La vida perenne

La vida perenne / The perennial life

Non-fiction , 2014

Random House Mondadori

La vida perenne uncovers an unpublished facet of José Luis Sampedro’s rich personality. His lifelong commitment to writing and society is very well-known. However, only those closest to him know about the paths he travelled in order to develop his humanist ideal. This book explores that path to perennial wisdom. A very personal journey in which José Luis Sampedro’s thoughts and feelings are mixed with the voices of the Eastern and Western sages who taught him so much. An illuminating journey through his readings of St. John of the Cross and western mysticism, Rumi and the Sufi masters, Hinduism and Taoism, who converse with the photographs selected by Chema Madoz and reveal our sorely missed José Luis Sampedro’s ultimate secret of the marvellous art of life, and his extraordinary vitality and lucidity.