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    In Solitude's Grace
    In Solitude's Grace
    In Solitude's Grace
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    In Solitude's Grace

    By Julian Bound

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    IN SOLITUDE'S GRACE a Poetry Book by JULIAN BOUND

    A poetry collection by award winning documentary photographer and National Geographic contributor Julian Bound.

    Within the perceptions of solitude and seclusion, a fine line is often drawn between the emotional connotations of happily living a solitary life and that of loneliness.

    Exploring the isolation found within solitude, 'In Solitude's Grace' examines emotions revealed within the self's search for peace, a journey of which frequently requires a soul to be guided through the steps of solitude.

    From seclusion, either chosen by an individual of forced upon, through to silence, solace and awareness, the eventual calm and attainment of happiness wished for is at last achieved when conquering that of which most fear – an aloneness of being.

    Inspired by the receival of teachings from the Indian mystics of the India's northern Himalayan regions, and those of the Buddha's principles from the Buddhist monks of Tibet, Bhutan and northern Thailand, 'In Solitude's Grace' is the third part of a trilogy of books exploring the soul and its eternal workings through traditional and Japanese haiku poetry. Accompanied by the books 'The Awareness of Being' and 'These Remnants of Self.

    An exploration into the concept of what it means to be alone.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Born in the UK, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJulian Bound
    Release dateJan 25, 2020
    ISBN9781393567226
    In Solitude's Grace
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    Julian Bound

    Born in the UK, Julian Bound is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India’s Himalaya region. His photography work includes documenting the child soldiers of the Burmese Karen National Liberation Army, the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo, Egypt, and the Thailand political uprisings of 2009 and 2014 in Bangkok. With portraiture of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Julian has photographed the Tibetan refugee camps of Nepal and India. His other projects include the road working gypsies of India, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the rail track slums of Jakarta and the sulphur miners at work in the active volcanoes of Eastern Java, Indonesia. Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, he documented the disaster whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations. Julian has published  photography books of settings across the world, including portraiture work, and city guides, and has also published several poetry books, including ‘Haiku, a Journey Through the Deepest Emotions’, Julian is also the author of  the novels ‘The Geisha and the Monk’, ‘Subway of Light’ and ‘Life’s Heart Eternal’.

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      In Solitude's Grace - Julian Bound

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      ––––––––

      Born in the UK, Julian Bound is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India’s Himalaya region.

      His photography work includes documenting the soldiers of the Burmese Karen National Liberation Army, the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo, Egypt, and the Thailand political uprisings of 2009 and 2014 in Bangkok.

      With portraiture of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Julian has photographed the Tibetan refugee camps of Nepal and India. His other projects include the road working gypsies of India, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the rail track slums of Jakarta and the sulphur miners at work in the active volcanoes of eastern Java, Indonesia.

      Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, he documented the disaster whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

      FOREWORD

      An advent of solitude into the life of an individual often carries supposed concepts to accompany its arrival.

      Loneliness and isolation factor in these perceived notions of an encounter with seclusion, no matter how long a period such moments are to continue for.

      The idea of time spent alone can be infused with a fear once unknown towards thoughts of said separation from others, a barren landscape where without company aloneness reigns.

      Yet it is in the very nature of solitude that the essence of the soul is waiting to be revealed and so ultimately revelled within, providing insights into life’s tempestuous workings and so promoting the ultimate discovery of the true self and all surrounding.

      Be it forced upon or simply by making the choice to withdraw into the shelter seclusion offers, solitude comes to all at some point within a life’s journey; although it is each individual’s decision to reap the hidden opportunities offered within an oft veiled world of time spent alone.

      A call to arms comes into play as the self battles for stimulation from outside forces, but it is in the continuation of seclusion that the soul’s whispers are so heard, a skill of listening developing as the heart and mind take note and so adhere to the possibilities

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