Wishes, Lies and Dreams by Kenneth Koch
The Mystical Kiss of God is the story of a most extraordinary humanbeing and spiritual healer. The story unfolds to share Cosme's earlyinfluences in Hawai'i, his mystical visions and guidance, and his training, both on the inner and outer levels. There are stories of unforgettablehealings, as Cosme shares his secrets for longevity and re-juvenation, and how to co-create our lives with God.Through Cosme's eyes, we are given an inside view of how a spiritualhealer sees and feels. We learn why so many prayers are not answeredand how we can change that. He describes in great detail how he seesthe body's energy with his spiritual gifts, and includes many inspiring andmemorable teachings, as well as practical exercises for accelerating one'sown spiritual intuition and potential.Throughout history and in every culture on earth, there have been individualsendowed with the special gift of healing and spiritual insights. This is always thehero's journey of great challenges and even greater accomplishments illustrated inthis recounting of Reverend Cosme's teachings and compassionate healing practicesto which he has dedicated himself for over forty years. His still unfolding odyssey isabundant with insights and inspiration to all who will be touched by this book.Dr Kenneth R. Pelletier, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Author, The Best Alternative Medicine: What Works? What Does Not?Cosme brings to us a practical mysticism for today. He has entered the ancientwisdom, through direct experience, to retrieve the essence which he offers to ussimply, openly, and freely. Anyone on a spiritual path might well pay close attentionto the information in this book . it leads to wisdom Stan Padilla, Native American Artist, Educator and Cultural Activ
Kenneth Koch published many volumes of poetry, most recently A Possible World and New Addresses. His short plays, many of them produced off- and off-off-Broadway, are collected in The Gold Standard: A Book of Plays and One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays. He also wrote several books about poetry, including Wishes, Lies, and Dreams; Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?; and Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry. His fiction is brought together in Collected Fiction. He was the winner of the Bollingen Prize (1995) and the Bobbitt Library of Congress Poetry Prize (1996), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize (1995) and the National Book Award (2000), and winner of the first annual Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award (2001). Kenneth Koch lived with his wife, Karen, in New York City and taught at Columbia University. He died in 2002.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060805302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060805307 |
| Title | Wishes, Lies and Dreams |
| Author | Kenneth Koch |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1980-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 309 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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