Sabbath (book)

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In the relentless busyness of modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. When action is universally prescribed as more useful than rest, we inevitably lose our way. We bypass the nourishment that would give us succor, and we reject the quiet that would give us wisdom. Poisoned by this hypnotic belief that good things come only through unceasing striving and tireless effort, we can never truly rest. And for want of rest, our lives are in danger.

A "successful" life has become a violent enterprise. In our drive for success - even in the realm of healing - we are seduced by the promises of more: more effectiveness, more satisfaction, more success, more information, and more influence. We parrot a familiar refrain: I am so busy. We say this to one another with no small degree of pride, as if our exhaustion were a trophy, and our ability to withstand increasing stress a badge of true spiritual character

All spiritual traditions insist that a life well-lived requires rest. Only from rest may we gain the nourishment, wisdom, courage and clarity necessary to heal the world. In this book, Wayne Muller explores how we may reclaim the wisdom and delight that make our lives and work fruitful.

"This is a book that may save your life. In a culture where few question that more is better, Sabbath offers a surprising direction for healing to anyone who has ever glimpsed emptiness at the heart of a busy and productive life."
--Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

"This is a superb book--but more than superb, it is a necessary one. Wayne Muller's message is one of the wisest treatments of stress I have ever come across."
--Caroline Myss, Ph.D., author of Anatomy of the Spirit

"Wayne Muller's book is dangerous. You will read it, share it with your family, and your longing for a weekly day of pampering your souls will become a reality."
--Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

"Wayne Muller's call to remember the Sabbath is not only rich, wise and poetic, it may well be the only salvation for body and soul in a world gone crazy with busyness and stress."
--Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

"Wayne Muller demonstrates with clarity and compassion that when we are given the space, the tools, and the permission to say no to the ever-increasing busyness that affects our lives, we find genuine rest and reconnection."
--Sharon Salzberg, author of A Heart as Wide as the World

Price: $15.95 Trade Paperback- Wayne Muller's books can be ordered at Amazon.com. Bread for the Journey International receives a percentage of any purchase made.