Mark Nepo: 7,000 Ways to Listen (Part 2)

Oprah's Super Soul

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4.6 • 33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Best-selling author, poet and philosopher Mark Nepo explains how battling cancer led to a profound spiritual awakening. In 1987, Mark discovered a lump on the back of his head and was eventually diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. While undergoing treatment, he embarked on a journey that would ultimately lead to his greatest life lessons and influence his later works. Now a two-time cancer survivor, Mark is the author of nearly 20 books, including the New York Times best seller “The Book of Awakening.” Mark discusses his book "7,000 Ways to Listen" and shares why he believes listening with an open heart is the key to living a vibrant and meaningful life. Mark explains how modern-day distractions can keep us from truly connecting with the world around us, and offers practical insights on how to cultivate our listening skills.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.1	now.
0:24.6	Welcome to part two of our conversation.
0:27.4	This time when best-selling author Mark Nipo and I sat down together, we talked about a life-threatening
0:32.4	diagnosis that he says nearly broke him.
0:35.3	Mark believes he's here today because he listened to cues from his body and trusted his own
0:41.5	intuition.
0:42.8	It was Mark's long complicated journey through cancer that opened him up to what he calls
0:47.6	the fragile, resilient miracle of life.
0:51.2	The experience further evolved, his voice is a poet and a writer.
0:55.5	In those moments when he grasped for answers and sought release from his pain, writing
1:00.3	poetry helped Mark to listen more deeply and live more fully.
1:05.5	Now having survived cancer, Mark speaks to audiences around the world about this mysterious
1:11.2	and luminous power of listening.
1:14.6	It is the focus of his book, 7,000 ways to listen.
1:19.5	And though he has made a full recovery, memories of that soul-shaking time are never far
1:24.7	from his consciousness.
1:26.7	Do you live every day having survived cancer twice and now having every time you go for
1:34.1	your yearly check-up, yearly check-up?
1:38.0	Do you find yourself holding your breath?
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