{"product_id":"immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken-9781964992082","title":"Immortal Gestures: Journeys in the Unspoken","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964992082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Damon Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169494294709,"sku":"9781964992082","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f7e065c9-82cd-400c-9b4f-8281084d18c9.jpg?v=1741703324","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/immortal-gestures-journeys-in-the-unspoken-9781964992082","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}