Thoughts From the Seat of the Soul : Meditations for Souls in Process

by Gary Zukav

The Journey Toward Authentic Power Thoughts from the Seat of the Soul is a beautiful collection of carefully chosen excerpts from Gary Zukav's celebrated bestseller The Seat of the Soul. Slip this lovely little book into your purse or bag and take it with you wherever you go. Turn the pages as you are drawn -- you can be inspired every day or once an hour, or you can meditate on your favorite thought all month. Use it as an oracle, or to stimulate deeper insight, joy, and appreciation of your life and the lives of others. This powerful volume is for those who are growing in consciousness and for those who want to. It is the perfect gift for someone you love or for yourself.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

Gary Zukav is the author of The Dancing Wu Li Masters, winner of The American Book Award for Science; Soul Stories, a New York Times bestseller; and The Seat of the Soul, a New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly #1 bestseller. His books have sold millions of copies and are published in sixteen languages. He is a graduate of Harvard and a former U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer in Vietnam.

Gary's gentle humor, sensitivity, and deep insights have endeared him to millions of readers and listeners. Through Genesis: The Foundation for the Universal Human, he participates in retreates, programs, and other events supporting the creation of authentic power and the experience of spiritual partnership.

Reviews

[Doug Sleeter]

Well I was wrong about my earlier 50% progress report. At the early part of the book, everything seemed so deep and I kept hoping the author would bring his ideas together into a cohesive statement of the nature of the human soul. But the book just never quite delivered. Too many obscure ideas, that had no logical underpinnings.

So many "truths" he presented just seemed to be picked out of the air without any foundations on which I could base my critical thinking skills to support or dispute his ideas.

[Sheehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is one of a stack salvaged from moms collection at the time of her passing, I figured I'd read the books that influenced her world outlook, and this one certainly seemed important to her.

lots and lots is short reflections on ones soul and how to best manifest it, felt a bit unmoored from its eastern philosophy forebears, but along the same vein, albeit a bit more self-helpy.

[Noor Albarakati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great but heavy book to read..

[Rebecca Mott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will stretch the limits of what you believe about spirit, soul, and science.

[Deb Tokarz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought-provoking.

[Cassie Fále · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am less of a fan after visiting a on-site with Gary Zukav. His theory and methodology isn't for everyone. There are nuggets of wisdom along the way, but not enough that I'd revisit his work.

[Josephine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has very similar principles to Homeopathy. I have practically every page highlighted. A very soulful read.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

So he went to Harvard. Big F'in deal. So he doesn't have a tv and was purported to not know who Oprah was before she came knocking. Does that qualify him as exotic? This is one of the stupidest books I've ever read. I saw him on a talk show saying the abused children choose to be abused before they're born. What a crock of shit! The talk show host said that was interesting and moved on. I wrote to the talk show host complaining and as a consequence, got invited to the show to "ask my question." So I read the book to prepare. This is an upper middle class american shallow excuse for Hinduism if there ever was one. One more example of some white american ripping off a faith system without respecting it for what it is in the first place. I met him at the talk show. He's a nice guy. Book is really stupid, but he's a nice guy.

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I worked hard to like this, but the "meditations" were a strange blend of obvious and unclear, mystical and so commonplace as to be almost meaningless. Each of the 288 pages has a short saying, and they're meant to be read a day at a time. But I could never keep at it when I tried that way, so I finally just read it all at once.

Doing so, I found that there are things Zukav assumes his readers know but doesn't explain here (perhaps he does so in the larger book that these are excerpts from). The difference between a multisensory personality and a five-
sensory personality, for example. What are those? And there's a strange distinction between the soul and the personality that seems to be at the basis of Zukav's phiosophy.

[Ashwini · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a pure delight.

I picked this up randomly from a bookstore while browsing and read a few thoughts from it.. I couldn't resist buying it.

Today I am glad that I bought it. This book takes you back to a lot of answers you are looking for but cannot get. Each page helps you realize how you should be close to your inner soul and feed the light to make yours and other's life even better. Absolutely loved this one.

Go for it :-)

[Lisa Lueken · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a daily thought book, it can be set at your desk and changed each day to help continue reminding you of things you have read, motivational, inspirational or thought provoking thoughts.

[Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what did I learn? Oh, the same old stuff: Meditation is important - no, imperative. Creative Visualization is the key. We do have the tools we need. Now is the time. Etc.

[Eddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku yg menawarkan cara berbeda...

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have had this book on my desk for years as a little umph for your day to keep you in a good place.