Nothing Left Over: A Plain and Simple Life - Softcover

Lippe, Toinette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158542305X ISBN 13: 9781585423057

Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher, 2005

Synopsis

Recollecting her "simple living" ideal, a renowned spiritual editor presents a thought-provoking volume that focuses on the importance of measuring life through experience, not by possessions or accomplishments. Reprint.

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Review

"Toinette Lippe is a woman whose wisdom is as deep as it is unassuming. The ideas in "Nothing Left Over" are seeds bursting with vitality and her book is a primer in grateful living. As you come to know her in a delightful intimacy, you come to know yourself from unsuspected perspectives."
--Brother David Steindl-Rast, author of "Gratefulness"
"A magnificent piece of writing. Toinette Lippe's lucid memoir puts into practice what we all intuitively know makes sense but somehow never quite get round to doing."
--Stephen Batchelor, author of "Buddhism Without Beliefs"
"I can think of no greater praise than to say this is an honest book; it helps us understand what the values of 'simple living' are really meant to impart in a complicated and unsimple world, not just theoretically, but in the details of our everyday existence."
--Jacob Needleman, author of "An Unknown World"
"I find myself thrown into a state of wonder that a life story so authentic in its telling and so fascinating to read could be lived amid the turmoil of a modern metropolis."
--Thomas Berry, author of "The Great Work"
"Toinette Lippe has used her marvelous gift of word imagery to make her point that a lifetime of simply complete moments emerges as a very full life indeed."
--Sylvia Boorstein, author of "It's Easier Than You Think"
"Read "Nothing Left Over" slowly in a quiet place. Let it lead you to do some interior housekeeping. Live with those changes for a while, and then return to the book for another gentle suggestion, and then another, about what it really means to be contained and satisfied."
--"Spirituality & Health"
"This is the elegance of the book: the idea that any moment contains all we really need to know in order to live simply and plainly; every instance presents an opportunity to refine our awareness so that we can be present and of service to others."
--"Turning Wheel"
""Nothing Left Over" reveals an independently won spiritual maturity. Readers will appreciate her practical advice on attitudes toward everyday life."
--"Shambhala Sun"
"The great pleasure of "Nothing Left Over" is exactly in its honesty and attention to detail, which flow from Toinette Lippe's life to her writing and back again. I encourage you to listen to her plain and heartfelt words as I did, and to consider the mysterious and ordinary lessons within: find balance and
travel light."
--Alan Senauke, "Inquiring Mind"
"An important book for anyone who has ever wondered what really matters."
--Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of "Kitchen Table Wisdom"

Synopsis

Among the most celebrated spiritual editors of her generation, Toinette Lippe's life could easily be calculated in its accomplishments. But in this vivid and practical book, Lippe illuminates the real yardstick of life: neither things nor accomplishment, but experience. The message of how to live a life of good use rather than one of acquisition is woven throughout the wisdom of this subtle yet powerful work. At a time of heightened interest in slowing down and appreciating the details of our existence, this slender volume offers remarkable literary verve and insight. A recollection of a woman's 'simple living' idea of a life measured in experience rather than material things

Edition details

• Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158542305X
• ISBN 13: 9781585423057
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176