Time and the soul / Jacob Needleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Needleman, Jacob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

ix, 157 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Currency/Doubleday, 1998.

Summary:

Time is the greatest modern scarcity. What used to be considered signs of success - being busy, having many responsibilities, being involved in many projects or activities - are today being felt as afflictions. The bestselling author of Money and the Meaning of Life, philosopher Jacob Needleman, shows how to take a bold and unconventional approach to time. The aim: to get more out of it by breaking free of our illusions about it. Needleman dispenses with tricks and techniques that only serve to make our obsessiveness more "efficient". Instead he shows how we can understand what our days are for. It's this understanding that allows time to finally begin to "breathe" in our lives. People can learn to experience time more purposefully and meaningfully. We need not be at time's mercy. Needleman rejects time-management techniques in order to reveal ancient and little-known modern practices for exploring one's internal clock. He reveals how time is experienced by the soul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157).

ISBN:

0385481772

OCLC:

38055805