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The Art of Letting Go
- Living the Wisdom of Saint Francis
- Narrated by: Richard Rohr OFM
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality
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Publisher's Summary
We often think of saints as rare individuals whose gifts far exceed our own, and St. Francis is no exception. But for Fr. Richard Rohr, a prolific author and renowned speaker, the life and teachings of this beloved figure offer an authentic spirituality we can all embody.
On the Art of Letting Go, Fr. Rohr gives us a six session learning course that explores: the surprising richness we discover by simplifying our lives - without taking a vow of poverty; liberation from our self-limiting biases and certitudes; contemplation and action, two key steps toward communing more deeply with the Divine, and more.
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- Tammie monk
- 2021-02-21
Opening of the mind to grow the Soul ☺️
This is my 2nd listen if Richard Rohr, both have been truly mind opening experiences to the personal Spiritual connection I desire with my Higher Power. I’m not a truly spiritual person, and have tainted belief on religion. Richard Rohr has been able to help me to put religion aside and be open to working in my spiritual growth as a person, to let go of the ego and the I in everything to be something greater than myself alone can be.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-06-14
Just listen to it.
just give it a chance. full of great truths and wisdom for loving better. enjoyed it.
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- Rebecca
- 2020-02-09
Wonderful!
This isn't just about St Francis, it's valuable teaching for anyone at any stage in life. My family will be listening over and over!
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-11-11
Beautiful. Highly recommended
Roth’s meditation on forgiveness, spiritual growth, pain, and finding the “true self” in God, is gentle and challenging. Rohr’s humour and storytelling leaven the text, making for an encouraging and engaging introduction to the Franciscan way.
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- Sandra D Finch
- 2015-06-15
Life changing
I've been Christian then new thought then went through 12 step and started to circle back to Christianity who made me wonder what part did I have wrong. Rohr's 9 steps of spiritual development explained it all and made it all make sense. Now I know my broken heart and broken self is of use. And right on track.
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- connie
- 2011-02-20
delivery a bit disappointing;still a 5 star listen
As a long time listener of Rohr audio (tapes dating back to 1976), I found the delivery in this sounded more "scripted" than his usual dynamic and enthusiastic spontaneous style. However, it condenses and updates his older audio "Spirituality of Subtraction" very nicely. This retreat is directed at a broader audience than his usual Christian, and that somehow broadens his presentation of Francis' radical critique of society even more.
Good to see a teacher like Rohr on Sounds True and Audible.
He is not a fad teacher and walks the talk (or the silence), and has been doing so for decades. His wisdom grows over the years and can benefit anyone interested in spirituality, no matter the variation.
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- barefoot rabbit
- 2015-01-13
Buy his Eager to Love print book instead.
I really love Richard Rohr, and was happy to see a bunch of his books on Audible. Sadly, most of them are read by an atrocious narrator, so I've stayed away. However, when I saw that some of the titles here are not audio books but rather, audio teaching, I was excited to try one out. This one was fairly enjoyable, and Rohr's voice is pleasant to hear on 1.5x or 2.0 (otherwise, it's painfully slow on this one as he's reading a script, unlike the others that feature live teaching). But the content--inspired by Francis of Assisi's life and teaching--isn't by far as profound as Rohr's brilliant book Eager to Love. I'd highly recommend buying this book instead (but not the audio book due to said atrocious narrator who sucks the life out of the content) if you're interested in this topic. It's profound and even life-changing, whereas a lot of this content is forgettable.
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- Adam Shields
- 2013-08-01
Series of lectures on spiritual development
Over the last couple months I have come to the conclusion that Evangelicals (of whom I am one) are good at sharing the gospel and keeping the importance of conversion squarely in their sights.
But I have also come to see that groups that assume the large scale Christianity of their communities (those that have been state churches) have done much more thinking about how to live as a Christian.
It is cliche (and I think at least partially true) that Evangelicals are interested in you up until your conversion. After that I think we fall into the Paul problem of continuing to feed one another spiritual milk. We are still trying to save one another. But I think those that theologically are more oriented toward infant baptism and Christendom have thought more about living as a Christian. (The negative for them is that they also now need to evangelize their own as Christendom has broken down.)
There is nothing wrong with keeping the gospel at the forefront of our Christianity. But that does not mean that we need to keep the basic gospel message as the main content of our Christian teaching.
So I have been seriously thinking about finding a Roman Catholic spiritual director particularly because I want to learn more about spiritual growth from a different perspective. (On the other hand I have had a couple Evangelicals recommended to me, if you think of it, this is something I am still praying through and I would welcome your prayer for me.)
Richard Rohr has been interesting to me since I first read his book Falling Foward. Later I listened to his lectures that were turned into a book Why Be Catholic. And I want to read more about his work in male initiation rites and spiritual development.
But as I was looking around for an audiobook the other day I picked up The Art of Letting Go. It is not a book that is narrated, but rather six talks that are packaged together as an audiobook. They sound like they were prepared for those that want to go on a spiritual retreat with Rohr, but can only listen to an audiobook or lecture instead.
Many Evangelicals will probably find multiple places strange and questionable. But on the whole these are much more like Eugene Peterson’s memoir The Pastor or Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. These sound more like a personal conversation with a spiritual mentor about how to grow spiritually.
There are six different sections, each about an hour about an area that Rohr thinks we need to let go of in order to grow spiritually. There is so much content here (in just 6 hours) that I will not attempt to recount it but only give a few thoughts. St Francis is a reoccurring character, but not really the subject of the book. The main subject of the book is the paradox of Christianity that God often uses what we perceive as loss to help us grow.
So we experience pain and through that pain we realize that we are not in charge of our lives and we give up trying to control a particular area of life and then God is able to draw us in to a deeper spiritual connection with him.
One thing I thought is useful is that Rohr is careful to say that people that are not growing spiritually are still Christian. And I think that is part of the problem with Evangelical theology (mine included) that we mix up redemption and sanctification. From the point of Salvation we are saved. But that is just the start of our spiritual growth as a Christian. God desires more for us, but does not force it on us. There is a paradox of the reality that we cannot growth spiritually under our own power, but God gives us the power (through the Holy Spirit) to move forward spiritually. But it seems that not being obedient and not following God allows us to miss out on spiritual growth.
Spiritual growth is not a knowledge problem, it is an obedience problem. This has been a reoccurring theme of my reading lately. And it is one that is hard to get around.
This is a series of lectures that needs more than one sitting. I think I will put it on my calendar to listen to again in another year.
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- Michael Priebe, MD
- 2011-11-22
A spiritual retreat of sorts
I really enjoyed listening to this program. It was as if I was on a spiritual retreat as I listened to Richard Rohr talk about the life of St. Francis and apply it to my life today. The insights offered transcended religion and dogma and addressed my real spiritual needs. For anyone trying to learn how to "Let go and let God," this is right on target.
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- John Stevens
- 2011-01-14
Well Done Brother!
On your spiritual journey seeking God, Fr Richard Rohr brings St Francis to life. He alows us to visualize with great clarity how St Francis was able to Let Go from things of this world. I found in The Art of Letting Go, as Pope John Paul II said on his death bead, "I have been searching for you all my life, and now you have found me" has a new meaning.
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- Alexander Rink
- 2015-04-29
Dull narration, excellent content
The content was very profound but the narration was, unfortunately, quite dull. I still recommend it as it provides a good perspective on how to attain a state of contentment.
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- BSwift2Love
- 2015-02-17
Transforming Words of Wisdom
Wonderful words of encouragement to live a life of letting go. Very inspiring and thought provoking. I plan to listen to it more than once.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2012-05-13
Heart and Soul Provoking..
Would you listen to The Art of Letting Go again? Why?
I have listened to it 3 times and get something new each time
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Answered my question as to why I don't feel at home in this world...
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- charles petrilla
- 2015-05-05
A wonderful message, love God, love one another...
The one most important act of love is to forgive...unconditional love is to forgive and Richard Rohr repeats this many times throughout his narration. I feel so fortunate to have been able to listen to The Art of Letting Go for $15.00!
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