- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Rider & Co (1 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712604170
- ISBN-13: 978-0712604178
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,174,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Growing up in Africa, Gareth Patterson was always attracted to lions. When he came to school in England he still felt drawn to them and as soon as possible he got in touch with veteran lion people George and Joy Adamson. He wound up as George Adamson's assistant, and after Adamson's murder he went on to live with lions and is now considered Adamson's heir. Patterson works tirelessly to help preserve lions and their natural habitat from the even more predatory beast--man.
Patterson has written seven books about his life with lions. In this volume he explores "lion spirituality". He shows how the lions' beauty and mysterious link with nature can help people rediscover their own spiritual wholeness. Nature lovers of all kinds will enjoy his stories about lions and his remarkable life with them. Anyone horrified by humanity's continued rape of the natural world will sympathise with Patterson's passionate appeal for harmony between humanity and nature. However, those who are looking for genuine spirituality will not find much to build on in Patterson's book. There are some good ideas on how to relax and envision a better self, and his "seven vital lion precepts" are good reminders of some common sense principles; but the spiritual content is pretty thin. Lions are fantastic creatures, but deep breathing and thinking about the goodness of lions doesn't take you too far on the spiritual path. --Dwight Longenecker
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Take a journey towards rediscovering the connection between man, nature and God. By describing certain profound moments which he has had while living with lions, Gareth Patterson shows it is vital we realize the mystical link between us and all creatures if we are to free ourselves from the lonliness of spirit and sense of no purpose. The author details seven precepts of the lion: self-reliance; loyalty; fellowship; willingness to care; unconditional love; courage; and determination. By taking on these lessons of the lions we can learn to live with a greater sense of pride, community and meaning.
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This review is from: To Walk with Lions (Paperback)
It is rare to find a spiritual guide that is free of empty words and reads as a dream. To Walk With Lions is one of those rare findings. To learn from lions how to reconnect with nature maybe an untraditional concept, but it only makes sense. Gareth Patterson speaks with authority of his unique experience, his life with lions. He brought me so close to the animal souls and made me realize how important their clear, honest and uncomlicated emotions and attributes can be in our complicated and sometimes dishonest lives. When reading the stories of animals, and in particular the lions, I cried. The tears were representing a rainbow of feelings from sadness to utter joy. The book is a life changing experience.
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