{"product_id":"the-gate-of-heaven-is-everywhere-9798330293728","title":"The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Over these six decades of searching for the Wild Divinity, two contemplative truths have become clear. The home of God is within me, at the center of my being. And as I practice that Presence, I can be gifted with seeing the Gate of Heaven everywhere! This is my contemplative quest.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough compelling stories and personal narratives, William Thiele thrusts the reader into a world where sacredness can be found anywhere and encounters with the Wild Divinity are available everywhere. The author invites readers to prepare for discovering gates of heaven in everyday experience through a fundamental spiritual attitude of holding space for the sacred to appear within and all around us. Poignant anecdotes become lessons in contemplative leadership and an invitation into a contemplative quest toward personal transformation and spiritual discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Thiele, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, serves as the founding director of the \u003cstrong\u003eSchool for Contemplative Living\u003c\/strong\u003e and is a licensed professional counselor, a certified spiritual director, and author of \u003cem\u003eMonks in the World: Seeking God in a Frantic Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). Thiele is certified by Stanford University and the Compassion Institute to teach \u003cstrong\u003eCompassion Cultivation Training\u003c\/strong\u003e leading groups in person, with global online communities, and with men reentering society from the Angola State Prison in Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Thiele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330293728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"William Thiele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524639387829,"sku":"9798330293728","price":16.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a276ef4f-415a-4e50-922d-7fd14bd34b7c.jpg?v=1722920487","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gate-of-heaven-is-everywhere-9798330293728","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}