Beauty beckons us to the warm, eternal embrace.

John O'Donohue is an Irish poet and Catholic scholar. He was awarded a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tubingen. His writings include "Anam Cara," "Air: Breath of God," "Stone as the Tabernacle of Memory," "Water: The Tears of the Earth," and "Echoes of Memory"--a book of poems. He has a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tubingen.

More Sounds of Wisdom

Eckhart Tolle: Stepping Beyond the Mind-Derived Self

Reggie Ray: Expressing Your Authenticity

Daniel Ladinsky: How Does It Feel to be a Heart?

Excerpted from "Beauty: The Invisible Embrace"
By John O'Donohue
Audio available at Sounds True.