Brilliant little book

I love this book. It has a lot of useful advice on how to make your life better in every way. I would recommend it .

Potentially life-changing

I have to say that I was extremely pleased with my purchase and enjoyed reading this book from start to finish. The concept of time being a condition of the mind that either dwells on the past or dreams of a future and thereby forgetting the here and now is brilliant.<br />I have since recommended to friends and hope that everyone finds this as enjoyable as I and many others did!

My Psychic Life

An insight into what it is like to be a Psychic but also to experience the dramas of everyday life as a ordinary human being ,very inspiring and enjoyable.

Healing Spirits

I haven't read it yet. My daughter picked it up started to read it and could not put it down. I can not wait to get my hands on it. She said she likes the way Sally write its as if shes talking to you.

wonderful guide

This is a very concise, sensible and powerful guide to the ancient practice of meditation. I read Matthieu Ricard's earlier book on happiness, and was impressed by its dogma-free, humanistic perspective, and this book follows the same pattern. Although the principles of Buddhism are in the background, meditation is discussed as a practice in its own right, with all its amazing benefits on physical, psychological and spiritual levels. I've tried meditation irregularly in the past but now I'm determined to practise it on a regular basis, for all its wonderful effects to unfold. The Art of Meditation is a great companion read to another wonderful new book, Steve Taylor's Waking From Sleep, which looks into meditation and a whole range of consciousness-changing activities, and investigates how they transform us. Waking from Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent

You Can Heal Your Life

This Book will change your life for ever, it will bring peace, harmony and love to your life, follow the rules and you can't go wrong. Excellent!!!

Great!

Dipping into this little gem of wisdom sets you up for the day,& encourages the positivity in your life.

Not just for when you're feeling down

I think many people who buy this book do so when things in their life are not going so well, which wasn't quite the case for me. I'm a big fan of self improvement books and thought I'd give this a go even though I was generally happy with my life.<br /><br />I've been working over it now for the last 2-3 weeks and it really has made a big difference into the way I view things, it's a breath of fresh air and a welcome one at that. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who feels they need that extra push to get where theyre going. I get strong positive feelings of motivation, energy and focus everyday, where previously I would only get this a few times a month.<br /><br />Mirroring many of the other reviews I have seen, it will take longer than 7 days to fully complete the book, although you will definitely see a difference in the first few days. You will probably need to re-visit the exercises more than once but you can do so without having to re-read the book. Once you finished the book I would recommend re-doing the exercises regularly for a few weeks after that until the become engrained in your mind, then you can really start reaping the rewards this book will bring.<br /><br />Stick with it, it does work!!

A really excellent book

This book is serious with a great deal of research, and always clearly and fluently written. For me personally, it's been a very useful book in explaining experiences I've often had but not felt comfortable talking about with others. It's sometimes like a catalogue of different types of awakening experiences - which is why it sometimes seems a little academic - but it's extremely illuminating, and inspiring. It really explains some unusual aspects of human experience, and as such throws light into the dark areas of the human psyche. I think eventually the author will be known as a kind of 'cartographer' of the human mind in the same way that Jung or Freud were, or Ken Wilber is.

Either Mysticism Or Just A Con-Trick

I am mindful of the numerous praising reviews but I would not recommend this book. The author's first work,"The Power Of Now" was a flawed one, but it did at least convey the important message that virtually everyone is full of too much recall, too much speculation and not enough presence. If read carefully by someone with insight and understanding - and a sharp pencil for much editing - this is well worth a first, second and even third reading. How sad that it should be followed by this very disappointing offering,"A New Earth". <br />If you do buy the book then you may as well skip the first 200 pages; they comprise a plodding, repetitious summary of the various forms and antics of the ego. The only significant thing that emerges is the author's rather peculiar portrayal of the ego as a kind of malign inner presence with an intelligence of its own. It is, of course, a cluster of memories and habitual thought patterns, so let's not get spooky about it, and let's not take 200 pages over it! <br />After about page 200, the author turns to other important matters and, indeed, he does offer some insights, but then he loses the plot by continually indulging in what I can only describe as mysticism. The author repeatedly alludes to a universal Intelligence and consciousness and a sort of emerging global brotherhood that is forming a new consciousness in communion with it. I find it quite irritating that he takes the reader to a position and then with a metaphorical nudge and a wink leaves him or her to contemplate some undefined dimension. This dimension is a concept that the author has very hazily constructed; it is not borne out by any evidence whatsoever. I would say to the reader (and indeed the author!) by what means can you give this supposed universal intelligence your attention? Can you see it? Hear it? Touch it? Taste it? Smell it? No! The only way that you can attend to this phenomenon is within the content of your thinking. The brain can think about anything it likes, as long as it has the words and other symbols from which to construct it. Unless it thinks about a real and factual object or action it is merely caught in illusion. The author is, in"A New Earth", trying to convince his readers of his own illusion (assuming he actually believes in what he has written).<br />Other irritating aspects of this book are the author's rather shallow inclusions of tried and tested Zen and Taoist stories. He's just lifted these out of some generic books on the subjects. He even has the audacity to use the old Taoist parable of the unlucky/lucky farmer, but just changes the details by inserting a modern equivalent about some guy who wins a lottery and has a car accident and is visited by his friends and neighbours, and then blah, blah this"good" thing happens, and then this"bad" thing happens....maybe, maybe etc. What a phoney the author is!<br />Having read writers and thinkers of much greater clarity and stature (e.g. Steve Hagen or Alan Watts) the only value I can see in this book is that it is a good piece on which to test the clarity and objectivity of your own consciousness. This book belongs on the heaving shelves of the smarmy self-help and spiritualist category of the bookshop. Avoid it!<br />

Such a Special Little Book Packed With Valuable Info.

I am so pleased I got this book. It's such an informative read and very comforting to read. There is no religous dogma in here, and it doesn't make you feel uneasy. What it does do, is keep you engrossed from page one, lift your spirits and is so comforting. Doreen answers many questions in this book, and many of them were questions I needed to seek answers to myself. This is a book I shall always cherish. Thank you Doreen!

life saver!

I have been interested in Buddhism for a while and did read few books on the subject. However as a lay, skeptical person I could never wholly embrace this religion/philosophy. I did reach a moment when I thought myself ridiculous reading this subject matter and handed over all my Buddhist books to the charity shop. However, quite recently I did have a small crisis in my life and, when visiting a local charity shop I found this book on the shelf and decided to give this philosophy"the last chance". And - oh my - I am infinitely grateful to the person that donated it! Ricard, who is a western scientist turned Buddhist monk, finally converted me! Not into a fully blown Buddhist, mind you, but into an active seeker of happiness... He has convinced me, without a shadow of a doubt, that happiness is possible. And it is right here, right now, within us. So if you feel unhappy, down and you feel you cannot cope anymore with what is called"reality" buy this book and read it with an open mind - I hope it will show you a path to happiness as it did for me. A true gem. <br /><br />

Interesting

This is a good how-to book on how to meditate. A clear explanation on what to do is given; how to sit; how to deal with problems and the like.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I found the explanation of what mindfulness is a bit mystifying. I didn't quite understand what it is and what's so good about it.<br /><br />I am now reading The Mindful Way through Depression, and I'm finding it a lot more clear in this respect.

Brilliant

As accredited childminders we bought this book 18 months ago and have been thrilled with it. It answers your questions, provides ideas and has just been invaluable for progressing through the EYFS. Cannot recommend this book highly enough.

fantastic, cant wait to listen to it again

These tapes are ideal for listening in the car or somewhere peaceful. it gives you plenty to think about and even good to use to meditate. It will open your soul and lift it up. Listened to it over and over and there is always ah ha moments.

An excellent reminder of how to find serenity whatever your culture or faith

Simply a great read and guide. Nothing that we will go 'ooh' about in terms of facts or Buddhist practice - except as an invaluable reminder to all of us of what we really know deep in our hearts .. and we need reminding of these things in our disconnected selfish world. When our minds close in on themselves there is only one outcome: mental suffering. Up-lifting and invaluable to have as reference when you need it. Accessible to all as it is written by a Western psychologist from his meetings and discussions with the Dalai Lama. Highly recommended to put your mind back on track.

Mindfulness course book

Excellent service. I have not read the book completely yet but it is for my course.

A personal journey in Kundalini yoga

This is a very aesthetically designed book with lots of great exercises, mantras and chants. Maya Fiennes talks about her personal journey in Kundalini yoga, so the content is very meaningful. It is presented in a clear, reader friendly writing style that is simple and yet profound. However, I would have liked to know more about the history of Kundalini yoga, its ethos and underlying principles. These do come across in the explanation of the exercises, but I'd like to look for a book that explores the background of kundalini yoga to a greater extent.

Calming and inspiring

A great book for introducing basic and practical concepts for calming the mind and keeping things in perspective. It is obviously rooted in the Buddhist tradition, but wholly accessible to those of all or no faiths, with no heavy religious thesis. This has really helped me take some of those tiny first steps to change the way I approach life, and I constantly go back to it to re-read different sections - sometimes for inspiration and motivation, sometimes for pleasure. Highly recommended as a starting point for anyone who wants to consider bringing some calm and space into their lives.

It's a notebook

Unfortunately I did not read the reviews and bought this on the strength of the 4 star rating and its 'Look Inside' preview, which is pretty much the complete text. The rest of the pages are blank, apart from a 'grateful suggestion' to inspire you to write your own.<br /><br />Perhaps I need 'The Secret' instead.<br /><br />Just be aware what you're buying here - it's a beautiful, if slightly pricey notebook - as the description is not entirely clear.