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The Still Point
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Series: Spirituality, Tasawwuf & Mysticism, Book 13
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ISBN13: 9798291122570
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 5 2025
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 5 2025
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Still Point: A Novel
A quiet mind is not a gift. It's a remembering.
When Arin Devlin suffers a panic attack on a crowded subway platform, it shatters the illusion that he has life under control. Once a high-performing creative director on the cusp of promotion, Arin suddenly finds himself unable to board a train, make simple decisions, or silence the relentless voice in his head that insists something is terribly wrong.
A quiet mind is not a gift. It's a remembering.
When Arin Devlin suffers a panic attack on a crowded subway platform, it shatters the illusion that he has life under control. Once a high-performing creative director on the cusp of promotion, Arin suddenly finds himself unable to board a train, make simple decisions, or silence the relentless voice in his head that insists something is terribly wrong.
What begins as a breakdown becomes something else-a slow, strange awakening.
Haunted by memories and pushed to the margins of his own life, Arin retreats from the world. But in the stillness of long walks, quiet parks, and unexpected conversations with strangers and old friends, something begins to shift. The thoughts don't stop-but he begins to see them for what they are: passing weather in a deeper sky.
Through breathwork, body awareness, and unexpected moments of grace, Arin begins to notice a silent presence beneath the noise. A still point. Not mystical, not perfect-just real. Tangible. Immediate. And always available.
But the journey isn't linear.
As he moves through anxiety, loneliness, shame, and fleeting glimpses of clarity, Arin wrestles with the subtle seduction of self-improvement culture, the ego's desperate need to become, and the question that haunts him: Is peace something you achieve... or something you remember?
The Still Point is a quietly powerful novel about mindfulness, mental health, and the everyday sacredness of simply being human. Written in luminous, poetic prose and grounded in deeply relatable experiences, the novel explores:
What sets The Still Point apart from conventional fiction?
This novel isn't just about getting better or finding the answer. Instead, it's an exploration of what it means to simply be-without striving, without forcing, without clinging to an idealized version of oneself. It's about the subtle, often invisible work of unbecoming-peeling back the layers of the ego, the striving, and the endless push for validation. It challenges the reader to embrace the messiness of life and see beauty in the quiet, uncertain spaces in between.
With its tender portrayal of mental health, its questioning of self-improvement culture, and its emphasis on inner peace as a remembered state, The Still Point invites you on a journey that is as inward as it is outward.
This is not a traditional novel, but an invitation to sit quietly with your own thoughts, to feel your body, to witness your fears-and to simply be.
For readers of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, Michael A. Singer's The Untethered Soul, and Thich Nhat Hanh's Peace Is Every Step, The Still Point is both a deeply moving story and a gentle guide-a novel that doesn't preach but invites, one quiet breath at a time. What readers are saying:
This book didn't try to fix me. It reminded me that I didn't need to be fixed.
Raw, poetic, and quietly life-changing.
Like reading a meditation. Every chapter helped me come back to myself.
Finally, a novel that captures what healing feels like-not as a triumph, but as a quiet remembering. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, burned out from constant striving, or simply searching for a more grounded way of being, The Still Point is a novel that meets you where you are-and gently invites you home.
Haunted by memories and pushed to the margins of his own life, Arin retreats from the world. But in the stillness of long walks, quiet parks, and unexpected conversations with strangers and old friends, something begins to shift. The thoughts don't stop-but he begins to see them for what they are: passing weather in a deeper sky.
Through breathwork, body awareness, and unexpected moments of grace, Arin begins to notice a silent presence beneath the noise. A still point. Not mystical, not perfect-just real. Tangible. Immediate. And always available.
But the journey isn't linear.
As he moves through anxiety, loneliness, shame, and fleeting glimpses of clarity, Arin wrestles with the subtle seduction of self-improvement culture, the ego's desperate need to become, and the question that haunts him: Is peace something you achieve... or something you remember?
The Still Point is a quietly powerful novel about mindfulness, mental health, and the everyday sacredness of simply being human. Written in luminous, poetic prose and grounded in deeply relatable experiences, the novel explores:
- The experience of anxiety and intrusive thoughts from the inside
- The subtle moment-to-moment practice of returning to presence
- The body as a doorway to healing
- The difference between spiritual seeking and inner surrender
- The beauty and terror of quiet
What sets The Still Point apart from conventional fiction?
This novel isn't just about getting better or finding the answer. Instead, it's an exploration of what it means to simply be-without striving, without forcing, without clinging to an idealized version of oneself. It's about the subtle, often invisible work of unbecoming-peeling back the layers of the ego, the striving, and the endless push for validation. It challenges the reader to embrace the messiness of life and see beauty in the quiet, uncertain spaces in between.
With its tender portrayal of mental health, its questioning of self-improvement culture, and its emphasis on inner peace as a remembered state, The Still Point invites you on a journey that is as inward as it is outward.
This is not a traditional novel, but an invitation to sit quietly with your own thoughts, to feel your body, to witness your fears-and to simply be.
For readers of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, Michael A. Singer's The Untethered Soul, and Thich Nhat Hanh's Peace Is Every Step, The Still Point is both a deeply moving story and a gentle guide-a novel that doesn't preach but invites, one quiet breath at a time. What readers are saying:
This book didn't try to fix me. It reminded me that I didn't need to be fixed.
Raw, poetic, and quietly life-changing.
Like reading a meditation. Every chapter helped me come back to myself.
Finally, a novel that captures what healing feels like-not as a triumph, but as a quiet remembering. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, burned out from constant striving, or simply searching for a more grounded way of being, The Still Point is a novel that meets you where you are-and gently invites you home.
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