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Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong
There is a divine restlessness in the human heart, our eternal echo of longing that lives deep within us and never lets us settle for what we have or where we are.In this exquisitely crafted and inspirational book, John O'Donohue, author of the bestseller Anam Cara, explores the most basic of human desires - the desire to belong, a desire that constantly draws us toward ne...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
March 22nd 2000
by Harper Perennial
(first published 1998)
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Mr. O'Donohue, in his masterful book - Eternal Echoes, takes you on an exquisitely organized, vastly scenic, interpretive journey through the corridors of the human soul. His profound knowledge and sensitivities in the realm of the human condition are astounding; And the language with which he chooses to impart these insights to the reader, is equally fantastic. With lyric like imagery, he weaves words that touch the senses like beautiful music - pure literary excellence!
"It takes a lifetime of...more
"It takes a lifetime of...more
~GREEN PASTURES OF BELONGING~
I wrote down about 40 pages of quotes from this book during the month of reading it. If I read it with a yellow highlighter instead, there would be no page left unmarked. For all the brilliance of meaning and artful writing of separate sentences and passages, the whole landscape of the book stayed covered in thick fog for me. "Perhaps, I do not embrace my longing and deny my need of belonging, and thus cannot see clearly," I would joke, routinely, over the weeks of m...more
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I was touched by this author's way of expressing our deeper thoughts.
Martins
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Somewhere, out at the edges, the night
Is turning and the waves of darkness
Begin to brighten the shores of dawn.
The heavy dark falls back to earth
And the freed air goes wild to light,
The heart fills with fresh, bright breath
And thoughts stir to give birth to colour.
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I arise today
..............
Urgency of thought,
Miracle of health
May I live this day
Compassion of heart,
Gentle in word,
Gracious in awareness,
Cour...more
I love John O'Donohue, and it is hard not to love his work. But as with any love relationship, one must exercise virtues of patience with qualities not fitting of their idealized image of the love object. John's writing can be so richly textured and thick that it at times must be taken in small doses. The beginning of the book had me enthralled, and I wonder if this was due to starting it at a time when I was overtaken with longing; a significant time of transition in which I was in need of expl...more
Another wise and beautiful book ... here is a quote:
Our hunger to belong is the longing to find a bridge across the distance from isolation to intimacy. Everyone longs for intimacy and dreams of a nest of belonging in which one is embraced, seen and loved. Something within each of us cries out for belonging. We can have all the world has to offer in terms of status, achievement, and possessions. yet without a sense of belonging it all seems empty and pointless.
Our hunger to belong is the longing to find a bridge across the distance from isolation to intimacy. Everyone longs for intimacy and dreams of a nest of belonging in which one is embraced, seen and loved. Something within each of us cries out for belonging. We can have all the world has to offer in terms of status, achievement, and possessions. yet without a sense of belonging it all seems empty and pointless.
I just love John O'Donohue's writing. His gently probing reflections, woven with rich Celtic and Catholic learning and a love of language, combine to form a deepening meditation that spirals inward and outward at the same time. You feel like you are participating in or witnessing his creative thought process, and that he enjoys the process, and the process itself brings new insights to light.
Eternal Echoes is about the soul's deep thirst for belonging, or "Being and Longing, the longing of our...more
Eternal Echoes is about the soul's deep thirst for belonging, or "Being and Longing, the longing of our...more
This is not a book you simply read from cover to cover. There is so much timeless wisdom contained in this book that you will often find yourself pausing to reflect on what has been said time and time again. Totally appealed to my Celtic soul. I can't praise this book enough.
Like Anam Cara the words in this book just washed over me soothingly, making me receptive to the ideas contained within. It gave me some insight into where that 'search to belong' comes from and what to expect from the world in terms of an answer.
Mar 25, 2009
Paul Fadoju
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This book is wholesome; finding that home is within yourself and how you perceive your friends, family and little things that comes into your life......John weaved a nice pattern for all men to follow to wholeness.
One of those books I've read and reread. John O'donohue had such a beautiful soul. So sad that he died so young. He had much to teach and share
Perhaps O'Donohue's best reflections on belonging - everything by O'Donohue is worth reading more than once.
I find that the author's poetry tells me much more (or at least I uptake it better) than his prose does.
Not to be missed. Beautifully lyrical ... filled with memory and longing.
Jul 21, 2011
Angela Joyce
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This is an extraordinary work. The man possessed unusual insights and had such a way of expressing them. I'm sorry there won't be more books from him, but I intend to read all his existing work.
Another O'Donohue book that I really enjoyed. I highly recommend him.
Celtic tradition, soulfulness and love all wrapped up in one.
Wonderful book! I go back to it again and again for inspiration.
I love this book!
This is my fourth John O'Donohue book, and I'm continually amazed at the depth and breadth of wisdom his books encompass. Reading them is like reading a long, beautiful prayer. It is so sad to think he died so young. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to understand their place in the world.
My friend from meditation group constantly quotes this author so I finally decided to read one of his books. I liked it and will read more.
I am loving this book so far. I love John O'Donohues's work, I loved his book on CD I got, his beautiful Irish accent... what a lovely spirit he has, and such profound wisdom.
A soulful symphony of thought. An essential read for those who love flights of freedom in the realm of longing and belonging.
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John O'Donohue, Ph.D., was born in County Clare in 1956. He spoke Irish as his native language and lived in a remote cottage in the west of Ireland until his untimely death in January 2008. A highly respected poet and philosopher, he lectured throughout Europe and America and wrote a number of popular books, including Anam Cara and To Bless the Space Between Us.
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