Song of the Bird

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Summary: Lessons for the soul
Review: A book with short stories (1 page each), short tales, talking about life, about different point of view from different parts of the world in different times and different religions. A perfect gift for yourself or for somebody facing stress or recovering from any kind of loss.
Keep it with you as a reference when you need peace in the middle of the day to day stress.

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Summary: great book
Review: a must read for anyone serious about the search for meaning in life.

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Summary: Refreshing and Provocative Parables and Stories.
Review: Anthony de Mello was a religious master of the twentieth century teaching profound spiritual truths through stories and discourses. This book, one of his early works was first published in 1982 in India. The present volume is a reprint edition that targets the American reader. It contains 124 stories, both ancient and modern, from a variety of cultures, countries and religions. The author takes credit only for stringing them together and appending a comment to most of the stories. These comments are often insightful and provocative. The book as a whole is an enjoyable reading, illustrative of profound realities.

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Summary: Refreshing and Provocative Parables and Stories.
Review: Anthony de Mello was a religious master of the twentieth century teaching profound spiritual truths through stories and discourses. This book, one of his early works was first published in 1982 in India. The present volume is a reprint edition that targets the American reader. It contains 124 stories, both ancient and modern, from a variety of cultures, countries and religions. The author takes credit only for stringing them together and appending a comment to most of the stories. These comments are often insightful and provocative. The book as a whole is an enjoyable reading, illustrative of profound realities.

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Summary: Like the Aussie Fries at Outback--piled high and really good
Review: Definitely one of the best books I've ever picked up. My middle school religion teacher would occasionally read us a story or two from it, and it would always give us something interesting to chew on for the day. I led a bible study for awhile with other teenagers, too, and I would bust out this book frequently whenever one of its stories fit in--it becamse known as "the book" (not to be confused with the bible--that was "THE BOOK"). Anyway, a good and useful read.

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Summary: Like the Aussie Fries at Outback--piled high and really good
Review: Definitely one of the best books I've ever picked up. My middle school religion teacher would occasionally read us a story or two from it, and it would always give us something interesting to chew on for the day. I led a bible study for awhile with other teenagers, too, and I would bust out this book frequently whenever one of its stories fit in--it becamse known as "the book" (not to be confused with the bible--that was "THE BOOK"). Anyway, a good and useful read.

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Summary: Parables of Truth
Review: deMello has taken 124 ancient and contemporary stories from various religious traditions and recorded them in a sequence that leads the reader to greater spiritual growth. Most stories are followed with a commentary that provide insight for further reflection. In the preface, deMello instructs the reader to read each story three times before moving on to the next, taking time to reflect on its inner depth and meaning.

I followed deMello's instruction and confined my reading to one parable or tale each morning. Throughout the day it would return to me, either to amuse, enlighten or both.. Interestingly, I was already familiar with many of the tales but viewed them differently in the past. deMello has generated a refreshing, sometimes novel, interpretation that always inspires.

Song of the Bird is a book that will be read again and again. The compilation is proof that although Truth has many ways of revealing itsself, it remains consistent and eventually reveals itself to all who seek it.

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Summary: Parables of Truth
Review: deMello has taken 124 ancient and contemporary stories from various religious traditions and recorded them in a sequence that leads the reader to greater spiritual growth. Most stories are followed with a commentary that provide insight for further reflection. In the preface, deMello instructs the reader to read each story three times before moving on to the next, taking time to reflect on its inner depth and meaning.

I followed deMello's instruction and confined my reading to one parable or tale each morning. Throughout the day it would return to me, either to amuse, enlighten or both.. Interestingly, I was already familiar with many of the tales but viewed them differently in the past. deMello has generated a refreshing, sometimes novel, interpretation that always inspires.

Song of the Bird is a book that will be read again and again. The compilation is proof that although Truth has many ways of revealing itsself, it remains consistent and eventually reveals itself to all who seek it.

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Summary: Best I have ever read
Review: Great, I read it and read it and read it and still amazing ............ unfortunately, there are not so many Anthony's book in my country...

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Summary: Parables - For 'Now' -- For 'Ever'
Review: I first came across this book at the Trinity Church Bookstore in Manhattan about 16 years ago. It's been at or near the top of my 'pile' of books on spirituality ever since. For a number of years now I've been teaching an adult class at a local Methodist church, and once every several months I let the class wrestle with one of these parables for an hour or so. They always prove very provocative, just as many of those used by Jesus centuries ago. One I like has a guy going into a shop to buy 'the truth'. He backs off though when he hears what the price is : "your security." Just the 'message' for our materialist society.. Also: For a number of years (before I discovered audiocassettes!), I loved to 'gift' people I cared about with books. The most frequent one I chose : this de Mello gem. If you care about your own spiritual growth, get this book at once!(Note - this is an extremely personal book, suitable whatever your faith beliefs might be.)