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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
This book contains the typical questionable claims about cures and miracles, but I do think there is a lot of wisdom.
While I liked the concept of the book I came away with feeling that yes I understand the benefits but HOW does one actually do it? I also found some information to be conflicting. Like all books with these messages there is plenty to take away and thus worthwhile of reading but I thirsted foe something clearer.
i don't know what should i say about this book really, first i can't say i didn't learn alot from it but for sure i hated the word letting go by the end of it, i heard it all through the book but never seen the actual step of how to let go, it wasn't super clear you need to read it more than once i think to register the steps written, i hoped it was written in an easier way, but for sure i have learned alot from it, especially how the energy affects other and how you can read others , and how your energy and your thoughts affect the world around you and your life and how is when you have strong mindset and soul it will affect your surrounding and how when you have low self esteem it will affect the same way, so it was understanble this way, let your energy control your life not the situation or the other around you, so i will have to work on that for sure cz i know for now that my energy is so low at this moment and it is just affecting my surrounding but how to make it higher that i couldn't understand the tactic , how to let it be accept it then let it go , those three words seems easy but the book didn't really explain how to do them , he explained all of the things but not those three words even though they were repeated through the whole book more than a thousand time, cz for me i know this process but how to do it reallyyy , why just repeating easy words without really explaining them, i was so pissed so i guess i need to reread it or just to figure it out myself
last word it wasn't fully understandable but for somehow i learned if i did everything and left everything for god to handle it will work so i guess i will use this method after all
regarding the quotes they will be uploaded later
last word it wasn't fully understandable but for somehow i learned if i did everything and left everything for god to handle it will work so i guess i will use this method after all
regarding the quotes they will be uploaded later
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Does anyone else feel the dull pang of mild frustration when you come across a book that truly contains many gems and pieces of legitimate wisdom, only to be tainted by almost equal parts BS or not-useful information?
I had some warning of this before I dove in, because I did review some other reviews of this book. But that didn't stop it from being a little disappointing.
This book opens with a bang, and sends a message that I think many will relate to. I can also appreciate the architecture laid out by Dr. Hawkins discussing the emotional state and how we move up from Shame > Guilt > Apathy > Grief > Fear > Desire > Anger > Pride > Courage > Neutrality > Willingness > Acceptance > Reason > Love > Joy > Peace
I got a lot out of the discussion of how each emotional state impacts us, and how we can make progress going beyond them, and what it looks like when we are being ruled by those states.
From there, things began to get a WEE bit murky, in that, I don't believe someone gets cancer because they fear getting cancer....etc. The theories Hawkins lays out are similar to those that can be found in books like The Secret, and I'm sure many are familiar with. BUT here's the thing, even if I don't believe in every ramification that Hawkins lays out, I do think that stress is bad, and stress CAN weaken the immune system, so really --- what's the harm if he blows it out of proportion? I think his advice and the idea that we should try to minimize stress, is all valid. It's sort of like believing in a higher power. None of us know if we are right, but there really isn't much harm in 'hedging' our bets as they say, and believing in a higher power because if there is one, this is to our benefit. So even if Hawkins turned out to be wrong, we can all benefit from reduced stress.
However, then the book only continued to double down on this. With examples of the placebo effect (which I do think is valid in some cases) that were used as a a false parallel. For example, Hawkins argues that the media creates illnesses like swine flu (ignoring the fact that swine flu was discovered by scientists long before the media even knew to report on it, his argument would make sense, if the media had been the 'discoverers' but they weren't). He 'proves' this swine flu theory with a story about a placebo effect when women were given a supplement to bring on early menstruation. Which just seems crude because periods can fluctuate based on hormone levels, moods/stress, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if a placebo could have the effect of inducing periods when women's periods fluctuate and sync up simply when they cohabitate. However, that doesn't lead me to believe that 'similarly' our discussion around swine flu can bring about swine flu. These things are tested in a lab. They're physical matter that we don't just materialize in the same way our body can respond by adjusting our menstrual cycle. Obviously I couldn't help think of covid-19, and I am pretty sure I fear covid-19 more than anyone I know and I've managed to not get covid (finger crossed), while many of the people who originally told me they thought covid was a liberal hoax, have now told me that they already had it (and how glad they are that they're now immune) but their disbelief under Hawkin's theory should have prevented them from getting it.
He gave another example of how thinking one is allergic to roses will cause you to sneeze at a rose. I recently discovered I had several allergies that I never once considered I would have. I always maintained that 'I have no allergies' when asked by my doctor. Low and behold I'm allergic to dust (like a lot of people) and other household allergens. And it had never once crossed my mind.
If you can focus on the 'good' that can be found or created by heeding Hawkins warnings, I don't know that the book is all bad. I just wouldn't put a ton of weight into his 'reasons' given throughout. Similarly, someone could tell me I must brush my teeth or a dragon will come eat me in the middle of the night. I don't believe any dragons are coming for me, but it would be wise to brush my teeth. A simple crude analogy, but hopefully you catch my drift.
Lastly, Hawkins didn't even fail to contradict himself. In several chapters like the end of the one on Acceptance, he describes low-frequency negative influencers like, 'fluorescent lights, synthetic fabrics, or artificial sweeteners.' Then a few chapters later in 'Relationship Between Mind and Body' he discusses, 'the deleterious effects of fearful negative programming in people who become subject to fear of foods, chemicals and substances in the environment. Each day a new chemical or substance is announced to have harmful effects...Fear of substances, food, air, energies, and stimuli of all kinds have gotten to the point where there is almost an environmental paranoia.' And I had to wonder if Hawkins realized, he fails to take his own advice. LOL
I had some warning of this before I dove in, because I did review some other reviews of this book. But that didn't stop it from being a little disappointing.
This book opens with a bang, and sends a message that I think many will relate to. I can also appreciate the architecture laid out by Dr. Hawkins discussing the emotional state and how we move up from Shame > Guilt > Apathy > Grief > Fear > Desire > Anger > Pride > Courage > Neutrality > Willingness > Acceptance > Reason > Love > Joy > Peace
I got a lot out of the discussion of how each emotional state impacts us, and how we can make progress going beyond them, and what it looks like when we are being ruled by those states.
From there, things began to get a WEE bit murky, in that, I don't believe someone gets cancer because they fear getting cancer....etc. The theories Hawkins lays out are similar to those that can be found in books like The Secret, and I'm sure many are familiar with. BUT here's the thing, even if I don't believe in every ramification that Hawkins lays out, I do think that stress is bad, and stress CAN weaken the immune system, so really --- what's the harm if he blows it out of proportion? I think his advice and the idea that we should try to minimize stress, is all valid. It's sort of like believing in a higher power. None of us know if we are right, but there really isn't much harm in 'hedging' our bets as they say, and believing in a higher power because if there is one, this is to our benefit. So even if Hawkins turned out to be wrong, we can all benefit from reduced stress.
However, then the book only continued to double down on this. With examples of the placebo effect (which I do think is valid in some cases) that were used as a a false parallel. For example, Hawkins argues that the media creates illnesses like swine flu (ignoring the fact that swine flu was discovered by scientists long before the media even knew to report on it, his argument would make sense, if the media had been the 'discoverers' but they weren't). He 'proves' this swine flu theory with a story about a placebo effect when women were given a supplement to bring on early menstruation. Which just seems crude because periods can fluctuate based on hormone levels, moods/stress, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if a placebo could have the effect of inducing periods when women's periods fluctuate and sync up simply when they cohabitate. However, that doesn't lead me to believe that 'similarly' our discussion around swine flu can bring about swine flu. These things are tested in a lab. They're physical matter that we don't just materialize in the same way our body can respond by adjusting our menstrual cycle. Obviously I couldn't help think of covid-19, and I am pretty sure I fear covid-19 more than anyone I know and I've managed to not get covid (finger crossed), while many of the people who originally told me they thought covid was a liberal hoax, have now told me that they already had it (and how glad they are that they're now immune) but their disbelief under Hawkin's theory should have prevented them from getting it.
He gave another example of how thinking one is allergic to roses will cause you to sneeze at a rose. I recently discovered I had several allergies that I never once considered I would have. I always maintained that 'I have no allergies' when asked by my doctor. Low and behold I'm allergic to dust (like a lot of people) and other household allergens. And it had never once crossed my mind.
If you can focus on the 'good' that can be found or created by heeding Hawkins warnings, I don't know that the book is all bad. I just wouldn't put a ton of weight into his 'reasons' given throughout. Similarly, someone could tell me I must brush my teeth or a dragon will come eat me in the middle of the night. I don't believe any dragons are coming for me, but it would be wise to brush my teeth. A simple crude analogy, but hopefully you catch my drift.
Lastly, Hawkins didn't even fail to contradict himself. In several chapters like the end of the one on Acceptance, he describes low-frequency negative influencers like, 'fluorescent lights, synthetic fabrics, or artificial sweeteners.' Then a few chapters later in 'Relationship Between Mind and Body' he discusses, 'the deleterious effects of fearful negative programming in people who become subject to fear of foods, chemicals and substances in the environment. Each day a new chemical or substance is announced to have harmful effects...Fear of substances, food, air, energies, and stimuli of all kinds have gotten to the point where there is almost an environmental paranoia.' And I had to wonder if Hawkins realized, he fails to take his own advice. LOL