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The Prophet |  | Author: Kahlil Gibran
Publisher: Sufi George Books
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  266 reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 128
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
Publication Date: August 5, 2007
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Amazon.com Review
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
Product Description
Almost everyone has heard selections from The Prophet or read all or parts of it. In fact, in the United States alone over eight million copies have been sold in well over 100 printings - a publishing miracle! it has been officially translated into over 20 languages and unofficially into virtually every known language. Gibran said, "Silence is painful, but in silence things take form, and we must wait and watch, In us, in our secret depth, lies the knowing element which sees and hears that which we do not see nor hear. All our perceptions, all the things we have done, all that we are today, dwelt once in that knowing, silent depth, that treasure chamber in the soul. And we are more than we think, We are more than we know. That which is more than we think and know is always seeking and adding to itself while we are doing - or think we are doing nothing." The Prophet was written when Gibran was 15 years of age, originally in his native Arabic language.
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 Helpful Tool in gaining insight to spirit July 28, 2010
L. J Nary (Indio, CA United States)
This book takes different themes such as work, love, etc. and poses them as questions that a community asks a wise man, who seems to be spirit talking. He is a man who is not so much of a religious base but more filled with a love of nature finding peace and depth through sensory and embracement of all dark and light. He is a person who has freedom in all areas of his life and learns from all things and all moments because of his openess and aliveness. He wants all people to gain awareness from their path thru eternity. This can be read in a variety of ways coming from each person's belief system. I read this when I was in a state of loss, loss of so much. This book can bring understanding and a shift in consciousness at least for a spell of time. It can expand who you are while you process and integrate his writings. I most definately recommend this book, for all people on their journey in whatever space they are in on their path of life.
THE ONE April 2, 2010
DADDY (TEXAS)
If you only read one book in your life twice .... make it this one. After you read it twice you ** may ** begin to realize how much understanding about life has somehow escaped you along your path to finally reading it. There is a lot packed into the mere 80 or so pages of this book which most people die and never understand, go ahead and give it a try.
The Prophet February 15, 2010
Donna M. Cooke
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book and have had several over the years--everyone should have a copy. I refer to it often, and am very pleased with this book recently purchased through Amazon.
People's Poet January 11, 2010
GARDEN HAIKU Recommends (California, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The prevailing popularity of Gibran's PROPHET lies in only one secret: he writes his poems with readers in his mind. The compassionate poet I come to know through his lines, Gibran did not write to impress, shock or confuse but to communicate truth with highest poetic beauty. THE PROPHET addresses 27 essential subjects of life that concerns everyone - love, freedom, children, work, self-knowledge, friendship, time, beauty, death to name a few. I have this book for many years but this is a kind of poetry that ripens with time and each time you take a sip, it still surprises you with refreshing revelations. Also recommended are his less known books, A TEAR AND A SMILE, SAND AND FOAM and THE GARDEN OF THE PROPHET.
Delightful to read and hold December 25, 2009
Monoxylon (Los Angeles)
I didn't really know what to expect when I purchased this. I knew only that it was a well-regarded book, and that it was said to be full of wisdom.
What I found was a story that was easy to read. There are few words per page, covering the sayings of a wise man as he speaks to those around him. There is a kind of poetry in the words, but not the kind that is difficult to understand. The insights were both familiar and refreshing. It made me reconsider my notions of all aspects of life, although it was less a spiritual revolution than a gentle awakening.
I bought the hardcover. It is small and sits easily in one hand. The pages are made from a rich-feeling, textured paper that feels nice to the fingertips. And the text is printed in spacious and easy to read letters. Throughout the book are scattered drawings that Kahlil Gibran made. I like them. I feel they add to the experience of reading this book, although I can't quite put my finger on the reason.
While spiritual, it does not, as far as I could tell, convey any beliefs specific to any religion or even assume a readily recognizable god. Gibran says, "... the wind speaks not more sweetly to the giant oaks, than to the least of all the blades of grass." (pp 27-28) The notion of god that emerges from these pages is of a pervasive connectedness or oneness with nature and the universe.
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