The Story of My Heart: An AutobiographyThe Story of My Heart is an inspiring and personal account of a soul's awakening. In this 1883 autobiography, naturalist and journalist Richard Jefferies describes his journey through abandoning his notions of past and future in favor of being in the present moment; the eternal Now. Freeing himself from ordinary limitations to perception, he uses the present for guidance and spiritual sustenance; finding the dazzling world around him becoming a window for the soul. This gives Jefferies a keen awareness of his soul's infinite nature and a deep love for what he terms "soul-life". |
Contents
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| 15 | |
Chapter III | 27 |
Chapter IV | 41 |
Chapter V | 52 |
Chapter VI | 65 |
Chapter VII | 81 |
Chapter VIII | 91 |
Chapter IX | 99 |
Chapter X | 110 |
Chapter XI | 121 |
Chapter XII | 131 |
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