The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth
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- Author：M. Scott Peck
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Summary
Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled。 With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada， and translations into more than twenty-three languages， it has made publishing history， with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list。
Now， with a new Introduction by the author， written especially for this twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe trade paperback edition of the all-time national bestseller in its field， M。 Scott Peck explains the ideas that shaped this book and that continue to influence an ever-growing audience of readers。
Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding， The Road Less Traveled continues to help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life。 It helps us learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one's own true self。
Recognizing that， as in the famous opening line of his book， "Life is difficult" and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one， Dr。 Peck never bullies his readers， but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding。
Reviews
Oana Iacob
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Am citit-o pentru ca o recomanda Iulian Stanciu într-un interviu。 A fost mult diferită de ce mă așteptam。 Deloc despre business， dar despre terapie， psihologie， fizică， finalul chiar mistic。 Mi-a plăcut pentru că pe alocuri m-a scos din zona de confort， nefiind ușor să admit momente Aha！ când se vorbea despre Dumnezeu。 Și că transmite și mesaje simple despre virtuții。
Elsa Welin
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Läste inte klart boken pga tappade intresset。
Emily B
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DNFGot a good 2/3s of the way through， but the spirituality section was a jump too far for me。 That being said， there's plenty of valuable insights into relationships， love and attachment in the first parts of the book。 DNFGot a good 2/3s of the way through， but the spirituality section was a jump too far for me。 That being said， there's plenty of valuable insights into relationships， love and attachment in the first parts of the book。 。。。more
Anna
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Some cringe shit as it’s from the 70s but overall， easily one of my favorite books I’ve ever read
robert oliveira
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Extremely helpful。 Except for section 4 when the author risks talking （as it isn't his field） about theology and then exposes completely unorthodox and unsupported views。 Extremely helpful。 Except for section 4 when the author risks talking （as it isn't his field） about theology and then exposes completely unorthodox and unsupported views。 。。。more
Pamela
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The language makes this a dull read。 The concepts are not new but is explained in a difficult manner。 When the book was written back then， it was probably quite insightful。
Jerry Shi
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The Road Less Traveled was a very good book that guided me through quite the journey。 The fact that the book was written in the late 1970s causes certain aspects of the book to feel stale， outdated， and controversial at its worst but these sections are relatively rare。 In spite of the book's age， Peck offers a host of messages that really spoke to me and helped me with various conflicts that I have been facing， and I think that this book deserves a lot of credit for being filled with lessons and The Road Less Traveled was a very good book that guided me through quite the journey。 The fact that the book was written in the late 1970s causes certain aspects of the book to feel stale， outdated， and controversial at its worst but these sections are relatively rare。 In spite of the book's age， Peck offers a host of messages that really spoke to me and helped me with various conflicts that I have been facing， and I think that this book deserves a lot of credit for being filled with lessons and messages that still apply to people's lived experiences nearly 50 years after publication。 Throughout the book， Peck writes very earnestly and with a sense of wisdom that I really valued and which gave the impression that Peck truly believed in the messages he was projecting。 Overall， a great read that I'm very happy to have found at this moment in my life and that I feel has provided and will continue to offer great value to me。 。。。more
Ridge Makavelli
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One of the great books I've read when it comes to making some life changes。A classic A spiritual book of life One of the great books I've read when it comes to making some life changes。A classic A spiritual book of life 。。。more
Eric
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This is one to return too。 I enjoyed this book very much。 Discipline， love， grace。 Notations in the front of the hard copy。
HC
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This book turned out totally different from what I had thought it to be。 It has the confidence of touching a great variety of topics in a （seemingly） unorganized way， and yet， the subject matter is always the same: spiritual growth。The most interesting idea to me was that fear is a form of laziness - laziness toward the diligence needed to make changes to status quo。 A lot of food for thought。 To be continued…
Leah Tallon
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Reminds me that we each have a personal struggle from what has previously happened in our lives。 Everybody has a story to tell。
Azeemah Beeharry
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This book offers profound psychological insight。 One of my favourite lessons from the book would be the following:“Therefore let us inculcate in ourselves and in our children the means of achieving mental and spiritual health。 By this I mean let us teach ourselves and our children the necessity for suffering and the value thereof， the need to face problems directly and to experience the pain involved。”
Ali
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Well written， covers a lot of ground， should be an anchor for every aspiring human being。I like that the author objectively expresses very subjective topics。The ending is not my cup of tea; nevertheless a great work。
Briana
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Love is a mystery。 But he defines it as the willingness to extend oneself for the purpose of nourishing spiritual growth for someone。 You can only love a few people to succeed in helping them grow。 All major changes in your life are acts of self love。
Kalli
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The first part of the book is very well written and interesting。 Personally， I am not into psychology and self-improvement books， I rarely read them， but I was impressed。 There are a few stereotypes embedded， but after all it was published decades ago。 Somewhere in the middle， in particular mostly at the chapter called "Grace"， it takes a weird turn and becomes very non-scientific。 The writer basically unfolds his ideas and questions around religion。Apparently， religion plays a significant role The first part of the book is very well written and interesting。 Personally， I am not into psychology and self-improvement books， I rarely read them， but I was impressed。 There are a few stereotypes embedded， but after all it was published decades ago。 Somewhere in the middle， in particular mostly at the chapter called "Grace"， it takes a weird turn and becomes very non-scientific。 The writer basically unfolds his ideas and questions around religion。Apparently， religion plays a significant role in his profession and it deserves extensive analysis。 However， his personal views shift significantly the focus of the book。 As he states: "I used to tell people only somewhat facetiously that the Catholic Church provided me with myliving as a psychiatrist。 I could equally well have said the Baptist Church， Lutheran Church， Presbyterian Church， or any other"I found the following two characteristically outrageous: "There isn't necessarily any difference between a psychotherapist and a minister。 I mean， ministersdo lots of therapy。" That's the writer's response to a man who announced him that he wanted to study psychology。 "The illness exists long before the symptoms。 Rather than being the illness， the symptoms are the beginning of its cure。 The fact that they are unwanted makes them all the more a phenomenon of g r a c e - a gift of God， a message from the unconscious， if you will， to initiate self-examination and repair。" Reaching the second part of the book， he totally lost any scientific credibility in my eyes。 Hence， only 2 stars 。。。more
Mathieu
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Un livre qui apprend beaucoup de choses sur le plan personnel et l'évolution spirituelle pour devenir un être meilleur。 Toute personne qui lira ce livre sera en mesure de se reconnaître sur certains points et comportements qu'il fait， et c'est ce qui fait la force du livre。 Les allusions à la religion et les comparaisons à Dieu m'atteignent moins pour expliquer ces points， mais on en réussit à faire sa propre interprétation。 Un livre qui apprend beaucoup de choses sur le plan personnel et l'évolution spirituelle pour devenir un être meilleur。 Toute personne qui lira ce livre sera en mesure de se reconnaître sur certains points et comportements qu'il fait， et c'est ce qui fait la force du livre。 Les allusions à la religion et les comparaisons à Dieu m'atteignent moins pour expliquer ces points， mais on en réussit à faire sa propre interprétation。 。。。more
Jacob
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This one got pretty wacky at the end with “your unconscious is God” and “you can become God”， but his powerful， illuminating， and convicting idea that “laziness is the love’s opposite” made this one worth itLibrary audiobook
Anup Sudevan
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A good Book with lovely perspective about life and relationships 。
Ruthann Wheeler
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I thought he had some great insites into the world today。 Very different from some of the ideas out there today。 Great book on the importance of love in our society especially that of a parent to a child。 Recommended for all。
Jenn
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One of my favorite books。
Κικη Ξυραφιδου
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Αρχικά αυτό το βιβλίο μου έμαθε την πειθαρχία και πως αποκτάς πειθαρχία με το να νιώσεις τον πόνο ξερω ότι ακούγεται τρελό αλλα για να αντιμετωπίσεις ενα πρόβλημα πρέπει να περάσεις απο το στάδιο της θλίψης， επίσης σημαντικό ειναι να βάλεις κάποιες προτεραιότητες ακόμα και αν σημαίνει οτι πρέπει να φρενάρεις κάποιες διασκεδαστικές δραστηριότητες， επιπλέον να ξέρεις να αναλαμβάνεις τις ευθύνες σου αυτο θα σε κάνει πιο ώριμο και θα σε βοηθήσει να αφοσιωθείς στην πραγματικότητα να βλέπεις πιο καθαρ Αρχικά αυτό το βιβλίο μου έμαθε την πειθαρχία και πως αποκτάς πειθαρχία με το να νιώσεις τον πόνο ξερω ότι ακούγεται τρελό αλλα για να αντιμετωπίσεις ενα πρόβλημα πρέπει να περάσεις απο το στάδιο της θλίψης， επίσης σημαντικό ειναι να βάλεις κάποιες προτεραιότητες ακόμα και αν σημαίνει οτι πρέπει να φρενάρεις κάποιες διασκεδαστικές δραστηριότητες， επιπλέον να ξέρεις να αναλαμβάνεις τις ευθύνες σου αυτο θα σε κάνει πιο ώριμο και θα σε βοηθήσει να αφοσιωθείς στην πραγματικότητα να βλέπεις πιο καθαρά。 Ενα αλλο κομμάτι που θίγει το βιβλίο είναι φυσικά η αγάπη γιατί ειναι ενα συναίσθημα θέλησης μην ξεχνάμε την αγάπη προς τον εαυτό μας που μας βοηθάει να γινόμαστε καλύτεροι， η πραγματική ανάπτυξη ειναι το βήμα απο την παιδική στην ώριμη ηλικία και η διαδικασία της ωρίμανσης γίνεται με μικρά βήματα。 Τέλος η πνευματική ανάπτυξη ειναι ενα ταξίδι γνώσης και όχι πίστης πρέπει να διευρύνουμε συνεχώς τη σφαίρα των γνώσεων μας και το οπτικό μας πεδίο。 。。。more
Allison
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（only read the first two sections about love）
May-Linda Girard
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Un livre qui résume très bien mon processus thérapeutique。 Lire ce livre est en soi commencé un chemin thérapeutique。 Je le conseil à toute personne qui a besoin de faire un sens et de mieux se comprendre！
Emory Lewman
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This book has some great points and sentiments， but it is a little out of date of course。 Psychology changes so much and is so much more trauma informed these days。 So I'd read this with a grain of salt and not take it too literally， and source information from more update psychological books。 This book has some great points and sentiments， but it is a little out of date of course。 Psychology changes so much and is so much more trauma informed these days。 So I'd read this with a grain of salt and not take it too literally， and source information from more update psychological books。 。。。more
Emily Christine
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Every year， and sometimes multiple times a year， I reread this book， and I always find something new to take away from it。 I either find myself focusing on a new section or being able to reflect on what I had taken away， or even misused/misinterpreted， the previous year。 This book is one of my all-time favorites。 Highly recommend！
Aurora
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Read half of it and couldn’t continue。 The part about growth and suffer was good。 But it became worse and worse when it comes to ‘love’。 The book is unimaginative and too conservative， which I found to be a trait of many counsellors。 There isn’t a perfect ‘mentally healthy’ person， and there isn’t a definition or formula for ‘love’。It is because of our personal preferences， abnormalities that make humans and human interactions interesting。The preaching tone gets intolerable。
Evita Voutsina
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