{"product_id":"immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken-hardcover","title":"Immortal Gestures: Journeys in the Unspoken - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDamon Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is an old Buddhist adage: the teachings are like a finger pointing to the moon. To achieve enlightenment, you are not supposed to look at the finger. You are supposed to look to the celestial light.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am asking you to look at the finger. The finger is also the moon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA tilted head. A finger to the lips. A wave that could mean emphasis or dismissal. A raised palm of piety and fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur gestures do not simply point to our thoughts, they \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e our thoughts made flesh. They can be instinctive, intuitive, or calculated--or all three. They exist in the briefest moment and through history, in a gently turned wrist and across whole nations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur gestures drag stories with them, whether they mean to or not. They are invitations to think about how our worlds are larger than they seem--how we are much larger than we seem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin award-winning philosopher Damon Young--author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Reading\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e--as he sheds light on thirteen curious gestures. Drawing equally from classical poetry and science-fiction, heavy metal and ballet, Young illuminates our varied humanity from prehistory to today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47508382548146,"sku":"9781964992082","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/Si-I_cXFh_9781964992082.webp?v=1779604664","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}