Infinite Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power
Author: Stuart Wilde
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ISBN: 1561703494
Publisher: Hay House (October, 1996)
Sales Rank: 16,815
Average Customer Rating: 4.76 out of 5
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Rating: 4 out of 5
Hidden depths but not enough shadow
I bought this book in 1996, and I've lost count of the number of times I've read it. It spoke to me at once and has become a great friend over the years. For me it is the most profound of his books, from which I get something new each year. There are hidden depths that appear only when you have experienced enough and reflected enough on that experience.Wilde's style, as ever, is populist and jokey, but the message is uncompromising: you have to take complete responsibility for your life if you want to avoid repeating old patterns that cause suffering, if you want to put ego in its rightful place. He is very good at exposing the ego-gratifying and change-inhibiting nature of (most) organized religion. Wilde uses ancient Daoist teachings and insights as his starting point, but gives them a contemporary flavor. His idea of the God Force may sound New Agey but, in spite of first appearances, this is no milk-and-water spirituality.
And yet, even as I continue to cherish Wilde's work, I come increasingly to the view that he is one-sided in discussing what he calls the God Force: the Dao, the Divine Essence, God, etc. Although he is not a conventional New Ager, he strikes me as naive in assuming the universe to be necessarily benign. Single-mindedness and purity of heart (difficult as they are to achieve) are not enough; we often do not get what we bargain for. One should approach the living God with fear and trembling and limitless humility. The tone of this book is a too light, too bright, too self-regarding; there is not enough of the otherness of God (even the God-within-us), of the shadow we do not see and most certainly do not want. Perhaps Wilde knows more from his spiritual explorations than he tells the reader here, and maybe this book already serves a valuable purpose. I am certainly grateful for it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Courage to read it again.......and again
This was the last Wilde book I read. Before reading this book,and Whispering Winds of Change, I was on a quest. For several years I read a variety of books ranging from hard physics to very soft, barely digestable, new age fluff. I read on all of the world's most prevalent religions and philosophies and a number of works, both ancient and new, that were born of those beliefs. When I read Infinite Self, I found those bits of truth that have been scattered throughout the great writtings of the world. Stuart Wilde's works have resonated with me like very few others,especially Infinite Self. The Bhagavad-Gita has greater understanding to me now. The Tao Te Ching rings much clearer. The Bible has even become more palatable. Mr. Wilde, I mean no disrespect, but I hope you never write again, you have said what needed to be said. Thank you for not allowing your ego to control your work, like Walsch, Gawain, Redfield and so many others who were once on the path. I look now for the courage to read it again.
Rating: 5 out of 5
One of the most impactful books of my life!
This book found me by accident four years ago. I have read it countless times and it has GREATLY influenced how I approach life. I have adopted many of the principles as my own. Stuart's style is enthusiastic, irreverant, honest, straighforward, unique and not bogged down with gobbledygook and the ego centered language of a lot of other spiritual self-help books. It leaves other books of this genre in the dust. I recommend it to anyone who is open minded and sincerely wants to make progress on her or his spiritual path!! Similar Products
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