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Summary: Just read it!
Review: I have given this book as a gift to special enlightened souls. We are all here for a reason and this book will put "reality" into prespective. The messages are real, just take the time to read this book, NOW!
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Summary: Same ole messages from the masters
Review: I have read books on the afterlife but I'm always ready to try another if it has something new in it. My favorite books on the subject are Michael Newton's Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. I tried this one because of its title Messages from the Masters, thinking maybe the book had a lot of information given directly by higher beings in Heaven.From the beginning I was disappointed. It seemed like there was a lot of filler and not much new substance. The messages from the masters were disappointing. Same tired old advice. Be nonviolent. Be loving. Blah blah blah. There were a few interesting parts in the book for me. I have given it two stars, not just one. But in general I had the impression that the author wanted another book out there, though he had nothing new to say. And his title messages from the masters was a come-on that wasn't lived up to. I'm sure I would agree with him on almost everything he says. The way I see the current Iraq conflict, as our president tries his hardest to mobilize a peace-loving American public to want to invade a foreign country, is that although Saddam Hussein is about as low as they come, we haven't yet tried to sit down with him and talk face to face to work this out, not to mention the fact that we were the ones who gave him his chemical weapons in the first place, to use against Iran, and we were the ones who manufactured the anthrax that somehow got into the U.S. mail and killed a few people, so there is a huge element of hypocrisy here. This philosophy of mine would mesh well with Brian Weiss, who is a peacenik like myself, though perhaps moreso. In the final analysis, I really have no problem with kicking Saddam Hussein out of office, though for the life of me I can't justify our continued use of sanctions against his country, which kill so many innocent people for no reason. They accomplished nothing good, and never will, so can them. All of which, of course, has nothing to do with this book. Well, actually, it does. Think about it. A little love and peace and caring. One further complaint I have about this book is a comment the author makes, that we have no feelings in Heaven, that our souls have no feelings. That is inhuman. He's got to have that wrong. He says all we have there is a sense of well being and love. That sounds like a load ...to me. It sounds like we're all drugged. No feelings? No real emotions other than some kind of la dee dah love? If Heaven is as boring as that, no wonder people want to return to a world of pain and suffering and fear and worry and insecurity. At least we can have some real feelings here. But I don't believe the author. I'm sure that in Heaven we have rich and wonderful feelings, and they are not like the drug "soma" in the book Brave New World, keeping us all drugged up with a sense of well being.
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Summary: Same ole messages from the masters
Review: I have read books on the afterlife but I'm always ready to try another if it has something new in it. My favorite books on the subject are Michael Newton's Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. I tried this one because of its title Messages from the Masters, thinking maybe the book had a lot of information given directly by higher beings in Heaven. From the beginning I was disappointed. It seemed like there was a lot of filler and not much new substance. The messages from the masters were disappointing. Same tired old advice. Be nonviolent. Be loving. Blah blah blah. There were a few interesting parts in the book for me. I have given it two stars, not just one. But in general I had the impression that the author wanted another book out there, though he had nothing new to say. And his title messages from the masters was a come-on that wasn't lived up to. I'm sure I would agree with him on almost everything he says. The way I see the current Iraq conflict, as our president tries his hardest to mobilize a peace-loving American public to want to invade a foreign country, is that although Saddam Hussein is about as low as they come, we haven't yet tried to sit down with him and talk face to face to work this out, not to mention the fact that we were the ones who gave him his chemical weapons in the first place, to use against Iran, and we were the ones who manufactured the anthrax that somehow got into the U.S. mail and killed a few people, so there is a huge element of hypocrisy here. This philosophy of mine would mesh well with Brian Weiss, who is a peacenik like myself, though perhaps moreso. In the final analysis, I really have no problem with kicking Saddam Hussein out of office, though for the life of me I can't justify our continued use of sanctions against his country, which kill so many innocent people for no reason. They accomplished nothing good, and never will, so can them. All of which, of course, has nothing to do with this book. Well, actually, it does. Think about it. A little love and peace and caring. One further complaint I have about this book is a comment the author makes, that we have no feelings in Heaven, that our souls have no feelings. That is inhuman. He's got to have that wrong. He says all we have there is a sense of well being and love. That sounds like a load ...to me. It sounds like we're all drugged. No feelings? No real emotions other than some kind of la dee dah love? If Heaven is as boring as that, no wonder people want to return to a world of pain and suffering and fear and worry and insecurity. At least we can have some real feelings here. But I don't believe the author. I'm sure that in Heaven we have rich and wonderful feelings, and they are not like the drug "soma" in the book Brave New World, keeping us all drugged up with a sense of well being.
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Summary: Weiss' Best Work
Review: I have read every book Weiss has ever written, and this is the culmination of his work. This book is not just about reincarnation - the book covers the meaning of love, God, and our purpose in life. In this book Weiss brings together everything learned from the past life regressions,the messages conveyed by the Masters, and his workshop experiences. When you finish reading it, you have a feeling of having learned very much in just a few pages.
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Summary: Warmed-Over Wisdom
Review: I kept trying to like this book. It offers the basic elements of an inspirational resource--juicy anecdotes, eternal truths,and concrete tips on how to live a more peaceful and joyful life. But the author appears to rely heavily on his credibility as a Yale-educated psychiatrist, reminding the reader continually that he holds a respected place in mainstream left-brained society. Perhaps his other books do a better job of describing his evolution from the traditional community where he received his training--but the absence of that story in this book leaves the reader a little cold, wanting to know more about the author than about the miracles he claims to work through regression therapy. I am troubled by the focus in new age writers on he "nobless oblige" of the more enlightened among us. My experience is that we are all just a breath away from an encounter with the Divine--and a breath away, too, from an ego-based reptilian flight-or-flight presence which is part of the human condition. The task of our lives is to do the hard work of making peace with all of the parts of ourselves. To reduce that process to new-age psychobabble about instant enlightenment and consciousness, I believe does a disservice to the process of individuation. If this work were particularly poetic or articulate, it would be a valuable source of encouragement. As it is, it is mostly a head-trip of warmed-over wisdom--an oversimplification of some of the principles of the great religions of the world.
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Summary: IT MAKES SENSE!
Review: I loved this book! Brian Weiss is a wonderful writer. His books seem to read more like a story than like some text book you have to plod through for some class. I was raised a Catholic and had/have friends of other religions as well - somehow all the stuff we learn isn't enough. It doesn't all make sense. There's still those questions nobody can seem to answer. Why do bad things happen to good people? How come you can meet someone and for no reason that you can think of, either instantly click with them as if you've known them forever, or instantly hate/distrust them? This book offers explanations that work - that make sense of so many things. He also helps us learn how to go back to past lives on our own to discover (remember) what it is we're here to learn this time around. I can't recommend it enough (as well as his other books on the subject) - everyone I've introduced to these books has been very happy to read these, and found it changed their lives for the better. They have a different outlook on things now. Not one of them regrets reading them - and most of them have in turn, shared the books with someone else and got them turned on to this as well. We have not given up our religions - this is not some cult thing....it sortof works WITH our beliefs and adds a new dimension of understanding and thinking. If Shirley McLaine has turned you off to the idea of reincarnation -- I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised when you read these books.
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Summary: A reincarnation of his previous works
Review: I will not claim that whatever Mr. Weiss has experienced is not true. But from the perspective of originality and evolution of its teachings, this book does not include anything that he has mentioned in "Many Lives Many Masters". Actually this book seems to be the consequence of some pressure from his editors to come up with another work, so suckers like me who liked the previous ones, will fall in the same old merchandising trap which sequels are. I do not believe that Mr. Weiss requires more money from royalties. So I do not know what moved him to write such a lame book of which he must be aware is just a blend of his previous work "reincarnated".
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Summary: WORDLESS
Review: I've read all Brian Weiss books and this seems to have it all in one. There is no need to have read the others to follow the theme. It has wisdom, advice and practical guide to experience one's own regression. Mr. Weiss has mastered his knowledge on this book.
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Summary: The Power of Love
Review: I, like many others, have read all of Brian Weiss' books and I found that this is the most profound to date. Hardly a day goes by when I don't think about or e mail a quote from this book. Reading (and re-reading ) this book continually opens up lifes possibilities to me in a way I never thought possible. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in looking at life from a new perspective or anyone wanting to understand the often elusive meaning of "Love" and how to incorporate it in our everyday lives. This book can also "stand alone" and be a good introduction to Dr.Weiss' work. I'm sure you won't be disapointed
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Summary: If only.....
Review: If only the whole world saw life from this perspective! I've just finished the book and am on my way to buy several as gifts. The messages are not new to people aware of their spiritual journey, but they are laid out so powerfully and easy to read. This book found me! It is my first Brian Weiss, MD read, but I will be purchasing every other book as well today. Live in Love.... so simple.
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