Beauty: The Invisible Embrace

Rediscovering the True Sources of Compassion, Serenity, and Hope

De: John O'Donohue

Narrado por: John O'Donohue

The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in ourselves. When we experience the Beautiful, there is a wonderful sense of homecoming; we feel fully alive. Our lives become illuminated, and behind the shudder of appearances we come to glimpse the sure form of things. On Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue invites us to remember and to awaken the Beautiful; it is always secretly there, awaiting but our attention and reverence in order to come alive. Beauty is the true priestess of individuation. But our times are dominated by anxiety and by what is vulgar, coarse, and artificial. Were Beauty to awaken in the fields of politics, religion, planning, discourse, and seeing, our world would heal, and fresh wells of hope would refresh us. Kathleen Raine, the English poet says: "Strangest of all is the ease with which the vision is lost, consciousness contracts, we forget over and over again, until recollection is stirred by some icon of that beauty. Then we remember and wonder why we ever forgot."

©2006 John O'Donohue (P)2006 John O'Donohue

So beautiful!

I enjoyed listening to John O'Donohue read his work. He is a gifted narrator and a beautiful writer.

Hearing John’s voice as he weaves poetry with theology

Although John was taken from us almost 18 years ago, there are some days when I need a dose of his poetry/ theology in his own voice. Very grateful for this recording. For the opportunity to take a rich inner journey of exploration using painting, music, and poetry to find union with the divine.

inspiring

a great way to reconnect with beauty and the eternal. worth the listen. what's up with the word count inbedded in the review program...succinct is better.

Soul nourishment, soul communion

John O names things my soul has known yet I had no words for. His narration enlivens his written words. I feel nourished and witnessed.

Perspective Shifting

I had to pause and rewind to really ponder the concepts. This recording shifted and enlarged my perspective on beauty. I look forward to another listen. I thought this was an audio version of his written book of the same name. It's not but both are equally wonderful. The book is longer but the blessing at the very end of this one is worth the listen alone.