OFF TOPIC - A Good book that I read recently

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

I would like to share with you the details of a good book that I read

recently. I am giving below the review and a link to amazon for buying

the book, if interested.

 

Review:

 

Blether - The book review site

 

Going Deeper - How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No

Sense)

by Jean-Claude Koven Published by Prism House Press

 

Category: Fiction / Self-help

438 pages; ISBN: 0-9723954-5-8

 

Rating: 9/10 (Ratings explained)

Reviewer: Swamy

 

Review

 

'Going Deeper' by Jean-Claude Koven is not a novel in the ordinary

sense of the word and again it is also not a self-help book in the

normal sense of the word. It is a novelised version of a man's

spiritual search to understand his true nature and his true mission on

this planet earth. The book's cover categorises it better as

Self-Help, Spirituality, New Age and Metaphysical.

 

The action takes place in Joshua Tree National Park and the whole

'Story' is about the Spiritual Rebirthing (the Phoenix is an

appropriate metaphor) of Larry, the 'hero' through shedding many

layers of ego resulting in better awareness and thus better

integration of the many egos that go to make up an individual.

 

Through Larry and his dog Zeus, who acts as a teacher, guide and guru,

Jean-Claude tries to explain the nature of the 'self' or soul. The

book is especially appealing to the 'Wanderers', souls of a higher

plane who have volunteered to take birth on the earth allowing the

veil of ignorance to cover them, but who, at the same time are not

allowed to forget their true mission. This reviewer could well

identify with the wanderer's problems, having been tormented by

similar conflicts between the insights that keep coming up from the

other side and the veil of ignorance that tries to cover up those

sights. The book certainly helps clarify many of the puzzles presented

by the universe. The book is different from the usual new age books in

that it tries to harmonise the relationship between spirituality and

science. I found the portion that bridges the spirituality and science

excellent reading.

 

Even if you don't have a scientific background, the book talks to you

from several points of perception and thus succeeds in reaching its

central message across of non-duality, or the unity in diversity.

 

The author has obviously been exposed to several philosophies and

religions from across the world. His ideas run close to the ideas of

non-duality carried in the Upanishads and Sri Bhagavad Gita (The Song

Divine), the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sai Baba etc.

Readers who are steeped in believing a specific religion may find some

of the ideas revolutionary and disturbing.

 

In general the book has been edited very well. The few slips don't

affect the message. The photograph on the cover is really inviting and

the printing quality is good.

 

The book has gripped my attention and interest. I had to pick it up

every day and continue. This is the first book that I could read from

beginning to end in the space of about a week, after several months of

health problems. As the author writes, nothing is really random and I

felt that the book came into my hands at the right time.

 

I won't urge you to go and buy the book and read it. If you are ready,

the book will come to you.

 

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If you would like to buy the book after reading the above, pl. go to

 

http://blether.com/blether.php?id=10111

 

and then at the bottom of the review to go to

Amazon, UK or USA as the case may be. Pl. note that www.blether.com,

gets a small piece of the cake when you buy the book through them. I

don't get any thing except the satisfaction of having introduced a

good book to you.

 

Regards.

 

Swamy

[Guest guest]

Thanks Swamy for introducing this book. Let me see if

I come across this book some where.

 

Subbu

 

--- " S.V.Swamy " <truthseeker123x wrote:

 

>

>

>

> Dear Friends,

>

> I would like to share with you the details of a good

> book that I read

> recently. I am giving below the review and a link to

> amazon for buying

> the book, if interested.

>

> Review:

>

> Blether - The book review site

>

> Going Deeper - How to Make Sense of Your Life When

> Your Life Makes No

> Sense)

> by Jean-Claude Koven Published by Prism House Press

>

> Category: Fiction / Self-help

> 438 pages; ISBN: 0-9723954-5-8

>

> Rating: 9/10 (Ratings explained)

> Reviewer: Swamy

>

> Review

>

> 'Going Deeper' by Jean-Claude Koven is not a novel

> in the ordinary

> sense of the word and again it is also not a

> self-help book in the

> normal sense of the word. It is a novelised version

> of a man's

> spiritual search to understand his true nature and

> his true mission on

> this planet earth. The book's cover categorises it

> better as

> Self-Help, Spirituality, New Age and Metaphysical.

>

> The action takes place in Joshua Tree National Park

> and the whole

> 'Story' is about the Spiritual Rebirthing (the

> Phoenix is an

> appropriate metaphor) of Larry, the 'hero' through

> shedding many

> layers of ego resulting in better awareness and thus

> better

> integration of the many egos that go to make up an

> individual.

>

> Through Larry and his dog Zeus, who acts as a

> teacher, guide and guru,

> Jean-Claude tries to explain the nature of the

> 'self' or soul. The

> book is especially appealing to the 'Wanderers',

> souls of a higher

> plane who have volunteered to take birth on the

> earth allowing the

> veil of ignorance to cover them, but who, at the

> same time are not

> allowed to forget their true mission. This reviewer

> could well

> identify with the wanderer's problems, having been

> tormented by

> similar conflicts between the insights that keep

> coming up from the

> other side and the veil of ignorance that tries to

> cover up those

> sights. The book certainly helps clarify many of the

> puzzles presented

> by the universe. The book is different from the

> usual new age books in

> that it tries to harmonise the relationship between

> spirituality and

> science. I found the portion that bridges the

> spirituality and science

> excellent reading.

>

> Even if you don't have a scientific background, the

> book talks to you

> from several points of perception and thus succeeds

> in reaching its

> central message across of non-duality, or the unity

> in diversity.

>

> The author has obviously been exposed to several

> philosophies and

> religions from across the world. His ideas run close

> to the ideas of

> non-duality carried in the Upanishads and Sri

> Bhagavad Gita (The Song

> Divine), the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and

> Sai Baba etc.

> Readers who are steeped in believing a specific

> religion may find some

> of the ideas revolutionary and disturbing.

>

> In general the book has been edited very well. The

> few slips don't

> affect the message. The photograph on the cover is

> really inviting and

> the printing quality is good.

>

> The book has gripped my attention and interest. I

> had to pick it up

> every day and continue. This is the first book that

> I could read from

> beginning to end in the space of about a week, after

> several months of

> health problems. As the author writes, nothing is

> really random and I

> felt that the book came into my hands at the right

> time.

>

> I won't urge you to go and buy the book and read it.

> If you are ready,

> the book will come to you.

>

> -------------------

>

> If you would like to buy the book after reading the

> above, pl. go to

>

> http://blether.com/blether.php?id=10111

>

> and then at the bottom of the

> review to go to

> Amazon, UK or USA as the case may be. Pl. note that

> www.blether.com,

> gets a small piece of the cake when you buy the book

> through them. I

> don't get any thing except the satisfaction of

> having introduced a

> good book to you.

>

> Regards.

>

> Swamy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>