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rebeccabateman's review against another edition
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I found a great deal of wisdom in this collection of spiritual aphorisms and precepts, and enjoyed spending ten or fifteen minutes with it each evening before I went to bed. Each section is a topic, like karma or love, and provides the reference for when the guru gave the original speech.
"A seed contains the tree but to become a tree it must cease being a seed."
"Milk can become sweet yogurt or sour yogurt, and sour yogurt can be sweetened. But neither can be reversed back to milk."
"All the talents you have are for others. If you have a good voice, it is for others. If you are a good cook, it is for others. If you write a good book, it is for others—you don't sit and read your own book! If you are a good carpenter, it is for others. If you are a good surgeon, it is for others—you cannot do your own surgery. If you are a schoolteacher, it is for others. All your work and talents are useful for others. Make use of your talents, or they will not be given to you again."
As with most philosophies, there are contradictions and portions with which one might not agree. Take what works for you, what resonates with what you know, and what inspires you to do better.
The book itself has been simply published and is in need of additional proofing and editing, but this simplicity speaks to its lack of commercialization, which adds to the purity of the message. It comes with an attached cd which, I assume, is the audio version of the book.
"A seed contains the tree but to become a tree it must cease being a seed."
"Milk can become sweet yogurt or sour yogurt, and sour yogurt can be sweetened. But neither can be reversed back to milk."
"All the talents you have are for others. If you have a good voice, it is for others. If you are a good cook, it is for others. If you write a good book, it is for others—you don't sit and read your own book! If you are a good carpenter, it is for others. If you are a good surgeon, it is for others—you cannot do your own surgery. If you are a schoolteacher, it is for others. All your work and talents are useful for others. Make use of your talents, or they will not be given to you again."
As with most philosophies, there are contradictions and portions with which one might not agree. Take what works for you, what resonates with what you know, and what inspires you to do better.
The book itself has been simply published and is in need of additional proofing and editing, but this simplicity speaks to its lack of commercialization, which adds to the purity of the message. It comes with an attached cd which, I assume, is the audio version of the book.
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