false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg 735840 1 "A threshold is a sacred thing," goes the traditional saying of ancient wisdom. In some corners of the earth, in some traditional cultures, and in monastic life, this is still remembered. But in our fast-paced modern world, this wisdom is often lost on us. <P> It is important for us to remember the significance of the threshold. While it is certainly true that thresholds mark the end of one thing and the beginning of another, they also act as borders&#151;the places in between, the points of transition. These can be physical, such as the geographical borders of a country; others, such as the spiritual border between the inner and outer world&#151;between ourselves and others&#151;are intangible. <P> In <i>To Pause at the Threshold</i>, Esther de Waal looks at what it is like to live in actual "border country," the Welsh countryside with its "slower rhythms" and "earth-linked textures," and explores the importance of opening up and being receptive to one's surroundings, whatever they may be. 722023 1 7 2004 To Pause at the Threshold: Reflections on Living on the Border total:4|5:2|4:1|3:1| 4 17 5 2 735840 0819219894 9780819219893 4 2 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735840.To_Pause_at_the_Threshold_Reflections_on_Living_on_the_Border 4 0 false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:55:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:15:28 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 735840 0819219894 9780819219893 4 2 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735840.To_Pause_at_the_Threshold_Reflections_on_Living_on_the_Border 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 29 15:07:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:46:46 -0700 2009 735840 0819219894 9780819219893 4 2 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735840.To_Pause_at_the_Threshold_Reflections_on_Living_on_the_Border 3 0 false Sun Aug 09 10:10:14 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 10:10:14 -0700 2009 735840 0819219894 9780819219893 4 2 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735840.To_Pause_at_the_Threshold_Reflections_on_Living_on_the_Border 5 0 false Tue Feb 24 20:40:53 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:40:53 -0800 2009 735840 0819219894 9780819219893 4 2 4.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177835264m/735840.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735840.To_Pause_at_the_Threshold_Reflections_on_Living_on_the_Border 0 0 false Mon Dec 22 17:39:01 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 17:39:17 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=735840