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From the Bottom of the Pond is a profound, lucid and accessible book, full of wisdom and compassion. Timothy Freke, author of Lucid Living, (with Peter Gandy) of The Jesus Mysteries, Jesus and the Goddess; The Laughing Jesus. This is an important book. And it is coming out at the moment when it is needed. It is written in a language that we can all understand, mainly in short sentences, each of which adds something to build up a whole as we explore a mystery that is beyond words. Some good stories help us on the way. This short and profound book is a joy to read. Rt Revd Stephen Verney, former Bishop of Repton Don't just pick this book up, read it and read it again. It's the best Christian book I have read in years. This is a book that will inform, delight, and teach. It needs to be heard. It has the potential to light up Christianity. This is what happens when God is happening. It's a brave book, expressing what it feels like to feel God. It shines a light on God in the midst of life, in the detail and the dirt, and it should be on every Christian's reading list. Revd Peter Owen-Jones, Anglican Priest, author and BBC TV presenter of The Lost Gospels and The Battle for Britain's Soul. There is an important distinction between the outer, institutional, side of religion and its inner spiritual-experiential side. The latter is the living heart of religion. This book is a very helpful account of this in its Christian form, with practical advice about the art of immediate awareness of the divine presence, and of the effects of this in life as a whole. I commend it both to church people and to the large number of non-church people who are concerned about their own contact with the Ultimate. John Hick, Emeritus Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, California; philosopher, theologian and author of many books. Simon Small offers in a very accessible form a way into the spiritual quest that takes seriously the Christian contemplative tradition, as well as the explosion of interest in spiritualities of so many kinds in our time. His own experience is at the heart of the book, yet never imposed on the reader. It is a book by which, as you read it, you feel yourself nourished at the same time as you find yourself and your questions appearing on its pages. Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby, former Bishop of Worcester and Bishop to HM Prisons. A heart-warming and inspiring reminder of the essence of Christian spiritual development. William Bloom, author of Soulution.
Watkins Review - recommended title for Autumn 2007
"A gem of a book"
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Hurrah for a short, easily-read book that also rewards return visits with plenty to reflect on! A gentle but very effective spiritual kick-start....
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I read the first few pages of this book on the 'look inside'. I knew I had to read the whole book. Don't be put off by the thinness of the book, it more than makes up for it in profundity. Buy this book, read it carefully, listen to what it is saying. I wasn't disappointed and neither will you be. This book is in it's second printing. I am not surprised. Simon has written a classic.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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From The Bottom Of The Pond, focuses on an aspect of Spirituality that has by enlarge remained in the closet of mainstream Christianity; the art of contemplation seems much more at home in a Buddhist monastery than in the Church Of England. That said it appears that more priests, especially the younger generation are realizing that people are in need of the spiritual nourishment that sitting in contemplation can offer.
This uplifting little book offers insight into this spiritual strand of Christianity, the side that focuses on the inner journey and personal connection, rather than the judgmental and wrathful God I remember hearing about during my childhood. This strand is `the way' of the great Christian mystics, which had been lost down the centuries, but now is re- emerging to help us still our minds. If you have forgotten how to pray, it will remind you that prayer is many-fold, and as individual as we are.
You can listen to an on-line interview with the author about this book on My Spirit Radio - Feed Your Mind, Change Your Life with June-Elleni Laine
This uplifting little book offers insight into this spiritual strand of Christianity, the side that focuses on the inner journey and personal connection, rather than the judgmental and wrathful God I remember hearing about during my childhood. This strand is `the way' of the great Christian mystics, which had been lost down the centuries, but now is re- emerging to help us still our minds. If you have forgotten how to pray, it will remind you that prayer is many-fold, and as individual as we are.
You can listen to an on-line interview with the author about this book on My Spirit Radio - Feed Your Mind, Change Your Life with June-Elleni Laine
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift.
This is a beautiful book. It gives clear and simple guidelines for meditation and is open to all faiths. I found it relaxing and already have favourite chapters . Read more
Published 11 months ago by KAYA
Exceptional
This exceptionally beautiful book about the contemplative path is so
similar in essence to Ekhart Tolle's "The Power of Now". Read more
similar in essence to Ekhart Tolle's "The Power of Now". Read more
Published 14 months ago by Robin Gunnell
The perfect guide for living in the presence with a difference
For someone who, for many years, has been trying to live more intensely in the present, and walk a more committed spiritual path, it is just the perfect book. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lisa
Meditation and prayer
I have now read this book twice over and shall no doubt read it again. It is quite a small book, divided into short chapters. Its style is deceptively simple. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by DS Radenhurst
A pretty shallow pond
I'm not sure that it's correct to call this book 'Christian'. Christ is at best a footnote and barely gets a mention anywhere. Read more
Published on 4 April 2009 by Michael W. Phillips
Timeless
A very timeless philosophy - simply but succintly put by Simon Small. Helps me to realise how much I need to live in the now and quieten my mind to find the peace and contentment... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2007 by J. Fletcher
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