Holding the Center

Sanctuary in a Time of Confusion

By: Richard Strozzi-Heckler

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Paperback | 17 March 1997 | Edition Number 1

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In his newest book, psychotherapist Richard Strozzi Heckler applies his ideas about mastery and skillful action to the natural world, the family and marriage, and community. As in all his books, Heckler draws from personal experience: training his horse, cultivating presence in aikido dojos, consulting with business executives, raising children.
Holding the Center develops from the fulcrum of the self in the natural world. Many of Heckler's lessons arise from his life as householder and father. Community is a larger family - we make alliances to "take care of what matters to us." But that takes listening to others with an open heart, learning what the needs of others are.
The world can be a sanctuary, if we find a balance between instinct and choice. Richard Strozzi Heckler sounds an important call about the interplay between power and generosity in these subtle and luminous essays.

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"What a story this is! Heckler's chronicle of the army's daring experiment in awareness training for twenty-five Green Berets is a must read for anyone interested in the role of the warrior in a technological age. But more than that, it is an illumination of courage and vulnerability and what it means to be a man. I couldn't put it down."-George Leonard, author of Mastery and The Ultimate Athlete

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Introduction
Landing	p. 3
A Good Year For Grasses	p. 9
Holy Curiosity	p. 21
Place of Awakening	p. 25
Given to Love: The Warrior of the Twenty-first Century	p. 31
Teachership	p. 39
Community	p. 57
Commanded By Love	p. 67
You Can't Leave Me	p. 71
The Bear	p. 83
Reaching	p. 91
Center: The Unity of Action and Being	p. 95
Body	p. 109
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