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by Kahlil Gibran (Author)
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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. --Brian Bruya --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.

The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.

Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet: “Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one’s ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man’s philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth.”

With twelve full-page drawings by Gibran, this beautiful work makes an incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Deeper than you can imagine, Jan 16 2009
By L. Power "nlp trainer" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Prophet (Hardcover)
A prophet has waited twelve years in a coastal town for the ship that will bear him back to his homeland, which he misses.

Why he is there, why he is waiting, how he knows what he knows, and who he is is a mystery. As he departs the townspeople gather to wish him well. A local seeress who knows him best asks him to share his wisdom so that it will endure for generations to come.

So, he reveals his wisdom on love, birth, marriage, children, pain, talking, pleasure, death any so much more.

It is a profound work, and here is his advice on marriage so you may judge for yourself:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Its not a little similar to the Tao Te Ching, where a border guard recognises Lao Tzu, and asks him to share his wisdom as he goes into exile. Written 2,500 years ago, and one of the most translated books in the world. The Tao contains many principles you can use in your everyday life, and if you're not thinking in ego based ways, your wisdom based thinking opens up..

If you like one book, you will love the other, so I recommend both. For the Tao, I recommend the Stephen Mitchell version.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Prophet, Sep 7 2007
This review is from: The Prophet (Hardcover)
Amazing reed.
Great bedside book you can always look back on when you need to remember the world and life.
Highly Recomend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Prophet, Nov 16 2005
By Christina (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Prophet (Large Print) (Paperback)
This is a beautiful piece of literature. It is in the top five of my favorite books. I have read it over and over again and each time I find new wisdom. Kahlil's words will strike your heart.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING
And excellent book. Although most people mistake the prophet for an eastern religious book (it is even clssified under that heading in bookstores!), it is NOT! Read more
Published on May 4 2005 by Mohamad Salame

5.0 out of 5 stars MidWest Book Review
If I have ever read a book that is timeless, other than the Word of God, it would have to be this one. Read more
Published on Jul 5 2004 by Shirley Priscilla Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars the beauty of spirituality
I was given this book by a writer friend who called it "the most beautiful book I've ever read. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by I ain't no porn writer

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful!!
This is a book you can read and re-read many many times.
Great and timeless thoughts about relationships, love and
friendship. Read more
Published on May 29 2004 by J. McAndrew

5.0 out of 5 stars A reference to live.
Gibran wrote the ultimate way of seeing life and living in it. the importance of each relationship. The book was written to be relatable to every reader, all the subjects are... Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by Nesef Alnesef

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, advanced reading.
I read "The Prophet", by Khalil Gibran for a class assignment, and I found it an amazing piece of writing, even though it was a bit difficult to follow in some... Read more
Published on April 16 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read for me
To me, there is simplicity in this person's words that I understand clearly.
There are good things this book construes, but I can see other misinterpreting it, and its value... Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentally Flawed
Gibran reveals the fundamental optimism that shapes the rest of his thinking in his response to one of the city judges:

"Like the ocean is your god-self;
It remains for... Read more

Published on Feb 16 2004 by John C. McCurdy

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth your time
Most stories have some sort of existential or spiritual point to make. Gibran's story has many. But unlike most books this one sacrifices length and plot, employing a simple and... Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by JAD

5.0 out of 5 stars close to god
This is one my must have books. It is a masterpiece of spirituality. I'll be the first to admit, its literary quality isn't much. Read more
Published on Dec 12 2003 by adead_poet@hotmail.com

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