A Little Book for Lovers [Hardcover]

Georg Feuerstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

In the tradition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Georg Feuerstein presents an elegant book on finding the rich pulse of life between your lover and the world??in which nothing need be excluded from your embrace.? Plumbing the depth of his knowledge of India's spirituality?a subject on which he has authored numerous books?Georg Feuerstein graces readers with the gift of his insights on love gathered from years of devoted spiritual practice. Beginning with how to find ever-deepening intimacy with the one you love and then expanding into the realm of finding union with the Divine, this lyrical and heartfelt book offers wisdom that will speak directly to your heart and expand your notion of what love is.

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About the Author

Georg Feuerstein was born in Germany and studied Indian philosophy at the University of Durham in England. He has authored more than 30 books, including The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga, Sacred Sexuality, Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy, and Aha! Reflections on the Meaning of Everything (forthcoming).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 91 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591794714
• ISBN-13: 978-1591794714
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,423,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Georg Feuerstein (born 1947) is a German-Canadian Indologist. Feuerstein has authored over 45 books on mysticism, Yoga, Tantra, and Hinduism and Buddhism.

Dr. Feuerstein offers distance-learning courses on Yoga philosophy and history through Traditional Yoga Studies at http://www.traditionalyogastudies.com

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Other Books Do It Better, August 23, 2006

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Janet Boyer "Author, Blogger, Mystic" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Book for Lovers (Hardcover)

"When you think you know your lover, you only know your mind's own forms. Your lover is an inexhaustible fullness that can never be completely known. It is your impatience that spawns the illusion of familiarity." - From the book

Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D. is counted among the leading voices of the East-West dialogue and since the late 1960s has made many significant contributions try understanding of India spiritual heritage notably Hindu yoga. Author of such books as Sacred Sexuality, Tantra: Path of Ecstasy, and Yoga Morality, Feuerstein has turned his attention to transcendent love with his 89 page book A Little Book for Lovers.

Some of the contemplative passages found in this book include:

"No one, however much he or she may love you, can remedy your own lovelessness. No number of assurances and kisses can restore love to your heart. You always ask for more. You will beg and demand. You even try to trick others and to loving you. But all your ploys to call forth love in your life are doomed to fail because love cannot enter your life from without. The prince is already in the castle with you."

"Vulnerability is living without masks. The vulnerable person voluntarily abandons his walls of self protection and permits the world to impinge on his psyche as it may. He does not seek pain for pain's sake, but he cultivates vulnerability so that his heart may not harden to the pain of others and to the shock of universal death."

"In his eyes the glimmering galaxies whirl endlessly through time. In her eyes time gathers itself into a delicate bouquet of all past moments and all future destines."

"The shimmering colors of time and the flimsy forms of space are recognized as temporary playful appearances that pop into and blink out of existence without warning. They are random manifestations within the unfathomable singular Being. They have no ultimate significance. Only the enduring One has meaning beyond measure."

Although the author provides some poetic mystical contemplation on the subject of divine union and true love, I didn't find A Little Book for Lovers particularly inspiring. I enjoy mystics/poets such as Rumi and Hafiz, but just could not get into this book. Some of Feuerstein's observations seem muddled, rambling and contradictory, especially when contrasting romantic love with "true" love.

While the author admits that love escapes definition and is as ineffable as light or life, the majority of this book did not touch me emotionally or spiritually. In addition, I found his toggling between "he" and "she" within a paragraph distracting. If you want reflective prose and poetry on love and Mystery, I'd recommend the books Love's Alchemy or The Essential Rumi instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love as a State of Being, August 17, 2006

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Book for Lovers (Hardcover)

"Through love we permit life to flow abundantly into us and out of us and into the other person and the world. Love halves experiences of sorrow and pain, inevitable companions of existence. And it magnifies our experience of joy. Through joy, the vicissitudes of human existence become ultimately meaningful." ~Georg Feuerstein

While this book focuses on the connection between lovers, the principles are universal and healing. Georg Feuerstein's sophisticated and lyrical writing style make this book a perfect gift for newlyweds or those who have been married for years. This can also be a wonderful escape into knowledge for you and your partner and makes a wonderful anniversary gift.

"A little book for Lovers" is truly about what the heart seeks and how we long for intimacy and a connection that goes beyond physical sensation. Georg Feuerstein sheds light on the subjects of love's mystery, intimacy, vulnerability, compassion, charity, radiance, stillness, breath, ecstasy and romance.

Each chapter is a work of art and gives you much to consider. This is a book you can read repeatedly and each time you will find an intriguing thought, new inspiration or an area of love you want to explore further.

~The Rebecca Review