Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
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Average rating3.8
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Ratings13
Average rating3.8
The heart of Anthony de Mello's bestselling spiritual message is awareness. Mixing Christian spirituality, Buddhist parables, Hindu breathing exercises, and psychological insight, de Mello's words of hope come together in Awareness in a grand synthesis.
In short chapters for reading in quiet moments at home or at the office, he cajoles and challenges: We must leave this go-go-go world of illusion and become aware. And this only happens, he insists, by becoming alive to the needs and potential of others, whether at home or in the workplace.
Here, then, is a masterful book of the spirit, challenging us to wake up in every aspect of our lives.
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There is some wisdom (& entertainment) in here but I was put off by his guru-ness & tendency that goes with this to repeat a statement that sounds true, but without deconstructing it so that it doesn't need to be endlessly repeated.
This book came highly recommended by Tim Ferris and a podcast guest, if I remember correctly, but a few chapters in it was just not resonating with me at all, and I've abandoned it. To me it felt outdated, out-of-touch, and cynical. Perhaps I've just read too much other, similar, but better stuff. Perhaps I'm the cynical one. Either way, it didn't grab me, it didn't interest me, and it's not going to waste any more of my time.
Amazing book. Audio version suffers from poor recording quality, but still. I don't consider myself spiritual yet this book was very thought provoking. There are a bit of mumbo-jumbo-knows-everything-guru parts but if you can look past that - can not recommend it enough.
