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Book Description  
From the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner... 

Synopsis  
The author traces the tradition of retreat in all of the world's major religions, describing the great variety of spiritual practices available to modern seekers. 

About the Author  
David A. Cooper has studied mysticism for thirty years. His main practice has been spiritual retreats and meditation in a number of traditions including Sufi, Vipassana, Kabbalah, and Zen. Cooper is the award winning author of many books including the Publishers Weekly best-seller God is a Verb (Riverhead 1998) as well as A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation (SkyLight Paths, 1999).