Seeing Beyond Illusions: Freeing Ourselves from EGO, Guilt, and the Belief in Separation

by David Ian Cowan, Ken Carey (Foreword)

Using the fundamentals of A Course in Miracles, "Seeing Beyond Illusions "walks us through a gentle dismantling of the dualistic lie of separation, freeing us from our unconscious guilt at having forsaken Source by learning to trust our divine connection to all that is. At its core, this book is about letting go of our need and urge to control, freeing ourselves to embrace forgiveness, and experience the reality of our profound connection with others. The easiest of easygoing spiritual coaches, David Cowan has a gift for synthesizing wisdom as old as Jesus and as cutting-edge as neuroscience, his writing is infused with an all-encompassing relevance that heals.

Genres: Philosophy

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2015

Reviews

[Christina Penland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is seriously amazing!! I received a copy of it and it is literally one of the best, eye opening, most incredible books I have ever read and I read A LOT!! Best book I have read in a while and super well written. Everyone deserves to read this book!! Great job David Cowan!!!!I hope to read some of your other books in the near future.

[Barry Huddleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully paced and easy to read, Cowan’s “Seeing Beyond Illusion” is 17 chapters of brilliance. Like Ken Carey’s Foreword, I felt as if Cowan were putting my own thoughts on the page as I read. Of course, it was Cowan skillfully setting the table.

"By misrepresenting the Divine through their own limited and anthropomorphic projections, human dualistic religions turn those who were awakening to new vistas of human potential through education and science away from a truly integrated and natural spirituality."

I really enjoyed this thought-provoking book and posted some of the quotes on Facebook as I was reading it. “Seeing Beyond Illusion” is a must-have for your spiritual home library. I give the book 5 stars out of 5.

[Gina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as a first read. It's an interesting ontological read. It looks at spirituality vs religion, quantum physics, philosophy, and psychology. The dream world is compared to reality. The works of Marx, Locke, Jung, and Freud are referenced. It's a neat review of human perception. The book asks an important question - How do we determine what is real? There's a feeling of existential angst and fatalism. There's a lot of discussion about returning to the Source and getting to know yourself. There's also an Eastern influence that focuses on mindfulness, meditation, and living in the present. Fans of Dyer, Chopra, and Tolle will enjoy this read.

[Kym Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whilst this book has some pearls of wisdom it does not compare to Navigating the Collapse of Time. I think this is a great book for those who have not read about the concepts of guilt and forgiveness yet. Having said that I am now reading A Course in Miracles :)