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Susan Piver

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Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life", "The Wisdom of a Broken Heart", "Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation", and "The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships".

Piver has been a practicing Buddhist since 1993 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. She is an internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, known for her ability to translate ancient practices into modern life. Her work has been featured on the Oprah show, TODAY, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others.

In 2013, she launched the Open Heart Project, the largest virtual mindfulness commun ...more

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Inexplicable Magic

Hello, Open Heart Project. Wanted to pop in to let you know I have a new book, Inexplicable Magic: Meditation for Mystics. It came out a few weeks ago and was written to explore meditation practice as a spiritual practice. The book outlines seven principles for keeping your practice in the realm of the spiritual rather than some kind of strategy for fixing what is “wrong” with you. The principle

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	The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love 4.14 avg rating — 1,057 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships 4.24 avg rating — 573 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do" 3.80 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 2000 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation 4.10 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy 3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Create a Deeper Relationship with Yourself and Others 4.14 avg rating — 263 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quiet Mind: A Beginner's Guide to Meditation by Susan Piver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sharon Salzberg (Goodreads Author), Sakyong Mipham 3.79 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard Questions for an Authentic Life: 100 Essential Questions for Designing Your Life from the Inside Out 3.45 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyful Mind: A Practical Guide To Buddhist Meditation 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Susan Piver wrote a new blog post Inexplicable Magic Hello, Open Heart Project. Wanted to pop in to let you know I have a new book, Inexplicable Magic: Meditation for Mystics. It came out a few weeks ago Read more of this blog post »
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“Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment.”
― Susan Piver

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“as unlikely as it may sound, in fact this sorrow is the gateway to lasting happiness, the kind that can never be taken from you.”
― Susan Piver, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love

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“Meditating with a goal or in order to accomplish something is not giving the practice a fair shake.Instead let yourself off the self-improvement treadmill, and simply be with yourself in your natural state. The practice isn't about achieving something. It's about letting go.”
― Susan Piver, How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy

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