Mark Matousek Livres

Writing to Awaken is an inspirational investigation of the self through expressive writing, guiding readers along the path of awakening through radical truth-telling and self-inquiry.

In this classic memoir, a gay man living a fast-track life in NYC (working for artist Andy Warhol), escapes to India, confronts his demons, and takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride to realize his dreams and discover the true meaning of life and holiness.

Mark Matousek was a nonbeliever when he met Mother Meera in 1985. Yet, in her presence, he experienced inexplicable occurrences that forced him to challenge his worldview. Mother Meera, born Kamala Reddy is believed by her thousands of devotees to be an embodiment of the Divine Mother. But who is Mother Meera, really?Now, in this deeply moving and wise book, Matousek takes us as close as possible to this extraordinary woman. Is divine incarnation truly possible, he asks, as most of the world's religions insist? Speaking to members of her inner circle, working at her school for the poor in India, and interviewing the elusive master herself, Matousek takes the reader on a mysterious quest into the 'unseen world' where the divine and human intersect.

The book presents a collection of ideas aimed at revitalizing America's commitment to freedom and its inherent potential. It emphasizes the importance of innovative thinking and offers insights that can inspire individuals and communities to embrace a brighter future. With a focus on restoring the nation's core values, it serves as a thoughtful guide for those seeking to rekindle the spirit of promise in American society.

Contrary to what we've been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral or good. This book examines morality from a scientific, sociological, and anthropological standpoint. It is suitable for readers crisscrossing their own murky moral terrain.

This book provides a deep insight into the market changes and policy challenges that transition economies have undergone in the last twenty years. It not only comments on and evaluates the development of financial markets in transition economies, but also highlights the key obstacles to full integration of financial markets into the EU market.

"A sensitive meditation on death, family and masculinity that asks hard questions about a culture without fathers" --Out "I was four years old when my father came back to kidnap me," begins this gripping memoir about Matousek's search for James Matousek, the drifter father he never knew. Matousek chronicles his compelling search for his own father by hiring a detective and reveals his own life as he follows the hard-bitten investigator from one dead-end to the next search Described by the New York Times as " part reminiscence, part detective story, part spiritual musing," this memoir is more than the story of one man's search for his father; it is also a look at the meaning of life and how fathers contribute to that meaning.

"A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that is in harmony with our souls"-- Provided by publisher

Do survivors of life's greatest trials possess a secret knowledge? Is there an art to survival―a map for crossing the wilderness―or daily life? Why do some people blossom through adversity while others stop growing? Drawing on twenty years' experience in this field, using stories, parable, and scientific data, acclaimed memoirist Mark Matousek gives the first-ever comprehensive look at this mysterious phenomenon of viriditas, the power of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from the unlikeliest places. Matousek interviews hundreds of well-known survivors―including Joan Didion, Elie Wiesel, and Isabel Allende―and experts such as Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jonathan Kozol, and Sogyal Rimpoche. He includes extraordinary testimonials, from a Tibetan nun imprisoned by the Chinese at age eleven and the women of Calama, Chile, digging for their "disappeared," among countless others. Drawing insight and advice from these many heroic individuals, Matousek presents a chorus of wisdom for how to survive our own lives―the vicissitudes of being human―and prevail.

„Když žijete v New Yorku, je těžké rozpoznat, že jste na pokraji zhroucení. Projevy běžného života, úspěchu či ztráty soudnosti jsou tu téměř k nerozeznání.“ Touto větou začíná Mark Matousek svou neobyčejně upřímnou autobiografii z roku 1996. Vypráví, jak opustil uspěchaný život novináře (pracoval u pop-artisty Andyho Warhola v magazínu Interview) a vydal se na cestu dharmy, aby nalezl smysluplný život a duchovní moudrost. Kniha Sex, smrt, osvícení, kterou týdeník Publisher՚s Weekly vyzdvihl jako „odvážnou, krásnou a dokonale výstižnou“, se stala mezinárodním bestsellerem a byla vydána v deseti zemích. Stejně jako Elizabeth Gilbertová v Eat, pray, love (Jíst, meditovat, milovat) či Paul Monette v Borrowed time. Matousek ve své poutavé autobiografii bere čtenáře na cestu za hledáním odpovědí na nejhlubší životní otázky. „Může člověk, kterého život neúprosně semlel, napsat autobiografii, aniž sklouzne k sebelítosti? Mark Matousek to dokázal. A co je ještě pozoruhodnější, napsal knihu o duchovním naplnění, a ani jednou to nevyznělo bláznivě… Muže tak odhodlaného nalézt ve svém obtížném životě hlubší smysl nemůžete než obdivovat… Próza, která zpívá… Matousek dochází k poznání zázraků života v příběhu, který dojme každého čtenáře.“