{"product_id":"reimagining-love-book-richard-j-white-9780228027904","title":"Reimagining Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn emotion or an action, a kind of madness or a state of well-being, a measurable brain activity or a spiritual phenomenon: What is the truth about love? Richard White explores this elusive concept as a profound path of self-overcoming – a turning away from narcissism, fear, and isolation toward greater openness, receptivity, and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReimagining Love\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in four movements, through the \u003ci\u003efear of love\u003c\/i\u003e as expressed in Stoicism and the modern achievement-oriented self; the \u003ci\u003eawakening of love\u003c\/i\u003e described by Plato, J.W. von Goethe, Rainer Maria Rilke, and others; the \u003ci\u003ework of love\u003c\/i\u003e and the cultivation of its virtues; and love as \u003ci\u003eactive compassion\u003c\/i\u003e, a way of engaging with the world attentively, courageously, and non-possessively. White unites theory and practice, arguing that personal love can open outward into universal compassion, echoing the Buddhist ideal of \u003cb\u003ekaru\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eṇ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eā\u003c\/b\u003e – the selfless embrace of another’s suffering. Central to this vision is love’s \u003ci\u003espiritual dimension\u003c\/i\u003e. It is not religious as such, but a source of meaning grounded in our sense of connection to something greater: nature, truth, justice, or the sacred itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with clarity and quiet authority, \u003ci\u003eReimagining Love\u003c\/i\u003e offers a meditation on the ethical and existential significance of love for denizens of a disenchanted world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53005810368785,"sku":"NGR9780228027904","price":30.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53434050085137,"sku":"NIN9780228027904","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780228027904.jpg?v=1786108720","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/reimagining-love-book-richard-j-white-9780228027904","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}