Community//April 20, 2020

Growing in Place with Mark Nepo – The Spider and the Sage

The Strength of Our Kindness Dilutes the Sting of the World

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Mark Nepo, New York Times #1 bestselling author, poet, and philosopher.

Today’s Growing in Place is an ancient story from the Hindu tradition that speaks to us of the life of care and kindness. I hope you are doing well and continue growing in place!

— Published on April 20, 2020

Mark Nepo, New York Times #1 bestselling author, poet, and philosopher.

Mark Nepo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark’s recent work includes The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters, Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression, More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World, Things That Join the Sea and the Sky: Field Notes on Living; and a book of poetry, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting. A two-time cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. For more information, please visit:

MarkNepo.com ThreeIntentions.com

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