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Loved it. I accidentally picked up this book. Liked the cover, was intrigued by the title, and from that moment I could not put it down. It's simply a little spiritual pick-me-up.
I first read this book when I was in high school, right after reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I thought it was a nice story about choosing your own path in life. And it is that. But now, after having dipped into Zen philosophy a bit, I can see just how Zen this story is.
We see just one little fleck of the whole life, and that one fleck is fake. Everything balances, and nobody suffers and nobody dies without their consent. Nobody does what they don't want to do. There is no good and there is no evil, outside of what makes us happy and what makes us unhappy.
And even that is an illusion.
We see just one little fleck of the whole life, and that one fleck is fake. Everything balances, and nobody suffers and nobody dies without their consent. Nobody does what they don't want to do. There is no good and there is no evil, outside of what makes us happy and what makes us unhappy.
And even that is an illusion.
A simply complex journey that transcends the illusions we all carry with us. I really need to buy this book by the case for how often I give it to others.
The blue feather that adorns the cover is one of my favorite lessons this book offers, which is why my next tattoo will be a blue feather. Richard is instructed by the messiah to focus on something small that he would like the universe to deliver to him. The next day a blue feather floats across a tv advertisement and Richard gets excited, explaining to Shimoda that this is the feather he asked to manifest but disappointed he cannot hold it. The teacher's response is, "Did you picture it in your hand?"
The blue feather that adorns the cover is one of my favorite lessons this book offers, which is why my next tattoo will be a blue feather. Richard is instructed by the messiah to focus on something small that he would like the universe to deliver to him. The next day a blue feather floats across a tv advertisement and Richard gets excited, explaining to Shimoda that this is the feather he asked to manifest but disappointed he cannot hold it. The teacher's response is, "Did you picture it in your hand?"
Just finished my annual read of this, one of my favorite books. I always get some new lesson from it each time, and this time was no exception.
An interesting short story about what it means to live and how to live in this world. Life is an illusion and you can make of it what you will. What you believe is achievable. Is this the right way to live? This book thinks so, but as the end clearly states: “everything in this book may be wrong,” reminding the reader that it’s up to them to choose how to see the world, the choice is yours. Isn’t that exciting.
A recommendation from my high school English teacher!
Really fun to read; I adored the banter between Richard and Don. The way this piece of work is structured from beginning to end gives me the feeling that it would be served a greater justice by rereading. The notions presented are a bit “basic” only in that they are, in my opinion, the essential pillars for this new state of thinking, living, and navigating your own world. Though somewhat preliminary, we can always be reminded of these points, especially since Bach takes a unique approach in conveying the lessons of this reluctant Messiah. I especially loved the ending! I found it fantastic and quite frankly genius.
Really fun to read; I adored the banter between Richard and Don. The way this piece of work is structured from beginning to end gives me the feeling that it would be served a greater justice by rereading. The notions presented are a bit “basic” only in that they are, in my opinion, the essential pillars for this new state of thinking, living, and navigating your own world. Though somewhat preliminary, we can always be reminded of these points, especially since Bach takes a unique approach in conveying the lessons of this reluctant Messiah. I especially loved the ending! I found it fantastic and quite frankly genius.
”Is this how it ends, I thought, is everything a master says just pretty words that can't save him from the first attack of some mad dog in a farmer's field?
I had to read three times before I could believe these were the words on the page.
Everything
in this book
may be wrong.
A quick and easy little story, I reread Illusions today for the fourth or fifth time. My friend reading Bladerunner in the chair across kept looking up, puzzled, as I laughed out loud, chucked, wept, and finally sighed with contentment, closing the book to look at the world with softened eyes.
I keep coming back to this book, and am willing to lend it, leave it, give it, or throw it away, in accordance with the teachings of the book's reluctant messiah, Donald Shimoda. The simple story of two men, one who can perform miracles, and one who has simply forgotten that he knows how to perform miracles, always reminds me of what's important, how to live my life, what life really is.
"This world? And everything in it? Illusions, Richard! Every bit of it illusions! Do you understand that?"
I keep coming back to this book, and am willing to lend it, leave it, give it, or throw it away, in accordance with the teachings of the book's reluctant messiah, Donald Shimoda. The simple story of two men, one who can perform miracles, and one who has simply forgotten that he knows how to perform miracles, always reminds me of what's important, how to live my life, what life really is.
"This world? And everything in it? Illusions, Richard! Every bit of it illusions! Do you understand that?"
I find it interesting that this book was gifted to me some 35 years ago. I never read it until last night. I suppose I wasn’t ready. But in a neat little tale it says everything I’ve been concluding in a life long journey. I loved all of it. Except for the last bit about everything in this book may be wrong. I wish he had had the confidence to just write it. I think he is darn close.