{"product_id":"9781913348557-immortal-gestures","title":"Immortal Gestures","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourneys in the Unspoken\u003cbr\u003e\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 are 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55360534315382,"sku":"9781913348557","price":10.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13533095_34096_20250507055627.jpg?v=1746646821","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913348557-immortal-gestures","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}