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9781626257986

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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At seventeen, following the directions of the philosopher and mystic Douglas Harding, David Lang pointed his finger at his own face and discovered he didn't have one. Instead, he found himself staring at nothing. But it was a very special nothing-a nothing filled with everything. Taking this revelation as his starting point, Lang shows how the vision of nothingness—the Desert—turned his life upside down. In image-rich language, he draws the reader into the Alice-in-Wonderland world of “the given.” You will see buildings and trees that move, a man who expands and shrinks like a balloon, and a room built around a black hole. You will witness scenes of joy, wonder, confusion, and despair. And you will find the Flower, that mysterious and profound destination which adds everything—and nothing—to the vision of the Desert. In the appendix, Lang gives explicit directions so that you can experience the book's key insights yourself.

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Publié par

New Harbinger Publications

Date de parution

01 janvier 0001

EAN13

9781626257986

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

Praise forA Flower in the Desert

A FLOWERINTHE DESERTISANILLUMINATINGTEACHINGONawareness and selﬂessness, following in the provocative and creative tradition of Zen Master Bankei, Wei Wu Wei, and Douglas Harding. David Lang’s prose is spare and elegant—the book is a delight to read. Joseph Goldstein, author ofInsight Meditation THISBOOKISTHEADVENTUREOFEMPTINESS,CONTEMPLATIVEand unassuming. It is a journey into the unknown space surrounding us all. It opens the reader up to the inﬁnite possibilities in the moment at hand, no matter where we are, or what we may have. Sharon Salzberg, author ofLovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness DAVID LANGHASWRITTENANEERILYORIGINALANDPOETICaccount of his spiritual epiphany. This book will behead you, and you’ll be thankful for the favor. Wes Nisker, author ofCrazy Wisdom LIKEAFLOWERINTHEARIDDESERTOFTODAY’SMATERIALISTICand mentalistic culture, David Lang helps us to turn the spotlight, the consciousness searchlight, inwards— meaning, more deeply—and to ﬁnd out who and what we are, how we ﬁt in to the bigger picture, and fulﬁll the meaning of our lives. Lama Surya Das, author ofBuddha Is as Buddha Does

THISBOOKISATONCEPOETRYANDMEDITATIONONAJOURNEYof discovery that unfolds, moment by moment, literally right before our noses…. I believe this book makes a unique and valuable contribution to authentic inquiry, and the simple beauty of its language enhances its power and accessibility. Dr. Kaisa Puhakka, former editor ofThe Journal of Transpersonal Psychologyand professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies

DAVID LANG’S A FLOWERINTHE DESERTSPEAKSTOUSINexquisitely simple language about deeply complex questions: Who am I? What guides me? Where am I going?—only to discover that in “nothing” lies “everything.” We can learn to be the ﬂower in the desert by letting this spare and humble story draw us quietly into our inner blossoming. Gabriele Rico, author ofWriting the Natural Way

A Flower in te Desert

Images from the Headless Way

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A FLOWER IN THE DESERT First edition published August 2012 byNONDUALITYPRESS

David Lang has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identiﬁed as author of this work. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the Publisher.

Author photo by Simone Anne Lang

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To Carol and Simone, whose love I will always treasure

And to Douglas, who showed me the Desert

The Key of the Kingdom

This is the key of the kingdom: In that kingdom is a city, In that city is a town, In that town there is a street, In that street there winds a lane, In that lane there is a yard, In that yard there is a house, In that house there waits a room, In that room an empty bed, And on that bed a basket -A basket of sweet ﬂowers: Of ﬂowers, of ﬂowers, A basket of sweet ﬂowers.

Flowers in a basket, Basket on the bed, Bed in the chamber, Chamber in the house, House in the weedy yard, Yard in the winding lane, Lane in the broad street, Street in the high town, Town in the city, City in the kingdom— This is the key of the kingdom, Of the kingdom this is the key.

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