“With clear instructions and an even tone, Welwood shows us
how to heal our psychic scars by opening up to the ‘real love’ available to us
all at the core of our nature.”—Tricycle
“Welwood challenges us to move from self-hatred to self-love
and to do the inner work to embrace the love that sets us free.”—Spirituality & Health
"Drawing equally from spiritual and psychological traditions, Perfect Love reads like a book of philosophy: the ideas seem sound enough, though there's no way to prove them. Welwood is most compelling when he gets practical. . . . His approach is also noteworthy for its emphasis on learning how to receive love as well as give it. . . . Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships offers both grand theories and useful practices for incorporating these lessons into your life."—Body & Soul
"Welwood skillfully identifies the fundamental obstacle in
relationships and offers a clear, attainable, and transformative
solution. Everyone should read this
wonderful book."—Harville Hendrix, coauthor of Receiving Love and Getting the Love You Want
"This book skillfully and eloquently describes how our deepest
longing for love is in fact the key to healing our personal wounds and
the woundedness of the world at large. John Welwood's message echoes
the Buddha's, showing us how we have direct access to the love and
happiness we most long for, as our very
essence."—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
"This
book takes us on a healing and transformative journey to address the
real, underlying cause of our relationship problems. John Welwood is
one of the most brilliant and important teacher of our time."—Debbie
Ford, author of The Best Year of Your Life and Spiritual Divorce
"Full
of practical wisdom and divinely inspired insight. A marvelous guide
for any seeker choosing to walk on love's path."—bell hooks, author of All About Love: New Visions
"A profound guide to healing our hearts and our world. No
larger social transformation is possible unless it is simultaneously
accompanied by this kind of personal healing, one individual at a time.
Every social change movement should encourage its participants to take
time to follow the steps outlined in
this extremely valuable and important guide to psychic health."—Michael
Lerner, editor of Tikkun and author of The Left Hand of God
