Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber
by Ken Wilber, Treya Killam Wilber (Author)
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Here is a deeply moving account of a couple's struggle with cancer and their journey to spiritual healing. "Grace and Grit" is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife Treya Killam Wilber through Treya's illness, treatment, and, finally, death.Tags
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This book gave me so many feelings. I was so upset when I was done, I almost threw it in the fire. Then I remembered it was a library book, checked out on someone else's card. This book could give you unrealistically high expectations of a "good death." Just remember, it's perfectly natural to be afraid or in pain or not ready; not everyone is going to have an experience like this amazing person did.
When Ken and Treya met it was love at first touch. They just hugged and hugged. A few months later they were married. 10 days after marrying they found out that Treya had breast cancer. This is the story of how they dealt with the cancer, the treatment and Treya's final days. It deals honestly with the pain and the overwhelming work that dealing with cancer can be both for the patient and the caregiver. Ken is a writer and philosopher and this is quite clearly reflected in the book while the two of them try to come to terms with cancer and try to understand why them and why now.
It is a story with deep sadness but the two of them have such a feeling of heartfelt joy in the world and in their lives that it seeps through. Yes sometimes the show more philosophising can be a bit much, and you would need to know something about Buddhism to get some of what's going on, but still it's an interesting variation on the theme. A book I could only read in small amounts at a time to fully understand what was going on. show less
It is a story with deep sadness but the two of them have such a feeling of heartfelt joy in the world and in their lives that it seeps through. Yes sometimes the show more philosophising can be a bit much, and you would need to know something about Buddhism to get some of what's going on, but still it's an interesting variation on the theme. A book I could only read in small amounts at a time to fully understand what was going on. show less
The incredible story of Ken Wilber's first wife and her struggle with cancer. Ken Wilber is an innovative philosopher and long-time meditator, and he weaves many fascinating ideas into the narrative. The story is very sad, but an inspiring example of how meditation and other practices can help us remain "well" even when the body is dying. Also, a critical examination of the New Age trope that illness is "caused" by emotional or mental patterns. Recommended for anyone dealing with chronic disease.
Treya was lovely. Ken, insufferable.
This is the story of a couple who finds out about the wife's cancer within months of their wedding. The book is told from the husband's viewpoint with the addition of entries from the wife's journal from the time. It portrays the changes in their relationship and their spirituality as they explore different treatments for the cancer and ways of dealing with the many ways the illness impacts their lives. A remarkable book!
This is a deep love story of the author and his new wife battling cancer, understanding life’s meaning and finally death from the world-renowned philosopher and psychologist.
GRACIA Y CORAJE : EN LA VIDA Y EN LA MUERTE DE TREYA KILLAM WILBER
En 1983, Ken Wilber conoció a Treya (Terry Killam), e inmediatamente se produjo entre ellos un "reconocimiento" mutuo. Tras un breve noviazgo contrajeron matrimonio, pero su felicidad pronto se vio truncada cuando a Treya se le diagnosticó un cáncer. Su luna de miel discurrió en un hospital, iniciándose así el atribulado periplo de cinco años que la pareja viviría hasta la muerte de tan excepcional mujer. En Gracia y Coraje el vibrante diario de Treya se va entrelazando con las profundas reflexiones de Ken, dando lugar a un relato vivamente humano que transmite el impacto que esta experiencia supuso en la vida de la pareja y que les llevó al cuestionamiento de show more sus convicciones espirituales ante la realidad de la enfermedad y la muerte. Es esta una obra inapreciable de espiritualidad "real", que pone en tela de juicio la visión de la "Nueva Era", que presenta los aspectos esenciales de las grandes tradiciones de sabiduría del mundo entero, y que invita a la sanación, a la totalidad y a la armonía, a la aceptación del sufrimiento y a la entrega final. Es esta una obra sobre la "filosofía perenne" y la psicología transpersonal, escrita por una mujer excepcional y por su esposo, uno de los más lúcidos pensadores de nuestro tiempo, pero no es solo eso. Es un libro para apoyar y alentar a quienes padecen una enfermedad terminal y a sus acompañantes, pero es mucho más aún. Es una conmovedora historia de amor y una viva fuente de inspiración para quienes se encuentran recorriendo un camino espiritual o se hallan en busca de sí mismos; un testimonio de como la transcendencia se hace real y encarna día a día en unas personas de este mundo, de este tiempo, llenando de sentido sus vidas; y una llamada a la esperanza ante el desafío de la vida y de la muerte. show less
En 1983, Ken Wilber conoció a Treya (Terry Killam), e inmediatamente se produjo entre ellos un "reconocimiento" mutuo. Tras un breve noviazgo contrajeron matrimonio, pero su felicidad pronto se vio truncada cuando a Treya se le diagnosticó un cáncer. Su luna de miel discurrió en un hospital, iniciándose así el atribulado periplo de cinco años que la pareja viviría hasta la muerte de tan excepcional mujer. En Gracia y Coraje el vibrante diario de Treya se va entrelazando con las profundas reflexiones de Ken, dando lugar a un relato vivamente humano que transmite el impacto que esta experiencia supuso en la vida de la pareja y que les llevó al cuestionamiento de show more sus convicciones espirituales ante la realidad de la enfermedad y la muerte. Es esta una obra inapreciable de espiritualidad "real", que pone en tela de juicio la visión de la "Nueva Era", que presenta los aspectos esenciales de las grandes tradiciones de sabiduría del mundo entero, y que invita a la sanación, a la totalidad y a la armonía, a la aceptación del sufrimiento y a la entrega final. Es esta una obra sobre la "filosofía perenne" y la psicología transpersonal, escrita por una mujer excepcional y por su esposo, uno de los más lúcidos pensadores de nuestro tiempo, pero no es solo eso. Es un libro para apoyar y alentar a quienes padecen una enfermedad terminal y a sus acompañantes, pero es mucho más aún. Es una conmovedora historia de amor y una viva fuente de inspiración para quienes se encuentran recorriendo un camino espiritual o se hallan en busca de sí mismos; un testimonio de como la transcendencia se hace real y encarna día a día en unas personas de este mundo, de este tiempo, llenando de sentido sus vidas; y una llamada a la esperanza ante el desafío de la vida y de la muerte. show less
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Ken Wilber is one of the most widely read and influential American philosophers of our time. His writings have been translated into over twenty foreign languages. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
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- Grace and grit
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- 1991
- Dedication
- To Sue and Radcliffe Killam, on the occasion of Rad's eightieth birthday; To Vicky, Linda, Roger, Frances, Sam, Seymour, Warren, and Kati, for being there through thick and thin; To David and Mary Lamar, for carrying on; To T... (show all)racy and Michael, for putting up with me; To Zahirudeen and Brad, for holding down the home fort; To the women and men of the Cancer Support Community, Treya and Vicky's child; To Ken and Lucy, for understanding our absence; To Edith Zundel, our mother away from home; And in memory of Rolf Zundel and Bob Doty, two of the most decent men we had ever known, casualties in this gruesome war
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- When Treya and I first met, we had the strangest feeling that we had been looking for each other for lifetimes, but I don't know if that is literally true.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I promise.
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