"Silent Music" is a short memoir about one tumultuous year in the author's life. Set in 1976, it's the author's account of a fairytale romance he has at age 22 with a beautiful young woman named Lisa. But the initial whirlwind romance ultimately results in the author's emotional breakdown. The remainder of the book chronicles the author's struggle to come to grips with the defeat of the relationship and the difficult journey to recovery. "Silent Music" is the honest account of a crushing illness that is by turns heart-rending and evocative. It will speak to anyone who has been shattered by life, and then found the courage to pick up the pieces and go on.

In this collection of 18 essays written over a period of about 20 years, author Martin Aronson muses on a variety of topics, which span from the sublimely philosophical to the earthily pragmatic. Written with the intention of originally and coherently exploring a personal topic of interest, each essay attempts to wed insight with clarity. In "Cogito," the author meditates on such concerns as the nature of chaos and wholeness, the direction of Western civilization, the dual conception of God, the trinity motif in the world's major religions, and the likely dominant trends in history during the next 50 years. Though each essay is a complete study in itself, the reader can trace the evolution of thought of an arresting and provocative contemporary thinker.

Part travel journal and part spiritual diary, "Journey to the Heart" chronicles the author's journey across America by bus and then his travels as a pilgrim-tourist in Israel and Europe. Seeking to regain is emotional health as well as discover the heart of the Western spiritual tradition, the author journeys to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Later, he travels to Europe, where he resides in a religious community in the South of France, then lives the literary life in Paris. Through his various experiences, the author reflects on the nature of God, suffering, illness, and art, all in the attempt to rebuild his life and heal his wounded soul.

The Porallel Sayings; No matter how different the world's religions appear, at their core are universal messages that transcend time, culture and faith. This book reveals the parallel sayings of two orthe world's greatest spititual teachers-Jesus and LaoTzu (the father of taoism and author of The Tao Te Ching). Side by side, page after page the parallels are presented with minimal clarifying explanation so readers can witness the striking similaries between the teachings and meditate on their shared message. In series that began with Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings; Offers the first comprehensive collection of parallel sayings from Jesus and Lao Tzu ever compiled; Offers evidence of a universally shared spirituality -- a hot trend in modern religion; Written and formatted in an enlightening, straightforward fashion for lay readers, not academics; Jesus and Lao Tzu briefly explores the origins of these amazing parallels. it looks at the lives of the two great teachers and the traditions that they belonged to as well as the religions they creared.Westerners unfamiliar with The Tao Te Ching are provided with a short, clear explanation of its signiticance and place in the culture of the East. However the core of-the book is the parallels. Many passages exhibit remarkably similar sentiments and language, often using the same metaphors. They are then divided into a number of sections, each beginning with a brief look at the religious and historical importance of that particular set of parallels: Humility, love and Forgiveness, Materialism and Wealth, innocence and Simpiicity, as well as Hypocrisy and Violence. Like the teachings it voices, the book is both simple and profound.