Longing and Belonging

The John O’Donohue Audio Original Collection

The John O’Donohue Audio Original Collection

A Sounds True Audio Original: Intimate, life-changing programs with the leading voices in spirituality, personal growth, and healing

Weaving Celtic Wisdom with Personal History from a Beloved Philosopher of the Heart

John O’Donohue was a one-of-a-kind force of nature: a genius with words, a brilliant thinker, and a professional excavator of the soul. In the course of his extraordinary life, this Irish poet and philosopher touched the hearts of millions with his unique blend of language and spiritual insight. For over a decade, Sounds True had the privilege of working with John. Longing and Belonging presents the full Sounds True Audio Original collection of the programs he personally recorded for both longtime listeners and those discovering his legacy for the first time.

Longing and Belonging includes:

• To Retrieve the Lost Art of Blessing: Sacred blessings of minding and light to prepare and guide us onto the thresholds that have been created uniquely for us

• The Eternal Embrace of Beauty: Absolute immersion in the shy world of beauty, to recognize, call, and let beauty transform us

• The Vibrations of the Eternal: An in-depth excavation of our yearning to belong, with our ear tuned to the echo of our longing

• The Inner Landscape: A Celtic lens through which to view the sacred relationship between the inner landscape of the soul and the outer landscape of our lives

• The Divine Imagination: A journey into awareness of the lyrical, tender presence of the divine in all created things

• The Invisible World: A spiritual reflection of prayers and blessings to guide us deeper into the layers of color on this canvas of being

• From a Soul Friend: To hear the call of your “soul friend”; an unearthing, exploring, and embracing of Ireland’s Celtic spiritual wisdom and heritage

this man was a saint

If you could sum up Longing and Belonging in three words, what would they be?

Grace Wisdomn Humility AND WIT

What other book might you compare Longing and Belonging to and why?

Any by Caroline Myss or Clarissa Estes as they were his friemds........

What about John O'Donohue’s performance did you like?

His soft spoken love

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Longing and Belonging?

His Patience and Grace

Any additional comments?

I only wish I could watch hin make GOD smile.

Finally-- words that describe my inner landscape

I am not a person who listens or reads self-help books, or even many books on spirituality or religion. ( Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr, and a few others being the notable exceptions)-- so I approached this warily. I have found though that John O'Donohue's writing describes my experience of Spirit, and his words are expanding my vocabulary for experiences I've had, a way of life I have known, but never managed to express.

I don't imagine his path is one that would speak to all seekers. But if you have been raised with a celtic consciousness, his writing will help to round out your living connection to Spirit and do it in a way that does not conflict with you Christian faith, but rather rounds it out and deepens it.

O'Donahue's voice is clear and musical, with a sort of clear high sound, like the wind working against the ancient stones. It can be a little tiring if you do not listen closely. My suggestion is to take in what he says in short bits. His writing is so full and deep, just like a rich fragrant dish of some delicious food, you don't want to consume it, but rather take it in slowly, and let it work in the hidden parts of your heart, and then go back for more. There is time. There is no need to rush.

Finally I just want to express my profound gratitude for the life and work of this man. He managed to bring together and make sense of the tangle of the celtic consciousness, which is hidden, almost lost in the rush and bright light of modern scientific western thought. -- I am sorry his "clay form" is no longer walking around among us, and yet so grateful that his wisdom has been shared and continues to be heard.

Simply the best thing I have heard in decades.

My heading says it all.
Profound. Warm. Honest. Serenity. Poetic. Captivating. Luminous. Breath like. Panoramic.

Absolutely Outstanding

Stunning, beautiful, inspirational and narrated by John himself in a beautiful melodic and truly poetic way.

Fantastic Introduction to Celtic Spirituality

This is the quintessence of John O'Donohue's spoken work. (And "spoken" it is ) I cannot imagine merely reading his mind thoughts without the accompanying melody of his full and true Irish voice. Well, there you are.