{"product_id":"the-light-through-the-woods-maharaj-kaul-9781450233545","title":"The Light through the Woods: Dreams of Survival of Human Soul in the Age of Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his second compilation of poetry, Kashmiri-American poet Maharaj Kaul explores the shimmering emptiness of modern life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eMeditations On Time and Inclinations And Reality: The Search For The Absolut\u003c\/i\u003ee comes an exciting new book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Light Through The Woods\u003c\/i\u003e. In it the poet bemoans how modern man has sacrificed his inner freedom and natural joy in living by creating and believing in the present culture of materialism and technology. He believes that man is born with inner freedom, joy, grandeur, and grace but as he grows up the existing culture corrupts him to realize these powerful elements. He strongly urges man to spiritually reconnect with nature to regain his soul. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poems also celebrate the poet's stunningly beautiful birthplace, Kashmir, India, and express his joy in reminiscing about his childhood there as well as his sadness as he contemplates the wastefulness of its political struggles and the tragic dispossession and diaspora of his people, Kashmiri Pandits. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poems also reflect on the drama of human condition and the search of the human values. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA visionary collection of poems dreaming of man regaining his natural inner beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maharaj Kaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450233546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450233545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Maharaj Kaul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935882379519,"sku":"9781450233545","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f5c3ec93-933b-428f-b1c6-a824130ae78d.jpg?v=1681422369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-light-through-the-woods-maharaj-kaul-9781450233545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}