Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World [Paperback]

Christina Feldman (Editor), Jack Kornfield (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991

Shamans and elders of every tradition have retold their wisdom through storytelling and this book is a collection of teaching stories from Christian, Buddhist, Hindi, Sufi, Zen, Chassid, Native American, African and other sources.

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From the Publisher

A collection of spiritual teaching stories from the great religious traditions of the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st, First Edition, First Printing edition (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062503006
• ISBN-13: 978-0062503008
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,044 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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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits you right in the center, December 18, 2001

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Todd Thompson (Corvallis, Or) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World (Paperback)

This book has story after story of the most incredible spiritual messages passed down by the centuries from Christian, Buddist, and Sufi monks; Jewish Rabbis; Native Americans; etc....

I have over 13 years of following a spiritual path and if I ever had to choose one book for "to the point" and direct spiritual nourishment, I'd choose this book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collectable on the path to wisdom..., April 21, 2004

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Deane (N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World (Paperback)

A friend gave this book to me, and it was as much a part of her dear empathic self as the truth within its'pages. Full of touching stories and simple truths, this book will open your heart and challenge your limits in the depthless wonder of understanding that we are all on our own seperate paths, yet on the same path, here on the trail of life. This book should be in re-print NOW!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart, April 20, 2000

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N. K. Whitlow (Pondicherry, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from around the World (Hardcover)

A book of much more depth than the "Chicken Soup" books, though it has something of the same purpose.