Keith asked this question about The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully:
I'm 80% into it and am both jealous and skeptical. I come from one of those "dysfunctional families" and having a hard time wrapping my head around all these experiences he writes about. It's hard to imagine that he's had so many of these experiences - everything from intimate encounters with strangers to scuba diving on the bottom of an ocean - that it's seems fictitious. I trust some of it. Anyone else have this?
Jennifer Henry Well...I guess you have to ask yourself if it matters. If you're able to glean things from the book that move you or guide you or bring you peace or e…moreWell...I guess you have to ask yourself if it matters. If you're able to glean things from the book that move you or guide you or bring you peace or even make you think of things differently, that's fantastic! Great! Whether it's all true or not true doesn't really make a difference. If it were an instruction manual, then yes, of course accuracy and truth is important. But it's not, it's simply a set of examples designed to encourage you to think about things differently from your norm. In that sense, I think the fact you're questioning it is a good thing...it means it's making you think. Mission accomplished. (less)
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