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Title: Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Living in the Now by Shannon Duncan ISBN: 1577314123 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79
Rating: 5
Summary: Simplicity has genius in it
Comment: As a writer and a long time scholar of philosophy, spirituality and religion, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on this particular book.
A friend of mine had been begging me to read it for some time. She wanted to be able to discuss her experiences in practicing what Mr. Duncan had prescribed. I'll admit that I was never really interested. The volume is quite slim, and looked like any other pop-spirituality / pop-self help book. She persisted and so I set aside an evening to read it. That evening of reading turned into a full week of reading and rereading and practicing. I've not been so pleasantly surprised by a book in a very, very long time.
Initially I took the lack of pages to mean a lack of content. Not so! The genius of this work is Mr. Duncan's ability to take large and often complicated psychological and spiritual concepts, bring them together and then make them succinct and easily digestible. As a non-fiction writer, this is one of the hardest things there is to do. Without a doubt he understands what he is writing about, down to his bones, or he could never put in plain words these teachings as he has. Most other authors would have taken four or five times the number of words to attempt to explain exactly the same concepts and ideas.
This is not just a guide for beginners, but for everyone. I see this book as a manual for getting anyone's feet squarely on (or back on) the path of greater self awareness and thus greater present moment awareness. Slipping off of that path is entirely too easy in the midst of all the random teachings and ideas floating around today.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Rating: 5
Summary: Living in the Moment
Comment: "Present Moment Awareness" by Shannon Duncan invites you to explore your feelings, attitudes and behaviors at any given moment of your life. It includes some exercises and practices, questions to provide food for thought and a nifty little device called the "Focus Tool", which is sort of like a Zen egg timer that you carry around with you. It goes off at various times during the day giving you an opportunity to be aware of your current state or to do a particular exercise.
Being present and aware is the great key that unlocks your fullest potential. I'd also recommend "Working on yourself Doesn't Work." by Ariel and Shya Kane, a must read book for anyone interested in living in the present. The authors put forth the premise that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with you or anyone else. Trying to fix you, therefore, merely creates a cycle of despair. Their approach suggests that holding yourself up to the warm light of awareness (the noticing of what is without judging or trying to fix or change what you see) is enough to radically transform your life. In both books, it is all about being here. Regardless of what this moment includes, your life will radically transform if you fully experience it and allow it to be exactly as it is.
Rating: 5
Summary: Get this book!
Comment: I loved this book! I've been a big fan of THE POWER OF NOW for quite a while. But, this book was awesome in helping me to learn to actually practice living in the present moment in my everyday, hectic and stressful life.
I highly recommend this book!
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Title: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle ISBN: 1577311523 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation by Ariel Kane, Shya Kane ISBN: 1888043040 Publisher: Ask Productions Inc Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: There Is Only Now: A Simple Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Unconditional Love, Liberation and Transformation by Scott Morrison ISBN: 1882496108 Publisher: 21st Century Renaissance Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle ISBN: 157731400X Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ISBN: 1577311957 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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