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Knepper's Journey to Desmond
- Steven Knepper found William Desmond's essay "The Ways of Wondering" transformative for spiritual and artistic presence.
- This discovery helped deepen his attentiveness and inspired the book "Wonder Strikes."
Excess of Being Explained
- Desmond views "excess of being" as the vastness of things, sensations, and surprises in others.
- This excess reveals that beings and experiences always retain mystery beyond complete understanding.
Humans as Porous Beings
- Humans are constitutively porous, receptive through senses and interiority.
- True presence balances openness with active response, like athletes or caregivers.