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The memoir recounted Iyer's experience of the wildfire that destroyed his family home and his subsequent retreats in a Benedictine monastery, exploring themes of loss, silence, and spiritual renewal.
His memoir is titled A Flame, Learning from Silence. A Flame is about the flame of passion and commitment in the monastic life, even for visitors on a retreat like him, and it's about the destructive,...
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Episode: How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer...
The memoir recounted Iyer's experience of the wildfire that destroyed his family home and his subsequent retreats in a Benedictine monastery, exploring themes of loss, silence, and spiritual renewal.
His memoir is titled A Flame, Learning from Silence. A Flame is about the flame of passion and commitment in the monastic life, even for visitors on a retreat like him, and it's about the destructive, deadly flames of fire.
His new memoir, reflecting on his retreats in a Benedictine monastery and on the wildfire flames that have threatened the monastery and burned down his family home, is called A Flame, Learning from Silence.
Pico Ayer's new memoir is called Aflame, Learning from Silence.