For Seven Lifetimes

by Sperling, Vatsala

• ISBN13: 9781594773730
• ISBN10: 1594773734
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-21
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

For Seven Lifetimes chronicles the year-long written courtship of a cross-cultural couple as they share their beliefs on sexuality, gender roles, careers, parenthood, and religion, and reveals the secret of a fulfilling relationship based on shared values and spiritual growth.

Author Biography

Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., was the chief of clinical microbiology at the Child Trust Hospital in Chennai, India, from 1991 until she married and moved to the United States in 1996. The author of 7 children’s books, she is now a doctor of homeopathy. Ehud Sperling is founder and president of Inner Traditions International, one of the world’s largest publishers of books on spirituality, religion, and alternative health. Vatsala and Ehud live in Vermont with their son, Mahar.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I    Namaste: I Salute the God within You

1    Matrimonials
2    Reaching Out
3    Mukta
4    Let That Be
5    Dos and Don’ts
6    Mitzvoth
7    Sailing the Backwaters

PART II    KALYANAM: Striving for the Well-being of the Family

8    The Circle of Love
9    The Color of Abundance
10    The Big Gamble

PART III    MANZIL: The Goal

11    For Seven Lifetimes
12    The Right Moment, the Right Place

Part IV    Grihasthashrama: The Ashrama of a Householder

13    As Advertised
14    Planet India
15    Samskaras, the Rites of Passage
16    The Jewish Flavor
17    An Empty Vessel or a Seed?
18    How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head
19    Only Sunshine, No Clouds?
20    A Marriage Made in Heaven

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