Listen with Your Heart: Seeking the Sacred in Romantic Love

by Eileen Flanagan

In today's consumer-driven society, romantic love is often viewed as a scarce commodity, like gold or oil. We desperately search for it, compete for it, and try to possess it--only to find it slipping through our fingers. But when we think of love as a verb, an activity rather than a thing, love is as plentiful as we make it.

Here at last is an enlightening approach to finding and attaining a committed relationship. Unlike the many calculating "husband hunting" guides available today, "Listen with Your Heart reveals how lasting love is based on a deep spiritual connection--to yourself, your beloved, and the world. Drawing on original personal interviews, it shows you how loneliness and fear offer opportunities for spiritual growth.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Eileen Flanagan is a Quaker writer, speaker, and activist. Her new book, Renewable: One Woman’s Search for Simplicity, Faithfulness, and Hope, tells the story of her midlife realization that she was not living up to her potential or her youthful ideals, and the engaging journey that led her to handcuff herself to the White House fence. Her previous book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference, was endorsed by the Dalai Lama, and her articles have a appeared in a wide range of national publications. A graduate of Duke and Yale, Eileen leads the board of Earth Quaker Action Team, which uses nonviolent direct action to work for a just and sustainable economy.

Reviews

[Diana]

This book isn't all correct, but she really gets listening to God's spirit. The problem I see is that she has allowed some clear biblical teaching to be thrown out for whims. That isn't God's spirit at all. But, I did learn from this book.