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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Spiritual Wisdom, Jul 8 2008
What more can be said of this modern Mystic and Guru. Cheryl Simoni does her best to bring out the mystery and wisdom that emanates from this spiritual teacher of many. True to form, when he answers a question, another rises in your mind. Cheryl is no different and asks the kind of questions that arose in my mind. This great Being is so modern and unique but contains the wisdom of the ancients. He explains ancient wisdom in a way that modern man can relate to. He is great at disturbing the fixed mindsets that we all have. We like to think that we know, but he reveals to us that we do not know, which creates a longing and thirst for spiritual knowledge in us. That is his goal. He rightly explains to us that Yoga is an ancient technology that is suitable for use by all.
A brilliant book! It should be read by all
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Midnight With the Mystics, Jul 3 2008
In Midnights with the Mystic, Cheryl Simone shares her spiritual journey. As a young child, a classmate died which led Cheryl to ask questions about mortality. As a college student she, like many others, tried to expand her mind using LSD. While she had some intriguing experiences, she only saw death in that path. So for years, she looked for the "right" way to reach enlightenment but had little success.
As they say, when you are ready the teacher will show himself. This is what happened with Cheryl. When she finally stopped trying so hard and was willing to be still, she was handed an opportunity to speak to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. Much of the book recalls conversations and lessons learned from this very dynamic and wise master.
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Finally, Sep 12 2009
In Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Blissful Living, Cheryl Simone illustrates the Indian spiritual guru's teaching and philosophy in beautiful undertones. Unlike previous publications espousing Sadhguru's workshops and teachings, this book is devoid of too much jargon. Instead, her personal experiences and struggle to simply embrace the mystical and mythical are welcoming elements to cynical readers.
Perhaps this reader needed to be truly ready to embark on her spiritual journey which would explain my hesitation if not utter rejection of Sadhguru's ideals in the past. In fact, I recently read Sadhguru's Encounter the Enlightened which enabled me to understand the self-actualized teacher's history, purpose, and enlightened morsels of truth, but it has taken several years and fierce rebuttals for me to arrive at this juncture where I am more accepting and certainly open-minded.
In Midnights with the Mystic, Cheryl Simone presents morsels of profound spiritual teaching in an inviting and humble manner. Through her experiences, this reader was able to drop her pretenses or cynicism and embrace mystical thoughts which she may not always reconcile with as much as accept how they co-exist in her own rising consciousness. Through introspection, I have come to realize that spiritual enlightenment is more intertwined with my personal nature, thoughts and desires than I would have cared to admit. Indeed, my ongoing quest for slow living, voluntary simplicity, and meditation will slowly but surely lead me back to my solitary sanctuary away from the madding crowd and their sentimentalities.
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by Louise L. Hay
by Sadhguru
