Over half the world's population already live in cities, and the proportion is rising all the time. Yet we continue to associate the apparently limitless urban jungle with an assault on our senses - a rush made up of noise, light, pollution and people so numerous that they become anonymous cogs in the city machine.
Is it possible to take a different view? In 'Mindfulness and the Art of Urban Living', Adam Ford takes the reader on a mindful journey through the city, absorbing the historical, cultural and philosophical realities of universal urban life, and offering his personal experiences and insights alongside meditative practices to change our view of urban living. Exploring hidden highlights from community projects to urban wildlife, Ford shows how the workings of the city machine can form a rich and vibrant backdrop to every town-dweller's individual adventure.
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Adam Ford lived and worked in London for thirty years, visiting and teaching in numerous cities across the globe during this time, before retiring to Sussex, England. He was formerly Priest-in-Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen at the Chapel Royal, chaplain to a London school and vicar of a Yorkshire town. He has an MA in Indian religions and regularly lectures on Buddhism, Hinduism and astronomy. Adam is the author of The Art of Mindful Walking and Seeking Silence in a Noisy World.