The True Secret of Writing : Connecting Life with Language - Natalie Goldberg

The True Secret of Writing

Connecting Life with Language

By: Natalie Goldberg

Paperback | 11 February 2014

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Sit. Walk. Write. These are the barest bones of Natalie Goldberg's revolutionary writing and life practice, which she presents here in book form for the first time. A whole new slant on writing that she developed since the publication of her classic "Writing Down the Bones, "True Secret workshops have been limited until now to small, intensive groups at a remote center in the rural Southwest. In "The True Secret of Writing, "Goldberg makes this popular seminar available to any reader.

The True Secret is for everyone, like eating and sleeping. It allows you to discover something real about your life, to mine the rich awareness in your mind, and to ground and empower yourself. Goldberg guides you through your own personal or group retreat, illuminating the steps of sitting in silent open mind, walking anchored to the earth, and writing without criticism. Just as Goldberg cuts through her students' resistance with her no-nonsense instruction--"Shut up and write"--the True Secret cuts to the core of realizing yourself and your world.

The capstone to forty years of teaching, "The True Secret of Writing "is Goldberg's Zen boot camp, her legacy teaching. Stories of Natalie's own search for truth and clarity and her students' breakthroughs and insights give moving testament to how brilliantly her unique, tough-love method works. Beautiful homages to the work of other great teachers and observers of mind, life, and love provide further secrets and inspiration to which readers will return again and again.

In her inimitable way, Goldberg will inspire you to pick up the pen, get writing, and keep going. "The True Secret of Writing "will help you with your writing--and your life.

Industry Reviews
"Heartfelt, funny, wise, pleading, calm, and ferocious, Natalie just makes you want to write!"--Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart "Natalie Goldberg has done the unthinkable, she has shared the secret teaching. The buddhas of time immemorial are rejoicing and the literary bodhisattvas are smiling in silent approval. Read this book, then write a revolutionary manifesto!"--Noah Levine, author of Dharma Punx "Goldberg does everything she can to get across what needs to be conveyed to others. Time and mortality perfume her writing, as well as the sweetest kind of perseverance, not just with teaching but with life itself. As I read, I kept thinking of the old Chan teachers: 'If you didn't get it that way, what about this? Or this? Or this?' That bottomless generosity flows through Goldberg's instruction even during the times of doubt."--Joan Sutherland "Many years ago my older brother gave me Writing Down the Bones with the inscription, 'So write already!' It was for me and for many readers a novel and fresh way to approach writing. I have delighted in Natalie's books ever since and in her method, having had the chance to see her at work in Taos. The True Secret of Writing is a rich voyage, a priceless distillation of her accumulated wisdom and experience as a writer, coach, and instructor on mindfulness. This lovely volume will have a permanent place on my writing shelf."--Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "A fresh practice for writing... rooted in the Zen tradition." -- Shambhala Sun----- "Beautifully written, informative, intriguing, and passionate, The True Secret of Writing is a book to be appreciated, read, and reread by the beginning writer as well as the published professional. Natalie captures the pulse and spirit of the writing life with pristine clarity."--Lee Gutkind, Editor, Creative Nonfiction, Author of You Can't Make This Stuff Up

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