Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure
A beautiful final note from the pioneering author of the classic Notes to Myself

Gently Down This Dream is a book for those who are tired of striving and suffering and want to awaken to the peace and love that are within us all. When bestselling author Hugh Prather completed this book in 2010, he gave it to his wife and writing partner, Gayle, to shape and edit. He died the next day. The book’s essays, poems, and aphorisms — bravely self-revelatory, relentlessly compassionate, and born out of a lifetime of contemplative practice and counseling work — make for a lovely, and loving, PS to his millions of fans and a winning introduction to his beautiful mind for new fans to come. They present the self-improvement practices that Hugh and Gayle learned in their long life together and later taught. The Prathers’ authentic humor, comfort, and spiritual insights are perfect for the divisive times we live in, offering a way through what can often seem the prison of the self, a reliable means for navigating a world that sometimes feels out of control, and a path to love.
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Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure
A beautiful final note from the pioneering author of the classic Notes to Myself

Gently Down This Dream is a book for those who are tired of striving and suffering and want to awaken to the peace and love that are within us all. When bestselling author Hugh Prather completed this book in 2010, he gave it to his wife and writing partner, Gayle, to shape and edit. He died the next day. The book’s essays, poems, and aphorisms — bravely self-revelatory, relentlessly compassionate, and born out of a lifetime of contemplative practice and counseling work — make for a lovely, and loving, PS to his millions of fans and a winning introduction to his beautiful mind for new fans to come. They present the self-improvement practices that Hugh and Gayle learned in their long life together and later taught. The Prathers’ authentic humor, comfort, and spiritual insights are perfect for the divisive times we live in, offering a way through what can often seem the prison of the self, a reliable means for navigating a world that sometimes feels out of control, and a path to love.
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Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure

Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure

Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure

Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure

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A beautiful final note from the pioneering author of the classic Notes to Myself

Gently Down This Dream is a book for those who are tired of striving and suffering and want to awaken to the peace and love that are within us all. When bestselling author Hugh Prather completed this book in 2010, he gave it to his wife and writing partner, Gayle, to shape and edit. He died the next day. The book’s essays, poems, and aphorisms — bravely self-revelatory, relentlessly compassionate, and born out of a lifetime of contemplative practice and counseling work — make for a lovely, and loving, PS to his millions of fans and a winning introduction to his beautiful mind for new fans to come. They present the self-improvement practices that Hugh and Gayle learned in their long life together and later taught. The Prathers’ authentic humor, comfort, and spiritual insights are perfect for the divisive times we live in, offering a way through what can often seem the prison of the self, a reliable means for navigating a world that sometimes feels out of control, and a path to love.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608688418
Publisher: New World Library
Publication date: 01/10/2023
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

In 1970, Hugh Prather turned his diary into a self-help guide called Notes to Myself, which went on to sell nearly 8 million copies worldwide and generate countless imitations. Hugh and his wife, Gayle Prather, later cowrote a series of advice books for couples. Hugh died in 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, where Gayle still lives.

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader xi

Rule One 1

Gently Down This Dream 2

Awakening 5

Dare to Be Ordinary 6

Binkley 7

Asking for Help 13

You Always Know What to Do 14

Have a Little Faith 15

Stumbling 18

Cheerfulness 19

The Real Meaning of Love 22

Mother's Day and the Golden Rule 23

Curing Cluster Mistake Syndrome 25

Your Partner 28

Jenny and Jane 29

Your Teenager 30

Controlling Another 31

The Gifts of Growing Older 32

What Do You Believe? 35

Greed 39

Dealing with Anger 40

It Only Takes a Little Kindness 43

Empathy 44

Being Right 45

Politics 46

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word 47

Wisdom 50

An End in Itself 51

Time 53

Acceptance Is the First Step 55

On Babbling 58

Little Children 60

Having Children 61

On Pride 65

Thoughts 66

On Boredom 69

Difficult Friends 71

The Virtue of Omission 74

Practicing Charity 75

On Having a Plan 79

On Making a Plan 80

Reset Your Purpose 81

Is There a Way to Enjoy This? 83

The Heart of Every Religious Practice Is Persistence 84

Shut Up, Be Clear 87

Acceptance Is Your Goal 90

A Consistent and Unified Mind 92

Patience Is Faith 93

Just Do Your Part 94

All Things I Do I Will Do in Peace 98

Oneness 101

Turning the Mind to Peace 103

Protecting Your Peace 106

When Relationships Collapse 107

Living and Dying 111

Two Views of the World 114

Identifying with Peace Rather Than Emotion 118

The Dry Bones of Your Past 121

Allowing Peace to Come into Awareness 122

Being a Victim 128

It's OK to Be Who You Are Now 135

Wisdom 138

What Are We Truly Volunteering? 139

Giving Fear Your Full Attention 141

A Question 144

An Approach to Forgiveness 145

The Function of Grandparents and Parents 149

Practicing Innocence Brings Freedom 151

There Are No Questions in God 153

Rest 155

Infatuation Is Not Love 156

Happy Conversations 160

On Gossip 161

How to Argue in Peace: The Ten Steps 162

So, What Do You Do? 168

To Touch the Sky 173

Good Luck 174

Honesty 177

Lighten Up 179

In Prayer, in Meditation 182

The Fifty-Fifty Myth 183

Mindfulness 187

Cheating 188

What Are You Worth? 189

A Small Price to Pay 192

Everything Has Side Effects 196

Being Preoccupied or Present 199

Do I Want Resentment, or Do I Want Peace? 202

Jealousy 204

Practicing the Presence 205

R-E-S-P-E-C-T 210

On Hunger 213

Sex Is Not about Sex 214

The World Doesn't Owe You Anything 216

Rest 221

Sacrifice: To Make Sacred or Holy 222

Nothing Is Lost, and No One Is Far Away 226

The Circle of Oneness 227

Only Love 228

Acknowledgments 231

A Note from Gayle about Her Beloved Husband 232

About the Authors 233

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