Spirituality Books

This book is GREAT! A friend gave it to me at her house when we visited for dinner. I started to read it the next morning and read it completely throuh that day. I was so impressed that I ordered many books for my friends and have given it to several who had the same experience I had. It is a Must BUY!

Every time I pick up LIKE TREES WALKING, I find new paths, new bits of humor and good old-fashioned, down-to-earth wisdom. Wisdom and wonderful joy of life, knowing its limits and exploring its boundaries. I keep buying copies of Jane Sigloh's small volume as inspirational gifts to friends from all walks of life. She speaks to ALL of us, and does so with such gentle, yet steely lucidity. I give LIKE TREES WALKING five stars plus plus!

Kristi Shipnes Martin

This is a beautifully written book. There is humor and compassion in the author's personal anecdotes, which she skillfully relates to appropriate scriptural passages. Throughout, the book conveys peace, serenity and thanksgiving for the gift of this life and acceptance through faith in the one to come.

"Like Trees Walking" is a great blend of humor and thought provoking human behaviour and it is a page turner! Loved it!
Esther M. Couch
Charlottesville, VA

This book is really wise and wonderful ~ the author has a lively intellect and gift for story-telling. Each chapter tells an engaging tale of casual incidents of daily life, the extraordinary events too, often from the author's experience. Tales, told with insight and generous compassion, that expand into larger meaning and are enhanced by her comprehensive knowledge of Scripture and theology. An absolutely delightful wit threads through it all. She stirs the imagination and draws us into reflection. Reminds us of the wonders and goodness of creation and the gift of relationships, and that life is a journey ~ whatever our age, we're not just what we have been but what we are becoming. A must-read for the not-so-young, and the young too.

Nancy does a great job dispelling misbeliefs about God and what it means to be an authentic Christian. I loved her down to earth writing style and would go out of my way to hear her speak. She shot holes in some of my perspectives through her stories and personal mistakes. Thank you for being real and conveying truth with a twist. I will give it away to people who are looking for a very relatable, yet relevant Christian view.

If I were to sum up Nancy Ortberg's new book LOOKING FOR GOD in one word, it would be "Honesty." Through 20 chapters, Nancy presents a fresh look at faith by honest musings and recollections of every day life situations where if we are not paying attention we could miss God's presence.

A couple of chapters have really stood out to me. The first being the chapter on what a quiet time is. I could not agree more of her assessment of how we have some how determined that regardless of how a person may be living and treating others, as long, as he or she is having a quiet time --- we deem their lives as being spiritually healthy. When in reality love is the true measurement. The other chapter that really stood out for me was the one on Normal everyday life. It really speaks to the importance of broadening our understanding of how God desires to connect in our day-to-day occurrences.

The book also sheds light on an important aspect of spiritual life that is regularly overlooked. Often times the conventional way of doing spiritual life is seen from a male perspective. Meaning, if we hear a message on solitude and/or extended time of prayer - we can take action on it by scheduling in those kinds of times. For a woman that is not always the case, especially when they have children in their early years. My wife is currently in this life stage and I have seen how through the course of her day she has had to find ways to connect with God outside of conventional means. Nancy does a great job of speaking into this.

I have heard Nancy speak on several occasions and you can hear her voice through these pages. In addition , for years I have benefited from Nancy's leadership from afar and I am thrilled that she has put some of her thoughts and musings into print so many others can benefit.

It is a very refreshing and insightful book. I hope you will be prodded to read it.

For any of you who have experienced having the joy or the mystery sucked out of your search for God, this book will provide a breath of fresh air back into you your spiritual lungs. One of the things I loved about Nancy's work is that there is nothing systematic or mechanical about it. It is a fluid, authentic description of a life with God that I find very inspiring and freeing. If you're looking for a definitive description of who God is or exactly what you need to believe about God in order to be an OK Christian, or if you need 3 steps to get better at something, this is probably the wrong book for you. On the other hand, if you want to pay better attention to where God may show up in your life in ways that change how you see life - and how you live - GET THIS BOOK. Not only is it inspiring and insightful, it's really a fun book to read!

"Looking for God" grabbed me, and I couldn't put it down until I reached the last page. However, it's not just a quick read. It's a well of deep truths about the wonder of God and the sometimes surprising ways that he reveals himself to us. While humor and hope permeate Nancy Ortberg's stories, my favorite chapters are 11 & 16 - about finding God in our failures and hearing his voice in the midst of our longings, aches and pains. This is real truth for real people.

I enjoyed this book. It's deep and satisfying, but it is also a book that can be placed in a briefcase or tote bag, to be picked up and put down as time allows. Chapter 16, "Longings, Aches, and Pains," especially spoke to me. In this chapter, Mrs. Ortberg writes about how God is often most real to us when we are in difficult places. She cites as an example, the difficulty she had in moving to Chicago from her childhood home in California. After discussing idolatry of place, she concludes with a beautiful meditation on John 16.

Although I enjoyed the book, I found the first chapter, "The Problem With Quiet Time," to be very frustrating. Now, I in no way disagree with the concept of our meeting God in each and every one of our daily experiences. But, is that a replacement for quiet time? Do we ever outgrow the need for a daily encounter with the Word? This book soars not in the places where Mrs. Ortberg relates her daily experiences of God, but, rather, in the places where she filters her daily experiences through the lens of Scripture. And, she is only able to do that filtering because the Word has been written on her heart during years of daily quiet times. Evangelical and contemplative spiritualities should be viewed as "both/and" not "either/or." As an evangelical, I have much to learn from contemplatives about experiencing God in the midst of daily life. But, contemplatives have much to learn from the evangelical tradition about how to ground the interpretation of those experiences - and, hence, the knowing of God - in the Word. In this book, Mrs. Ortberg shows us how to do this by example. I wish she had been less apologetic about her evangelical background, because that background is critical to the book's success.

INVOCACIONES, LLAMADOS Y EL CONOCIMIENTO DE QUE SE ESPECIALIZA CADA UNO DE LOS ANGELITOS QUE CUIDAN A NUESTROS HIJOS !!

PARA TENER EN CASA CUANDO HAY UN BEBE!

son nuestros hijos...
¿Que hay mejor que encomendar su cuidado ?

ESE ES EL OBJETIVO DE ESTE HERMOSO LIBRO !

DE NUESTROS BEBES A SUS ANGELITOS...
Creo que los cuidaron de maravilla, porque hasta de un incendio se escaparon...inexplicablemente !

PORQUE CUBRE NIÑOS HASTA DE DOCE AÑOS !
Todas las madres damos la bienvenida a un "socio-auxiliar " que nos auxilie a cuidar de nuestros niños !
¿Y QUÉ MEJOR QUE UN ANGELITO ???
UN LIBRO BELLÍSIMO !

Swami Radha has made a profound contribution to Yoga and related lore in her writings; this is an outstanding example. Written with candor and intense spiritual insight, she adds an important volume to the literature of Mantra Yoga. Moreover, her personal experience and eminent qualification to address this topic adds power and depth to her treatise. This is a book to read slowly, reflectively, savoring her elegant yet remarkably simple manner of revealing one of India's great secrets. A valuable addition to the library of any serious student of Yoga or Eastern traditions.

This book gives many ways to use mantras, how they benefit you during meditation, the power of specific mantras, etc. The author includes her own story and uses it to inspire as well as educate. A very good book for those of us who are new to the eight-fold path.

This book is so beautifully written and to read it is to experience and connect to all those ancient sages who heard them, chanted them and turned them into a heritage of treasure for us.
OM Shanti, Sannjasi Shraddhamurti

I am a practitioner of mantra chanting, I liked the way Swami Radha explanied the subtle concepts which helped me to enhance my practice also her explanations cleared my doubts and increased my faith. Mantra chanting sometimes feel dry and boring, we get many doubts as the process is long and slow, Swami Radha addressed such questions, it is a must for all people who are interested in Mantra chanting.

I found this book to be an excellent resource for my Mantra practice. It is clearly written and describes the benefits of Mantra practice in a way that speaks to my heart. There is a strong focus on the devotional aspect of a mantra practice, and also on the specific effects of various mantras.
Swami Radha is direct and inspiring, encouraging too. As a Hatha Yoga teacher, I would highly recommend this book to students who are interested in knowing about the practice of Mantra Yoga.

This book is about all the main stories from the bible with a commentary after each by yancey and quinn, it is a very easy introduction to the bible and easy to read for anyone, especially those who find the bible tough going. I brought this book for my husband on the recommendation of 40yr male,and he was right, my husband loves it has brought one for his friend and is still reading it months after I brought it. A great book to read completely through, to get a good knowledge of the bible

This is an excellent book. It makes the Bible easily understood. The strong connection between the old and new testments is very clear. The explanations by the authors give a deeper understanding of book.
I strongly recommend this book.

This devotional is a terriffic, fresh approach to reading through the Bible in an overview or summary format. Each day's reading (using a modern translation) is accompanied by brief and informative text from Brenda Quinn or Philip Yancey, and then 1 or 2 questions to ponder. Both Quinn and Yancey have a reader-friendly, intelligent manner of writing that invites one to think rather than telling one what to think.
Makes a nice gift book, too.

I bought this book as a NY resolution and LOVE it. My husband and I read from it before we go to bed and on long road trips stemming deep conversations. We feel exhilarated, educated, and much more. Regardless of personal beliefs, this book explains the Bible in our generation's terms, meaning a churchless many (including myself). This book makes it fun and easy to learn about the Bible.

This wonderful book of inspiration, reflection, and key scripture from each book of the Bible; Genesis to Revelation, has been comforting to me. From beginning to end this marvelous book is enlightening and exciting reading. The gifted authors have produced a much needed companion to the Bible.

Each book of the Bible becomes crystal clear. I also recommend Walking The Bible (yes literally walking thru the Bible lands) by Bruce Feiler.

Meet The Bible is a devotional book, yet it is immediately so instructive you will, as I did during a recent illness, just keep reading thru to the finish. I am buying several to share with family and friends. What a masterpiece, in my opinion.

I read the paperback edition, wished it were a leatherbound edition, and appreciated every one of the 686 pages, however, the last few books of the New Testament were shorter, especially Revelation, almost as if the writers were hurrying along. I wanted to read and learn more! There is nothing dull about the Bible now; after you read this book, or read it along with a book of the Bible, you will obtain a completely different perspective as you contemplate the "whole picture"!

I loved every moment reading this book and gaining knowledge of human nature as pictured in the book of books, the Holy Bible.

the seller did a great job in getting this book to me quickly. Great job

One of the best books ever written on the subject. If the topic is confusing, she makes it less confusing. She is one of the great spiritual thinkers of the early twentieth century.

What else can be said about this work Mysticism that hasn't been said over the years. Some say, in this modern period we now live in that some of her phrases etc. are out moded. Perhaps this is true! But if you are a person who has had experiences with God or Inner revelations, you feel this great Love within you, but you are not sure what it is, this book may give you the answers. When I first tried to read St. John of the Cross when I was 25, I felt the beauty and the love from his writings, but all the suffering he kept talking about was too much for me. Meaning of course I wasn't actually ready to read it until years later. After I had developed a little more spiritually. The same with this book it's a great history of mysticism and love; but you will not understand it fully
unless you are on this Path of Transformation. It can be read, but it will only be guessed at, until you experience it within your self. Yes, this is a great book; and remember: "You are the Love, You Search for In Others.

Underhill's book is a superbly authoritative look at the facts and processes of the mystical experience. This work offers much in the way of assurance and guidance to those whose inner eyes are beginning to open, as well as those who are already well acquainted with the deeper layers of their own spiritual reality. She is keen on detail and shares a wealth of examples from the lives of well known and not so well known mystics from all times and places.

While one may get the feeling from Underhill's works that self deprivation is a key to enlightenment, it should be remembered when reading such potent material that spiritual development is an evolution of values, that we move into each new phase when we are clear that our current values no longer serve our forward movement.

I particularly appreciate Underhill's superb command of the English language in choosing words that convey abstractions that could easily be defined merely as inexplicable feelings. She is one of those rare and gifted writers that I wish were still alive. I would love to be able to thank her personally for her monumental contribution to the world's great spiritual writings.

J Douglas Bottorff, author of The Whisper of Pialigos.

The author states at one point that only a mystic can write about mysticism, or rather about the true mystic experience. Conventional language, mere words, are poor tools for expressing transcendent reality. In spite of this I found myself exclaiming again and again during my reading that I knew exactly what was being described.

The core here is that only Being can know Being, we behold that which we are, and we are that which we behold. There is a spark in man's soul which is Real and by its cultivation that we may know Reality. You can only behold that which you are. Only the Real can know Reality. If this resonates to you, if it sounds strangely familiar, then perhaps this work is for you.

The mystic is drawn to the path by the force of love- the overriding desire for union with the Absolute. It is by this power that he or she is drawn to transcendent reality. This love leads to the state of contemplation which is the subtle state of consciousness that allows access to another plane. It is a form of consciousness recognized by Plato and Plotinus as well as Augustine and Aquinas. It is that form of consciousness beyond the emotional, intellectual, and volitional striving of ordinary men- a different way of knowing.

The second half of the book is structured according to the pattern of awakening, purification, illumination, ecstacy and rapture, the dark night of the soul, and the unitive life. In no sense is it a "how-to" guide, but it is a most valuable validation for those who have travelled any way at all on the path. It has also been traveled by others.

I find it significant that the author ends her appendix of biographical sketches with William Blake's death in 1827. There have of course been genuine, accomplished mystics since then, but the materialist and rationalistic world is more hostile to the testimony of the true mystic than the "dark ages" ever were.

And yet Mystic Union is no less a reality- and no less obtainable by the boon of grace.

After all, it is to know God that is our ultimate and highest purpose- all else is secondary if not ultimately trivial.

Other than the rather bland "rose colored" burgundy leather cover which I expected to be a deep burgundy with something of a sheen to it, this bible is a pleasure to use. It is heavy but not cumbersome.The point size of the font could be reduced to a 9pt and still be very readable thereby reducing the thickness and therefore the weight by some meaningful measure.

This is my second copy since I sent the first back because of excessive creasing of about 20-25 pages beginning with the psalms.This is apparently a problem at Foundation since others have made the same comments as far back as 2000.

The second bible is much better in that regard with creasing still present but to a lesser degree than the first.

The paper is very nice indeed albeit crease-prone. Nonetheless this is a quality bible which will serve me well. It reads very nicely with the single column being a perfect length for quick reading as well as more meditative reading. The type is consistently dark and sharp. Very easy on the eyes in part due to the larger font but just a tad smaller and it still would be excellent.

I think this will be one of my favorite reading bibles along with the New Jerusalem Bible.

In spite of my negative comments on the creases which I pass on to forewarn people of the possibility, this is a very high quality bible. I recommend it highly since my exchange was better than the first and Amazon's handling of the return was exemplary.

It's a matter of personal preference, but I prefer the Ultrathin edition of the NASB, ISBN: 1581350279. It has two columns in paragraph style, with concordance, cross-references, maps, optional red-letter, optional thumb indexes, optional genuine leather. I just really like compact bibles like the ultra-thin, which is half as thick as the above version.

The ultra-thin version is paragraph style, whereas the above version is verse style. Verse style is lame, with one verse per line. It's harder to read, it puts breaks in the text in artificial positions, it encourages taking verses out of context, and it puts less text on each page. Do yourself a favour, go to the...NASB web site and choose an NASB version that is in paragraph style. It's time Lockman stopped making these lame verse style bibles.

I'm generally an N.I.V. fan but several friends have an N.A.S.B. One had this particular version with Wide Margin, Large Print, Side column reference. I purchased one. It is Just Great! Lots of room for notes, excellent cross-references, Print is MY SIZE! (I'm over fifty) Only two minor negatives: 1= Black & white maps, 2= Paper is lighter/thinner than my regular bible. I love reading with the option of placing notes in this wide margins. It is becoming my favorite Bible.

I love the wide margins, and nice readable print of this bible. The single side column format allows for a more natural flow when reading than a double column format. I love burgundy bibles because it reminds me of the precious blood of Christ which was sacrificed for us. This edition is a bit lighter in color than any burgundy bible I've seen. This is an excelent value for a bible of this quality. I spent a lot of time surfing and comparing prices.
Maps are black and white but very detailed. There are no notes so your only help will be the Holy Spirit. I prefer this method of study initially, and then I resort to scholars notes and study aids. The only bible I've seen better than this one is the same bible in calfskin for about $60 more.

Exceptional quality.

I had an old one (1977 edition) and I was very impressed with that one from the point of view of the side column and the point 11 font.

The updated version gives a much wider margin for note taking which I love to do while updating the language order.

The stitching is of the highest quality (Smythe sewn) and all in all an excellent Bible for study with several cross references.

Peter Sarjeant

In `One Cosmos under God`, Robert Godwin shares his thought provoking insights into the deepest workings of the cosmos, each individuals purpose on earth and the ultimate destiny of mankind. In explicit detail he explains the universe's progression and transformations from Oneness with Spirit, to Matter, to Life, to Mind, and ultimately back to Oneness. Mr. Godwin turns the contemporary understanding of the workings of the universe on its head and fleshes out that theory with reasoned logic and well documented research. In addition to being a theoretical exploration and explanation of the Cosmos, the book also serves as an ultimately practical guide to realizing your own spiritual evolution.
This book has enabled me to think about the universe and my place in it in ways I never had before, and the clues contained in the book have contributed immensely to my own personal and spiritual growth.
If you've ever asked yourself "What's this life all about?" then this book offers keys to those on a path of spiritual discovery and understanding and is well worth the price of admission.

I love this book, because of it's interdisciplinary approach. While specialists taker an ever more reductionist viewpoint, the viewpoint of the author is holistic. This is by far a more useful approach to understanding the nature of life than the ever-splintering and myopic specializing that seems to characterize modern science.
I have read it a few times, and thoroughly enjoyed it!

I found this book to be excellent. Were I stuck on an island with five books, this would most certainly be one of the five.

I agree with the other reviewers here, this is a magnificent book that spans eons of time and numerous disciplines...
I picked up Robert Godwin's book after his intriguing interview in `What is Enlightenment' magazine...
It's not an easy book to read, but this is in no way a lack in Godwin's writing style which is engaging, clear and humorous... No the difficulty comes from the depth and breadth of the subject matter...
This is an Integral approach to what is basically the spiritual, psychological and corporeal history of the Cosmos no less... Whew...
By Integral I mean that along with other modern day thinkers such as Ken Wilber, Coombes and Beck, here is an attempt to pull together what may appear to be disparate threads of varied concepts, theoretical models and even religions that have spanned myriad times and places and integrate them into a `whole'...
There is no doubt in my mind that we are in a position now to re-evaluate science, spirituality and psychology and place it into a new modern context in view of the strides we have taken all these areas ...
This doesn't mean `cherry picking' ideas and making them `fit' our modern or should I say post-modern (get with it!) world view... But along with Wilber's `Integral Spirituality' (recommended book), there can be a reframe of where we are and where we are headed in view of what has gone before and the fact is, that zeitgeist can only be observed for past events...
So exploring the past, as Godwin does, from the perspective of all we know right now gives new `juice' to religion for example...
There are some books that you really should read, and this is one of them - and I am amazed that something so profound can be so much fun - this is one of the real strengths of the book... It is an emotional and intellectual roller coaster in places, for the reasons outlined above, but feeling your worldview change as you read is thrilling...
A tour de force...

A recent New Yorker cartoon showed a clown sitting in a bar, talking to another customer. The caption: "I tell the truth, and sometimes it's funny." Robert Godwin could make the same claim about "One Cosmos Under God."

The author presents four books within his book. The first considers matter, the field of physics. The subject of the second book, life (the field of biology), transcends and includes the first book. The third, mind (the field of psychology) transcends and includes the first two. Finally, the fourth book, Spirit (what Godwin terms cosmotheosis) transcends and includes the first three. For readers familiar with Ken Wilber's developmental and holarchical model of the Kosmos and integral approach to knowledge, this book provides a view that is intellectually rigorous, emotionally engaging, and spiritually sensitive and aware. I come away from the book with a strong impression that Godwin is writing to my mind, my heart, and Spirit.

Godwin takes his biggest risks in the third book in building a scenario of how the opportunities and challenges of self-consciousness in early humans created considerable fear with which we must continue to contend today. It's a sobering argument.

While respectful of religious traditions, Godwin argues that they have created words and symbols that are highly "saturated" with cultural baggage, and therefore weak as effective pointers to Spirit. In the fourth book he presents an intriguing set of symbols that on the one hand are precise and clear, and on the other are quite free of content. This spiritual glossary offers an excellent reframe for fresh ways to communicate about Spirit.

Robert Godwin, if not in the Punster Hall of Fame already, definitely belongs. Throughout Godwin's writing is playful, yet his punning has behind it the serious intent of connecting the old and familiar with the growing edges of Spirit. His plentiful puns create new "wineskins" so that we may hold and share for awhile a taste of new wine. This is a book I will continue to study for some time to come.

For those who look for interconnection with God and themselves and particularly are not tied with one specific spiritual tradition.

"Path to the Soul" is an intriguing and informative book on the relationship and cohesion between Eastern spiritual philosophies and Western psychiatric knowledge. It offers insight to its readers on methods to traverse that path, and ways to enhance that journey. This book is spiritually based, with the emphasis on growth of individual spirit. Psychiatric analysis is brought in to show how spiritual and psychological principles correlate in the path to the soul. Dr. Bedi has taken a complex topic and presented it in a way that is inviting, informative and detailed, yet not overly burdened with vocabulary that might challenge the average reader.Path to the Soul is an enlightening, informative, and inspirational look at the necessity and ability of each of us to examine ourselves as physical, mental and spiritual beings. It invites us to honor each part of our journey as a step toward greater freedom and connection with our souls and our Higher Spirit. The book easily transitions between psychological and spiritual discussions. Interspersed throughout are examples of patients to illustrate how he uses these foundations for his patient's well being. Dr. Bedi really connects the interlocking of the psychological and spiritual features present in each of us. He shows how they are not separate but cohesive; and how both need tending, particularly by those in the West, where we have been entrenched in a clinical, scientific frame of mind.

I am not a psychologist or a psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst. I am a theoretical physicist. I have read Ashok Bedi's book Path to Soul carefully and critically. First, let us be clear as to what this book in not: Path to Soul is not preachy, it is not New Age-ish, it is not a sermon of enlightened guru to his/her obedient disciples, it is not a chicken soup for ... book. Path to Soul is a labor of love. It is thoroughly rooted in experience of a long and highly successful practice of a working physician-psychiatrist. The writer is classically trained in Western medical, psychiatric and Jungian psychoanalytic sciences in USA, England and India. The book clearly betrays the writer's deep insight and vast experience in expertly applying these Western approaches to problems of mental and psychological health. By the time I had read the third chapter, I realized that the author has unknowingly stumbled upon a fundamental truth - the complementarity principle of the being and becoming of human psyche. This is the exact psychological parallel of Neil Bohr's famous principle of complementarity in physics that wave and particle are two mutually exclusive manifestations of the one and same entity. However, in the realm of human psyche, this principle works with one crucial difference that the two aspects of our being and becoming are not only never mutually exclusive, but on the exact contrary they are inseparable just as clouds are inseparable from rain and sun is inseparable from light. The author, it appears from his book, in his years and years of long practice felt that "he was walking on one foot" and wondering "where is the other foot", and in his heart-felt search found the lost twin - the missing spiritual aspect of our souls, and hence the book. The book is thoroughly grounded in solid, practical experience in treating patients. The author clearly shows how the intuitive, innate and spiritual inseparably, intrinsically and integrally complements the intellectual, analytic and dialectical. The book respects the readers, it talks with them, not at them. The ideas, feelings and approaches are genuine, authentic and honest. The book is definitely a labor of love, and distillation of critical, hard-headed research, experience, insight and inner struggle. The deftness and clarity with which the author elucidates Yoga, Chakra, Mandala and other delicate Hindu concepts and their application to problems of our mental and psychological health and peace are truly remarkable. Though in all this the physician is never lost. The author - again unknowingly - shows that the classical Hegelian pattern of thesis, anti-thesis and synthesis is not always valid. The author has genuinely synthesized the western and eastern in a seamless whole. For those who want to fully self-actualize, and are looking for a genuine, authentic, unpretentious canonical path, Path to Soul is it.

In Path to the soul Dr. Ashok Bedi has put together a marvelous companion for the person seeking a journey of self-discovery. Readers will immediately be drawn into the careful and thoughtful merging of eastern and western wisdom and they will experience the power this wisdom holds for healing. Using a Hindu template rich in philosophy and spiritual guidance Dr. Bedi sets forth a map for spiritual wholeness that resonates to the seeker in each of us. Employing the absolute best of what current western medicine and psychological thinking have to offer, he weaves a personal program that promises meaning, fulfillment and personal freedom. Each Chapter is an introduction into a world of philosophies and ideas that call for individual action. At the end of each chapter Dr. Bedi challenges us to ask ourselves questions that will lead us deeper into our search or our "true self." He illuminates the connection between physical and emotional pain showing us how spiritual confusion and bankruptcy are part of the overall dis-ease we often feel at different points in our lives. His case illustrations are excellent examples of how ordinary people have sought to find themselves using the methods subscribed to in this text.

Path to the soul stretches beyond the confines of a self-help book. Self help books so often tell us what we need to do to be better, to get "fixed". They imply we are bad and need to "get good". Dr. Bedi's approach assumes that the reader is good and merely struggling, seeking, to get better, to find more, to connect in even deeper ways. To connect beyond themselves to others and to the community in which they live. He emphasizes the goodness of the unique soul into which we are born and then helps the reader construct an individualized program that develops their Karmic Self to it fullest possible potential. He offers a holistiac way of being in the new millenium. I recommend it highly.

In the wake of the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 I read, once again, a little gem of a book - "Path to the Soul" by my friend and colleague, Dr. Ashok Bedi.
Like almost every other American that day, I sat stunned, watching the horrifying images unfold on my TV screen. I experienced the entire gamut of emotions from anger and fear, to shocked helplessness and frustration.
As it has in the past, the book helped. I found myself wondering, however, how and why it helped and came to an obvious answer. Dr. Bedi's book is ultimately about restoring balance - the physical, psychological, and spiritual balance that is so important to help us actualize what Dr. Bedi refers to as our "Dharmic potential".

A psychopharmacologist by expertise, I often see challenging, seriously ill patients in whom I employ medications to correct imbalances of the neurochemical transmitters in their brains. At the same time, these patients rarely improve without an understanding of why they have developed these symptoms in the first place, and how imprudent or inappropriate choices have disconnected them from their ability to understand their emotions. Dr. Bedi explains in a way that is readily understandable and comprehensive, the ancient and ageless concepts of Maya, Karma, and Dharma. He explains how physical and psychological symptoms can be seen not only as symbols, but as "whispers from our souls" that actually point the way to a deeper understanding of ourselves, and ultimately, to Moksha or liberation.

What Dr. Bedi has done is unique. He has combined Jungian psychoanalytic insight with his own finely-honed clinical intuition. He has then added his own blend of Christian and Hindu spiritual wisdom to provide a truly integrated approach to treatment. He has described the seven Chakras of Kundalini Yoga and illustrated, with actual clinical vignettes, how Karmic complexes can obscure our pathway to the soul, and can be reconfigured towards Dharma.

The ultimate test of any meaningful art or science is whether it truly helps us to experience the world in a different way than we did before. In this endeavor, Dr. Bedi has succeeded admirably.
Every time I peruse those pages I look at my patients with a new insight and understanding. I also have increased understanding of my own fears, doubts, dreams and life events.

This book invites and facilitates the kind of simple but profound clarity of thought that helps us cope. It is the path to an island of peace in the turbulent, chaotic ocean of life, as we know it today.

Simple and beautiful. Not a copy of what is "out there". Very authentic. I cried. And to know that this book assists orphans, it really makes a difference.

The Positive Child: Ivonne Delaflor has a unique way to touch all our hearts, and it may be through our children; it may be because of our children; or it may be in spite of our children. When you read this book you will find many innovative and powerful ways to connect sweetly with your children's hearts. And since I, too, am a child, I particularly enjoyed learning new ways to allow the natural exuberance of being a child to come out in me. Excellent!

This is another MUST READ book for parents on the quest for positively impacting their children through the language of love. Ms. Delaflor, as usual, imparts great insights and practical tips for parenting. There are numerous and fabulous ideas to incorporate into your own parenting style and philosophy as well. Her personal stories about her own parenting experiences further add to the flavor of this wonderfully written book. Two thumbs up!

I loved it! I am not the spiritual type person. But this book was simple and practical. It moved me; and my children love when I read the poems and affirmations to them. I do not know if they understand what I say, but the words are so conscious and the moment with them so precious that is worth to believe that children understand everything. I am going to buy other books of the author as well.
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THE POSITIVE CHILD IS AN EXTRAORDINARY BOOK. IT IS A CLEAR, COMPLETE AND INSPIRING TOOL FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, EDUCATORS AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL. IF CHILDREN WOULD BE RAISED AND BROUGHT UP IN A MORE POSITIVE AND CONSCIOUS WAY THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE, FOR THE CHILDREN OF TODAY WILL BE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. THIS BOOK PROVIDES US WITH THE GUIDELINES TO DO SO.