An initiatory novel — 116 pages
After ten years of silence in the Himalayas, Elian receives from his master a mission both simple and formidable: to go down into the city and remain at peace there.
In New York, the din is not merely sound. It takes the form of fear, of ordinary violence, of power, of the social gaze, and of love. Facing Dray, the man of the street; Sterling, the titan of glass; and Clara, a woman of steel slowly restored to herself, Elian discovers that true peace is not a refuge, but a presence able to hold at the heart of the world.
Eight chapters, nine “Elian's Notebooks” meditations, a practice guide to the point of balance and a circle-reading guide.
“The mountain is not a place. It is a state you carry within you.”