Uncovering Wisdom: Exploring the Art and Mystery of Life

Michael Macijeski: Known for her probing interviews with a wide range of people, in this book Krista Tippett distills what she has learned--illustrated with excerpts from an incredible range of her guests over the years.

Avoiding glib, easy answers, instead Tippett examines wisdom the way a jeweler might a precious gem: holding it up to the light and turning it, viewing it from as many angles as possible. We emerge from reading this book still without a precise formula, but enriched by the journey into the mysterious art of living through which Tippett has guided us.

United States on Sep 10, 2023

connie in Atlanta: The book arrived safely and ahead of the estimated date

United States on Jul 18, 2023

lester krames: Excellent highly recommend i

Canada on Feb 24, 2017

Mash Subs: Brilliant...wise guide for our perplexed open-modern times..

India on Feb 11, 2017

Donny: Mind. Blown. The intensity and frequency of insights on every page are almost overwhelming. I'm a huge fan of On Being and this book did not disappoint. It demands attention. I think it's the sort of book you can return to many times and gain something new each time.

Australia on Jan 29, 2017

Matt and Erin K.: This book was full of wisdom, or at least a vision of it. I wish I could just read this book and become wise, but unfortunately it just paints a picture of what obtaining wisdom should look like. I am not saying the content is not good, because it is fantastic, but don't expect to be wise after reading it.

I took my time with this book and the book itself sort of asks that of the reader. It is not something you just slog through, but is a distillation of what Krista Tippett has found to be most crucial in the "art of living." Don't expect roadmaps, but expect questions and soft direction. Tippett is a seeker. You can tell she loves and lives with question. I find myself of a similar persuasion, so I deeply enjoyed this book.

I look forward to revisiting this book and seeking more wisdom in the future.

So many excellent and eloquent quotes. This may be my most highlighted Kindle book so far. Some of the following is not from Tippett, but from those she has interviewed over the years. Here is a just a snapshot of the content.

On tolerance:
"We chose too small a word in the decade of my birth—tolerance—to make the world we want to live in now. We...

United States on Jan 06, 2017

J. M. Alexander: This book is based on a number of conversations that the author has with a diverse group of individuals, some religious, some not; some steeped in arts and literature, some in science; but all of whom have a recognition of the existence and relevance of the unexplained mysteries of our world. The book might be described as an examination of spirituality from many different viewpoints, and such description would be accurate. But even “spirituality” is too often confused and/or equated with religion, and although the author, and many of her partners in conversation are in fact religious, I felt that the book was much more secular in tone- more philosophical than ecumenical. But most of all I enjoyed the book because of the beauty of its language. The messages conveyed were uplifting and the words used were lovely and carefully chosen. The author communicates with the reader, as does all writing, but not with the impact of this work.
Consistent with its title, this book seeks the manner in which we can mine the raw materials of life that can be then molded into wisdom. She divides these resources into five “***basic aspects of the human everyday, which*** (she sees) *** as...

United States on Dec 07, 2016

Luke LeighfieldLuke Leighfield: As the host of the On Being podcast, Krista Tippett gets to have conversations with some of the most inspiring artists and spiritual teachers in the world – from the Dalai Lama to Anne Lamott, Mary Oliver to Eckhart Tolle, and most people in between.

Thankfully, Tippett's chosen to present a gift to the world in the form of 'Becoming Wise'. It's a distillation of some of her most memorable conversations, and acts as a kind of guide to living – how to be. The richness of the book is almost overwhelming – it's sumptuously written, full of wisdom from some of the greatest thinkers of our time, ambitious in its scope – and I wanted to underline almost every word. It's one of the best books I've read all year.

"And so in choosing how we are in the world, we shape our experience of that world, our contribution to it. We shape our world, our inner world, our outer world, which is really the only one we'll ever know. And to me, that's the substance of the spiritual journey. It's not an exasperating idea but an infinitely emboldening one, and it's taken me many years to come to that without resistance."

United Kingdom on Aug 01, 2016

Marce Merrell: I've loved listening to "On Being" and at this stage in my life, I am making more space and time for reflection, gratitude, hope and love. Tippett's book evokes sunshine and dark matter contemplation- both can be observed, noticed, and questioned.

Canada on May 08, 2016