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Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day

by David Steindl-Rast, Sharon Lebell · 2001

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Music of Silence shows how to incorporate the sacred meaning of monastic living into everyday life by following the natural rhythm of the hours of the day. The book tells how mindfulness and prayer can reconnect us with the sources of joy.

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adult
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short · 144 pages

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