I've read dozens of so called self help books including several on cosmic ordering without ever seeing any real benefit. I think perhaps I have been too ready to finish one book and go on to another without taking any sustained action in order to profit. Audio CDs have never worked for me either so I was astounded when I had immediate results from Stephen Richards Audiobook - Cosmic Ordering Connection.
If I'm honest, this was something of a last resort, but it's made me a firm believer in Cosmic Ordering. The experience of connecting with the cosmos using this audiobook is intense yet completely relaxing. The author's voice (thankfully British) soothes guides and relaxes whilst doing all the 'ordering' for you.
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Finding Happiness is one of those rare gems of a book that serenely guides you through the trials of modern day life. Father Jamison takes the reader hand in hand to genuine inner joy. "Are monks happy?" His reply, "They are not unhappy." That grabbed me straight away, along with his question about having a happy death! Having never thought about death being happy, on the rare occasions I think about death. I realised that to have a happy death, equates to having a happy and fulfilled life.
With his profound insights, and effective communication, this book remarkably mirrors humanities embedded condition. With such elegance, we're guided through many of the reasons that make us unhappy.
I have had this book approx 2 years and it one of the most significant books that i own and has made a difference to my life.
Jon Kabat Zinn writes beautifully and with inspiration, the book is in accessible chapters. I personally prefer to read a chapter and then put the book down to establish and reflect on what I have learned. It is quite a lengthy book, but for me it was well worth the effort to read it all and I have certainly benefitted from the practice of meditation and yoga which are now an established practice in my life.
I particularly benefitted from learning about the breath and simply 'being' rather than 'doing' as I was often in a rush and under pressure and stress, now I am finally learning to slow ... Read More:
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Campbell was one of the most distinguished figures in the continuing study of mythology, a sadly neglected subject in recent times. Legend and myth aren't identical. Legend (or saga) at least hints at some historical truth (e.g. the Trojan War). Myth, often associated with legend, is far more complex. The human mind can't think at first in terms of abstracts, such as truth. We need a mental picture of someone or something that is true, especially in dreams. What does truth itself look like? We need a symbol. All societies known have a mythology, usually treating it with more respect than our own - to our cost. A person may be the symbol of e.g. courage. We see a courageous person in dreams, not courage itself. And any given society has its ... Read More:
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This book is the citizens arrest of Christianity. Logical, well written and dangerous. You really can't read it without coming to a decision of whether to agree with his conclusions or not.
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This is a curious book. On the positive side, Alexander provides a lucid and mostly persuasive account of the evidence for 'descent with modification', and a vigorous statement of the compatibility of science and Christian belief. Atheists like Dawkins, he repeatedly insists, are simply reading their own ideological convictions into the evidence. Scientists who are theists are engaged in exploring the glorious complexity of the created universe, and nothing in their discoveries is any evidence that Christian theism is incorrect. He draws on the evidence of convergence to suggest that evolutionary history is not as much of a 'drunkard's walk' as Gould supposed. And he also notices, as too many critics of 'creation science' have not, that it was Social Darwinism (and American eugenics) ... Read More:
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I did not find this book helpful at all.
The book does not contain "an approach / technique" to raising your self-esteem. It is purely about case studies. Listening to people's stories does not help raise self-esteem. There are better books on self-esteem. I would not recommend this book.
I read the book in about half an hour, the first few pages were relevant and interesting, but the rest of the book, read like a list. In chart format, a whole bunch of diseases were listed, next to each was a comment on what may have lead to each condition. A positive affirmation was given for each listing.
I think the intention of the book, is for the reader to identify his/her condition and then regularly repeat the positive affirmation associated with it. We need to believe, the repeated use of the positive affirmation may help to reverse the disease process. All a little to brief for me, as I was expecting a little more insight on how to deal with each condition.
Not sure what all the hype was about in the other reviews. Not to be too negative, I will try the ... Read More:
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In this post-Dawkian world of militant, bulldog Atheism, we've seen a whole host of Christian apologists spring up with varying degrees of success, trying to claw back some of the authoratitive ground they once so fondly held. Ward's book attempts to find answer to just the philosophical arguments contained within THE GOD DELUSION (chapters 2 - 4) and therein lays both its strength and weakness.
WHY THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY IS A GOD shows less of the certainty of faith, at least in its title, than was possible before the arrival of the intellectually pugnacious Dawkins - although by the end, Ward, who remembered initially "how important it is to be critical of all our beliefs" has the graciousness to admit that, finally, what he's just toured the patient reader through "must seem ... Read More:
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