{"product_id":"caravan-of-no-despair-a-memoir-of-loss-and-transformation-9781622034130","title":"Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the day her first book came out--a new translation of Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross--Mirabai Starr's daughter, Jenny, was killed in a car accident. \"My spiritual life began the day my daughter died,\" writes Mirabai. Even with decades of spiritual practice and a deep immersion in the greatest mystical texts, she found herself utterly unprepared for \"my most powerful catalyst for transformation, my fiercest and most compassionate teacher.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eCaravan of No Despair\u003c\/i\u003e, Mirabai shares an irreverent, uplifting, and intimate memoir of her extraordinary life journey. Through the many twists and turns of her life--including a tangled relationship with a charlatan-guru, her unexpected connection with the great Christian mystics, and the loss of her daughter--Mirabai finds the courage to remain open and defenseless before the mystery of the divine. \"Tragedy and trauma are not guarantees for a transformational spiritual experience,\" writes Mirabai Starr, \"but they are opportunities. They are invitations to sit in the fire and allow it to transfigure us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirabai Starr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirabai Starr\u003c\/b\u003e teaches philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico, and is the author of new translations of \u003ci\u003eDark Night of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e by John of the Cross and \u003ci\u003eThe Interior Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Teresa of Avila. She lives in Taos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sounds True","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649234276626,"sku":"9781622034130","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c030878-41b8-48d8-bdd9-b082cd596058.jpg?v=1733258183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/caravan-of-no-despair-a-memoir-of-loss-and-transformation-9781622034130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}