Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation

Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation

On the day her first book came outâ€”a new translation of Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Crossâ€”Mirabai Starrâ€™s daughter, Jenny, was killed in a car accident. â€œMy spiritual life began the day my daughter died,â€ writes Mirabai. Even with decades of spiritual practice and a deep immersion in the greatest mystical texts, she found herself utterly unprepared for â€œmy most powerful catalyst for transformation, my fiercest and most compassionate teacher.â€
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With Caravan of No Despair, Mirabai shares an irreverent, uplifting, and intimate memoir of her extraordinary life journey.Â Through the many twists and turns of her lifeâ€”including a tangled relationship with a charlatan-guru, her unexpected connection with the great Christian mystics, and the loss of her daughterâ€”Mirabai finds the courage to remain open and defenseless before the mystery of the divine. â€œTragedy and trauma are not guarantees for a transformational spiritual experience,â€ writes Mirabai Starr, â€œbut they are opportunities. They are invitations to sit in the fire and allow it to transfigure us.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Sounds True
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-11-01
Format Kindle eBook

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