Awareness

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De Mello chooses the timeless metaphors, leaving the book to read like a New Testament set of readings and accompanying homily. It’s taken a long time to read, partly because the book is a collection of meditations and, of course, the whole point is to take time to reflect on them.

This is a helpful inversion of the typical idea that you shouldn’t judge things you don’t understand. A taste of the destructive powers of drugs, a taste of the human bodies insatiable need for approval, appreciation, attention and then a treatment on the nourishment of life. But overall, I found this book to be compelling, thought provoking, and an enjoyable read that did effectively expand my Awareness in this world. At times in this life, I reach out from the Puritan work ethic and strict quid pro quo level of spirituality to someone who is saying, “not this, not this”.I've learned a couple of things along the way about myself, about others and what reality really is vs. That would set at rest so many questions people have because we're always living under the illusion that we know.

You frequently interpret everything that’s being said in terms of your hypnotic state or your conditioning or your programming. It is through striving for the next thing or avoiding to deal with matters you run away from that bring up suffering.

When you attain, when you are aware, increasingly you will not be bothered about labels like ‘awake’ or ‘asleep.

They will get my love and admiration regardless of the outcome of the game, how many points they scored, or whether they get straight As in school. But it’s been immensely productive for my thinking, especially about concepts like spirituality, identity, and self-awareness. Externally, everything will go on as before, but though you will continue to be in the world, you will no longer be of it. Be warned that certain segments of this book will almost definitely challenge the average human perception.

The vast majority of the book's 184 pages, however, are filled with vague, NewAgey, PauloCoelhoey banalities and platitudes. While being generally entertaining, this book somewhat overstayed its welcome as the key points could have be fitted into a short essay. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.