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With Foreword, introductory quote, and chapter-end quotes by noted spiritual teacher A.H. Almaas, the reader is alerted to the fact that the author is a student of the Diamond Approach, yet the work stands perfectly well alone without previous introduction to the Ridhwan School. Focusing on the development and structure of the superego, Brown explains how its supposed moral guidance is more than suspect, exposing it as the harsh, purely mental, often untruthful critic it is. Assisting the reader through steps designed to encourage recognition of the endless tirade of blame, criticism, and comparison heaped upon the self by the superego, he provides 30 simple practices to increase self-awareness, decrease incessant judgment, and release this overrated mental projection's stranglehold on heart and soul. --Randall Cohan
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Brown, a disciple of the Diamond Way Approach, a "modern spiritual path based on self-understanding," encourages readers to rediscover their life spirit by silencing their inner critics in this dense and rather ponderous guidebook. Chapters alternately muse on soul characteristics such as compassion and explain how the self-defeating superego, which the author calls "the judge," can be identified, understood and finally disengaged. Inexplicably, Brown never refers to the many classic and contemporary thinkers who have written brilliantly on these topics (a bibliography lists only eight books, four by Diamond Approach founder A.H. Almaas, who also provides the book's foreword). Reading this book is thus a little like sitting at the Indy 500 and watching someone try to reinvent the wheel. Painstaking explications of commonly understood concepts, frequent restatement and a hectoring tone ("The fact is, you do not recognize yourself as soul. You do not know the source of your own aliveness") make for laborious reading. Some of Brown's insights?particularly about the ways bodily awareness can both signal and halt the self-judgment cycle?are helpful, but fuzzy generalities far outnumber practical suggestions, while stories that might ground the book in actual experience are often unintentionally funny: "Frank observed the hairs sticking out of his nostrils and wished his fingers didn't enjoy scraping the inside of his nose so much."
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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worth it,
By theworld (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soul Without Shame (Paperback)
It seems like a repeat of so many topics that speak about mindfulness. If you've read a few books on Zen and mindfulness, then you're probably easily bored with new authors finding new ways to say, "pay attention!" This book steps away from the rest by using the ideas of Almaas and essence. This is a very useful book to read slowly and repeatedly. It does not contain any miracle methods for killing the superego, but it has lots of simple and useful exercises to explore the depth of your judge.I especially recommend this book to shy people.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Able to reach the parts other that books cannot - brilliant!,
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This review is from: Soul Without Shame (Paperback)
Very well laid out, presenting concepts in bite size pieces and with lots of supporting examples in simple terms. I found I resonated deeply with many of the issues raised. For the first time felt myself naturally doing the exercises at the end of the chapters because they made perfect sense. I gained much joy and hope from myself through this book. It's feels like having a friend confide their worst fears to you and realising that you feel exactly the same way and had been too scared to speak out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Very practical...,
By Magda (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soul Without Shame (Paperback)
If you really....I mean REALLY want to change, you MUST get this book. I'm half way through...and wow...I would say it can be as effective as actual psychotherapy sessions. Sometimes I found myself smiling to myself reading and reflecting on the various passages and exercises. It has been such a relief. I cannot deny there were moments of uneasiness....like someone peering right through you...like they have you all figured out. Yes, my ego at work here!! I am invited to confront some of my demons. I feel lighter and so much more liberated since having read, reflected on and applied the learning of the book. If you're stuck within your own vicious judgement cycle, this book just may the beginning of something new for you.
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