The Power of Love

One of the most important life events is falling in love, yet we never learn about it in school. Societies and religions force us 'into models and thought forms that are often in opposition to an organic model of love, which is instead institutionalised by marriage, religious affiliations, and nationalism. This results in love that is, for most people, a painful challenge in one form or another throughout life. In these modern days, where the focus shifts more and more to realising one's individual potential, Osho helps us to direct our search for love by widening our view showing us that love has many manifestations and is not limited to the 'other'. One manifestation of love is meditation, a life-changing experience that allows the flowering of real love within oneself and toward others. The Osho Life Essentials series focuses on the most important questions in the life of the individual. Each volume contains timeless yet contemporary investigations and discussions into questions vital to our personal search for meaning and purpose. The Osho Life Es'sentials series focuses on questions specific to our inner life and quality of existence; for example, is it possible to have an authentic spirituality without a belief in God? What is meditation and how does it work? What can I do as an individual to make the world a better place.

One of the most important life events is falling in love, yet we never learn about it in school. Societies and religions force us 'into models and thought forms that are often in opposition to an organic model of love, which is instead institutionalised by marriage, religious affiliations, and nationalism. This results in love that is, for most people, a painful challenge in one form or another throughout life. In these modern days, where the focus shifts more and more to realising one's individual potential, Osho helps us to direct our search for love by widening our view showing us that love has many manifestations and is not limited to the 'other'. One manifestation of love is meditation, a life-changing experience that allows the flowering of real love within oneself and toward others. The Osho Life Essentials series focuses on the most important questions in the life of the individual. Each volume contains timeless yet contemporary investigations and discussions into questions vital to our personal search for meaning and purpose. The Osho Life Es'sentials series focuses on questions specific to our inner life and quality of existence; for example, is it possible to have an authentic spirituality without a belief in God? What is meditation and how does it work? What can I do as an individual to make the world a better place.

'I knew I could not be sure about anything anymore, but I wanted to believe he was the man I was going to grow older with, have a life with, regardless. Very little I knew, back then, that my will didn't matter. I was part of something bigger, something written way before I was born as Daniel.' If some of the long awaited answers have come, more questions have arisen. The enemy of every living being in the universe has finally a name. He has been plotting in the dark, moving his pawns against the people of every world. Daniel, Noah and Anita will have to continue to push through many challenges, death and worlds on fire to complete their mission. If their first adventure had taught them something, is that the journey has just begun. With the support of old and new friends, the main characters will put themselves at risk for a greater good, learning and growing through the many revelations collected long the way. Get carried away by the power of love, friendship, and magic. Follow Daniel as he falls deep into the tormenting dilemma of choosing between John and Noah. Stay by Anita's side while she discovers her true identity and her own strength, ready to fight for the greater good. The power of the Gods is surging; there is very little time now. A single, small decision could make the difference between survival or eternal death.

'I knew I could not be sure about anything anymore, but I wanted to believe he was the man I was going to grow older with, have a life with, regardless. Very little I knew, back then, that my will didn't matter. I was part of something bigger, something written way before I was born as Daniel.' If some of the long awaited answers have come, more questions have arisen. The enemy of every living being in the universe has finally a name. He has been plotting in the dark, moving his pawns against the people of every world. Daniel, Noah and Anita will have to continue to push through many challenges, death and worlds on fire to complete their mission. If their first adventure had taught them something, is that the journey has just begun. With the support of old and new friends, the main characters will put themselves at risk for a greater good, learning and growing through the many revelations collected long the way. Get carried away by the power of love, friendship, and magic. Follow Daniel as he falls deep into the tormenting dilemma of choosing between John and Noah. Stay by Anita's side while she discovers her true identity and her own strength, ready to fight for the greater good. The power of the Gods is surging; there is very little time now. A single, small decision could make the difference between survival or eternal death.

An inspiring chronicle of life-changing encounters, personal transformation and a vision of love that transcends the everyday definition, to embrace universal kindness and compassion, based on the knowledge that all beings are one family and that our capacity to love is one of the world's most hidden yet powerful resources. The book is groundbreaking in its affirmation of love as a pathway for people of widely differing viewpoints. Unexpectedly changed by love, Fran Grace went on a journey to learn more about its power to transform and heal. She interviewed renowned spiritual teachers, scientists, activists and artists, all chosen with the help of her spiritual teacher. Each encounter helped her overcome obstacles on her path. The book gives readers a direct encounter with teachers of love in the world today. From diverse faiths and fields of work, they reveal the power of love to be the next frontier of global consciousness, suggesting many ways to uncover it and live it. Includes photographs and unique contributions from: Dr. David R. and Susan Hawkins - H. H. the 17th Karmapa - Father Pavlos of Sinai - Llewellyn and Anat Vaughan-Lee - Mona Polacca and The International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers - Betty J. Eadie - Belvie Rooks & Dedan Gills - Dr. William and Jean Tiller - Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo - Huston Smith - Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev - Dr. Viktor Frankl (with grandson Alexander Vesely and Frankl family representative Mary Cimiluca) - Swami Chidatmananda. Fran Grace's personal narrative is pulsed by her encounters with the pioneering teachers of love listed above, each of whom has a chapter that includes a brief biography, excerpts from their dialogue with the author, and her sense of how the encounter helped her to overcome the many obstacles to love. The book takes readers on a journey into Buddhist and Hindu monasteries in India, an Indigenous Grandmothers' fire circle in the Black Hills, Mother Teresa's Homes for the Poor in Rome, Calcutta, and Tijuana, laboratory of a Stanford physicist, home of a Sufi sheikh, largest meditation hall in N. America, and a college classroom in California. She interviews those familiar with the stark Sinai desert, slave dungeons in Ghana, and near-death experiences. In the end, love is found to animate every moment of ordinary life. Inspiring story of personal transformation. Compelling account of how the world is transformed through everyday acts of kindness. A rich resource of teachings on love, healing and compassion from a wide range of spiritual traditions, with a rare inside view of some of the world's most respected teachers. Includes index, biographical profiles, bibliography, endnotes.