For Seven Lifetimes: An East–West Journey to a Spiritually Fulfilling and Sustainable Marriage - Softcover

Sperling, Vatsala; Sperling, Ehud

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594773734 ISBN 13: 9781594773730

Publisher: Inner Traditions, 2010

Synopsis

How to cultivate a successful marriage based on shared values and spiritual growth

· With new chapters on their past 15 years together, stories of happy marriages modeled on the book, marital “obedience,” and the family way to world peace

· Reveals how a couple can become an engine for higher spiritual experiences

· Includes more than 60 letters written between the authors during their courtship and over 100 full-color photographs, including their traditional wedding in India

Defying the norms of her culture and tradition, a highly educated Tamil Brahmin woman decides to arrange her own marriage. Simultaneously, an American book publisher--disillusioned with love in the Western world--looks to India to find a wife by placing an ad in an Indian newspaper. A dialogue between two souls, two families, and two cultures, For Seven Lifetimes chronicles the year-long written courtship of this pair as they share their beliefs on sexuality, desire, gender roles, careers, parenthood, spirituality, and religion. By appreciating the similarities and differences in their worldviews, they initiate a union that reflects their ideals as a couple and the life they will create together.

Revealing the secrets to a fulfilling relationship based on shared values and spiritual growth, Vatsala and Ehud outline the principles needed to truly understand the roles of husband and wife and the questions to ask to recognize true spiritual compatibility. With new chapters on the 15 years since their wedding day, stories of happy marriages inspired by and modeled on the book, marital “obedience,” and how a couple can become an engine for higher spiritual experiences, this new edition shows how the successful marriage reflects the greater union between the masculine and the feminine.

About this title

From the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

MARRIAGE / PERSONAL GROWTH

“Full of inspiration and sage advice . . . a must read for anyone involved in or seeking a true partnership!”
--John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

“Restores marriage to its eternal status . . . inspiring, challenging, and hauntingly beautiful.”
--Barbara Hand Clow, author of The Mayan Code and Liquid Light of Sex

Defying the norms of her culture and tradition, a highly educated Tamil Brahmin woman decides to arrange her own marriage. Simultaneously, an American book publisher--disillusioned with love in the Western world--looks to India to find a wife by placing an ad in an Indian newspaper. A dialog between two souls, two families, and two cultures, For Seven Lifetimes chronicles the yearlong written courtship of this pair as they share their beliefs on sexuality, desire, gender roles, careers, parenthood, spirituality, and religion. By appreciating the similarities and differences in their worldviews, they initiate a union that reflects their ideals as a couple and the life they will create together.

Revealing the secrets to a fulfilling relationship based on shared values and spiritual growth, Vatsala and Ehud outline the principles needed to truly understand the roles of husband and wife and the questions to ask to recognize true spiritual compatibility. With new chapters on the 15 years since their wedding day, including a deeper exploration of and reflection on how a couple can become an engine for spiritual growth, this new edition shows how a successful marriage reflects the greater union between masculine and feminine energy.

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 seven 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Inner Traditions
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1594773734
• ISBN 13: 9781594773730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352