BOOK CLUB
No matter where you are on your journey, there will always be a good book that just "speaks" to your heart and soul. Here are a few that have helped me along the way, and I'm sure the list will keep growing. We would love to know which books have impacted your life! Please send your favorites to sandra@soul-in-control.net.
HOLY MOMENTS
Matthew Kelly
This book gave me great comfort after my father passed away. I still refer to it from time to time when I feel the need to "get back on track." It's a solid attitude adjustment!
"You have so much more to offer. You know it. You have sensed it for some time now. This sacred truth has been bubbling up in your soul, but you have never known quite what to do about it. All that is about to change. Some ideas are so powerful that simply becoming aware of them changes our lives forever. Holy Moments is such an idea. It is profoundly simple, astonishingly practical; and once you discover it, your life will finally make sense. It's time to let Holy Moments show you what is possible. It's time to explore your soul-potential."
SIDDHARTHA
Hermann Hesse
Although this book was written in 1922, its profound message is timeless ... man's lifelong search for truth and wisdom. For many years it was required reading in high school Humanities and advanced English classes.
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"I felt restlessness in my heart and was still unsatisfied."
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"Seeking means to have a goal, but finding means to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. Striving towards a goal, we don't see many things right under our nose."
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"Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish. Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it."
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"Everything that exists is good - death as well as life, sin as well as holiness, wisdom as well as folly. Everything is necessary."
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"Love this world, not some kind of desired imaginary world or vision of perfection. Love it and be glad to belong to it."
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"His deeds and life are more important than his talk, the gesture of his hand is more important than his opinions. Not in speech or thought do I regard him as a great man, but in his deeds and life."
JOURNEY OF SOULS
Michael Newton, Ph.D.
This is one of my favorites, and I've read it several times; but depending on what your heart and mind are open to, it might not be for everyone. Give it time. The book is about 29 case studies of people who were hypnotized to help heal trauma or physical pain in their lives. Ultimately the hypnosis lead to past life regressions, but more importantly, to the Soul's lives between reincarnations. If you want to know what others have experienced as "Heaven," you should definitely check it out. If it resonates with you, there are several more books written by Dr. Newton that explore Soul's journey.
I found great comfort in knowing that souls "cluster" ... that is, the souls of the loved ones in our current lives are still present in many of our lives, although in different roles. Here are some quotes from the book:
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"We are divine but imperfect beings who exist in two worlds, material and spiritual. It is our destiny to shuttle back and forth between these universes through space and time while we learn to master ourselves and acquire knowledge."
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"We bear responsibility in the evolution of a higher consciousness for ourselves and others in life. Thus, our journey is a collective one."
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"When you look into a certain person's eyes, even people you have just met, and see a light you have known before ... well, that tells you something about them. As a human you don't know why, but your soul remembers."
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"Encourage your inner voice with quiet contemplation. When asking for guidance, it's best not to request immediate change, but instead ask for help with only the next step in your life."
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"It's so warm and comforting. I'm relieved to be away from Earth. I just want to stay here always. There is no tension or worries, only a sense of well-being. I'm just floating ... how beautiful."
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"Souls in a high state of advancement are often found in humble circumstances on Earth. By the same token, people in the upper strata of influence in human society are by no means in a blissful state of soul maturity. Often, just the reverse is true."
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There are spiritual reasons for our being raised as children around certain kinds of people, just as other people are designated to be near us as adults."
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"You know, if it weren't for Earth's beauty ... the birds, flowers, trees ... I would never go back. It's too much trouble!"
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"The important thing is to recognize our faults, avoid self-denial, and have the courage and self-sufficiency to make constant adjustments in our lives."
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"During our lives all of us will experience opportunities for change, which involve risk. These occasions may come at inconvenient times. We may not act upon them, but the challenge is there for us. The purpose of reincarnation is the exercise of free will. Without this ability, we would be impotent creatures indeed."
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"How do you manage to hold each other with no bodies? We envelop each other in light, of course. What is that like? It's like being wrapped in a bright, light blanket of love."
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"Life is offered as a means of self-expression, only giving us what we seek when we listen to the heart. The highest forms of this expression are acts of kindness."
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"Souls are created in a positive matrix of love and wisdom. When a soul comes to a planet like Earth and joins the physical beings who have evolved from a primitive state, the violence is a shock."
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"Despite their many activities, departed souls are still able to reach us if called upon."
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"Overcoming the obstacles of physical ailments and hurt makes us stronger for the ordeal."
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"REACHING OUR SOUL IS THE FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER TO FINDING OUR HIGHER POWER."
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