{"product_id":"silence-simplicity-solitude-a-complete-guide-to-spiritual-retreat-9781683362951","title":"Silence, Simplicity \u0026 Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat","description":"From the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity \u0026amp; Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner and advanced meditators alike. Cooper shows the way to the self-discovery and discipline of the spiritual retreat experience and clearly instructs how to create an effective, self-guided spiritual retreat in your own home. Silence, Simplicity \u0026amp; Solitude teaches that not only is silence a great healer, but that inner spiritual retreat can provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooper, David A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid A. Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e has studied mysticism for more than thirty years. His main practice has been spiritual retreats and meditation in a number of traditions, including Sufi, Vipassana, Kabbalah, Dzogchen and Zen. Cooper is the award-winning author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Silence, Simplicity and Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat at Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThree Gates to Meditation Practice: A Personal Journey in Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skylight Paths Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779422322962,"sku":"9781683362951","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_221490f0-9bd1-414c-93e7-7ee5c042da51.jpg?v=1765370345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/silence-simplicity-solitude-a-complete-guide-to-spiritual-retreat-9781683362951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}