Living Without Fear

by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes

A concise yet life-transforming work that will help many people move past the crippling fear that has stopped them from living their destined life.

Does fear stop you from living your life to the fullest? In Living Without Fear , Holmes brilliantly navigates the reader through and away from anxiety, despair, and stress and toward the path to a richer experience in living. Learn to think constructively and creatively and to liberate yourself, finally, from all limitations so you can lead a life of greater health, happiness, and abundance.

Living Without Fear is your guide to a life of peaceful selfactualization, free from the fear of what you don't want in your life, as well as from the fear of not receiving what you do want. This courageous, luminary book puts the power back into the reader's hands. Here is the end of fear.

Genres: Religion

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2010

About the author

Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of a Spiritual movement known as Religious Science, part of the greater New Thought movement, whose spiritual philosophy is known as "The Science of Mind." He was the author of The Science of Mind and numerous other metaphysical books, and the founder of Science of Mind magazine, in continuous publication since 1927. His books remain in print, and the principles he taught as "Science of Mind" have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers. Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching, Divine Science, and was an ordained Divine Science Minister. His influence beyond New Thought can be seen in the self-help movement.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was going to be a self-help book but I did not expect it to be religious. I didn't know anything about Ernest Holmes before picking up this book but I later found out that he was quite the preacher of "The Science of the Mind" and I find it fascinating.

Basically, in this book Holmes talks about how everything is under a divine order and that it is up to us to understand that order and work within it to make change and make things happen. Unlike many preachers and religious folk, Holmes does not say that God is going to look over and do everything for us. Yes, he will look over us but it is up to us to do something with our lives and make the best of it. We are all put here to be happy and living in fear is not what will get us anywhere productive in life.

I like this quote about prayer. I had never thought about it this way before. "When we speak of energy back of though, or the power of faith and prayer, we are not thinking of will power, but of original Power. The thought, or the prayer, merely uses an energy which already it. The scientists does not put energy into electricity; he takes it out." Prayers are not "answered" he explains because people aren't doing it right. The mind is a super powerful thing though so we must train it.

I did not feel like I was being preached to. Holmes took lots of time to think his thoughts through and it's an interesting way to thing about religion and while I am sure there are many out there that believe there is not God etc., this book could be incredibly helpful for those who are living in fear and need an outlet to become more productive citizens. I don't see any wrong in religion helping people fulfill their goals and doing excellent things with their lives. The problem comes when people use religion as tool for awful things like war and killing in the name of God. That is not what this man preaches and if anything it is eternal love and happiness that guides us and what we should be reaching for.

[Jackie Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a very straightforward, matter of fact read. Holmes is a mind made up when it comes to New Thought and metaphysics. It's not a page-turner or a book for leisure reading, but a good for those on a spiritual journey or who may want to further understand New Thought.

[Akosua Hobert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book lays out ways to apply spiritual consciousness to your life.

[Claire Osborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent book.

I read it more than once, because it is just so impactful. I am an Ernest Holmes fan and feel that his ideas can truly help anyone.

[Pedro Zavala · Rating 2 out of 5]

just a little stuff to think about, too many assumptions though

[Petra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished using this for a month of talks! hugely helpful and inspirational!

[Deanna Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books by Ernest Holmes. It's an easy read, yet contains what I feel is the very best of Science of Mind; reminders of Who we are and Where we come from, and how to get back to that awareness when we forget.