Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart [Paperback]

Jack Kornfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 1996

Jack Kornfield and Christina Feldman serve up a delicious banquet of wise tales from the world's greatest spiritual traditions in the pages of this delightful collection. A feast filled with timeless moral and spiritual lessons, these lively tales and

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"Wonderful and inspiring stories." -- Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

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"All these stories are gems--there are Zen gems, Chassidic gems, Christian gems, Sufoi gems, Native American gems--diamond wisdom from all traditions and all ages for us to take up with reverence and respect from time to time over the course of our lives and perhaps to share with others. . . . Soul Food offers us a bountiful menu. Many lives will be immeasurably enriched by its fare."(from the foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1st edition (September 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062514423
• ISBN-13: 978-0062514424
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1975 and later, the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. His books include After the Ecstasy, the Laundry and the national bestseller A Path with Heart (over 100,000 copies in print).

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a second read - buy two., January 8, 1998

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This review is from: Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart (Paperback)

"Soul Food" is a joy to read. Recently I have read the wonder-filled and inspiring "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years" which reminded me of Kornfield and Feldman's and so I returned to it for a second time. Both these books should be brought down from the shelf when the sun goes down - extend daylight without putting your hydro bill up!. I had forgotten what pleasure I found in first reading Soul food.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked Stories fo the Spirit, Stories of the Heart better, November 8, 1999

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Barbara Milnes (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart (Paperback)

It's better than not having something available, but I liked Stories of the Spirit Stories of the Heart so much better. I wish it were not out of print. I have given at least 20 as gifts. Last Christmas I had to give Soul Food because I couldn't get "Stories".

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but doesn't hold a candle to Stories of the Spririt, Stories of the Heart, August 30, 2011

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This review is from: Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart (Paperback)

this compilation apparently replaced Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World, which is now out of print. while i can recommend them both, i strongly urge those interested in the the book being reviewed to find a used copy of the other. i remember looking for a copy as a gift for someone, and mistaking Soul Food for it. i couldn't find some of my favorite stories, which clued me in to the difference, and overall was struck by more glossiness in Soul Food: Stories ... at the cost of depth. it's worth seeking out used copies of the other. (i recommend that at some risk of depleting the supply - i continue to give away copies as gifts, over the years, and hope they don't run out!)

regardless, i appreciate the good and constructive work of the authors of both books (jack kornfield the link between the two) - the best kind of work.