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Using the Desert Fathers' commentary and practices as the basis for the book, Nouwen clearly outlines 3 disciplines that demonstrate a "desert spirituality": solitude, silence and prayer. It's a brief book-96 pages in all-but a valid reminder of disciplines often ignored but profoundly impactful in our Christian walk. I also highly recommend Nouwen's Life of the Beloved.

I enjoyed this immensely. The language is simple and beautifully crafted. The ideas are simple and immensely powerful. The simplest things are often hardest to understand; Coehlo's writing is patient. Coehlo refers to a tiny emerald with the secret of the universe engraved on its surface. If there can be a literary equivalent, this is it.