The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Summary
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A spiritual masterpiece that transcends religion - Gibran's 1923 collection of poetic wisdom has sold 9+ million copies and inspired figures from Elvis to Oprah. During the 1960s counterculture, it sold 5,000 copies weekly. What timeless truth awaits you?
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When the Prophet Spoke: A Voice Across Centuries
A ship arrives at dawn, and a man who has waited twelve years knows his time of departure has come. This is how one of the most beloved spiritual texts of the modern era begins-not with grand pronouncements but with a simple moment of transition. Since 1923, The Prophet has sold millions of copies, been translated into over forty languages, and found its way into the hands of everyone from Elvis Presley to The Beatles. What makes this slender volume endure? Perhaps because Kahlil Gibran understood something essential: the deepest truths don't need elaborate explanation. They need only to be spoken clearly, like water poured into a cup. As Almustafa the prophet prepares to leave the city of Orphalese, the people gather to hear his final wisdom on life's most essential questions-love, children, work, joy, sorrow, and death. What unfolds is not a sermon but a conversation with the human soul itself.
Love's Beautiful Violence and the Arrows We Release
The Sacred Flow of Giving
When Work Becomes Prayer
The Inseparable Twins of Joy and Sorrow
The River Meets the Sea
The Return That Never Ends
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