Rating: Summary: Deep thoughts for hungry philosophers Review: This book is an excellent challange to todays bred religons. It questions each persons personal relationship with god and the conflicts with what most of us have been taught about god. An excellent book for fiery debates on areas of religon. This book gave me the spark to intensly look at my relationship with god, and brought me to better understand religional teachings / guidelines. Freaky when he was speaking as god, I thought it was almost cultish...but when you see the book as a pure insight of philosophy, it puts the question to you: Who is god and how would you define your relationship with him/her/it?
Rating: Summary: Yet another review of a masterpiece for the ages. Review: I have written a number of reviews of the Walsch series, but just can't seem to get enough of hearing what others have to say about these marvelous books. So...here I find myself writing yet another review...inspired again as I am by the reviews of others. Perhaps the message I keep hearing is that I can never adequately do justice to these books no matter how many reviews that I write. I just can't seem to put into words how magnificent and beautiful are the messages it contains. The only words that come to mind...holy, holy, holy.
Rating: Summary: Powerful Book! Review: A must read! This book left me with clarity and a warm heart.
Rating: Summary: Pick of the Lot Review: A brilliant book. Can't really do this book justice in a review. Buy it and make your own mind up.
Rating: Summary: AWESOME Review: This book was the best yet. A real How to Live your life book. I am speechless.
Rating: Summary: Excellent continuatin in the CWG series Review: If you've read the prior four books, read this one. Neale Walsch continues his excellent messages. Highly recommended.
Rating: Summary: Enlightening and Confirming Review: This book is just amazing. From the first sentence I knew that Mr. Walsch was in fact, "real" and that this book was intended for ME to read. Its a rare occasion indeed when I can pick up a book and feel Warm and Fuzzy from the get go. All of Mr. Walschs' books feel like "home" to me. They are in a similar genre with the "Celestine Prophecy" however that book was not as straightforward and clear as this series, and this particular book is. Definitely a read for realists, optimists and idealists who like it straight and out of the box.
Rating: Summary: An concentrated wisdom book Review: After reading conversation with god 1,2,3 and friendship with god, whice each one of them gave me an deeper insight, this book finally compound all the wisdom in the other books. I think that if i read this book before i read cwg 1,2,3,4 then i would not agree with it's ideas. The place that i've been, before reading this book , was THE place to read it. this is the most satisfying book in this series for me. ENJOY !
Rating: Summary: Big Disappointment, Devoid of Authenticity Review: I really loved all three "Conversations with God" books, so it was really disappointing to read this dry, repetitive, pedantic, simplistic, egotistical book. It looks to me like this has really gone to NDW's head, which isn't surprising I guess. The other books had the ring of authenticity. Whether it was "God" or not talking, who knows, but the spiritual teachings therein felt right, true, real. This one has NONE of that. Sure, it has some good 'truths' in it, but nothing you can't get with a lot more juice and fun and sense of wonderment in the original three books. I see others love this one too, what can I say. Was flat and full of Walsch's considerable ego to me.
Rating: Summary: Fascinating, but certainly not Christian Review: I decided to write this review because I see a tremendous dichotomy here: people who love the book and those who dismiss it as nonsense. I will attempt to be objective. This book is the fifth by Neale Walsh in his series of "Conversations with God". In each book he has dialogues in which he writes, and then he is inspired by God to write responses. Most of the ideas in the books are undeniably taken from countless other religions. You can call this the effects of God's previous inspirations by Neale. Christianity, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Native American traditions, and probably Islam (I confess no knowledge of that religion) make up parts of the mix. The books are well written, although increasingly repetitive as the series goes on. (The repetition is the only reason I give this one four stars instead of five.) P>I found several of "God's" arguments very compelling. There is no hell or Satan: the idea of a jealous or judging god was invented by humans. God wants us to relate to Him/Her/It/Them/Us through love and never fear. Thus, God has no ethical laws for us to follow or associated punishments. Our ethics should be guided by love and self-interest. Instead of "Thou Shalt not kill" because God has decreed, do not kill because you love the person, you understand the value of the person, and because you would not like the transformation such an act would make on your personality. The path to holiness ("mastery") is not through asceticism and suffering. It is through joyfulness, love of self, love of others, and meditation. Lastly, we are all a part of God. "God" never claims this series is a definitive work, and he doesn't want it to become a Bible. Instead, it is just a guideline we may choose to follow. I hesitate to label this "New Age" because of the astrology/hippie/tree-hugging connotation the phrase carries. But I cannot deny that New Age people adore this book. If association with that label disturbs you, then you'll probably read this from a prejudiced viewpoint and reject it. If you are strongly entrenched in your present religion and not looking to change, you will likewise not find it worthwhile. Otherwise, I highly recommend the series. Start with Conversations with God, Book 1, and see what you think. Good luck.
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