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Product Description "Anam Cara is a rare synthesis of philosophy, poetry, and spirituality. This work will have a powerful and life-transforming experience for those who read it." —Deepak Chopra John O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the spiritual landscape of the Irish imagination. In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend," the ancient teachings, stories, and blessings of Celtic wisdom provide such profound insights on the universal themes of friendship, solitude, love, and death as: Light is generous The human heart is never completely born Love as ancient recognition The body is the angel of the soul Solitude is luminous Beauty likes neglected places The passionate heart never ages To be natural is to be holy Silence is the sister of the divine Death as an invitation to freedom Review " Anam Cara is a radiant source of wisdom, a link between the human and the divine. This work is a blessed, rare gem." -- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Be Careful What You Pray For, Prayer Is Good Medicine, and Healing Words; executive editor, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine "This beautifully written book proves that tireless wisdom can bring an amazing understanding about ourselves and the world around us even today." -- Dannion Brinkley author of, Saved by the Light and Peace in the Light "A lively spiritual companion to all Celts—or to those who are Celtic in their hearts." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "John O'Donohue is an unassuming man with a grand sense of humor. . . charming." -- Joy Redfield Kwapien, author of The Celestine Journal About the Author John O'Donohue was awarded a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tübingen in 1990. He is the author of several works, including a book on the philosophy of Hegel, Person als Vermittlung; two collections of poetry, Echoes of Memory and Conamara Blues; and two international bestsellers, Anam Cara and Eternal Echoes. He lectures and holds workshops in Europe and America, and is currently researching a book on the philosophical mysticism of Meister Eckhart. He lives in Ireland.