{"product_id":"immortal-gestures-9781964992082","title":"Immortal Gestures","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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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","brand":"Damon Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287171641595,"sku":"9781964992082","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_fb255b9e-d418-442a-ad21-fa66d98f9c53.jpg?v=1771578795","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/immortal-gestures-9781964992082","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}