The Seat of the Soul

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Summary: Saved by the Seat of My Pants
Review: As the long awaited sequel to, The Seat of the Pants, Gary Zukav's new book, The Seat of the Soul, will no doubt make you very irritable. Thought you knew all there is to know about "soul"? Think again. Did you know that the soul comes in two varieties (permanent press and 100 percent cotton), or that shoes have "souls" as well as "souls"? You think this is carrying New Age thinking a little too far? I certainly do not. Aristotle, in the very beginnings of Western philosophy, defined "soul" as substance that makes all the cells of the brain sticky so that they stay together and make us think. Now, as Zukav notes, we know better. "Soul", as Zukav defines it, is actually the binder material used in making toothpaste. And, in fact, if we follow ancient spiritual techniques (Zukav favors the Eastern technique of meditating with your eyes closed and pants unzipped) we are likely to come into harmony with our souls and have very bright teeth to boot. But Zukav avoids informing us what coming into "harmony with our souls" actually means, though he it is clear that it isn't something you can "get" without having cable television. And what about the soul and the Internet and the Age of Digital Information? Zukav vacillates here, leaving one with the impression that he will write another book for the easily impressed. Bon Appetite!

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Summary: Writes in Riddles
Review: Zukav pretends he is authority on some special insight into the way things ought to be. However, his credentials are limited. The words he uses in many of his sentences are confusing and contradictory as to attempt to provide different meanings to different people. Thus, unless one is a dolt who reads between the lines to gain some abstruse meaning, this book, as literally written, is a piece of trash.

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Summary: Not Enlightening...Don't waste your time..
Review: I read a lot of new age spiritual literature and this has got to be some of the worst. The author doesn't provide any support for his theories. Where did he get this stuff. I would venture a guess that he made it up. Don't waste your time reading this book.

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Summary: Fascinating book
Review: After reading the other reviews for this book it is obvious that people either connect with this book and find it amazing, or find it to be complete psycho-babble. I really believe it takes an open mind to grasp what Zukav is trying to say. For all those who wrote that he has no basis or proof for what he is saying and that it sounds like he thinks he is some higher being telling you what to do, you have missed the message completely. This book is trying to pass common sense messages about how to carry on your life and be in touch with yourself and those around you, and to help others lead a more fulfilled life. There is no need to have personal life stories or proofs for what he says, like some of you said in your reviews. You have to read this book and really understand what he is trying to say, and i think most people can get a lot from this book. For those people saying in their reviews...why should i believe what he is saying?...well why believe what anyone says? It is simply the way he sees the world, and if you don't agree then does not warrant a bad review.

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Summary: changed my perception of what the soul is
Review: Although the book was difficult at times to follow, Gary really opened my eyes up, in regards to the endless possibilities as to what our soul is comprised of. I will say that a second reading of the book is probably a good idea, since there was alot of information given at one time

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Summary: Thank goodness for common sense.
Review: I read this book upon recommendation of a friend.I found it to be so enlightening that I had to write this favorable review. This book goes way past the point of common sense in its treatment of Spirituality. This book reads from the heart. I see the negative reviews as an attempt to see past the meaning of this book and as an attempt to trash the book without trying to understand the message. The message is Love. The message is to look within. Zucav looks to enlighten the reader with a sense of mysticism that comes from the power of LOVE. Great Book.

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Summary: Garbage in, Garbage out...
Review: Pure mysticism trash. A cross between Dianetics and the Celistine Prophecy except this book doesn't even pretend to form a basis for any of the conclusions the Author draws. He just blurts them out and then tells you "you must believe". It would appear Mr. Zukav never asked himself "why"... like "why would I publish such garbage?" Contradictions galore; they fall off the pages. Oh, and my favorite sentence from the "book": "Our deeper understanding tells us that a truely evolved being is one that values others more than it values itself..." pa-leeeeeze. Why? What "deeper understanding"? How did you find this out? How do you know everyone else feels this way? Thinks this way? This quote is on page 21... and it only gets worse!

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Summary: This book was enlighting and thought provoking
Review: Having read other "new age books" I found Seat of the Soul the best in its catagory. So much of what Gary Zukov talks about is just common sense. Do we really think we can do anything we want with NO repercussions ?? This book made complete sense to me. He never mentions GUILT but suggests that we might want to think things through before we do them. Maybe if people tried that, we wouldn't have such a great need for Prozak.

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Summary: Laughable, at best...
Review: If this is the best that Harvard can come up with we're in big trouble. The infatuation with Eistein's theory of relativity applied to social and "spiritual" thought has got to stop! Nothing more than clever writing utilizing unfounded assumptions to mask preconceived notions. For example, if you don't smoke, don't drink and never had a sexual urge you'll find a lot of support for the arrogance and superiority complex of your highly evolved little self. The idea that the highest human value is to "value others above yourself" is the root of every misery known to man (& woman), and that marriage, monogamy and fidelity are the state of the "highly evolved"--let's see, was Jesus Christ married? Or, Oprah? Or, who DOES run "Promise Keepers" anyway? I read 3-5 books a week, and I'm a writer. Even a neophyte Taoist would find this book laughable, at best. One of the few books I'm sorry I wasted a few bucks on...

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Summary: TRUTH IS ONE PERSONS EXPRESSION OF BELIEF.
Review: AN AMAZING EXPRESSION OF BELIEF THAT REQUIRES FROM THE READER AN OPEN MIND AND MAYBE A MISPLACED SOUL. NOT A SELF HELP BOOK, MORE LIKE A JOURNAL OF THOUGHT. INSPIRING READ.