Description
From the editors of Mala of the Heart: 108 Sacred Poems comes a true gift to the lover in all of us. Love sustains our passions and yearnings, holds us in times of joy and loss, nourishes our hearts, and melts our fears. It opens us to our deepest self and releases us into the embrace of the infinite.
This powerful, reflective collection is filled with mystical insights into love. In these 108 poems, great poets, saints, sages, mystics, and artists across cultures give voice to the eternal presence of love. Together, the poems reveal a fuller story, inviting us to discover the inner essence of love within us.
Over the ages, the number 108 has symbolized our hidden connections with the sacred. In Mala of Love, 108 poems reveal that love is the path to greater unity and peace.
This powerful, reflective collection is filled with mystical insights into love. In these 108 poems, great poets, saints, sages, mystics, and artists across cultures give voice to the eternal presence of love. Together, the poems reveal a fuller story, inviting us to discover the inner essence of love within us.
Over the ages, the number 108 has symbolized our hidden connections with the sacred. In Mala of Love, 108 poems reveal that love is the path to greater unity and peace.
Endorsements
“An utterly ravishing book of love poems — a slim volume that reverberates with the mysteries of the human heart.”
— Stephen Cope, author of The Great Work of Your Life
“A spectacular collection of poems that trigger inspiration and a deep knowing of our true nature. A beautiful gift to the world!”
— Lama Tsultrim Allione, author of Feeding Your Demons
“In an age of boundaries being frantically drawn and redrawn in the name of self-preservation, this book lovingly reminds us of the boundless.”
— BJ Miller, executive director of the Zen Hospice Project
“Fluid. Inspirational. Divine....Required reading in these troubled times.”
— Shobhaa De, columnist and novelist
“With an incredibly varied assortment of authors and poetic forms, this collection wraps the heart in words of comfort, joy, wonder, and the many faces of love. Each page is an invitation to explore who, how, and why we love and how to express it in so many beautiful ways.”
— David Lurey, international yoga teacher and musician
“A rare gem of a book. It will become one of your wise, lifelong companions of the heart, its pages worn and faded by use and time, and its every word, every bead, still possessing the power to make your heart ring like a bell.”
— Kirsten DeLeo, teacher of Contemplative End-of-Life Care
— Stephen Cope, author of The Great Work of Your Life
“A spectacular collection of poems that trigger inspiration and a deep knowing of our true nature. A beautiful gift to the world!”
— Lama Tsultrim Allione, author of Feeding Your Demons
“In an age of boundaries being frantically drawn and redrawn in the name of self-preservation, this book lovingly reminds us of the boundless.”
— BJ Miller, executive director of the Zen Hospice Project
“Fluid. Inspirational. Divine....Required reading in these troubled times.”
— Shobhaa De, columnist and novelist
“With an incredibly varied assortment of authors and poetic forms, this collection wraps the heart in words of comfort, joy, wonder, and the many faces of love. Each page is an invitation to explore who, how, and why we love and how to express it in so many beautiful ways.”
— David Lurey, international yoga teacher and musician
“A rare gem of a book. It will become one of your wise, lifelong companions of the heart, its pages worn and faded by use and time, and its every word, every bead, still possessing the power to make your heart ring like a bell.”
— Kirsten DeLeo, teacher of Contemplative End-of-Life Care
