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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful foundation for living, 27 Jun 2001
By A Customer
I love this book. Stephen draws on years of experience working with people facing terminal illness. If you get a cancer diagnosis, my guess is that you'd reach for a different book - probably one of those high profile numbers that seems to promise a miracle cure - because the author beat their cancer.Stephen takes a different approach. This is a thoughtful discussion of key questions. He comments on some of the tyrannies that have developed through techniques and practices applied in a merciless way and seeks to avoid that. There is something for everyone here. There are ways to lessen pain (physical, mental and emotional). There are ways to lighten fear, anger, hatred, sadness. He shines a clear light of hope for the weary and those whose lives are half lived or too narrow. Sometimes a terminal diagnosis can be the trigger to propel people towards healing, sometimes it is a restless discomfort or sickness with life itself. This is a book to savour, to draw on and return to again and again. There is so much peace and spaciousness in the approach. If you want a quick fix, go for the famous teachers - particular the ones that have appeared on Oprah. If you still feel that something is missing or that you are weary, sad, scared or living half a life - even if your body heals - come back to Stephen and Ondrea. They wait patiently and welcome all readers with love and strong commitment.
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