• What to Remember When Waking

  • The Disciplines of Everyday Life
  • By: David Whyte
  • Narrated by: David Whyte
  • Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (750 ratings)

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What to Remember When Waking

By: David Whyte
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Publisher's summary

A poet like David Whyte turns words into transcendent vehicles for spirit. With What to Remember When Waking, this celebrated writer and teacher reveals how our reality is created through conversation with the universe - and how we can create an identity robust enough to meet life's gifts and demands.

On this new six hour audio-learning course, Whyte tells us how to live at the frontier between the spiritual and physical needs of everyday life; how deeper states of attention amd intention can transform our own identity; and how we become more courageous. more present to the deeper understanding of ourselves, our loved ones and our world.

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The best audiobook experience I've had so far

David Whyte's reading is what makes this so special.
It has -quite simply- redefined audiobooks for me.
Unlike so many authors or narrators, he doesn't just read, he tells a tale.
His voice is calming and penetrating to listen to.
The content is stunning and deep.

Before purchasing this book, I used audiobooks when reading was not an option- while driving or doing the dishes. It always felt like a compromise. For this book, listening to it made for a more heightened experience than reading it would have.

It offers, in my opinion, the best of what an experience of an audiobook can be.
I highly recommend it.

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Revitalizing!

Whyte shows a different connection to life and the world around us that I absolutely needed to hear. Mistook this book for a compilation of his poetry-which in a way it is- but, it is soo much more than just that.

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Remarkable -- David Whyte's poetry, his magnificent voice, and rare wisdom is a gift.

To listen to Whyte is a form of emotional bliss. His words calm me, enlighten and inspire.

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Much to dwell upon.

David provides great narration causing this to feel like a deep discussion in a pub over a pint. There is much to consider. I will relisten with a pencil and paper.

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Grateful!!

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It stirred in my heart such a longing to be silent and to be friends with the unknown. David whyte is an incredible story teller and teacher. Thank you.

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A Disappointment

I did not like the format of this presentation compared to other David Whyte CD's I have heard, in which he recites poetry on a theme and weaves it together with commentary -- generally in front of a live audience. This presentation was more like a long talk interspersed with poetry here and there. He sounded weary and uninspired.

I was captivated by several of the newer poems, particularly "My Daughter Asleep." However, I would not purchase another program of this length by DW, preferring to return to the live-recorded CD's available through his website.

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Such Rich Insights From The Soul of a Poet

This is a gorgeous recording. It is a rich and deeply nuanced David Whyte. Having him read some of his works in the context of his life experience was, for me, transformative. His insights are relatable but also aspirational and speak directly to our better angels in, as you’d expect from him, the most lyrical and gentlest language.

Such a privilege to spend time in his company. I listened to this book in a chair next to my wife’s bed as she lay dying. It helped me, real time, to make sense of my welter of emotion and to find grace in what was unfolding. I will never be able to thank him enough for being such a gracious good shepherd.

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Beautiful heartfelt poetry and life lessons

David whyte takes us on a journey of being real and vulnerable, his soothing voice and way of weaving in stories and poetry is exquisite. My favorite audiobook of all time.

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Meaningful and provocative

David will help you remember yourself, and the questions that arise naturally in the process. He is a great storyteller, teacher, and poet.

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Thought-provoking

Very deep and thought provoking. His personal reflections added to the story and a better understanding of his poetry. The reflection on his mother touched me. It allowed me to open up to other thoughts of loved ones who have passed.
Thank you for having David narrate his own book. It provides much more meaning.

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