The Prophet: Not your average Prophet

I actually like this book a million times more the Dhammapada. While I disagree with Sunk about the absence of right and wrong, I can see why it would be detrimental to live in a world of absolutes. This is why I absolutely loved what The Prophet was about.

I feel like a lot of organized religions are outdated (or have changed their original philosophies to suite political climates) so a lot of the so called ‘advice’ that we end up getting becomes outdated or irrelevant (no offense). The real good stuff, the great advice that is ageless, looks beyond the absolutes and recognizes a greater dynamic in play: one that continuously demands balance and introspection rather than rigid rights and wrongs with minimal thinking. I feel like many of the religions today would condemn a lot of the advice this prophet was giving but it made a lot of sense to me. His advice on pleasure was surprising...

Oftentimes in denying yourself pleasure you do but store the desire in the recesses of your being. Who knows but that which seems omitted today, wait for tomorrow?