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The Prophet (Deluxe Edition)

The Prophet (Deluxe Edition)

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  • Author：Kahlil Gibran
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Stephen Byrne ，

Can't believe I'm only getting around to reading this book at the age of 43。 Fantastic。 Can't believe I'm only getting around to reading this book at the age of 43。 Fantastic。 。。。more

Kristin ，

I should offer this disclaimer: I don't usually read poetry and often find it confusing -- However， after seeing a few Gibran quotes floating around the web and after reading the poetry-steeped book The Tale of Genji I figured why not give it a shot？Right away I realized I was reading it much too fast。 I would start to skim and lose the sense of what I was reading。 Then I would have to stop， go back， and re-read the lines again。 I eventually realized that I would have to read a bit， stop， reflec I should offer this disclaimer: I don't usually read poetry and often find it confusing -- However， after seeing a few Gibran quotes floating around the web and after reading the poetry-steeped book The Tale of Genji I figured why not give it a shot？Right away I realized I was reading it much too fast。 I would start to skim and lose the sense of what I was reading。 Then I would have to stop， go back， and re-read the lines again。 I eventually realized that I would have to read a bit， stop， reflect; or maybe even come back later to finish。It's a very slim novel。 Technically I felt like the things he wrote could have been put more simply （only so I could consume it faster）， but I recognize now that the "evasiveness" and the "slowness" is part of what makes poetry different from prose。 I should have remembered from my slow-going reading of The Tale of Genji。As for the contents， there some good stuff in here。 Most seems like the usual "life coach" kind of stuff: minimalism is best， humility is best， life is pain， love makes us better， ect。 But there is some other stuff about love， sorrow， work， and all sorts of other stuff that seems new。 But that could just be the new format I'm reading it in。 Like I said， I've read it。。。 but I'm going to have to read it a few more times before I get it。 Overall， I enjoyed it。 Even if just for a new perspective on old adages。------------------------------------------ Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven？And is not the lute that soothes your spirit， the very wood that was hollowed with knives？When you are joyous， look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy。When you are sorrowful look again in your heart， and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight。 。。。more

Kamya ，

One of the most beautiful and most profound pieces of literature that I have read till now， or even will ever read。 Gibran has a very humanistic， philosophical view of the different facets of being on this planet。 It's a very small collection and in my opinion everyone can and MUST read it once。 Great to be read on bad days too。However， one thing which has sort of left me disappointed/dejected is that Gibran's partner Mary Haskell， barely known to anyone， actually co-authored this piece of world One of the most beautiful and most profound pieces of literature that I have read till now， or even will ever read。 Gibran has a very humanistic， philosophical view of the different facets of being on this planet。 It's a very small collection and in my opinion everyone can and MUST read it once。 Great to be read on bad days too。However， one thing which has sort of left me disappointed/dejected is that Gibran's partner Mary Haskell， barely known to anyone， actually co-authored this piece of world-renowned writing with him but received no credit or recognition。 。。。more

Whale52Hz ，

ไม่อาจกล่าวได้ว่าเราจะสามารถเข้าใจทุกความของผู้เขียน แต่เรารับรู้ได้ถึงสัจจะในการใช้ชีวิต สิ่งเหล่านี้ภายในใจของเรารับรู้อยู่ก่อนแล้ว เพียงแต่ผู้แต่งให้ความกระจ่างชัดแก่เรายิ่งขึ้น ภาษาละเลียดเกินจะบรรยาย หวานหยดล้ำลึกและแฝงด้วยความตื่นรู้ของตัวตนของเรา

Frazer MacDiarmid ，

Some nice moments， and much is surely very true， but other bits were gushy and derivative。 Sermon on the Mount for an attention-deficient age。

jupman ，

this book was ok。 i mainly had to read this for a class， but i think this book is better as a standalone lesson versus something to analyze and explore。 its advice is straightforward and doesn't need to be uncovered too deeply。 i also find it interesting how the author achieved this wisdom and portrays the prophet。 the book is very much interwoven with nature， and a lot of the depth is self-explanatory making it a bit harder to finish the book。 overall， it was fine， but i can see how one would f this book was ok。 i mainly had to read this for a class， but i think this book is better as a standalone lesson versus something to analyze and explore。 its advice is straightforward and doesn't need to be uncovered too deeply。 i also find it interesting how the author achieved this wisdom and portrays the prophet。 the book is very much interwoven with nature， and a lot of the depth is self-explanatory making it a bit harder to finish the book。 overall， it was fine， but i can see how one would find it enjoyable。 don't personally recommend if you don't like self help books。 。。。more

Ben Mundy ，

Insightful and possibly life changing

Ruppe ，

3 stelle e mezza。Non è facile approcciarsi a questo testo。È la quintessenza del motto， della citazione motivazionale， della sentenza saggia。Immaginavo - prima di cominciarlo - un’aura mistica e un approccio religioso， che purtroppo， dal mio punto di vista， sono pienamente confermati。Da spirito completamente laico quale sono， e da italiano che ha passato l’infanzia frequentando spesso la chiesa， questa modalità di comunicazione riporta a una retorica paraboleggiante che mi risulta a tratti fastid 3 stelle e mezza。Non è facile approcciarsi a questo testo。È la quintessenza del motto， della citazione motivazionale， della sentenza saggia。Immaginavo - prima di cominciarlo - un’aura mistica e un approccio religioso， che purtroppo， dal mio punto di vista， sono pienamente confermati。Da spirito completamente laico quale sono， e da italiano che ha passato l’infanzia frequentando spesso la chiesa， questa modalità di comunicazione riporta a una retorica paraboleggiante che mi risulta a tratti fastidiosa， pedante e paternalistica。Allo stesso tempo， alcune parti sono commoventi， ampiamente condivisibili anche da un punto di vista laico e piuttosto innovative。I brani che mi risultano più interessanti sono infatti quelli più slegati dall’aspetto mistico: matrimonio， amicizia， giustizia e leggi， bilancio del bene e del male all’interno dell’animo umano， etica e giudizio dell’operato e della cadute altrui。Chi ha un lato mistico o religioso sviluppato （o ben coltivato） potrebbe rimanere entusiasta， per me risulta un compendio， a tratti toccante e a tratti self-help guide， con punte messianiche。 。。。more

ZhyDen ，

Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 。。。more

ALMIRA MAE ，

This book is well thought out as well as being well written。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Uldis Siliņš ，

Var droši dāvināt izlaidumos。

Den Red ，

Love is in the air！ thank you so much for making me smile while reading your book。 such a nice story。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Mimiyuh ，

This was a great read。。。。so emotional。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Josef Gottlieb ，

Beautiful Wisdom"The Prophet" offers 26 chapters of wisdom from a fictional prophet about to depart from the city of Orphalese。 The residents ask him to discuss various aspects of human life， and he answers them in prose poetry。 The book is beautifully written， and readers can take some important lessons on life from the text。 This is not a religious book， though it is influenced by the author's religion。 Rather it is a philosophical one， and quite a good one at that。 Beautiful Wisdom"The Prophet" offers 26 chapters of wisdom from a fictional prophet about to depart from the city of Orphalese。 The residents ask him to discuss various aspects of human life， and he answers them in prose poetry。 The book is beautifully written， and readers can take some important lessons on life from the text。 This is not a religious book， though it is influenced by the author's religion。 Rather it is a philosophical one， and quite a good one at that。 。。。more

nimra ，

i liked it。 some of the poems from this book will stay with me forever。

Noor ，

interesting read！ lots of really powerful writing。 "People of Orphalese， beauty is life when life unveils her holy face。 But you are life and you are the veil。 Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in the mirror。 But you are eternity and you are the mirror。" interesting read！ lots of really powerful writing。 "People of Orphalese， beauty is life when life unveils her holy face。 But you are life and you are the veil。 Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in the mirror。 But you are eternity and you are the mirror。" 。。。more

Geoff Last ，

This is awesome！ I was able to talk about the book after I read it。 You did well！ 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Chaitra Chowdary ，

Your basic yin and yang of life and speaks about the actual meaning of relationship to exist。 It’s refreshing to read this book amidst the usual novels

Vijeyata Naidu ，

What an exquisite book "The prophet" Is！ Based on Kahlil Gibran's personal experiences as an immigrant， it is deemed to be one of the most popular spiritual fictions of 21st century。 The prophet "Almustafa" Pours his never ending wisdom onto the people of Orphalese， on several topics they keep questioning him about。 The book involves some of his paintings which are as profound as his words。 This book certainly is one of a kind that oozes a tremendous creative energy that one cannot forget。 This What an exquisite book "The prophet" Is！ Based on Kahlil Gibran's personal experiences as an immigrant， it is deemed to be one of the most popular spiritual fictions of 21st century。 The prophet "Almustafa" Pours his never ending wisdom onto the people of Orphalese， on several topics they keep questioning him about。 The book involves some of his paintings which are as profound as his words。 This book certainly is one of a kind that oozes a tremendous creative energy that one cannot forget。 This was sent to me as a gift by an aunt and I cannot thank her enough for introducing this work to me。 A lot like the eloquent writing style of Gibran， I'll put it as: "I shall revisit this book again when my heart yearns for a deeper song"。。。Including some of my favorite quotes and paintings from the book。 #theprophet#kahlilgibran 。。。more

Rita Viegas ，

A little gem with wisdom and beauty in all fronts， food for thoughts and daily reflections。“Sing and dance together and be joyous，but let each one of you be alone，Even as the strings of a lute are alone thought 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。”

Sintija Valucka ，

Grāmata ir pasena， to var labi just rakstības stilā。。。 bet šis un tas man tīri labi gāja pie sirds， šis un tas lika aizdomāties。。。 :）"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being， the more joy you can contain。" Grāmata ir pasena， to var labi just rakstības stilā。。。 bet šis un tas man tīri labi gāja pie sirds， šis un tas lika aizdomāties。。。 :）"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being， the more joy you can contain。" 。。。more

Taylor ，

Profound。

Blues ，

يا أبناء أورفليس، إن الريح تأمرني أن أفارقكم。ومع أنني لست كالريح عجولًا، فإنني مرغم أن أطيع أوامرها؛لأننا نحن الهائمين، الذين ينشدون أبدًا أشد الطرق وحدةً، لا نبدأ أعمال نهار ما عندمانفرغ من نهار غيره، ولا يجدنا شروق شمس حيث تركنا الغروب الذي تقدمه؛لأننا وإن نامت الأرض، مستيقظون نوالي مسيرنا

Stephanie ，

I'm not sure I'd call this a "classic，" per se。 I'm not sure I'd call this a "classic，" per se。 。。。more

Ammy Dollete ，

Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more

Wafaa Abdallah ，

هحتاج إني أقرأه مرة أخري لكي أحكم عليه بشكل أفضل。。سوف اعطيه ثلاث نجمات لأول قراءة له。。

جهاد محمد ，

ليملأ كل واحد منكم كأس رفيقه، ولكن لا تشربوا من كأس واحدة。أعطوا من خبزكم كل واحد لرفيقه، ولكن لا تأكلوا من الرغيف الواحد。غنوا وارقصوا معًا، وكونوا فرحين أبدًا، ولكن فليكن كلٌّ منكم وحده،كما أن أوتار القيثارة يقوم كل واحد منها وحده، ولكنها جميعًا تخرج نغمًا واحدًا。ليعطِ كلٌّ منكم قلبه لرفيقه، ولكن حذارِ أن يكون هذا العطاء لأجل الحفظ؛لأنَّ يد الحياة وحدها تستطيع أن تحتفظ بقلوبكم。قفوا معًا ولكن لا يقرب أحدكم من الآخر كثيرًا؛ لأن عمودَي الهيكل يقفان منفصلَيْن،والسنديانة والسروة لا تنمو الواحدة منهما ليملأ كل واحد منكم كأس رفيقه، ولكن لا تشربوا من كأس واحدة。أعطوا من خبزكم كل واحد لرفيقه، ولكن لا تأكلوا من الرغيف الواحد。غنوا وارقصوا معًا، وكونوا فرحين أبدًا، ولكن فليكن كلٌّ منكم وحده،كما أن أوتار القيثارة يقوم كل واحد منها وحده، ولكنها جميعًا تخرج نغمًا واحدًا。ليعطِ كلٌّ منكم قلبه لرفيقه، ولكن حذارِ أن يكون هذا العطاء لأجل الحفظ؛لأنَّ يد الحياة وحدها تستطيع أن تحتفظ بقلوبكم。قفوا معًا ولكن لا يقرب أحدكم من الآخر كثيرًا؛ لأن عمودَي الهيكل يقفان منفصلَيْن،والسنديانة والسروة لا تنمو الواحدة منهما في ظل رفيقتها。__________________________إنَّ أولادكم ليسوا أولادًا لكم。إنَّهم أبناء وبنات الحياة المشتاقة إلى نفسها، بكم يأتون إلى العالم، ولكن ليس منكم。ومع أنهم يعيشون معكم، فهم ليسوا ملكًا لكم。أنتم تستطيعون أن تمنحوهم محبتكم، ولكن لا تقدرون أن تغرسوا فيهم بذور أفكاركم؛ لأن لهم أفكارًا خاصة بهم。وفي طاقتكم أن تصنعوا المساكن لأجسادهم،ولكن نفوسهم لا تقطن في مساكنكم؛فهي تقطن في مسكن الغد، الذي لا تستطيعون أن تزوروه ولا في أحلامكم。وأنَّ لكم أنْ تجاهدوا لكي تصيروا مثلهم،ولكنكم عبثًا تحاولون أن تجعلوهم مثلكم؛لأن الحياة لا ترجع إلى الوراء، ولا تلذ لها الإقامة في منزل الأمس。أنتم الأقواس، وأولادكم سهام حية قد رمت بها الحياة عن أقواسكم。فإن راميَ السهام ينظر العلامة المنصوبة على طريق اللانهاية، فيلويكم بقدرته لكي تكون سهامه سريعة بعيدة المدى؛لذلك فليكن الْتواؤكم بين يدي رامي السهام الحكيم لأجل المسرَّة والغبطة؛لأنه كما يحبُّ السهم الذي يطير من قوسه، هكذا يحبُّ القوس التي تثبت بين يديه。_________________________وهنالك الذي يعطون ولا يعرفون معنًى للألم في عطائهم، ولا يتطلَّبون فرحًا، ولا يرغبون في إذاعة فضائلهم، هؤلاء يعطون مما عندهم كما يعطي الرَّيْحَان عبيره العَطِر في ذلك الوادي。بمثل أيدي هؤلاء يتكلم الله، ومن خلال عيونهم يبتسم على الأرض。جميل أن تعطي من يسألك ما هو في حاجة إليه،ولكن أجمل من ذلك أن تعطي من لا يسألك وأنت تعرف حاجته، فإن من يفتح يديه وقلبه للعطاء يكون فرحه بسعيه إلى من يتقبل عطاياه والاهتداء إليه أعظم منه بالعطاء نفسه。________________________________إنَّ ما تشعرون به من الألم هو انكسار القشرة التي تغلف إدراككم。وكما أنَّ القشرة الصلدة التي تحجب الثمرة يجب أن تتحطَّم حتى يبرز قلبها من ظلمة الأرض إلى نور الشمس。هكذا أنتم أيضًا يجب أن تحطم الآلام قشوركم قبل أن تعرفوا معنى الحياة؛ لأنَّكم لو استطعتم أنْ تعيروا عجائب حياتكم اليومية حقها من التأمل والدَّهشة، لما كنتم ترون آلامكم أقل غرابة من أفراحكم。بل كنتم تقبلون فصول قلوبكم كما قد قبلتم في غابر حياتكم الفصول التي مرَّت في حقولكم。وكنتم ترقبون وتتأملون بهدوء وسكون شتاء أحزانكم وآلامكم。أنتم مخيرون في الكثير من آلامكم。وهذا الكثير من آلامكم هو الجرعة الشديدة المرارة التي بواسطتها يشفي الطبيب الحكيم الساهر في أعماقكم أسقامَ نفوسكم المريضة؛لذلك آمِنوا بطبيب نفوسكم وثقوا بما يصفه لكم من الدواء الشافي، وتناولوا جرعته المرة بسكينة وطمأنينة؛لأنَّ يمينه وإن بدت ثقيلة قاسية، فهي مقودة بيمين غير المنظور اللطيفة، والكأس التي يقدمها إليكم، وإن أحرقت شفاهكم، فهي مصنوعة من الطين الذي جبلته يدا الفخاري الأزلي بدموعه المقدسة。 。。。more

Zoe ，

I really disliked this book。 It was a hyped up classic poem and it waxes philosophical on how to bear live your life and it’s boring and self-important。

Asmaa Dwedar ，

"Yet you shall not deplore having known blindness， nor regret having been deaf。For in that day you shall know the hidden purposes in all things。And you shall bless darkness as you would bless light。"It is truly a masterpiece。 I like Gibran's use of paradox throughout the book in order to make his point clear。 Through Almustafa， Gibran offers a broad view of life， commenting on various aspects that we may have looked at superficially。 "Yet you shall not deplore having known blindness， nor regret having been deaf。For in that day you shall know the hidden purposes in all things。And you shall bless darkness as you would bless light。"It is truly a masterpiece。 I like Gibran's use of paradox throughout the book in order to make his point clear。 Through Almustafa， Gibran offers a broad view of life， commenting on various aspects that we may have looked at superficially。 。。。more

Dear Author ，

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is one of the most beloved classics I've ever read so far。 - Gibran's The Prophet is a beautiful testimony to life。 This book is basically a collection of inspirational poetic essays that deals with deep philosophical and spiritual subjects。 Divided into 28 chapters， The Prophet covers tons of every day topics such as love， marriage， children， giving， pain， self knowledge and many more！ - The book sheds the light on knowledge that lies deep within our hearts。 His way Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is one of the most beloved classics I've ever read so far。 - Gibran's The Prophet is a beautiful testimony to life。 This book is basically a collection of inspirational poetic essays that deals with deep philosophical and spiritual subjects。 Divided into 28 chapters， The Prophet covers tons of every day topics such as love， marriage， children， giving， pain， self knowledge and many more！ - The book sheds the light on knowledge that lies deep within our hearts。 His way of writing is extremely powerful in bringing out these ideals and beliefs， making us better understand them and helping us achieve clarity of thought as well as a change in perception。 - This book has been translated to over 20 languages！！ Which doesn't surprise me since I saw the impact this book has on millions of readers around the world。 📖Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book: - “Your children are not your children。 They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts， for they have their own thoughts。 You may house their bodies but not their souls， for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow…”- “It is well to give when asked， but it is better to give unasked， through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving。” 。。。more

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