Conquest of Mind 2 Ed: Learning to Think in Freedom

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Summary: An escape from Freudian desires
Review: Conquest of Mind is a beautifully poetic book, but also very meaningful and helpful. Like Freud, Eknath shows how our lives are ruled by desires and impulses. Unlike Freud, however, Eknath offers us hope, and a method, for escaping from them. His simple method for retraining the mind through meditation and thought control works for anybody, no matter what your religion is. I highly recommend this book to anybody looking to better your life. His methods of thought control can lead to increased concentration and focus, or even to transcendental living. Eknath's writing style will keep you capitvated, and when used properly, his methods will take you to a more fufilling life.

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Summary: Read it over and over and...
Review: I can't get enough of this book. It was one of the first and continues to be one of the most precious of books which I've read by Eknath Easwaran. It focuses on the practice of meditation as a means for learning to own our thoughts and master our desires. A wonderful read for the spiritually minded with a psychological bent. It really gets into the tricky workings of the mind that only a master meditator could know or see. Very few incantations about gods or spirits but rather simple and fresh metaphors for the spiritual life. A very motivating book for one who knows how hard it is to meditate regularly.