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9 ratings, 3.33 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
April 8th 2008
by Little, Brown and Company
binding
Hardcover, 256 pages
isbn
0316013137
(isbn13: 9780316013130)
description
Tsultrim Allione brings an eleventh-century Tibetan woman's practice to the West for the first time with FEEDING YOUR DEMONS, an accessible and effect...more
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Read in October, 2008
Really fantastic adaptation of a somewhat obscure practice. Also filled with stories and anecdotes, which make it very readable. I've been doing it every day since I heard about it.
One other thing - at the risk of seeming un-PC, I noticed that this book is written with a strong female sensibility. It has many examples of women practitioners and most of its practice examples are told as stories. I didnt realize how much this is missing from the practice books I have read until I saw...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
People searching for answers; people unafraid of eastern philosophies
It is hard to gauge the effectiveness of this book, as I just finished it yesterday, and have not had the chance to test out the strategies outlined. I will say that this is a novel approach towards facing the ills within. If you are open-minded (the book is not a strict sort of dogma, people from any faith can use this Buddhist technique), you may want to pick this up and see if your demons end up as your allies.
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Read in May, 2008
I was intrigued by the idea of a self-help book based on the wisdom of an ancient female Tibetan woman, but the book did not deliver enough in that area. A basic self-help book with attractive cover art. She essentially sets guided imagery and paradoxical interventions in a loosely Buddhist context. It may be effective for some.
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I couldn't finish this. I don't often put a book down (I think), but this is far too self-helpy than I bargained for and I need to move on.
But PLEASE do not take the one-star rating as a reason not to take a look at this book.
But PLEASE do not take the one-star rating as a reason not to take a look at this book.
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Read in June, 2008
promotes buddhist perspective and technique to feed instead of fight shadows of the psyche. ultimate outcome is to be released of egocentricity -- the basis for all demons. good introduction to the west.
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Could be a very helpful technique if you want to try a ancient way to kick an old habit.
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