Name: The Road Less Traveled
ISBN: 9780671250676

Morgan Scott Peck

Provides ways to confront reality and achieve self-actualization.

A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth

The Road Less Traveled

M. Scott Peck

Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.” Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list. Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one’s own true self. Recognizing that, as in the famous opening line of his book, “Life is difficult” and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.

A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

This book is amazing. One of my favorite books about doing the challenging inner work on yourself 

Danielle Rose

Hannah Yang

Overall, I really enjoyed The Road Less Traveled and thought it clearly articulated some key insights about why people struggle to live a joyful life (and the work/discipline required in order to grow spiritually / be fulfilled) and offered really compelling definitions of love and grace. He also concludes with an interesting interpretation of our 'ultimate aim' (to become more like God; to embody God by further spreading love/pushing humanity to grow) which I felt was very widely applicable -- that is, it is an ultimate aim that I think people of many different faiths could agree to or act upon in some sense. 

Peck's writing is easy to read and filled with interesting cases of psychotherapy which are effectively weaved in throughout to demonstrate his ideas. My only qualm is that in the middle of the Love section, he uses a metaphor about controlling one's feelings as 'the art of slave-owning' which?? was a puzzling and problematic choice that tainted my opinion of an otherwise extremely interesting book.

Kehinde Adeleke

Lovely lovely book. I've learned so much from Dr Peck about love, discipline and spiritual growth that i will be applying.

The road is indeed less travelled because of how daunting it is and how much it'd require of us, yet I'm committed to that Journey.

One of the best books I've read this year

alali moe

Thought provoking non fiction which is my favorite kinda book. Absolute favorite. The material was very hard for me to read and understand because it was written back in 1965?, and English is not my tongue language, but I pushed myself because it was too interesting for me. It's an eye-opener, will give you a lot of "oh, wow!" moments as you read through, which is what reading is all about. Highly highly recommended, no amount of good reviews is gonna give it justice.

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Alexis Burke 

Duality Diva

Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually. Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties -and suffering through the changes -can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become one's own person and how to be a more sensitive parent. This is a book that can show you how to embrace reality and yet achieve serenity and a richer existence. Hugely influential, it has now sold over six million copies -and has changed many people's lives round the globe. It may change yours.

The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth

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