a whole way of logical thinking on the law of ...
Page xiv
... life ? Then one's philosophy would leave the mind to itself and dwell with the forces giving rise to the moment of ability . Good philosophy may be pursued by compiling a census of guides . Rather than a text for elucidating method ...
... life ? Then one's philosophy would leave the mind to itself and dwell with the forces giving rise to the moment of ability . Good philosophy may be pursued by compiling a census of guides . Rather than a text for elucidating method ...
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