The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (Chopra, Deepak) by Deepak Chopra Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (Chopra, Deepak)
Book Review: Q&A to John Zxerce
Summary: 5 Stars
Dear John,
I am aware of the fact that this is not a message board to discuss literature or our reviews, but I really feel the need to respond to your review.
It seems that your questions answer themselves...
1. If I am the world and the world is me - then when I see pain, suffering and evil in the world, am I seeing myself? MDC: Yes!
2. If my goal is to realize that I am one with the universe then should I strive to reform culture and fight for justice - or should I accept things as they are? MDC: You got it! It's no need to fight that what is part of you.
3. If I am truly free when I am not a person then is suicide a valid option? MDC: Valid, but unnecessary, when you are truly free there's no need to make such decision.
4. When someone offends me, should I seek to honestly communicate that to them, or should I recognize they are part of me and let it go? MDC: Road of least resistance: let go, what would you gain from that communication?
5. If my ultimate goal is to extinguish myself, then should I work on subduing my desires, dreams, and passions - or should I pursue those things?
MDC: When you are able to extinguish yourself it is no longer necessary to pursue, because this is when your desires, dreams and passions will finally be able to manifest themselves automatically.
6. What is the ultimate purpose and meaning in life if all is one? MDC: If all is one, there is not one ultimate purpose or meaning.
7. If evil is not my enemy then should I fight against it or should I embrace it?
MDC: What you fight will grow bigger, as evil is also a part of you, you better not fight it, but embrace it, accept it.
8. If I am in communion with the whole of life - why do I experience disappointment?
MDC: Disappointment means you had certain expectations, disappointment means you're judging a certain outcome. When you're in communion with life, results are just what they are, nothing more or less. When you don't expect, you can't be disappointed.
9. Is change real or imagined? MDC: Inevitable, it's nature; to me it's the only real thing in this universe!
10. Is there a difference between the renewed and the old - or are differences illusions? MDC: see my answer to question nr. 9, since changes are inevitable, what was old can renew and vise versa...
Book Review: ********** 10 Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This man is so brilliant, so evolved, he could doodle on a cocktail napkin and I'd read it. Wonderful book!
Book Review: Not practical? Read again
Summary: 5 Stars
I am bothered by the impression given that this book contians no practical advice for spiritual seekers. Far from true. Every chapter ends with a long section of exercises and practical advice. In addition, to summarize this rich and fascinating book with one sentence like "You are the world, the world is you," implying that all one needs to do is swim in a vat of sameness, is wrong. Chopra goes deeply into the philosophy of "the one reality" in great detail. Just thought potential readers should know.Book Review: Secrets of the void
Summary: 2 Stars
Chopra's book can be summed up in a few statements...."What you seek, you already are, and you seek what you already are for the world is in you for you are the world and the world is you. Accept this single secret of unified reality and you will succeed in extinguishing yourself." However, I found the book raising more questions than answering questions.
1. If I am the world and the world is me - then when I see pain, suffering and evil in the world, am I seeing myself?
2. If my goal is to realize that I am one with the universe then should I strive to reform culture and fight for justice - or should I accept things as they are?
3. If I am truly free when I am not a person then is suicide a valid option?
4. When someone offends me, should I seek to honestly communicate that to them, or should I recognize they are part of me and let it go?
5. If my ultimate goal is to extinguish myself, then should I work on subduing my desires, dreams, and passions - or should I pursue those things?
6. What is the ultimate purpose and meaning in life if all is one?
7. If evil is not my enemy then should I fight against it or should I embrace it?
8. If I am in communion with the whole of life - why do I experience disappointment?
9. Is change real or imagined?
10. Is there a difference between the renewed and the old - or are differences illusions?
In short, I found Chopra's book to be more ethereal, and the pratical aspects didn't seem to flow logically from the spiritual assertions. In the end I was left spinning in a fog nearing vertigo. Did I miss something?
Book Review: Another brilliantly authored book by Deepak Chopra
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a shame we can only give it five stars. Dr. Phil should stop writing for a while and start reading some of Deepak's books and move onto the next level.