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

m. scott peck

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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.

Now, with a new Introduction by the author, written especially for this twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe trade paperback edition of the all-time national bestseller in its field, M. Scott Peck explains the ideas that shaped this book and that continue to influence an ever-growing audience of readers.

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.

318 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1978

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318 pages, Paperback
Published
February 4, 2003 by Touchstone
ISBN
9780743243155
ASIN
0743243153
Language
English

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April 17,2025
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THIS BOOK DESERVES A MILLION STARS. I literally just finished it so I prob should not be doing a review just yet - to let it all digest BUT idc lol where do I even begin? The most important book I have ever read probably. My life has already changed immensely while reading it. I started to get chills and tear up at the enormity of the knowledge in this book. A gift!! A book for EVERY human being. It was like going to therapy - made me reflect deeply about my life and others and so therefore took me longer than most books do. If I had enough money I would gift this book to everyone...
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Eggilton
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April 17,2025
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I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to open their eyes up to what love truly is, and how to give that love to yourself as well as those around you. I already know I will be re-reading in the future as I feel necessary.
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HumbertoZero
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April 17,2025
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The author has delved deep into, with profound insights, on what really causes unhappiness in our life. He asserts that it is precisely in avoiding our problems and hurdles that we suffer in our life; it is the pain and suffering caused by difficulties in life that we have to meet in order to grow mentally and spiritually. We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them.


The following were the key-takeaways:

* LIFE IS DIFFICULT. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.

* Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline we can solve only some problems. With total discipline we can solve all problems.

* A person who has the ability to delay gratification has the key to psychological maturity, whereas impulsiveness is a mental habit that, in denying opportunities to experience pain, creates neuroses.

* Most large problems we have are the result of not facing up to earlier, smaller problems, of failing to be 'dedicated to the truth'. The great mistake most people make is believing that problems will go away of their own accord.
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April 17,2025
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One of my favorite lines from a movie is when Jack Nicholson's character, Melvin Udall in, "As Good As It Gets" says to Helen Hunt, "You make me want to be a better man."

My lovely wife does that for me, and she introduced me to this book, which helped me understand love so much more profoundly than I ever had before! I felt like I'd been a Flatlander suddenly introduced to a third developmental dimension. In fact, I compare it in my mind to the paradox of trying to describe an orgasm to one who never has. O came away from reading this book with a very profound sense of, "Ah-ha!"
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April 17,2025
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For anyone who has issues....need I say more? The first 2/3 of this book (I didn't care for the last 1/3 at all when he gets into religion) is really thoughtful and helpful when it comes to sorting out your "issues". Issues with family, issues dealing with your strengths/weaknesses and habits, and more. I re-read this often, as every time I read it, I seem to get a different answer/lesson that fits my concerns.

This book has stayed with me, and helped a great deal with overcoming aspects of my life that I have striggled with.
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casc4mybel0ved
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April 17,2025
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I can't believe I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. I listened to the audio and it it came across as "stiff". So the narration didn't match up to the message. This more repetitive than I like and it had a dated feel to it, as well. I think during this past year, I've read better books on the subject, so maybe this book suffers by comparison.
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ACunit
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April 17,2025
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This was a great teaching on values and love. A good book for us all to read in this time of warand strife in our world. Please read, enjoy and Be Blessed.
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April 17,2025
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Ova knjiga je dokaz zasto toliko volim vlastitu psihoterapiju i psihoterapeutkinju
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