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A review by irenekaoru
Letting Go: The Pathway To Surrender by David R. Hawkins
2.0
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.