The Modern Book of Feng Shui : Vitality and Harmony for the Home and Office

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Summary: STEVEN POST IS A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FENG SHUI KNOWLEDGE
Review: If you want to learn Feng Shui secrets, this book is for you! Life changing knowledge is contained within this book. It's apparent the author eats, sleeps and breathes Feng Shui.

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Summary: Best for the 'True' Beginner
Review: Right off the bat, let me state unequivically: This is a very good book. Maybe the best so far. It is certainly the clearest only because it contains all the important stuff. And THEREIN LIES the problem: The important stuff will be mumbo-jumbo to those who have no idea what the Black-hat Tantric Buddhism teaching is all about.

It might be fair to make this parallel: You're gonna have to know some math (maybe a lot) to really understand Einstein's theory of relativity. By "understand," I mean, the whole cosmological implication and assumption embedded in that theory. It would be unfair to pass judgment on E's theory one way or the other without such an understanding. One can either accept it provisionally until such an understanding becomes possible, or, one passes it up for something that makes more sense right now. In other words, take it (and study it so you can see it or even knock it) or leave it.

This book is completely based on Master Lin Yun's condensation of BTB Feng Shui, and one must either take it or leave it, unfortunately. Why? Because one needs to know where BTB is coming from, of what vast amount of various traditions it is an amalgamation, and most importantly, the core of BTB that is beyond the reach of all and any trappings of tradition, as such. It is this last element -- the freedom of movement and free association -- that makes BTB what it is and what it was: a powerful shortcut to "certain things" by way of rockclimbing (hence its dangerousness), as opposed to a long walk along the hiking trail of spiritual ascent.

This book is not out to convince. Nor is it intended to serve as a book of formulas, although this book also has some very valuable instructions regarding certain rituals.

Take it as a very reliable transcription of some of Master Lin Yun's lectures. But one must have a working vocabulary of the spiritual traditions that constitute the vessel of knowledge that is the BTB to really understand what is being said in this book. One could rely on "faith" but that is not a good idea in the long run, as Lin Yun himself will tell you. The aim of BTB Feng Shui is understanding (of what -- you figure it out), not belief.

All good things are good, and always open, but only to those who WANT to experience it. This book is for the 'True Beginner': The one who is always beginning to take the next step toward an understanding, no matter how far along the path s/he has come already. SVAHA!

Rating:
Summary: Best for the 'True' Beginner
Review: Right off the bat, let me state unequivically: This is a very good book. Maybe the best so far. It is certainly the clearest only because it contains all the important stuff. And THEREIN LIES the problem: The important stuff will be mumbo-jumbo to those who have no idea what the Black-hat Tantric Buddhism teaching is all about.

It might be fair to make this parallel: You're gonna have to know some math (maybe a lot) to really understand Einstein's theory of relativity. By "understand," I mean, the whole cosmological implication and assumption embedded in that theory. It would be unfair to pass judgment on E's theory one way or the other without such an understanding. One can either accept it provisionally until such an understanding becomes possible, or, one passes it up for something that makes more sense right now. In other words, take it (and study it so you can see it or even knock it) or leave it.

This book is completely based on Master Lin Yun's condensation of BTB Feng Shui, and one must either take it or leave it, unfortunately. Why? Because one needs to know where BTB is coming from, of what vast amount of various traditions it is an amalgamation, and most importantly, the core of BTB that is beyond the reach of all and any trappings of tradition, as such. It is this last element -- the freedom of movement and free association -- that makes BTB what it is and what it was: a powerful shortcut to "certain things" by way of rockclimbing (hence its dangerousness), as opposed to a long walk along the hiking trail of spiritual ascent.

This book is not out to convince. Nor is it intended to serve as a book of formulas, although this book also has some very valuable instructions regarding certain rituals.

Take it as a very reliable transcription of some of Master Lin Yun's lectures. But one must have a working vocabulary of the spiritual traditions that constitute the vessel of knowledge that is the BTB to really understand what is being said in this book. One could rely on "faith" but that is not a good idea in the long run, as Lin Yun himself will tell you. The aim of BTB Feng Shui is understanding (of what -- you figure it out), not belief.

All good things are good, and always open, but only to those who WANT to experience it. This book is for the 'True Beginner': The one who is always beginning to take the next step toward an understanding, no matter how far along the path s/he has come already. SVAHA!

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Summary: Not for the Feng Shui Beginner
Review: This book takes the reader beyond standard Feng Shui into Black Sect Feng Shui, which tends to use the Feng Shui concepts in a looser manner than traditional Feng Shui. If you're interested in internalizing Feng Shui as a lifestyle and spiritual undertaking, this book is good. If you want to know how to organize your home or office to improve balance and organization using Feng Shui concepts, and to see good examples, there are better books out there.