Meditation Within Eternity

by Eric Pepin

Transcribed and compiled from live lectures given by Eric Pepin.

Genres: Spirituality, Meditation, Nonfiction, Mysticism, Personal Development

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book started out great--establishing the foundations and concepts of energy and how it relates to meditation. After you hit the midpoint things start to slow down significantly and become extremely repetitive. To be honest this book doesn't give you much meditational techniques. It talks about how it's necessary to develop and train your sixth sense but it doesn't tell you how. In short, it covers good ground about the nature of energy and reality, so it'll be a great guidebook for people who want to get in touch with this kind of stuff. But in terms of meditation? I feel like I didn't really learn much. And the ending is a bit...alright, it pisses me off because it's so goddamn repetitive. It's all like you need to do this omg you have to do it! But it just stops there, so...that's the only let-down for me. That's also the reason I starred it down into a three-star. It's still a good book, though. Could have been more complete in its information and organized.

[Mat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book all the way through and could not stop, I have read the power of now, I have read works of gurdjieff and ramacharaka. so both mainstream spiritual and more esoteric. But this book is like the first great album that creates a whole new genre of music. Its practical, easy to understand and the meditations I have been having using the techniques taught in this book have literally been out of this world. There is no drug no rush no high of this world that can compare to the high I get when I meditate in this style. The Handbook of the Navigator was an eye opener and a mind bender. This is the next step in that intro taking it to real application.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

A real struggle to read as Pepin's style of talking is rather elusive, metaphorical, long winded and mostly unnecessary. About 20% of it was useful. I feel like if this book was in bullet point format,
Another thing that was annoying about his delivery was it felt like I was being presented with an informercial for the current book that I just purchased. So basically the whole book just lead up to the end where in 1 page he summarised and bullet pointed his method of meditation. I only kept reading as I'm keen to learn how to meditate properly but it was such a chore to sipher through the clutter to occasionally stumble upon the information. It was kinda like how you find yourself looking under your bed for a dollar your just dropped but you have to clear out all the other things you've mindlessly placed there but you have to go through all of it since the dollar is so small and hard to find. Yeah a metaphor like that: unnecessary and a struggle to get through.

Edit: Just finished this book and now it has changed my mind. It is an informercial. An informercial to get you to sign up to his business to develop your six sense with meditation. A six sense to experience God.

I don't mind adverts. The thing I do mind is an advertisement that I have bought. Infuriating.
Only buy this if you like buying advertisements, like reading waffle and just like listening to hear someone say a lot and yet not say anything at all.

[Andrew Maggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is simply amazing and I cannot recommend it highly enough. There is truth here I am sure but I have to say that I really cannot stand the way the book, Eric and his Higher Balance Institute is marketed, it just seems like some great big tacky money making machine and is somewhat at odds with the content. Anyway, that being said, just read the book because it explains complicated things in ways that make perfect sense, my eyes have been opened and I am now practicing the meditation technique described.

[Joseph Salvador · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuckin shamazing

[George Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Positives about the book (which for me predominated):
1. Useful, relevant, specific content. Eric has definite points to make and he makes them very effectively. I also felt that the main points of the book are strongly connected and all very relevant to the basic questions: "What can I expect to gain from meditation, and what is the most efficient and effective way to practice meditation?" Eric presents his unique perspectives in addressing both questions, which I see as a good thing although some readers may find some of his teachings controversial or may feel skeptical about them. After reading the book, I feel motivated to try Eric's approach and recommendations with positive expectations.
2. Stimulates positive expectations and curiosity. At least, that was how it worked for me.
3. Much more than, and very different from, a minimally-inspired re-packaging of derivative content. I hold that opinion based on comparison with the other books I've read on meditation, enlightenment and related topics.

Neutral oddities:
1. Eric has some peculiar terminology and word usage. It isn't too difficult to discern what he's talking about, and clearly he has tried to find the most effective way to express ideas that are intrinsically difficult to convey, so this could be a pro or a con depending on the reader.

Minor negatives:
1. I read the Kindle format, which was offered free for a limited period. Italicized words / phrases / sentences, which occur frequently, are offset from their proper placement in the flow of non-italic text. For me, this was a relatively minor annoyance; it was nearly always easy to figure out the intended flow of the text. However, it did make the book more difficult and less pleasant to read. Also, the ebook format contained no chapter headings.
2. It's obvious that at least part, and possibly all, of the book consists of transcripts of talks and Q&A sessions with students. While this has the advantages of conveying a sense of immediacy and vibrancy that overly-edited text would likely lack, sometimes the text suffers from circuitousness and repetition. A few paragraphs and sentence structures require the use of a nut-cracker, and a given metaphor is much less effective for the reader when encountered for the third or fourth time.

I'm giving the book a four-star rating based on the above considerations. I definitely recommend reading it (although preferably not the Kindle version, assuming the hard-copy version is more adequately formatted), although a reader will do well to be prepared for its peculiarities and to focus on what is being conveyed while overlooking or forgiving some of the imperfections in how it is conveyed.

[Dedrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a beginning intro and largely focused on the most basic concepts of meditation. It also felt a little repetitive about teaching concepts. The only things I took away from it as a more experienced person was the focus on how energy can be "imbued" and also the technique of focusing on specific chakras.

[Tara Be · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book taught me how to meditate in silence without listening to a guided meditation. The best book I've read on how to meditate. I thought it might be boring or heavy going, given that it's about meditation but I was wrong. I found it an interesting read and I learned lots more besides a great new and effective method. If you're interested in meditation this is a must read.

[Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repetitive sentence structure throughout makes this a hard read. When you finally reach the core content of technique (which is 3-8 pages) it takes a mental push to finish even with how short of a book this is the author should consider that an almost stream of consciousness writing style can be really tedious after 20 pages let alone 154.

[SmarterLilac · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nauseatingly bad. This book is nonsensical.

[Jill Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Pepin!

Eric Pepin's teachings are layered and you can't rush enlightenment. You can go back and reread this several times and always gain new insights. Higher Balance Institute is amazing and you gain much more than you ever thought possible.

[Obi Lourdes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this because the legendary bodybuilder Dorian Yates suggested it on a Tim Ferriss podcast. I found it enlightening. Not everyone will vibe with this book. But I think you know whether you're the type of person that would.

[Micah Fagre · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
I learned so much through this book.
I really liked this book and I do recommend it! The star rating isn't based on my satisfaction but rather quality of writing and depth of argument, which was fine for the subject.

[Adèle Robbertze (Green) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the way he explains psychic energy. I could never find my words. A great book if you love the inner worlds.

[Donovan Christie Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Simply" Grand or God

Once I started to read, I couldn't stop. It is Grand, as God or the Universe is, but broken down in a way as to not overwhelm the reader. It is full and dense, but done in a way to help navigate the reader through the idea's and concepts. I bought the book because I wanted to tap into a better understanding of meditation, and I finished with a better understand of self, and how to explore and expand upon that reality. . . .our reality.

[Aziz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insanely awesome! Has critical information that will take a person ages and ages to grasp yet so simplified. A MUST!