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Summary: The Little Book of Letting Go
Review: "Our lives are filled with useless battles because our minds are filled with useless thoughts," according to Hugh Prather, the best-selling author of 15 books, the most famous of which is Notes to Myself. His latest release is The Little Book of Letting Go: A Revolutionary 30-Day Program to Cleanse Your Mind, Lift Your Spirit and Replenish Your Soul. He says that "failure to let go can eat up every small chance we have to be happy," and he filled his book with "releases," which are simple exercises for letting go. The releases first bring into awareness what isn't being held on to, and then shows how to let it go. None of them require any tools or equipment other than a willing mind. He begins with an exercise on "letting go of the fear of letting go." Other releases cover mental pollutants, emotional fixation, misery, control, inner conflicts, negative honesty, the ego mind, and spiritual specialness. Prather emphasizes the role of thought and provides suggestions for identifying the ones that can trigger negative emotions. He calls these the "T-thoughts." The releases are designed to help you let go of the T-thoughts and unclutter your mind. While simple to do, the releases are exceptionally powerful and most are immediately effective. Readers can do the releases in the order presented, or pick and choose among them. "There are only three things you need to let go of," Prather says, "judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the whole mind and twinkly heart of a child." He combines humor and real-life stories with straight-forward and easy-to read writing to help readers release the thoughts that have kept them from wholeness and happiness. The Little Book of Letting Go is essential for all those who wish to rediscover their twinkly hearts.
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Summary: Nothing new or different
Review: Another self-help book to give you a transient adrenaline rush and a momentary "I feel better." Good stress reliever but so is yoga. Still, this is cheaper than yoga
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Summary: THE LITTLE BOOK OF RELIEVING YOURSELF
Review: For a minute there I thought this was a medical handbook for curing constipation: not so. It's not even good for that! If people need this sort of book, they deserve it. No "revolutionary" 30-day programs exist in this world that can solve your inner problems, my friends, otherwise everyone would be happy, and most of all the authors of books like this one---having made a real bundle of money, cashing in on people's troubles. The first step to full realization of man's potential lies in the extension of his natural powers. What passes for a human being these days is nothing short of a caricature of man: Prather & Jamplosky amply demonstrate that. Large potential power reservoirs of the mind are empty because the average person does not know how to fill them. Entire facets of personality are either ignored or relegated to the realm of fantasy, delusion, and fallacy. People are told their sense of imagination is to be feared as misleading and their logical sense of reality must be stressed at all times. That is like saying to an automobile: Be sure your gears are well oiled, your steering wheel straight, your windows clean, and you'll get any place you like. You don't need a driver. Only through the gateway of the emotional self does man learn to understand the forces of nature and himself and the powers nature has given him as his birthright. There are certain charismatic techniques designed to allow people to make things happen for them by a combination of sensory and extrasensory methods. The result is a better, more satisfying life on all levels---a sense of accomplishment coupled with a sure knowledge that the power lies within man, not in a machine or greater scientific knowledge of the material world, and surely not in a book like this one, unfortunately. Two stars: one for each author...
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Summary: To the Ego, appearances are everything!
Review: For me the most useful exercise in this book was identifying my most distressing thoughts - those thoughts that stir my angst and make me go a little crazy (or a LOT crazy!). Thoughts like: "I'm getting cheated here. I'm helpless - I can't win. I shouldn't have to wait in line/be bothered by telemarketers/subjected to noise! I should have my brilliance acknowledged! I should NOT have to put up with THIS!" To see how instantaneously such thoughts rob me of my peace of mind and create anxiety, terror, animosity - well, it's a revelation! "Your state of mind is more important than what you're doing." says Prather - and he knows whereof he speaks! This "little" book is actually HUGE with ideas that can change the quality of your life - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: Hugh Prather does a great job of exposing troubling thoughts and how to deal with them. I followed his simple plan and felt freedom from so many of the negative thoughts that were consuming so much of my life. I will never see the world the same again and my children, husband and I will have a happier life because of it. Not only that, but it's fun to read. His ideas are expressed with stories and humor that kept me interested and entertained. I even laughed out loud at times. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Wonderful Book!
Review: I am finding this little book so helpful. I read it every night before going to bed and it puts the whole day in a more peaceful perspective. In a casual and easy to read style, Hugh Prather offers real insights and useful tools to open up a new way to view everyday problems and unpleasant emotional states. It helps me realize that I'm not the only one who struggles with sadness or worry, and that I don't have to take it so seriously. By following the exercises in the book, I feel like I'm actually making progress. I seldom read a book more than once, but I'm starting this one for the second time. I also bought exras for friends and family.
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Summary: Actually Helpful
Review: I had pretty much gotten jaded about self-help books when I picked this one up, but it actually helped a lot and I finished the book feeling better about myself and my life. One of the things I liked was that there's humor which makes the book much more accessible and fun to read. I also like the spiritual aspect and the way it's presented. The most important thing to me was that Mr. Prather's approach actually worked! I bought the book because of the title and because I had just gotten out of a relationship that I was having trouble letting go of. I started trying some of the exercises and amazingly I found myself stopping all the endless thoughts about what I wish I'd said, etc. I definitely recommend this book because I also had the feeling that Mr. Prather actually believes this and practices it. I love the whole imagery of cleaning out the mind, which when I started doing it made me feel so much better!
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Summary: Simple and to the point!
Review: I have been buying these types of books since the 'I'm OK, You're OK' era. Now I'm having a book-burning party in my backyard because this is the only occasional guide to self-help and sane living I will need from now on. The author wastes no time with feel-good bunk in cutting to the chase. Two main themes he develops are 1) treating everyone with compassion and 2) recognizing the difference between that tyrannical little ego called 'you' (the one that demands respect from all and sundry) and that wide simple and undemanding eternal 'you'. Thanks Mr. Prather for giving me some extra shelf space.
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Summary: Throw the Rest Away
Review: I have been buying these types of books since the 'I'm OK, You're OK' era. Now I'm having a book-burning party in my backyard because this is the only occasional guide to self-help and sane living I will need from now on. The author wastes no time with feel-good bunk in cutting to the chase. Two main themes he develops are 1) treating everyone with compassion and 2) recognizing the difference between that tyrannical little ego called 'you' (the one that demands respect from all and sundry) and that wide simple and undemanding eternal 'you'. Thanks Mr. Prather for giving me some extra shelf space.
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Summary: Loved It!
Review: I loved this book! Hugh Prather's "THE LITTLE BOOK OF LETTING GO" is very inspiring, very understandable, and I felt it had a healing effect. I enjoyed it very much. Some of the concepts and insights help put things in a very different perspective. While there is nothing wrong with achieving goals, and having possessions, if we make having things more important than having peace of mind and well-being, then all those achievements are still empty. This book has a depth and also a feeling or quality that made me feel easier and more well in myself while reading it. It helped me Let Go! Thanks. Other books that also inspire me and have helped me to feel more at peace in my life are "THE POWER OF ONE" by Tolle; but my favorite book in the last couple years about personal growth and satisfaction is "WORKING ON YOURSELF DOESN'T WORK" by Ariel and Shya Kane. Hugh Prather, Eckard Tolle and Ariel and Shya Kane have really learned how to let go of what prevents you from being enlightened.
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