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1) The prophet
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Read Gibran's masterpiece in print! Set in the mythic city of Orphalese, The Prophet is a poetic treatise on all facets of life, from the daily realities of clothes and houses, to questions of love, beauty, and self-knowledge. Featuring 12 original illustrations by the author, Gibran's lyric exploration of the human condition is as relevant today as it was nearly a century ago.
2) Siddhartha
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 6
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A young man, blessed with loving parents and a safe home in a world where want and neglect abound, leaves his family in search of himself. He joins the Samanas, a band of wandering ascetics without possessions or earthly ties. His quest unfulfilled, he descends into a life of unbounded luxury and indulgence. Where is truth? Where will his soul find true ease, in denial, in decadence, or in some truth far greater than himself, so simple, so close to...
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[2020]
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Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam is an inspiring guide that will lead you towards the hidden meaning of the Qur'an through passion and joy. Written with care and precision, Helwa's metaphoric insights invite you on her earnest search for truth and understanding. By accessing the inner workings of Islamic tradition, your struggles in faith will be met with a deeper connection to Allah rooted in compassion.
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[2018]
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A book that has touched many people very deeply since it was published in 1923, La profeta captures the teachings of Kahlil Gibran in a comforting story that succinctly touches on everyday topics like love, joy, sorrow, freedom, pain, and beauty. These two stories, which are recognized as the authors masterpiece, invites us to reflect on essential themes of humanity. This contemplative style of the narration will captivate the reader.
Kahlil Gibrán,...
5) Innocence
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Foraging for supplies by night in a beautiful but hostile urban world where strangers would kill him on sight, Addison endures a solitary existence before meeting a quicksilver girl engaged in a dangerous duel of wits with a malicious, well-placed enemy.
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2018.
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What happens when a Tibetan Buddhist lama and a Christian clergyman sit down to talk? And not just any lama and clergyman, but a renegade Catholic priest silenced by the Church for his progressive and inclusive beliefs and an American-born secular Jew who once embraced Tibetan Buddhism as a student, and now is embraced as a teacher. These conversations between Lama Tsomo and Matthew Fox over the past years explore the essential principles shared by...
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2015.
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"Wild West Ghosts" visits fourteen southwestern Colorado hotels and B&Bs, each one off the beaten track and harboring paranormal adventures for the inquisitive traveler. Relying on phone apps and additional minimal equipment, you might even meet noted individuals of the past. Find lodging amenities, local history and supernatural accounts, the authors' own personal experience at each locale, and fun things to do in the areas.
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[1958]
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A collection of insightful and powerful writings by one of Eastern philosophy's most prolific thinkers Kahlil Gibran's reflections on the wistful beauty, lofty majesty, and abiding peace of Eastern wisdom revolutionized Arab literature. This collection of dramatic poems uses the dialogue between age and youth as a platform to discuss deep subjects such as freedom, death, and the eternal soul. From "Of Life and Sorrow" to "Of Science and Knowledge,"...
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1950
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This early work by Lebanese-American Poet Kahlil Gibran is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a collection of beautiful verse and prose in the romantic style for which he is famed. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for all those interested in the poetry of the human condition and the wonders of being alive.
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[2017]
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Andrew P. Cohen, a professor of comparative culture at New York University, is at the zenith of his life. Adored by his classes, published in prestigious literary magazines, he is about to receive a coveted promotion the crowning achievement of an envious career. He is on excellent terms with Linda, his ex-wife, and his two grown children admire and adore him. His girlfriend, Ann Lee, a former student half is age, offers lively companionship. A man...
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[2023]
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"From beloved spiritual teacher Carl McColman comes a book about a big possibility: the hope of achieving authentic, blissful, experiential union with God. He reveals the various ways Christian mysticism and contemplation have been in dynamic practice through the centuries, proving inspirational for today's seekers, regardless of faith tradition"--
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[2018]
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"John O'Donohue, beloved author of To Bless the Space Between Us, is widely recognized as one of the most charismatic and inspirational enduring voices on the subjects of spirituality and Celtic mysticism. These timeless exchanges, collated and introduced by Quinn, span a number of years and explore themes such as imagination, landscape, the medieval mystic Meister Eckhart, aging, and death"--
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2019.
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"Our world has long suffered the toxicity of an unbalanced masculine rule--but the feminine is rising. With Wild Mercy, internationally recognized teacher Mirabai Starr shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of feminine mystics across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages such as Mother Mary and the Sufi poet Rabia, to goddesses and archetypal energies including Kuan Yin and Gaia, to inspiring contemporary teachers...
18) Jewish Magic: Unlocking Everything You Need to Know about Jewish Spirituality, Mysticism, and Angels
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2023
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Delve into the world of Jewish magic and mysticism!
Are you curious about Jewish mysticism?
Would you like to learn more about angels?
Are you fascinated by Jewish spirituality? Or are you looking to deepen your knowledge and faith?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions, this is just the right audiobook for you!
In this audiobook, you will:
With this audiobook as your starting point, you will discover the important things you need to know...
19) Fated
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Soul seekers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 17
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"Since coming to Enchantment, New Mexico everything in Daire Santos life has changed. And not all for the better. While she's come to accept and embrace her new powers as a Soul Seeker, Daire struggles with the responsibility she holds navigating between the worlds of the living and the dead"--
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2018
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This inspiring audiobook contains six revolutionary essays exploring the relationship between spiritual experience and ordinary life-and the need for them to coexist within each of us. With essays on "cosmic consciousness" (including Alan Watts' account of his own ventures into this inward realm); the paradoxes of self-consciousness; LSD and consciousness; and the false opposition of spirit and matter, This Is It: and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual...