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Title details for Recipes for a Sacred Life by Rivvy Neshama - Available

Recipes for a Sacred Life

True Stories and a Few Miracles

by Rivvy Neshama
Marie Hoffman
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Winner of five national awards, this new, expanded edition was named one of the "Best Spiritual Books" of the year by Spirituality & Practice.
ON A DARK WINTER NIGHT with little to do, Rivvy Neshama took a "Find Your Highest Purpose" quiz. And the funny thing was, she found it: to live a sacred life. Problem was, she didn't know how.
But she set out to learn. And in the weeks and months that followed, she began to remember and encounter all the people and experiences featured in this book—from her father's jokes to her mother's prayers, from Billie in Harlem to a stranger in Salzburg, and from warm tortillas to the humble oatmeal. Each became a story, like a recipe passed down, beginning with her mother and her simple toast to life.
Neshama's true tales, a memoir of sorts, are filled with love, warmth, and timeless wisdom. They ground us, and they lift us up. They make us laugh, and they make us cry. And most of all, they connect us more deeply with the grace and meaning of our lives.

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  • Release date

    May 24, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666159097
      • File size: 171119 KB
      • Duration: 05:56:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 25, 2013
      Author and community activist Neshama can see that the world is alive with holy moments, and her view comes to life through exquisite storytelling. The ingredients she gathers for this book's collection of "recipes for a sacred life" are few: intention, attention, and openness. Yet the timeless wisdom she serves up is food for the soul. Inspired by recognized teachers such as the Dalai Lama or Shakti Gawain, as well as far less famous messengers such as her mother-in-law or her Sufi teacher, the author sweetly invites readers into the sacredness of her everyday moments: awakening to a sunrise, being a grandparent, taking a walk in nature, or even buying a dress to attend her daughter's wedding. Each story is like a tried and true recipe being passed along, knowing that others will add their own ingredients to the mix and make it their own. Written in the spirit of Elizabeth Gilbert or Anne Lamott, Neshama's stories (and a few miracles) are uplifting, witty, and wise: one can't go wrong with a recipe like that. Agent: Kristina Holmes, the Holmes Agency.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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