On Love

	The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm "To love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love." Originally published in 1956, The Art of Loving distinguishes love as an art form, requiring understanding, focused attention, and practice. This is less of a self help book than it is an indepth treatise on the nature of love. Enlightening. More....
	Embracing the Beloved : Relationship As a Path of Awakening by Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine "Relationship is a high-wire act. To the left is the irretrievable past -- your personal history, your previous relationships, your triumphs and your grief, the momentum which mechanically seeks to repeat itself, your helplessness. To the right is the uncontrollable future -- your expectations and fears, a thousand desires yet unfulfilled, fading dreams, your hopelessness. That is perhaps why Buddhist practices are called the Middle Way: a balancing of the heart and mind to enable unimpeded forward movement. Lean too far to the left and we become lost in guilt, anger, fear, self-protection, and cleverness. Lean too far to the right and we disappear into romantic fantasy, superstition, magic thinking, and a self-punishing sentimentality. The tightrope is the present moment, this very instant in which we attempt to maintain some balance between aspects of the underdream. When the balance is perfect, grace and disgrace dissolve equally into unconditioned love." Embracing the Beloved examines relationship as a spiritual path for growth and healing. For more excerpts click here. More info, pricing....
	Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Wilber by Ken Wilber Two weeks after Ken and Treya Wilber met each other, they were engaged. Three months later they were married, and a week after the wedding Treya was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is the story of their lives - struggles, awakenings, triumphs - during the five years that followed. Ken Wilber is a brilliant scholar and a prolific author in the field of transpersonal psychology. Although Ken is the author of this book, it is mostly Treya's story, her journal entries interwoven throughout. It is her courage and grace that inspire. Be prepared to cry. More info....
	Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love by John Welwood "A relationship that has any depth and power at all will inevitably penetrate our usual shield of defenses, exposing our most tender and sensitive spots, and leaving us feeling vulnerable - literally, 'able to be wounded.' To love, in this sense, is to open ourselves to being hurt. The dream of love would have us believe that something is wrong if a relationship causes us pain. Yet trying to avoid the wound of love only creates a more permanent kind of damage. It prevents us from opening ourselves fully, and this keeps us from ever forming a deeply satisfying intimate connection." More info....