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Summary: when the time is right, the right book will appear
Review: For me, this was the right book. "How can one really explain the Infinite? Only an infinite explanation could possibly achieve that purpose and it is immediately available in the form of real life. The infinite explanation arises spontaneously and naturally as the form of your very life. Life is itself its own explanation, and immediately obviates the need for any other." (p.9) "Spiritual work begins when one realizes he is in hell, and that he does not have to be" (p.32) "The very heart of the spiritual process, then, is not pursuit but non-avoidance, acceptance, faith. In fact, the entire process of pursuit is only a form of avoidance." (p.56) "Since everything a student does is unconsciously aimed at avoiding truth, it is only through constant confrontation with truth that the student finally understands, accepts. In effect, truth simply outlasts the student. No matter what the student tries to do, truth keeps on "coming at" him until he finally wears out and surrenders."..." He soon discovers that everything he does is wrong, or is approached wrongly, innappropriately. So he decides to try to understand how to live appropriately. This is the begining of real and sincere dedication. Since everything he does only avoids truth, he surrenders to That Which Is, Reality, Truth, God. He allows himself to be "done" by Reality. His activity is to not inhibit the process of truth. He strives to do nothing, to not get in his own way. He does all of this in the faith that is is alright." (p.59) " As long as a person feels he truly has alternatives, he will always choose those options rather than face himself in truth. (p.152)
I simply cannot convey the impact this book has had on my life. It is the only time that I have attempted to contact an Author. Apparently the authors real name may be Edwin Smith and he may have operated a "spiritual community" in Denver known as "The Aspen Grove". ...
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