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A Giant who has woken up.

To begin with, the English is very good. I say that because normally books dealing with such subjects are written by people, who have difficulty in putting their experiences into words.

The start might startle you, especially if you are new to this kind of stuff but hang on because the good stuff, some really good stuff comes along towards the middle and the end.

All the experiences that the author has written down, are things that have been verified time and again by those who go through the awakening process. So if you read something and the bullshit alarm goes off in your head then I would recommend that you yank the batteries from it until you get to the end.

A very interesting book with lots of wisdom, a must read for all those who are looking to improve their lot in life.

The Grip of God, Rebecca Hazel

The Grip of God is an incredibly gripping trilogy with “The Tiger and the Dove” being the first of the three. It’s a factual account of history written as a story in flawless English. Great pains have been taken to get the facts right by pouring over old historical records and even using the help of distinguished historians and linguists. The editing is world class. A sprightly teenage princess from Europe gets caught in the terrifying grip of the Mongols who under the leadership of Genghis Khan almost ran over the world. Few people from a faraway land were able […]

Alain Forget, How to get out of this World Alive?

10 stars out of five. Must, must, must read by everyone. It’s a fascinating book, one of the best I’ve ever read and the language is incredibly lucid because the author has experienced or realized that which he wishes to expound. I read it in one sitting with a smile on my face. When was the last time I read a book, smiling all along as I read it? I can’t think of any. This book is on par with that of Eckhart Tolle’s “Power of Now” and I am surprised not many know of it. A must read for […]

Behind the Albergue Door by Dean Johnston

Dean Johnston is a talented writer; he can do what most writers attempt to do – write. He has a sense of humor, and his ability to transmute sights, sounds and feelings into words is second to none. I will go so far as to say that he’s inspired me to take this hike (Camino de Santiago) in Northern Spain, although I will cheat by staying in hotels rather than sleeping with strangers in albergues on bug infested beds and having them fart in my face and fondle my scrotum while I dream of St James and heaven. I learnt […]

Novels by Dianne Harman

The Blue Coyote I didn’t know what to expect as I glanced over the cover and the title of the book. It had shot up the Amazon bestsellers list and was on the top for quite a while. Even though I hadn’t read any of the reviews, I’d noticed that most of them were four to five stars. After the first 30 pages I knew why. The book just sucks you in. At one point I read till two in the morning and fell asleep reading it. Being the wife of a senator, the author has interacted with a wide […]

Returning the Gift by Steven Donoso

An eye opening monograph on spirituality As I looked at the cover, I saw a lotus and the color purple which meant that the author was vibrating at a higher frequency than most on this planet. The book can basically be divided into two: Tolle and Adyashanti cover the more philosophical and theoretical aspects of life whereas Laura and Timothy talk about the practical aspects of putting spirituality into action. So it’s well balanced. Tolle and Adyashhanti are for the more serious reader or rather the more evolved soul and some things that they say may be difficult to digest […]

Why can’t I make Money?

I stumbled upon this book by accident and I’m happy that I did. The title drew me to it and being not big a book, I easily read it in one setting.

There are seven case studies with a lot of wisdom. The author also explains wealth and how different classes of society look at it with the help of a Russian poem written long ago. The beauty being that what was written then is still very much true today.

The book starts out trying to strip away the guilt associated with wealth, guilt that has been generously showered upon humanity by those who have incorrectly interpreted the religious texts. This is a controversial subject for interpreting language especially symbolic language written thousands of years ago is not easy.

So don’t give up if you find the going tough in the first twenty pages or so for the pearls of wisdom lie afterwards. A wonderful book and a must read. The author has written nine other books and I would like to go through all of them as and when I get the time. I know that it’ll be worth my time