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For Seven Lifetimes

Autor Vatsala Sperling, Ehud Sperling
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 feb 2011
How to cultivate a successful marriage based on shared values and spiritual growth
With new chapters on their past 15 years together, stories of happy marriages modeled on the book, marital obedience, and the family way to world peace
Reveals how a couple can become an engine for higher spiritual experiences
Includes more than 60 letters written between the authors during their courtship and over 100 full-color photographs, including their traditional wedding in India
Defying the norms of her culture and tradition, a highly educated Tamil Brahmin woman decides to arrange her own marriage. Simultaneously, an American book publisher--disillusioned with love in the Western world--looks to India to find a wife by placing an ad in an Indian newspaper. A dialogue between two souls, two families, and two cultures, "For Seven Lifetimes" chronicles the year-long written courtship of this pair as they share their beliefs on sexuality, desire, gender roles, careers, parenthood, spirituality, and religion. By appreciating the similarities and differences in their worldviews, they initiate a union that reflects their ideals as a couple and the life they will create together.
Revealing the secrets to a fulfilling relationship based on shared values and spiritual growth, Vatsala and Ehud outline the principles needed to truly understand the roles of husband and wife and the questions to ask to recognize true spiritual compatibility. With new chapters on the 15 years since their wedding day, stories of happy marriages inspired by and modeled on the book, marital obedience, and how a couple can become an engine for higher spiritual experiences, this new edition shows how the successful marriage reflects the greater union between the masculine and the feminine."
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ISBN-13: 9781594773730
ISBN-10: 1594773734
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 181 x 228 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Ediția:".
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL

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Recenzii

." . . a beautifully-written narrative . . ." --Awareness Magazine, May 2011

"I started reading "For Seven Lifetimes" the day it arrived in the mail, and I stayed up half the night with it, thoroughly engaged, touched, and uplifted. What was so compelling that night - what makes up the bulk of the book, is a collection of letters exchanged between two beautiful people, over the course of nearly a year. These letters were an expression of a courtship unique in many ways. They were the way in which two people met, grew to know and love each other, and ultimately, the way they came together in marriage. . . I can't imagine anyone who would not come away from it enriched."--Nellie Levine, Mind Body Spirit Odyssey, February 2011

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MARRIAGE / PERSONAL GROWTH "Full of inspiration and sage advice . . . a must read for anyone involved in or seeking a true partnership!" --John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man "Restores marriage to its eternal status . . . inspiring, challenging, and hauntingly beautiful." --Barbara Hand Clow, author of The Mayan Code and Liquid Light of Sex Defying the norms of her culture and tradition, a highly educated Tamil Brahmin woman decides to arrange her own marriage. Simultaneously, an American book publisher--disillusioned with love in the Western world--looks to India to find a wife by placing an ad in an Indian newspaper. A dialog between two souls, two families, and two cultures, For Seven Lifetimes chronicles the yearlong written courtship of this pair as they share their beliefs on sexuality, desire, gender roles, careers, parenthood, spirituality, and religion. By appreciating the similarities and differences in their worldviews, they initiate a union that reflects their ideals as a couple and the life they will create together. Revealing the secrets to a fulfilling relationship based on shared values and spiritual growth, Vatsala and Ehud outline the principles needed to truly understand the roles of husband and wife and the questions to ask to recognize true spiritual compatibility. With new chapters on the 15 years since their wedding day, including a deeper exploration of and reflection on how a couple can become an engine for spiritual growth, this new edition shows how a successful marriage reflects the greater union between masculine and feminine energy. VATSALA SPERLING, Ph.D., was the chief of clinical microbiology at the Child Trust Hospital in Chennai, India, from 1991 until she married and moved to the United States in 1996. The author of seven children's books, she is now a doctor of homeopathy. EHUD SPERLING is founder and president of Inner Traditions International, one of the world's largest publishers of books on spirituality, religion, and alternative health. Vatsala and Ehud live in Vermont with their son, Mahar.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I Namaste: I Salute the God within You

1 Matrimonials
2 Reaching Out
3 Mukta
4 Let That Be
5 Dos and Don'ts
6 Mitzvoth
7 Sailing the Backwaters

PART II KALYANAM: Striving for the Well-being of the Family

8 The Circle of Love
9 The Color of Abundance
10 The Big Gamble

PART III MANZIL: The Goal

11 For Seven Lifetimes
12 The Right Moment, the Right Place

Part IV Grihasthashrama: The Ashrama of a Householder

13 As Advertised
14 Planet India
15 Samskaras, the Rites of Passage
16 The Jewish Flavor
17 An Empty Vessel or a Seed?
18 How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head
19 Only Sunshine, No Clouds?
20 A Marriage Made in Heaven

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