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Seven Masters, One Path: Meditation Secrets from the World's Greatest Teachers
by John Selby
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HarperOne (2003-05-01)
ISBN: 0060522518
EAN: 9780060522513
Dewy Decimal #: 291.435
Hardcover: 224 pages
Release Date: 2003-05-06
SKU: 080429004
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This First Edition, First Printing copy is in excellent condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Clean Hard Cover and Dust Jacket. Top spine of dust jacket has a small crease. Light/minimum, shelf/edge wear. Great spiritual reading copy, worth having at an affordable price. (L12-4)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Seven Masters, One Path brings together the seven primary practices of the world’s most revered spiritual masters -- Krishnamurti, Lao-tzu, Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, Gurdjieff, and Patanjali -- in one simple yet complete program. Finally everyone who wants to learn how to meditate, or to deepen their meditation practice, can turn to one comprehensive guidebook that leads readers gently yet surely into experiencing the seven universal dimensions of daily meditation practice. Seven Masters, One Path guarantees access to deep meditative experience for people seeking relief from emotional and mental stress, and especially for anyone who longs to experience a deeper sense of connection with our spiritual core. No matter how divergent all the theologies, philosophies, rituals, and dogmas of the world’s great meditative traditions might appear, John Selby reveals that the underlying intent of the original masters was remarkably similar -- to help people to point their attention toward regular contact with the divine, through opening hearts and souls to direct communion with God by whatever name. Offering one meditation each from the seven teachers, Seven Masters, One Path emphasizes the commonalities in the diverse traditions, ultimately providing a unique and accessible meditation program that anyone can master.
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Customer Reviews
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Just What I Wanted
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Mr. Selby has put together a wonderful meditation program and tied it to the teachings of five of the greatest religious leaders / philosophers in the history of man. To complete his book he used two more from contemporary times.
The book works. I always felt good after reading a section and it started me on the path of meditation. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in enhancing the spiritual aspect of their lives.
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I THOUGHT I knew alot about breathing
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-10
I've been doing zazen for a while now and I thought that I knew a lot about breathing...as I sat in the back yard reading this book two young girls were taunting me verbally with all their might...using the guilt trip, songs, name calling...among other things, I kept my cool and they knew it was the book guiding me through a breathing meditation. I haven't finished this book yet, but the simple guided meditations are great. It might be something to help you calm your nerves too. Take care.
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A great intro to meditation
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-09-15
6 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I read this book and I liked it very much. The one thing thatI didn't get is he has 7 seperate spects of the meditation, each with a tiny mantra, such as "I accept the word as it is:. One is told to think this thought at the beginning of the next phase of meditation, but my understandning is that the entire point of meditation is to remain in thoughtless awareness. I thought this kind of goes against the point. 2ndly, in the book it says that one can get the guided meditations online, which one can, but I though that the guided meditations were unnecessarily priced. I know he has to pay money to run the site but I think that if he didn't charge what he does he might get more ppl to sign up. I dont think downloading a guided meditation should cost 8 bux a pop. But the book was very good and gives you a breif overview of the 7 masters 4 stars.
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Priceless Benefits of Inner Peace in just Minutes !
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-06-13
9 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
There is nothing not to like about John Selby. He is a truly a pioneer at bringing the benefits of the esoteric practices of Eastern meditation to the Western world with his practical and spiritual approach. He has developed programs for tapping into our 'higher source' for children, executives and anyone who doesn't feel connected with their heart or higher source of wisdom. I read this book several years ago and now it has a special place on my many bookshelves. I felt compelled to write this review after hearing John a few days ago on New Dimensions radio in an interview with Michael Toms (newdimensions.org). His formula for arriving at 'present time' and consciously reconnecting is one of the most effective and simple techniques that I have ever tried. He has authored over 40 books and has many online audio/video/text courses at johnselby.com with many of them being free, and others being low cost. He has a new exciting book out with Paul Hannam called Take Charge of Your Mind, Core Skills to Enhance Your Performance, Well-Being, and Integrity at Work. John Selby has also worked extensively with John Gray(Men Are From Mars..) to compile some guided audio CDs. These techniques can be used in as little as a couple minutes - for instance when your work is at high-tide, or for an hour or more. They can be learned in less than two weeks. Of all of John's works, I have enjoyed this one the best and find it the most fundamental of them all. To what ends are these techniques employed? Why achieve these states? John says it simply. "I am here to serve, to prosper and to enjoy myslef." You can too!
Five Shining Stars
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A Wonderful Guide to Meditation.......
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-06-09
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I totally love this book. I borrowed this book from the NY Public Library and renewed the book several times. Now I bought a copy from Amazon and am cherishing it for good. Got another one this week as a gift idea for friends.
This is a great guide for meditation. Having been on a conscious spiritual path for about 5 years, the meditation practices described in the book are really of great help to remain in the present moment and silence the mind. To include great masters of different religion/spirituality makes this book an almost all-encompassing one!
5 Stars indeed!
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