A New Earth:
Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
by Eckhart Tolle A lot of what is said in this book is not new but Eckhart
brought these concepts together as a step by step approach to enlightenment
and diminishing ego. I wish I had this book available after my Near-Death
Experience, It would have explained most of the spiritual enlightenment I
went through and explain what I had to find out for myself over a 25 year
period.
A New Earth is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life—and
for building a better world. With his bestselling spiritual guide The
Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the
freedom and joy of a life lived "in the now." In A New Earth, Tolle expands
on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of
consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key
to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how
our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger,
jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of
consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.
Practicing Conscious Living and Dying:
Stories of the Eternal Continuum of
Consciousness
by Annamaria Hemingway Part of my NDE story is one of the stories
included in this book. I think it is a wonderful book, not just
because my story is included, but because Annamaria has put together an
incredibly inspiring collection that will bring a tear to everyone's eyes.
It motivates you into living a more conscious life and helping others.
An uplifting collection of spiritually illuminating
texts and powerfully thought- provoking real life stories, showing death as
an integral part of life. Modern medical advances have resulted in death and
dying becoming a taboo, which leaves us feeling isolated when the
inescapability of death touches our lives. These touching observations of
closeness to someone else who is dying, and personal accounts of near death
experiences and after-death communication, illustrate how coming to terms
with the inevitability of death is actually a life-affirming experience.
These emotionally powerful and inspirational experiences address timeless
questions and show how each of the people has come to understand that death
teaches us that the preciousness of life must be lived with a sense of
purpose and meaning, as a celebration of our existence.
Courageous Souls:
Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth?
by Robert Schwartz Courageous Souls explores the premise that we are all eternal souls who
plan our lives, including our greatest challenges, prior to birth for
purposes of spiritual growth. The book contains ten true stories of people
who planned physical illness, having handicapped children, deafness,
blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, losing a loved one, and severe
accidents. Because very different life challenges are often planned for
similar reasons, readers who have not faced these specific challenges will
nevertheless see themselves - and their motivations as a soul - in these
stories. As readers come to realize that they themselves planned their
lives, suffering that once seemed purposeless becomes imbued with deep
meaning. Wisdom may be acquired in a more conscious manner; feelings of
anger, guilt, blame, and victimization are replaced by acceptance,
forgiveness, peace, and gratitude.
This book is very close to my spiritual belief
system and Native American upbringing. Written by an outdoorsman
and tracker Tom Brown, Jr.. Awakening Spirits includes advanced methods of
relaxation, insight, healing and communication with nature and
spirits. Through the meditation called Sacred Silence, you can
experience the joys of self-discovery and the power of a personal Vision
Quest.
Teaching
on the art of mindful living. Almost immediately when reading
this book, I felt a sense of relief by the book's emphasis on breathing
exercises and certain attitudinal healing that works to improve your own
personal level of peace (internal and otherwise). I actually was putting
Hahn's techniques into practice while reading the book, very helpful!
This
book definitely helps one see the reality of our
"interconnectedness" with others and with our environment and
also illustrates how our actions often have many implications beyond
"the self". The fundamental precepts or mindfulness trainings
outlined and described here, when practiced, have the capacity to bring
about positive societal and global change. This book is another major
step towards understanding, compassion and peace.
Psychologists
and counselors are increasingly recommending mindfulness meditation to
their clients as a valuable tool for coping with stress, anxiety, and
depression. Now, a leading psychology writer and Buddhist meditator
offers an easy-to-use workbook for living in the present moment--based
on the author's experience with his workshop participants.
