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Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines

Margaret D. McGee

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Description:"Writing haiku offers the chance to honor, hold, and fully experience a fleeting moment that takes you out of yourself, a moment that hints at the deeper unity that lies beneath the surface of things." --from Chapter One Have a "haiku moment"--when your mind stops and your heart moves. In this encouraging guide for both beginning and experienced haiku writers, Margaret D. McGee shows how writing haiku can be a consciously spiritual practice for seekers of any faith tradition or no tradition. Drawing from her experience as a spiritual retreat leader and published haiku writer, McGee takes the mystery and intimidation out of beginning to write haiku. For those already on their way, she provides helpful hints and exercises to broaden and deepen both your haiku artistry and your appreciation of haiku as part of your spiritual life. With humor and encouragement, she offers step-by-step exercises for both individuals and writing groups, and shows how haiku can help you: * Pay attention to the world around you to connect with sacred moments * Overcome fear and self-doubt to access your innate creativity * Explore and use haiku together with spiritual practices in your own faith tradition * Make haiku a spiritual part of your daily routine "Captures the heart essence of a moment and the feelings it evokes by paying attention to small things and honoring the sacredness of everyday life." --Lucy Wynkoop, OSB, coauthor, Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness "Insightful and informative.... Enhances our awareness of our daily lives and the spirit that surrounds us." --Stanford M. Forrester, editor, bottle rockets; author, the toddler's chant "Opens an important door wide ... instills a desire and ability to write what is essential and understand how it entwines with our individual spiritual practices.... It became irresistible not to try my hand at it." --Sheila Bender, author, A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief "Inviting and accessible ... beautifully breaks open the art of paying close attention to the world through the heightened language of poetry." --Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, author, Wind, Water, Earth, Fire: The Christian Spiritual Practice of Praying with the ElementsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines. To get started finding Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "Writing haiku offers the chance to honor, hold, and fully experience a fleeting moment that takes you out of yourself, a moment that hints at the deeper unity that lies beneath the surface of things." --from Chapter One Have a "haiku moment"--when your mind stops and your heart moves. In this encouraging guide for both beginning and experienced haiku writers, Margaret D. McGee shows how writing haiku can be a consciously spiritual practice for seekers of any faith tradition or no tradition. Drawing from her experience as a spiritual retreat leader and published haiku writer, McGee takes the mystery and intimidation out of beginning to write haiku. For those already on their way, she provides helpful hints and exercises to broaden and deepen both your haiku artistry and your appreciation of haiku as part of your spiritual life. With humor and encouragement, she offers step-by-step exercises for both individuals and writing groups, and shows how haiku can help you: * Pay attention to the world around you to connect with sacred moments * Overcome fear and self-doubt to access your innate creativity * Explore and use haiku together with spiritual practices in your own faith tradition * Make haiku a spiritual part of your daily routine "Captures the heart essence of a moment and the feelings it evokes by paying attention to small things and honoring the sacredness of everyday life." --Lucy Wynkoop, OSB, coauthor, Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness "Insightful and informative.... Enhances our awareness of our daily lives and the spirit that surrounds us." --Stanford M. Forrester, editor, bottle rockets; author, the toddler's chant "Opens an important door wide ... instills a desire and ability to write what is essential and understand how it entwines with our individual spiritual practices.... It became irresistible not to try my hand at it." --Sheila Bender, author, A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief "Inviting and accessible ... beautifully breaks open the art of paying close attention to the world through the heightened language of poetry." --Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, author, Wind, Water, Earth, Fire: The Christian Spiritual Practice of Praying with the ElementsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines. To get started finding Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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