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World Hotels - The Art of Meditation
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Manufacturer: HarperOne
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.34
EAN: 9780062503794
ISBN: 0062503790
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 1990-10-12
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: 1990-10-12
Studio: HarperOne
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This classic, bestselling introduction to a regular program of daily meditation defines meditation's vital role in spiritual living, and features careful instructions, illustrative examples, and specially written meditations.
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Summary: Meditation for the metaphysical christian?
Comment: Not for the orthodox christian. Mr. Goldsmith preaches more about his views on the "Infinite Way"; rather than offer dialog or composition to the practice of meditation. The book is more metaphysical idealogy then christian theology, although the author attempts to merge christian faith with metaphysicial idealogy.
The title should be: "Meditations of the Infinite Way."
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Summary: Yes
Comment: I've read a lot of meditation books, and done a number of different retreats - Quaker, Buddhist, yogic, other. Sometimes the words get old, and I stop hearing them deeply. This book describes profound truths in largely Christian terms, but the trajectory goes way beyond mainstream (superficial) Christianity. It takes the reader to the heart of all true teachings: the kingdom of heaven IS; it is now; and it is within. The spiritual life is not so much about being a better somebody or affiliating correctly, as it is about looking beyond all preceived obstructions toward the depth and breadth of truth itself. Yes!
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Summary: UNLESS YOU ARE CHRISTIAN DONT BUY THIS BOOK!
Comment: i started to read this book and couldn't get very far due to the fact that every other line in the book has the word God or Christ in it. Neither have any influence in my life and found it difficult to find a relationship between them and meditating. From what i read, meditation can only be done via surrendering yourself to God. I personally feel as though that is unnecessary. Caveat emptor.
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Summary: The Challenge
Comment: I bought this book about ten years ago and I only read about a chapter or two of it. The difficulty I had with this book was not that I didn't understand what he was talking about, it was that I couldn't follow the suggestions Goldsmith was making.
Joel Goldsmith suggests that when you meditate, you do not ask God for anything...nothing! And that's a very hard thing for most of us to do. Even when we think we're not asking God for things, we usually are. And it's not that I'm against asking God for things because I am of the opinion that "God loves to be used" but not during meditation...especially not during meditation!
Meditation is for the sole/the soul purpose of letting God be God in you. It's about letting the peace, the love, the joy well up from within and take over. Meditation is about being true to your True Self and letting the veil that "separates" the seen from the unseen drop away and realize with real eyes that everything is One.
I don't think this book is neccessarily for Christians as one reviewer said it was. A lot of the terminology is undeniably Christian, but if you are open enough to read this book, you're probably open enough to know that just because they may be Christian words, Christianity does not own them. Truth does not belong to a particular religion. Truth is an ultimate that every person must discover for themselves and it can be done by reading this book and attempting to do what it suggests.
May we let God be God in us, as us in all that we think, do, and say. May our only prayer be a prayer of thanks and may we dwell only on God's Perfect Kindom when we meditate.
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Summary: The Art of Meditation
Comment: This book is a life-changer. Joel Goldsmith presents a down to earth spiritual path that is genuine, universal, and not "religious". Joel uses the context of the Bible and Christian understanding to go much deeper into the true meaning of the Kingdom of God and how we can find our own connection to the Divine. I particularly resonated with the concept that one can follow only one principle (ie. love or peace...) and if we steadfastly meditate on that aspect our whole spirit gains insight and understanding.
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