Thursday, May 17

Has anyone ever heard about the book The Prophet? Does anyone know if this guy was trying to make his own religion and/or if this book is supposed to be a religious book of Holy Scripture (like the Bible - or where other people would include the Koran, etc.)? Just curious... Here's a link to one page about it. The Prophet

A guy at work sent me the following to my MySpace e-mail, and at first glance I thought it was wack... but then I thought, well, parts are okay. I think my vocabulary just isn't big enough to fully understand what is being said... so there's the main issue. :)
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all. Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute, The things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight. For in revery you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures. And take with you all men: For in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes nor humble yourself lower than their despair. And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles. Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children. And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain. You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees.

Any ways, please let me know your opinion and what you may know about it. Thanks.

2 comments:

Oz said...

The Prophet is non-Biblical if that's what you're after.

It's sort of a blend of a bunch of different religions.

Not to be confused of course with "The Secret" which is also a blend of a bunch of different religions.

Hannah said...

Yes, I have found that it's non-Biblical. In the wikpedia, it said that it was part of the New Age movement... what I found weird is that churches read part of it to their congregation - I just don't know what "type" of churches they were.