The Quiet Path: Contemplative Practices for Daily Life

by Andrew Rudd

128 pages, Paperback

Published June 11, 2024

Reviews

[Peter Gaskin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this at times a gentle contemplative book with several local references i recognise. It holds some nice thoughts expressed with lovely words. Some quasi religious metaphor is apparent in the first section but is restrained. The section held some secular interest and some pleasant and thoughtful words.The rest of the book has moments too, but became more and more confused. It felt as if, the author was desperate to ascribe some religious significance to life moments and considerations that are already wonderful in and of themselves ... imposing a view rather than simply asking a question or suggesting something ghat might deepen experience. Also weirdly gave a sense of taking on board reality as revealed by secular questioning and scientific rigour whilst simultaneously ascribing some god-like instigation?

[Ruth Kenyon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I thought it would be. I would have liked a book of activities to do and ideas to use in life. What Rudd has provided us with, is, a book of short essays and poems written by the author, better known for books on Christian prayer. I should have researched him better, and reading the essays I had a suspicion this was what they usually wrote; they weren't showing the sort of insight those who write on nature religion / spirituality usually have. It does feel like one sort of religion (Christianity) trying to cross into another (paganism / nature religion / nature spirituality) and cash in on that popularity at the moment.