Authors uncover the intersections of Eastern and Western spirituality
East & West
SOLITUDE AND COMPASSION: THE PATH TO THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL
By Gus Gordon
Published by Orbis Books, $18
Exhaling, I step out the door into our backyard, trying to be mindful, which, of course, means I’m not yet effortless, and not where I want to be, but it’s a starting point. Almost all the Eastern gurus with whom I’m familiar connect proper breathing with thought, or, rather, lack of it.