false 2547 191 In a distant, timeless place, a mysterious prophet walks the sands. At the moment of his departure, he wishes to offer the people gifts but possesses nothing. The people gather round, each asks a question of the heart, and the man's wisdom is his gift. It is Gibran's gift to us, as well, for Gibran's prophet is rivaled in his wisdom only by the founders of the world's great religions. On the most basic topics--marriage, children, friendship, work, pleasure--his words have a power and lucidity that in another era would surely have provoked the description "divinely inspired." Free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics, consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a 20th-century supplement to all sacred traditions--as millions of other readers already have. <I>--Brian Bruya</I> 2938937 book 1923 The Prophet total:12476|5:6043|4:3403|3:2132|2:675|1:233| 12476 51774 15572 1087 5 6 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 10 14:29:03 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 13:50:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 11 false false Fri Oct 12 02:14:09 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 02:22:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 5 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Fri Apr 20 00:35:19 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 00:35:47 -0700 2007 The Prophet made me feel profoundly spiritual when I was nineteen. It was a great way to experience spirituality and romance as a teenager, but as I got older, its lusty descriptions of the true meaning of love, marriage, and life just seem like pretty, but shallow, wordplay.

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However, pretty much any person who has learned about many different religions is really g...more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri May 04 09:01:36 -0700 2007 Fri May 04 09:08:29 -0700 2007
A favorite quote from the book:

"Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
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For me, life is fascinating, the richness of different experiences an...more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 31 08:56:23 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:57:03 -0700 2007
This book was given to me as a gift from my director in the last show that I did. I carried it with me everywhere and read it on the train, anytime I was waiting or bored. It brought me such immense comfort and inspiration. When I would read it’s pages befor...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Fri Sep 14 04:00:19 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 04:12:30 -0700 2007
what is also striking is the simplicity of the language and the pragmatism in his outlook to life..

Be it on relationships between couple or parent-child or work or pass...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Apr 17 22:10:23 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 14:47:56 -0700 2007 If so, read this because the prophet addresses so many of life's complexities with honest, simple and faithful answers. Praise to Gibran.]]> 0 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 15:18:03 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 15:20:45 -0800 2009 The Prophet is all of these.

Written in the framework of fiction, the characters and setting of the Prophet are mere vehicles for a gre...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 21 08:53:21 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 03 07:47:47 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Aug 13 12:48:53 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 12:48:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 14:31:08 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 14:50:55 -0800 2008
The whole thing is quotable but here's a few:

"And a man said, Speak to us of Self-Knowledge.

And he answered, saying:

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Foundations in spirituality, covers Christian, Muslim and Buddist beliefs...more universal stand. Very quick read... written in ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 14:27:20 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 14:28:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 20:32:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 20:37:02 -0700 2008
But, having now sat down and read it, I c...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 17 12:49:04 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 01:43:48 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 23:43:14 -0700 2007
On Giving
"... Is there aught you would withhold?
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