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The Return of the Prophet | 
 enlarge | Author: Hajjar Gibran
Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 247841
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1582701989
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.6
EAN: 9781582701981
ASIN: 1582701989
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
In the tradition of the beloved masterpiece The Prophet, Hajjar Gibran -- an ancestral descendant of Kahlil Gibran -- presents a parable of spiritual awakening based on his often heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant life. With its universal themes, personal narrative, and timeless advice, The Return of the Prophet opens the doorway to a new generation's classic, and a modern understanding of timeless spiritual wisdom. Hajjar recalls an intimate, spiritual connection with the Prophet while journeying together through the themes of abundance, betrayal, desire, forgiveness, and others. Stunning charcoal illustrations throughout give readers a glimpse into the visions Hajjar experienced during his troubled past.
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 Awesome spritual prose on Par with his ancestor!!!!!! November 27, 2008
As a big fan of Kahlil Gibran for years, I looked forward to seeing how close his descendant could come to his lyrical heart-moving prose. And I was not disappointed. Woven into the fabric of his biography are the words of the Kahlil's Prophet, giving advice in the way only he can. I highly recommend this book to other Gibran fans, as well as those looking for spiritual enlightenment and upliftment.
Only your openness can fill your emptiness...brilliant stuff November 19, 2008
This deceptively slim book is a feast of words, images and visions. It also comforts you when you need it most. I recommend just reading it to immerse yourself in the ancestral visions of the author, Kahlil Gibran's descendant. I recommend it as an antidone to cynicism, which I realize many people will have upon reading words that evoke The Secret The Secret: "What can tomorrow bring that is not yours now?" "Prosperity begins by recognizing this magnificent world as your playground."
Yet the cynicism is undeserved. This book doesn't attempt to absolve the author, or anyone who grapples with doubt, greed, vanity, unrequited desire, anger, prejudice or pridefulness. Its profound insights penetrate: "Wait not for death to give birth to the vast spirit within you," "Without imagination your mind is as futile as a boat upon the sea," "To sail on the breeze of your most noble aspiration is to arrive at your supreme destination."
This book is, of course, different in its way from Kahlil Gibran's. It comes via a different voice. But it affirms the beauty of the original book The Prophet The Prophet. The Prophet has touched so many lives and inspired the title of Jean Lee Porter's excellent novel The Stone Must Break The Stone Must Break.
Read this book for the metaphors and for the poetry first, then let its deeper truth unfold upon subsequent readings. I had the good fortune to first read it when I was anxious, and it uplifted my spirits.
 Too many aggressive metaphors? November 11, 2008
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Caveat: I've never read Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, though as a child I saw the book sitting in a shelf in my aunt's attic. Thought I'd give it a try --
but something about this book was disconcerting... unsettling, even. I'm certain it has something to do with the book's biographical nature, and the author's many references to his "great uncle" Kahlil (which seem to me to be on the verge of overkill). Mostly, I think it had something to do with this sentence, describing an occasion when the author ingested a batch of wild mushrooms in a fit of self-loathing:
"An eerie sorcery agitated my nerves, and my sharpness of mind was blunted by the psychedelic frenzy feeding on my brain cells."
This type of description -- the one that attempts to make a physical reaction into the purely spiritual with the employment of loaded metaphors -- makes me just want to skip through the lines as quickly as possible. Looking at the other reviews for this book (which give it high marks), I am tempted to think that I am simply not a "spiritual" person since I can't quite agree with most everyone else. And this, in turn, leads me to believe that people who *do* think themselves spiritual would like this book.
Flowery language just isn't going to do it for me. It's not going to change the way I think and feel about things -- and although I do recognize the beauty that Gibran the younger seeks to offer, it penetrates about as much as a blunted pencil.
Though I'm not catholic, give me Augustine's Confessions (Penguin Classics) any day.
Some great spiritual pointers and lessons November 7, 2008
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I have to admit, I wanted to read this book based on the connection of the author to Kahlil Gibran. The latter's work I absolutely enjoy.
the book is about spiritual teachings that the author details through the character in the book who goes through life having gathered what on this earth is interpreted as painful experiences. so as we follow the character, the author addresses various key life areas and the ones that I got the most value from were: forgiveness, courage, love and homecoming.
the story that leads into the lessons is short; and I enjoyed the flow of the prophet's teachings.
I would recommend this book for some insightful teachings that will touch any soul, regardless of your spiritual level. A book that I will re read again, when I have journeyed more.
For a Sequel It Suffices November 3, 2008
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The Return of the Prophet by Hajjar Gibran is an ambitious endeavor to write a sequel to the classic by Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet. There is a certain amount of hubris implied in writing a sequel to another author's works but the fact that Hajjar is somehow related to Kahlil, although the lineage is never clearly defined, is supposed to add a veneer of acceptability to a clearly daunting task.
As I read this book, I wondered if Hajjar aspired to create a text as eloquent and impacting as Kahlil's. He manages to embrace the voice and tone of the previous publication very well and his story is more contemporary in some ways. However, I recall reading The Prophet and needing to set aside the book to meditate on the passage I had just read.
I never once set Hajjar's book down for that reason. Rather, I would finish a chapter and consider whether I wanted to read another chapter or perhaps do something else. I neither felt compelled to continue reading nor stop reading. In that respect, I suppose the book does not live up to its promise.
The truth is, I did not approach this book with an assumption it would live up to Kahlil's seminal story. Rather, I came to it with the same lowered expectations I would to any other sequel. With that in mind, I enjoyed the book. It did not exceed my expectations nor did it disappoint completely. There are enough writings by Kahlil Gibran to make a sequel to his lovely The Prophet superfluous. Anyone aching to read more of the brilliant teachings of Gibran would probably do better to stay with Kahlil. But, if Kahlil's writings have been exhausted and there is still a need for more, then Hajjar's book is here to fill, if not fulfill, that need.
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