
Writing—The Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice
Push your writing through the trite and the boring to something fresh, something transformative.
"Writing as spiritual practice has nothing to do with readers per se. You aren't writing to be read; you are writing to be freed. Writing as spiritual practice is conspiratorial rather than inspirational. It conspires to strip away everything you use to maintain the illusion of certainty, security and self-identity. Where spiritual writing seeks to bind you all the more tightly to the self you imagine yourself to be, writing as spiritual practice intends to free you from it."
—from Rami’s Preface
This isn’t about how to write spiritual books. It isn’t about the romance of writing. It doesn’t cover the ins and outs of publishing and building a brand. Instead, this fresh and unapologetic guide to writing as a spiritual practice approaches writing as a way to turn the spiral of body, heart, mind, soul and spirit that leads to spiritual awakening.
Lead by renowned spirituality teacher Rami Shapiro and award-winning writer and writing coach Aaron Shapiro—and featuring over fifty unique, practical exercises—it takes you beyond assigning inspirational words to the page. It shows you how to use your writing to unlock the joy of life and the infinite perspectives and possibilities that living provides.
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Book details
- Author
- Rami Shapiro
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Personal Growth
Mind, Body, Spirit › Inspiration & Personal Growth - Topics
- writing as spiritual practice · personal transformation · self-discovery · mindfulness · creative writing · inner freedom · spiritual growth
- ISBN-13
- 9781594733727 (Paperback)9781683365044 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI RAMI SHAPIRO is an American Reform rabbi and the author of more than three dozen books on religion and spirituality. His recent books include Surrendered―The Sacred Art, The World Wisdom Bible, and Recovery―The Sacred Art.
Shapiro holds a Ph.D. in religion from Union Graduate School and received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. He has served as a congregational rabbi for twenty years, including as the founding rabbi of Temple Beth Or in Miami, Florida, and has been an adjunct professor of religious studies at Middle Tennessee State University.
When he’s not writing, Shapiro co-directs the One River Foundation and writes a regular column for Spirituality and Health magazine. His poems, short stories, and prayers appear in anthologies and prayer books around the world.
