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Terror came from the sky, and afterward the world would never be
the same. September 11, 2001 defined tragedy for a generation. On
that day Deepak Chopra found himself driving from city to city,
meeting thousands of people who begged for meaning and solace in
the face of suffering. In response he has written The Deeper Wound,
offering a way of healing as a memorial to the thousands of victims
who perished.
The opening section, "In the Face of Tragedy," defines
suffering as the pain that threatens to make life meaningless. When
our deepest needs go unfulfilled, suffering begins. We begin to
heal when we go beyond personal anger and fear to a realization
of our true self, the self that was never afraid and can never be
wounded.
The true self
contains the light that no darkness can attack. Having described
a path of awareness and compassion that leads to the light, the
second half of The Deeper Wound takes us there through "A Hundred
Days of Healing," daily affirmations, exercises, insights,
lessons, and questions - each a step out of pain toward a higher
reality. "We can become living memorials to tragedy by restoring
the power of life," writes Chopra. "You are that life,
you are that power. Let us see if we can find the spark that will
make the spiritual flame spring up."
©2001 Deepak Chopra; (P)2001 Random House Audio, a Division
of Random House Inc.
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