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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
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It was a bit long-winded. By the time I finished the book, I forgot that it had taught me the mechanism of letting go in chapter two.
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I feel slightly sad to be finished with this book! But I’ve highlighted and tabbed and I know it will be one I always return to as a manual for life. So beautiful to have been given permission to release negativity. I will take these lessons with me hopefully for the rest of my life. Such a brilliant man he was. LOVED my experience reading this and plan to check out many others that he wrote.
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I have such incredibly mixed feelings about this book. Large parts of it are very inspiring, interesting, even soothing to read. It helped me deeply contemplate patterns of negativity and self-defeating thoughts, and how these patterns may hold us all back in life. It offers a simple mind training meditative technique that absolutely works when one needs to calm the mind and nervous system, experience less suffering, and overcome mental obstacles.
On the other hand, the book is packed wall to wall with wildly batshit un-cited claims and stories, where the author will just casually say stuff like, "There was a woman who had negative thoughts which manifested in multiple sclerosis! And when she learned to release her negativity, her body returned to peak health! Today she is very happy!"
Like, WHAT? It's like a hippie philosophy book written as though it is an evidence based pop-neuroscience book as dictated by a cult guru, filled with stories that are presented as true but contain no verifiable facts or citations. I don't know, I would maybe skip it. One of you weirdo friends of mine recommended it and I don't remember who, but if it was you, please call me, I want to talk.
On the other hand, the book is packed wall to wall with wildly batshit un-cited claims and stories, where the author will just casually say stuff like, "There was a woman who had negative thoughts which manifested in multiple sclerosis! And when she learned to release her negativity, her body returned to peak health! Today she is very happy!"
Like, WHAT? It's like a hippie philosophy book written as though it is an evidence based pop-neuroscience book as dictated by a cult guru, filled with stories that are presented as true but contain no verifiable facts or citations. I don't know, I would maybe skip it. One of you weirdo friends of mine recommended it and I don't remember who, but if it was you, please call me, I want to talk.
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Insightful and life-changing. This book will be one I refer back to for the rest of my life. Loved it!
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I agree with many of the other 3 star reviews. Some good information and advice, but towards the end it gets plain hokey. I found myself skipping paragraphs when it got to the later chapter and the man with a laundry list of ailments healing them all one by one through surrendering.
I also found myself looking for a little more instruction on how to let go that went beyond “surrender. Surrender immediately”.
I also found myself looking for a little more instruction on how to let go that went beyond “surrender. Surrender immediately”.
Thus book always brings me back to what truly matters in life.
The dude lost me after auras and psychics reading things at a distance. Sad.