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Book Three of Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy: Guns and bombs are children's toys. A true war wages, and you're invited. IT'S AN INVITATION you may not be able to accept if you want to, or decline if you don't. It's an invitation to fight in a war like no other; a war where loss is counted as gain, surrender as victory, and where the enemy you must face, an enemy of unimaginable superiority, is yourself. Spiritual Warfare issues a damning and irrefutable indictment of its own audience and genre, putting spirituality and religion themselves on trial. Spiritual Warfare is a sharp-edged book for those who want to experience a direct and authentic spirituality.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jed McKenna is no ordinary author. He has written a trilogy of books that are easy to read and very entertaining, yet at the same time exceptionally profound. These books are nothing short of excellent, in fact they're so spiritually advanced that a lot of people might quite simply not realise what true gems they are.
Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing is the first in the series and announced the arrival of a major new voice in modern spirituality. Jed McKenna pulls no punches, but tells it like it is. It's probably not to everybody's liking, in fact some people might find his approach a bit upsetting, as he obviously seems more interested in truth than making you feel good. The second book is called Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment and is every bit as good as the first one. It contains a very interesting and enlightening in-depth discussion about Herman Melville's book Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics), as well as more of Jed's hilarious and outrageous experiences and profound insights. The third book, Spiritual Warfare, might well be the best of the three books, and is even more uncompromising and direct than the first two.
Jed McKenna speaks of enlightenment and spiritual awakening, and does so without sugar-coating it. This is not for people who want something nice to play with, something pleasant to doze off to or some new belief or theory to occupy themselves with. Jed McKenna doesn't provide any kind of self-help and offers no tools for self-improvement. It would be more accurate to say that he encourages a complete dismantling of the self, instead of developing or perfecting it. His message is a stark and unforgiving wake-up call, yet it's all written in the most charming and eloquent manner possible. These are spiritual books in the very best meaning of the word. If you are serious about spiritual awakening, you are likely to find the weird, wild and wonderful writings of Jed McKenna truly enlightening.
Pathik Strand, author of All This is That
Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing is the first in the series and announced the arrival of a major new voice in modern spirituality. Jed McKenna pulls no punches, but tells it like it is. It's probably not to everybody's liking, in fact some people might find his approach a bit upsetting, as he obviously seems more interested in truth than making you feel good. The second book is called Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment and is every bit as good as the first one. It contains a very interesting and enlightening in-depth discussion about Herman Melville's book Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics), as well as more of Jed's hilarious and outrageous experiences and profound insights. The third book, Spiritual Warfare, might well be the best of the three books, and is even more uncompromising and direct than the first two.
Jed McKenna speaks of enlightenment and spiritual awakening, and does so without sugar-coating it. This is not for people who want something nice to play with, something pleasant to doze off to or some new belief or theory to occupy themselves with. Jed McKenna doesn't provide any kind of self-help and offers no tools for self-improvement. It would be more accurate to say that he encourages a complete dismantling of the self, instead of developing or perfecting it. His message is a stark and unforgiving wake-up call, yet it's all written in the most charming and eloquent manner possible. These are spiritual books in the very best meaning of the word. If you are serious about spiritual awakening, you are likely to find the weird, wild and wonderful writings of Jed McKenna truly enlightening.
Pathik Strand, author of All This is That
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you want the cold hard facts and want to truly open up to life, this is a good place to start.
All the best with your quest.
Kerry
All the best with your quest.
Kerry
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Take note - most of the reviews below are for Jed's earlier books, and horribly out of date for this publication...
For anyone who thinks this book is dated, or less than apocalyptically hard hitting, then read it again. In the very best neo-Zen tradition, it calls for a critical eye to be cast upon EVERYTHING in the spiritual lexicon - and that's not an invitation to nihilism either. McKenna asks the earnest spiritual seeker to hack away at the vestigial beliefs, symbols and nonsense that clutter most people's attitudes towards their own development. His assertion is that (in the spirit of apophatic theology a la Dionysius the Areopagite, Richard Rose and Alan Watts), you will come to the truth through remotion. He describes it as a painful process, and one you only engage in because you absolutely have no choice. He also points out that there are NO SELLING POINTS!!
It's a riveting read, like all his others - guaranteed to get you asking the right questions, and make you less likely to get shaken down by the myriad of spiritual highwaymen out there. However, I reckon the first question seekers should be asking is "...Does enlightenment really exist?" I've met some compelling and radiant characters in my life, but for the life of me, I've not been able to categorically affirm that point. Bit of a bummer, that, but I'm still trying.
For anyone who thinks this book is dated, or less than apocalyptically hard hitting, then read it again. In the very best neo-Zen tradition, it calls for a critical eye to be cast upon EVERYTHING in the spiritual lexicon - and that's not an invitation to nihilism either. McKenna asks the earnest spiritual seeker to hack away at the vestigial beliefs, symbols and nonsense that clutter most people's attitudes towards their own development. His assertion is that (in the spirit of apophatic theology a la Dionysius the Areopagite, Richard Rose and Alan Watts), you will come to the truth through remotion. He describes it as a painful process, and one you only engage in because you absolutely have no choice. He also points out that there are NO SELLING POINTS!!
It's a riveting read, like all his others - guaranteed to get you asking the right questions, and make you less likely to get shaken down by the myriad of spiritual highwaymen out there. However, I reckon the first question seekers should be asking is "...Does enlightenment really exist?" I've met some compelling and radiant characters in my life, but for the life of me, I've not been able to categorically affirm that point. Bit of a bummer, that, but I'm still trying.
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