Customer Reviews

Wisdom: 365 Thoughts from Indian Masters (Offerings for Humanity)

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The authors have chosen the quotations well and matched them with beautiful pictures. I am an American and have lived in India for over 22 years in an ashram. Many attempts to capture the spirit of India, especially by foreigners, seem to ring false, but this one combines a range of moods in the pictures and a range of depth in the written selections. It is a joy to read every day.

My wife and I have a special time each day where we sit together and read to each from our library of inspiration literature. We have two of the Follmi's books, this one, Wisdom, and Offerings. Our inspirational and meditative reading time is not complete until we read the passages for the day from each of these books. I especiall like their selections and the references to the photographs which are exquisitly beautiful. The Follmi's books will nourish your heart, mind, and soul.

The photographs are a real treat.
A large number of photographs are of people, and their
photographs communicate a remarkable sense of presence.
Book is well produced, with sewn binding which will prevent pages from separating with use.
On a minor note, the short Introduction by Jean Sellier is questionable in parts.

I am rating this at 4 stars because of the following:
1. The quotations,which accompany each photograph, could be better.

2. There are minor black smudges/streaks on a few pages bearing quotations
(sample size is two books, affected pages: about twenty).

absolutely breathtaking pictures which capture the very essence of india and convey incredible peace. the thoughts are just what we need everyday to remind us of the "big picture" and look around, above and beyond ourselves to get a little wiser...

This is a lovely book, with breathtaking photos that accompany equally powerful daily written words of "wisdom." The book is great as a gift for a special person because it is smart, priced well, and very pretty, but it functions on a more meaningful level for those ready to receive its message. Personally, I think the writings are strong selections of some of the best ideas of the humanities, and I find the book inspiring each and every day.

Really beautiful photos that capture the spirituality of humans, nature, and animals.

'WISDOM Thoughts from Indian Masters' Dannielle Follmi. Fantastic book I have given copies to my closest girlfriends so while we dont all live close to each other we can all be on the same page each day. Delivery was excellent 2 weeks earlier than expected.

Thank you so much for getting me the book so quickly. As it turned out I will be buying an additional copy. A friend saw it on my table and loved it so much, with her birthday in a few days (I had no idea what to get her before) I gave her the book :-)
Love and Grace

This is another beautiful book by the Follmi's in this series. Wisdom has exquisite photographs of India and the Indian people for each day of the year, accompanied by an essentially Hindu quotation of wisdom. Every single page is a joy. In addition to this book, you can get a similar book "Offerings", which has the same format, but using Buddhist lines of wisdom to accompany the exquisite photographs, and also "Devotions", which does the same thing with Islamic quotes from the Quoran and Sufi traditions.

I am a huge fan of this series however i found the bulk of this book's quotes to be very, very long winded and the photos not as awe-inspiring or as visually beautiful and arresting as say the buddhist volume or revelations edition.