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Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening (Paperback)

by Stephen Levine (Author), Ondrea Levine (Author)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Anchor (Jan 20 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385425279
ISBN-13: 978-0385425278
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 205 g

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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In today's climate of individual achievement and independence, it is refreshing that the Levines (Who Dies?) have parlayed their 17 years of spiritual work with the dying into a poetic and compassionate book about the healing potential of love and familial relationships. Deeply personal anecdotes and experiences with spiritual leaders, such as Ram Dass, are interwoven with free-form poetry and practical meditation techniques-to be done with one's partner-to help readers "go beyond safe territory... to let go into the vastness" of relationships. The authors comprehensively cover the healing power of relationships, including those with aging parents. Not just another pop-psychology book, this should find its way onto the bookshelves of all who strive for greater insight into their own-and their partners'-deeper natures. Author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Drawing on spiritual insights from Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and C.G. Jung, the Levines, meditation teachers and counselors, suggest that the path to spiritual awakening is one with the journey to the Beloved in relationship. Mindfulness, forgiveness, and loving kindness characterize the relationship with the Beloved as it moves from the mere convergence of bodies to the mystical union of souls and beyond. Such fluffy pop spirituality as the Levines here practice is already readily available in the works of Matthew Fox and Joseph Campbell. Not recommended.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well loved, well read, a keeper, Oct 21 2006

By	den "macguyver" (In the woods of Marin, Bay Area) - See all my reviews

I don't often write inside of my books, nor hightlight passages. This book, from the time I picked it off the shelf, became one of those books that broke those rules. It is dog eared from reading it over and over. I have hightlighted passages, written in the columns, flagged pages. It is a true bible of loving relationships, how to spiritually bond with your "beloved". Blending many of the spiritual concepts and philosophies world wide and combining their own insights to relationship, Stephen and Ondrea write with compassion and common sense to create a book worth keeping close by to remind us of what our relationships can be, and in my mind, should be.

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1.0 out of 5 stars One ought not "dis" an icon, but . . ., Jun 5 2001

By	Revglenrose "Unitarian Universalist Minister,... (Hendersonville NC) - See all my reviews

This book bored both my husband and myself . . . and we're eclectic readers, hard to turn off once we've committed to a book. Levine's earlier work is good, but IMHO by now success has gone to his head. Take a "Marriage Enrichment" course or something, but don't waste your $ on this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intimacy's Joys and Challenges, Nov 29 1999

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This book is a treasure, one that I will return to over time as Life's different lessons surface to challenge me. The authors present the many questions that arise from relationships beautifully, grounding them in the necessary but often-belittled work we must do on ourselves, alone as well as with another. Viewing the relationship entity itself as a third partner, the Beloved, helps in recognizing that we each interact not only with our partner, but also with the energy of partnership as though it were an individual. The chapters can be read either sequentially or separately as their specific energies are needed. In fact, I think the stand-alone nature of the chapters makes the book particularly useful. The meditations also work well whether you do them progressively or return to them as you feel the need for a specific meditation's strengths.

Most importantly, the book focuses on the importance of consciousness at all levels of relationship. The authors manage to make the book germane whether or not the reader is engaged in a relationship at the moment. Those who are in a relationship can use the book to deepen their bond and understand one another. Those leaving a relationship can use it to learn and heal. Anyone can benefit from the familiarity that comes from consciously examining their relationship persona and its impact on interactions with others.

Especially poignant is the chapter on conscious closure of relationship, providing insight and great support when saying goodbye to loved ones, whether the parting occurs through death or a decision to go separate ways. Understanding the importance of forgiveness and the role of ritual in taking affirmative steps towards making peace with partings is empowering. The authors gently address the pain of closure, and provide concrete examples that can help to ease the hurt while opening yourself up to the new beginning birthed by every goodbye.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highlights the 'inner we'; me, myself and I.
What can one say about a study so profound, so in-depth and so passionately presented? This book of knowledge goes well beyond the relationship between two individuals. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Book has managed to communicate language defying concepts
The book is for people who wish to attain the highest spiritual goals. What is most amazing about the book is that the authors actually manage to communicate quite well, concepts... Read more

Published on Jan 6 1998