Love, Life, and God: Poems To Stir The Soul

By Radha Mulder

Dive deep into the subjects of Love, Life and God with this profound poetry collection from Poet Radha Mulder. Radha weaves words that are moving, hypnotic, and encompass you in thoughts that leave you lingering and simultaneously diving into the meaning and depths of such prominent

• Language: English
• Publisher: Radha Mulder
• Release date: Nov 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9789082459913

Radha Mulder

Radha Mulder is very creative by nature, and aside from whipping words into lyrical fluidity, she also designs fine and costume jewelry. She currently lives in the beautiful and romantic city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Born to an American mother and a Dutch father in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, she lived in Europe for the first 8 years of her life but was thereafter raised primarily in the state of Hawai'i in the USA. Radha was raised as a vegetarian, practicing yoga, playing musical instruments and learning the ancient teachings of the Vedas from the great literary classics such as The Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, The Mahabharat, and The Ramayan, amongst others. Since her teens, Radha has traveled extensively which has helped her to grow and understand the world at large. Radha also began writing poetry in her early teens and accredits her inherent strength of spirit and abiding faith, to seeking the deeper meaning of life and bringing its truths to the surface thru the expressive and explorative form of writing poetry. To See More of Radha Mulder's Work Please Visit Her Website www.radhamulder.com

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank, and offer my heartfelt gratitude to the late A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, without whom I would not have been kindly introduced to the philosophy and science of Sanatan Dharma thru his books, namely the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam, amongst many other outstanding and profound literary works.

I would like to thank the late great singer Bob Marley who first had an impact in my life thru his presence, his preaching and his music. I would also like to thank other great musical talents such as UB40, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and other great musicians whose melodious and meaningful songs continuously stir the depths of my heart, mind, body and soul.

I would like to thank the lovely Stine Jensen for her heartfelt review of this book. She is a great TV hostess, an excellent author and a kind person as well.

I would like to thank Love, Life, and God for bringing me to the place where the heart springs open and flows forth with such an abundance, gratitude and wisdom that has allowed me to write such heartfelt, meaningful, healing and abundant poetry.

~ Stir the soul,

pluck the heart strings,

do all those joyful things that

make your heart sing ~

INTRODUCTION

LOVE, LIFE, AND GOD

Every heart beats, every mind wonders, and every soul is connected thru the principals of Love, Life, and God. It is certainly a joy to write on these topics, to delve into the essence that each subject contains, to find its’ depth, and to portray it in its most tender, thoughtful and eloquent complexities.

Poetry is a beautiful medium to work with, one that lends itself to its own eloquence, becoming more beautiful and thought-provoking with every passing line. To find the rhythm of a thought, to lend it a fluidity, and bring it to a conclusion, is a joy that writing a poem always brings.

The majority of my works of poetry fit wonderfully into these three topics, and therefore I thought it was appropriate to title my first book Love, Life, and God. The book is separated into three main categories, with selected poems from each subject.

Love, Life and God are the sum and substance of this book, and it is my sincere hope that these poems bring you a sense of