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Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart by Ram Dass, Rameshwar Das

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rebeccadiv's review against another edition

reflective

3.0

I have conflicting feelings about this book. On one hand, once I got into it I found a lot to be interesting. But starting this book with such a focus on a named God and what I interpreted to be pretty religious (even though it's told to be actually spiritual), really took me out of it at times. I think I expected something different than what this book was and was descr bed as, and therefore it had me having a hard time truly connecting with it and him.

bookw0rm_'s review

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

eleanornd's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

marvelousmeg's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Read this for a meeting of my Yoga book club. In the very beginning of the volume you are encouraged to take only what you need and leave the rest which was a good perspective for me throughout the work. Some of the ideas definitely resonated more than others and I think there will be quite a bit for us to discuss when the book group meets.

reading_rainy's review

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inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

I realize my feed is jampacked with romance of all shapes and sizes (I love, love) but occasionally I enjoy reading something a little different.

I wasn’t expecting this book to have so many beautiful quotes from other religions. It was honestly quite refreshing. (Hindu, Muslim, Quaker, Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity…just to name a few) It was yet another sign we are more alike, than different.

How do we find the soul that’s underneath the physical form and defenses we’ve spent our entire lives creating?

The spiritual journey is not about acquiring something outside yourself. Rather, you are penetrating the layers and veils to return to the deepest truth of your own being.

I especially appreciated the guided meditation examples. I struggle to stay focused when meditating, and I think some of his tips might work.