CS Lewis looks death into the face; he does not flinch and does not console himself with platitudes. He had lost the love of his life and his pain is palpable to the reader. This is a raw and honest book but it is not at all depressing: At the end of the book, Lewis begins to recover: his wish is simply that, on his own death bed, his lover will come back to him and give him the consolation of seeing her face again.
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Besides having more vowels in his name than any other researcher in the field of positive psychology, Mihály CsÃkszentmihályi is probably best known for his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. So what exactlty is flow and what does it have to do with finding happiness?
There are short and long ways to define the concept of flow. The short way is to tell you that flow is roughly the equivalent to what most people refer to as being "in the zone" or "in the groove". More elaborate definitions might be that it is "the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people do it even at great cost, for the sheer state of doing it."
This is Coelho's first book, written before he became famous and before the Alchemist. I was impressed by the Alchemist, 11 Minutes and the Zahir but I was bemused and trully horrified by this supposedly true story. I think it shows how traditional religion can distort people's perception of reality and led me to doubt Coelho's intelligence and sanity. It made me concerned that others might be persuaded to explore Christian mystic sects and take superstition seriously or even attempt to copy some of the extreme techniques in the book which seemed to describe Coelho engaging with demonic voices in his head... Does he suffer from schizophrenia? I think it shows how organised religion can be damaging and how people can be taken in by cults. Dangerous rubbish.
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The book recommends you be selective about which chapteras you read but after reading the 1t chapter i decided I had to read them all incase I missed something. Great book and it's in my top drawer at work so I can keep referring to it!
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If you are looking for a good story then buy this book. If you want to find sincere and useful help then forget it.
It's a mixture of new age beliefs - the author clearly doesn't really get what his teacher is trying to teach him and the resultant book is naïve at best, misleading at worst. I read the others in the series and they get worse.
I am a firm believer in that if you are teaching others you must first grasp your subject deep and wide - this author hasn't and thus the result is no real help and just another stall in the Spiritual Sideshow.
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A great read, found it hard to lay this book down, the pages just seemed to turn on there own. Thank you for the effort you have applied to this book to allow others to receive help and knowledge.
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Reading with God is a super really helpful book. The author explains in simple and effective ways the way of praying through Reading With God.
This book has brought a new prayer path into my life.
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Having read many books on spirituality, I find it amazing that in a 2500 year old book by Lao Tzu, everything is there. I could have saved myself a lot of time by coming here to begin with. This book tells of our origins, and our true nature as infinite, eternal beings. Being internal beings does not mean we wont face challenges, on the contrary, that is what we are here for.. to experience everything possible. Read and enjoy this well translated book by Wayne, who writes with a easy going style. Wow, Lao Tzu must have been a interesting soul to converse with!
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An amazing book! It was recommended by a friend, and so I thought I would read it to see if it would give me any new insights into the age-old questions about the purpose of life etc. I didn't really know what to expect, but it blew me away! It's a conversation between an ordinary man called Neale Donald Walsch (with a lot of problems in his life) and God (you may not accept that it's 'God' talking, but then that's up to you) and it's written in a very easy to read style. All the big questions are answered: why are we here? Why is there evil in the world? Is there sin? Is there a hell? If so, what is it? Why do things happen as they do? What happens when you die? How can I have successful relationships? Is having a lot of money a bad thing? And inbetween times there's also ... Read More:
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