Gibran, Kahlil

The Prophet

In a distant, timeless place, a mysterious prophet walks the sands. At the moment of his departure, he wishes to offer the people gifts but possesses nothing. The people gather round, each asks a question of the heart, and the man's wisdom is his gift. It is Gibran's gift to us, as well, for Gibran's prophet is rivaled in his wisdom only by the founders of the world's great religions. On the most basic topics--marriage, children, friendship, work, pleasure--his words have a power and lucidity that in another era would surely have provoked the description "divinely inspired." Free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics, consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a 20th-century supplement to all sacred traditions--as millions of other readers already have. --Brian Bruya

A brilliant man's philosophy on love, marriage, joy and sorrow, time, friendship and much more. Originally published in 1923 - translated into more than 20 languages. With 12 full page drawings by Gibran.

Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran

The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart (Arkana)

Exquisite writings on love, marriage, and the spiritual union of souls add a fresh dimension to our understanding of the philosophy of love and the transformation of one's life through its all-encompassing power.

The Madman: His Parables and Poems

And the mother spoke, and she said: "At last, at last, my enemy! You by whom my youth was destroyed -- who have built up your life upon the ruins of mine! Would I could kill you!"

Gibran's Little Book of Love

Kahlil Gibran was a masterful writer whose work has inspired generations to find new and enriching perspectives on life, love and companionship. Best-selling author of The Prophet, which sold more copies in the twentieth century than any other book except the Bible, Gibran's enduring words have challenged generations of men and women to see love in a new light. There should be spaces in togetherness, he says, so that we do not cast shadows and inhibit each other's growth; 'love one another,' he says, 'but make not a bond of love.' In this compendium, Gibran's universal vision of hope and unity is made manifest in human relationships. Poetic and practical, his words on love are profoundly personal and emotionally evocative. They will alter your perception of yourself, your loved ones, and the world you inhabit, transforming the mundane into the miraculous.

The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul (Arkana)

Love Letters: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran to May Ziadah

This collection of letters, the first ever to appear in English, reveals the eloquence and beauty of Gibran's writing through a lifetime of correspondence with his spiritual love, May Ziadah. Illustrated throughout with Gibran's ink sketches and fascinating photographs of his original letters, this exquisite gift edition presents a moving insight into the writer behind The Prophet, the bestselling book of the twentieth century.

Thoughts and Meditations

This collection of thoughts by Kahlil Gibran, author of "The Prophet", "The Broken Wings", "The Voice of the Master", and other twentieth-century classics, demonstrates three major aspects of his genius.

Here is the fiery prophet, assailing the corruptions of Syrian governmental and upper social circles with the wrath and scorn of Biblical seers.

Here, too, is the poet of love, apostrophizing beauty, youth and nature, particularly the wonderful vistas of Lebanon, with its cedar groves and mountains, in poetry of passionate tenderness.

And above all, here is the author of the remarkable poetic narratives in which Gibran's mystical, spiritual vision of the transmigration of souls is embodied in tales of lovers tragically parted in one existence and rapturously reunited, after centuries of separation, in a later incarnation.

The spiritual message of the great Lebanese prophet and poet is conveyed with exceptional beauty and power in these sensitive writings.

The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems

Secrets of the Heart

The heart of the mystic East emerges from this work by the celebrated author of "The Prophet", and from the outside one feels the tremendous mood, the electrifying boldness, the terrible magnetism of the immortal Gibran. Although these writings appear to be autobiographical in nature, they clearly reveal Gibran as a prophet of penetrating vision and objective understanding. He warns ominously of the grave and unseen dangers yet to befall this world on its stormy path of intrigue, maladjustment, and border consciousness. On the religious side, he displays a brilliance of spiritual insight and a determination of dedication that persist and probe until they pierce the outer self.