The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Prophet
Book Review: Absolutely Outside the Box
Summary: 5 Stars
One of my greatest regrets is not reading my parents' copy in the 24 years of my life before I finally read "The Prophet". Kahlil Gibran has convincingly rebutted that sector of society that tells us to limit our horizons, to make prejudgements about others, and to confine our existence inside an asphyxiatingly narrow box, seeing nothing but black and white. In my humble opinion, the Prophet has declared that gray is the color of life.Book Review: Absolutely Wonderful!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a book you can read and re-read many many times.Great and timeless thoughts about relationships, love and
friendship. I will share this with my family. :)
Jeffrey C. McAndrew
author of "Our Brown Eyed Boy"
Book Review: Always Open to All Interpretation!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very usefull book that can be used as a secondary source for your primary religious texts. Not only does it give you excellent prophetic sayings, but when reading anyone could have a diffrent interpretation. Here is some things you could look to find:
-Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
-Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth."
-Say not, "I have found the path of the soul," but rather, " I have met the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths.
-You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.
-For what is evil, but good tortured by it's own hunger and thurst.
-And beauty is not a need, but an ecstasy.
-Who can seperate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupation.
-To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconsistency.
-No man can reveal to you aught but that wich is already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
-If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshhold of your own mind.
-And even as each of you stands alone in god's knowledge, so must each of you be alone in his knowledge of God and his understanding of the earth.
Book Review: Amazing
Summary: 4 Stars
I would buy from this seller again.
Kahlil Gibran was a genius. "The Prophet" uses a lot of old English, but is still an easy/quick read. I can see why this book has been translated into dozens of different languages. - Definitely words to live by. A poet.
Book Review: An Incredibly Beautiful and Enlivening Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Prophet took me by surprise. I had received it as a gift and owned it for many years before I ever read it and when I started it, I thought I'd be reading a fun fable. What I got instead was an amazing look into my own soul, told with a beauty and grace I have not found in any other work. It is a fable, but it is so much more. The subtle lessons about life and love and our journey through this existence are captivating. It is the type of book that has so much to teach that I usually only read a few pages at a time. And they always seem to be the right pages just when I need them. Of course, you can read it the whole way through, but give yourself time to savor the experience.
I think this book fits perfectly with one of my other favorites that I also savor and read often. Working On Yourself Doesn't Work by Ariel and Shya Kane is a practical guide on finding and keeping lasting fulfillment. Both books allowed me to see life from a totally unique perspective, but the Kanes' book has been the catalyst for a transformational shift into a life I never would have thought possible. Do yourself a favor and get both books and enjoy them. Your experience of life will be richer for having done so.