A poet like David Whyte turns words into transcendent vehicles for spirit. With What to Remember When Waking, this celebrated writer and teacher reveals how our reality is created through conversation with the universe--and how we can create an identity robust enough to meet life's gifts and demands. On this new six-hour audio-learning course, Whyte shows us how to live at the frontier between the spiritual and physical needs of everyday life; how deeper states of attention and intention can transform our own identity; and how we become more courageous, more present to a deeper understanding of ourselves, our loved ones, and our world.
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David Whyte is a world-renowned poet, author, naturalist, and lecturer on applying creativity to organizational development. He grew up in Yorkshire and lives in the Pacific Northwest area. He is the author of six books of poetry, includingRiver Flow (Many Rivers, 2007), and three bestselling prose books, including the most recent The Three Marriages (Riverhead, 2009).
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Truly beautiful - a wonderful companion for travel,
By DL (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What to Remember When Waking: The Disciplines of an Everyday Life (Audio CD)
I purchased all of David Whyte's work in one go, based on intuition, after discovering 'the world of grief' and reading some reviews.
This work is a wonderfully beautiful companion for meditating over one's personal life, ideally during 'dead time' as in long car or plane travels. I'll explain more why below. The poet integrates a) personal life stories used as the carrier or red thread; with b) own poems, put into context and hence enriching them by offering additional context; and similarly c) poetry and literature 'classics' such as Shakespeare, Blake, Rilke, Dante. He uses these to reflect on and tell us about the process or experience going through life's stages and going through the stages of consciousness and personal growth, however without actually making it a process or approach. Rather, it is a descriptive storytelling about the unique yet universal experience, a bit like one could imagine traditional storytelling across generations. Personally, I found it adding another dimension and vastly enriching and complementing books on the theme of 'personal growth in life', ie a) life's phases and transitions (eg Seasons of a Man's Life, William Bridges, ..); b) the (so many) books on Authentic Leadership (eg Bill George, Cashman, .. ); and c) developmental theories (eg Constructive Development, ..). As well as a bit of of 'left brain, live in the Now' antidote that all of us living in the current western culture can probably use. I would recommend this strongly to everyone who is personally ready or open for - or busy with - self-reflection on the past and the way forward. Listening to the 5 1/2hours on CD, you might/will/should wander off into personal thoughts, so personally I stopped and re-listened to some sections several times. The CD format is actually quite handy for this. For me, this work is therefore also complementary to personal coaching, offering inspiration not just in text but in truly beautifully worded images and stories. Other observations: I found that one needs a good/high level of concentration (especially if not native english) to really, really listen and get most out of it. Also, I do think that not everyone may react fully neutral on the personal life stories of the author integrated in here, some people might get turned off rather than just taking these stories for their universality and the inspiration they offer. Bottom line: I recommend this because I've found great personal value not just in the beautiful stories (and the width and depth they cover), but also practical value in terms of reflection and inspiration, in helping me in my personal journey.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Widen the view...,
By Moe Ross (Bull Valley,Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What to Remember When Waking: The Disciplines of an Everyday Life (Audio CD)
David Whyte's work consistently widens my view and offers me the opportunity
to stretch out of any mental constructs I am holding about life. As I listen, it is as if I am propelled to that edge of my own knowing and offered a glimpse... an opening, into a new frontier. I recommend this CD and all of David's work for those who want to by-pass the mind to see and know beyond words. He can take you to that place...effortlessly. You just have to delete the need to understand it all and allow yourself to be carried into the grand adventure. Thank you David!!! Moe Ross [...]
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Thoughtful reflections,
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This review is from: What to Remember When Waking: The Disciplines of an Everyday Life (Audio CD)
I received this CD as a gift and it truely is a gift. I listen to it while I walk the dog every morning. Every time I listen I hear something new that I can use to understand myself and my life. I have recommended it to several friends and they too have enjoyed listening to David's wonderful wisdom.
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