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Here are just a few of mine.
Illusions by Richard Bach. This was the first book I ever read that suggested that we had some level of personal responsibility for our lives and our spiritual health. I read it when I was about 13 and have read it maybe 100 times since then.
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. I read this about 15 years ago, and it opened my eyes to possibilities I didn't really know existed.
Conversations with God by Neale Donald Waslch. My first experience with "channeled" work it raised questions. Can we talk to God? Does God answer back?
The Power of Now buy Eckhart Tolle. It just makes sense to me. There is much less pain in being here, now, than there is in lingering in the past or worrying about the future. And yet, it had never occurred to me on my own before I read this book.
I Need Your Love – Is that True by Byron Katie. This gave me a new framework for understanding relationships and helped me to realize that my judgments about others don't hurt others – they hurt me.
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton. This was a fascinating look into hypnotherapy taking people into life between lives. If is true, it is amazing.
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. This is a book about string theory, and it certainly got me started on my journey of understanding about quantum mechanics. Interestingly, it is also the reason my husband got interested in me. I was reading it at work and he saw me. Then apparently he remembered being flashed at the Aerosmith concert, and so combine an interest in quantum physics with the willingness to flash some b00b, and it must've made me irresistible.
I'm sure there are more. Most of these books, by the way, are available in our bookstore. If you'd like us to add your recommendations to the bookstore, let me know!
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Just living in NYC would change anybody"s outlook to the world. You meet so many interesting people, everyday. You go to their homes. And, very surprising discussions come up. They are just as open to understanding others beliefs too! And, it's great. So, those late night discussions with a great big bowl of pasta, bread and wine. It's amazing.
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Here are just a few of mine.
Illusions by Richard Bach. This was the first book I ever read that suggested that we had some level of personal responsibility for our lives and our spiritual health. I read it when I was about 13 and have read it maybe 100 times since then.
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. I read this about 15 years ago, and it opened my eyes to possibilities I didn't really know existed.
Conversations with God by Neale Donald Waslch. My first experience with "channeled" work it raised questions. Can we talk to God? Does God answer back?
The Power of Now buy Eckhart Tolle. It just makes sense to me. There is much less pain in being here, now, than there is in lingering in the past or worrying about the future. And yet, it had never occurred to me on my own before I read this book.
I Need Your Love – Is that True by Byron Katie. This gave me a new framework for understanding relationships and helped me to realize that my judgments about others don't hurt others – they hurt me.
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton. This was a fascinating look into hypnotherapy taking people into life between lives. If is true, it is amazing.
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. This is a book about string theory, and it certainly got me started on my journey of understanding about quantum mechanics. Interestingly, it is also the reason my husband got interested in me. I was reading it at work and he saw me. Then apparently he remembered being flashed at the Aerosmith concert, and so combine an interest in quantum physics with the willingness to flash some b00b, and it must've made me irresistible.
I'm sure there are more. Most of these books, by the way, are available in our bookstore. If you'd like us to add your recommendations to the bookstore, let me know!
Books, nothing has changed me. But, I do enjoy other points of view.
I still realize it's someone elses opinion.
I read a long time ago, you are pretty the much the person you will be by age twelve. Values, ethics, thought process, etc.
I go outdoors when ever I can. Nature changes my views, it unclouds my mind helps me to see see thing clearer.
I get renewed energy and destress when I'm just enjoyng nature. Simple things in life, help to ground me.
Visiting Sedona Az, or watching a volcano erupt on the big island of Hawaii does wonders for my soul, and are life changing experiences for me.
I still need to see a ghost. lol
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Few and far between are the books which have changed me, and the way I see the world, but, that being said, there are a few.
What has changed me the most is the realization that I have a purpose in life.
This epiphany was brought about by a beautiful gal from California who made me realize that how our life turns out is ultimately in our own hands.
Essential Teachings: 14th Dalai Lama
The teachings of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, are presented in two parts: "The Path of the Bodhisattva," concerning "the mind of awakening;" and "The Key of Madhyamika," specifically addressing the Western practitioner. Original. IP.
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living: 14th Dalai Lama
The Art of Happiness is read like an enchanting Indian tale by Howard Cutler and Ernest Abuba. Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritiual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. Cutler helps to blend psychology with the Dalai Lamas Buddhist meditations and stories. Gyatso talks about how to defeat depression, anxiety, anger, and jealousy through meditation. He discusses relationships, health, family, work, and spirituality and how to find inner peace while facing these struggles.
How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life: 14th Dalai Lama
Because the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has a natural gift as well as the translating and publishing resources that makes his teachings accessible, it is easy to forget the rigor and depth of those teachings. Too, Buddhism so often appears in the West as a system of daily behavior and practice that it is also easy to overlook the compelling intellectual challenge it presents to the Western understanding of reality.
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: by David Niven, Ph.D.
The bible itself led to my disbelief. Once read, a thinking person can't possibly ascribe to its admonitions. Just my take of course.
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The bible itself led to my disbelief. Once read, a thinking person can't possibly ascribe to its admonitions. Just my take of course.
I disagree Dawkins. Maybe the bible, and all books dealing with religion, take a spiritual outlook to understand.
Can someone who doesn't believe in God truly understand God?
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When I learned that there was actually a "book club"
that edited the bible several times. ( The Council of Nicea )
Talk about an eye opener. As i grew older and delved more
into the members of the book club, there affiliations, proclivities,
and political biases, the more my view of the world changed.
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I think I probably said this in another thread….but I'll say it here because it seems relevant to the topic. I have never (even as a kid) seen the Bible as a true historical account. To me it has always made more sense as a parable about man's spiritual journey and evolution.
I disagree Dawkins. Maybe the bible, and all books dealing with religion, take a spiritual outlook to understand.
Can someone who doesn't believe in God truly understand God?
I don't think believers understand what they think they believe.
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I think I probably said this in another thread….but I'll say it here because it seems relevant to the topic. I have never (even as a kid) seen the Bible as a true historical account. To me it has always made more sense as a parable about man's spiritual journey and evolution.
I look at it the exact same way as you do Karen.
I don't think believers understand what they think they believe.
Oh, I definitely understand what I believe.
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I don't think believers understand what they think they believe.
I know I believe in God, and I admit, I don't understand the how of it all completely.
But I still believe all the same. I still have faith.
Oh, I definitely understand what I believe.
And yes, like you my dear, I think I am intellectual enough to understand the parts I do. /smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />
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I know I believe in God, and I admit, I don't understand the how of it all completely.
But I still believe all the same. I still have faith.
And yes, like you my dear, I think I am intellectual enough to understand the parts I do.
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You are one of the smartest people I've ever met my dear, so I'll agree with you there.
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I don't think believers understand what they think they believe.
Once read, a thinking person can't possibly ascribe to its admonitions.
I have to respectfully disagree with this.
I have, at times in my life, been a full on believer or an agnostic. I have never been a disbeliever. And I have always understood exactly what I have believed. That is because I don't enter into belief lightly. I turn over every rock. I research everything. I don't take belief or disbelief lightly. So when I have believed, I have understood.
I know a number of extremely intelligent people who are people of faith. These are brilliant people – far more intelligent than I am. They have examined the evidence, and to them it adds up.
With relationship to the Bible, certainly there are many who believe it to literally be the Word of God. Who am I to say that they are wrong or don't understand their beliefs and choices? I like to give people more credit for intelligence and personal integrity than that.
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In my teens I happened upon some books on reincarnation & why we are here basically. Since then I have just inherently felt that these things were true & haven't changed my mind since.
I've learned more but still retain my core beliefs that I formed then.
I have to respectfully disagree with this.
I have, at times in my life, been a full on believer or an agnostic. I have never been a disbeliever. And I have always understood exactly what I have believed. That is because I don't enter into belief lightly. I turn over every rock. I research everything. I don't take belief or disbelief lightly. So when I have believed, I have understood.
I know a number of extremely intelligent people who are people of faith. These are brilliant people – far more intelligent than I am. They have examined the evidence, and to them it adds up.
With relationship to the Bible, certainly there are many who believe it to literally be the Word of God. Who am I to say that they are wrong or don't understand their beliefs and choices? I like to give people more credit for intelligence and personal integrity than that.
So then, we'll disagree.
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