Creating Heaven on Earth : The Psychology of Experiencing Immortality in Everyday Life.
Marcus, Paul.
Creating Heaven on Earth : The Psychology of Experiencing Immortality in Everyday Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction: the quest for earthly immortality -- CHAPTER TWO "Take time to smell the roses": the delights of gardening -- CHAPTER THREE "Magical myths": the passion for sport -- CHAPTER FOUR "Wake up and smell the coffee": the pleasures of drinking coffee -- CHAPTER FIVE "The shorthand of strong emotion": listening to great music -- CHAPTER SIX "Once upon a time there was …": on storytelling -- CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion: reflections on creating earthly immortality -- WEBSITE RESOURCES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
The art of living the "good life" requires skilful attunement to the lovely presences in everyday life.Lodged in a psychoanalytic sensibility, and drawing from ancient and modern religious and spiritual wisdom, this book provides the details, conceptual structures, and inner meanings of a number of easily accessible, everyday activities, including gardening, sport, drinking coffee, storytelling, and listening to music. It also suggests how to best engage these activities, to consecrate the ordinary in a way that points to experiential transcendence, or what the author calls "glimpsing immortality", a core component of the art of living the "good life".
9781782413233
Humanity.
Religion and social problems.
Social action.
Social problems.
Electronic books.
BJ1533.H9 -- .M373 2015eb
152.42
Creating Heaven on Earth : The Psychology of Experiencing Immortality in Everyday Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction: the quest for earthly immortality -- CHAPTER TWO "Take time to smell the roses": the delights of gardening -- CHAPTER THREE "Magical myths": the passion for sport -- CHAPTER FOUR "Wake up and smell the coffee": the pleasures of drinking coffee -- CHAPTER FIVE "The shorthand of strong emotion": listening to great music -- CHAPTER SIX "Once upon a time there was …": on storytelling -- CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion: reflections on creating earthly immortality -- WEBSITE RESOURCES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
The art of living the "good life" requires skilful attunement to the lovely presences in everyday life.Lodged in a psychoanalytic sensibility, and drawing from ancient and modern religious and spiritual wisdom, this book provides the details, conceptual structures, and inner meanings of a number of easily accessible, everyday activities, including gardening, sport, drinking coffee, storytelling, and listening to music. It also suggests how to best engage these activities, to consecrate the ordinary in a way that points to experiential transcendence, or what the author calls "glimpsing immortality", a core component of the art of living the "good life".
9781782413233
Humanity.
Religion and social problems.
Social action.
Social problems.
Electronic books.
BJ1533.H9 -- .M373 2015eb
152.42