Some books pertaining to the spiritual feel like overly soft pillows, you sink into them with little struggle and then find yourself being smothered. This is definitely not one of those. Hard-hitting, at times searing in its intensity, Mr. Allen is not above calling humanity out for its seeming dedication to wanton destruction in pursuit of ego-based existence. The prescription is meditation and the "removal" of the individual ego for that of a cosmic one. Given I already don't believe in the existence of a transcendental ego, this was initially easy to swallow, but the affirmations of ego-self's continuing existence in the behavior of judgment, anger and lack of love sent me tumbling back to the truth of a reality in which the individual is still lauded above that of the community. There is hope and surety in our continued quest for acknowledging the enlightenment that already exists within us and here is where the beauty of the written word is shown in all its glory by Mr. Allen as he exhorts us to not wallow in despair but rise up in full understanding of connection to a reality which connects us all.

Dude writes beautiful books. Avaliable for free on librivox and more online. 2 hours or so. Start early in the morning upon waking. Very calming. Peaceful.

Okay

Reading this book quickly became tedious, perhaps because I'm reading it so early in the morning. I do plan to read it again. Flicking through it, I read some wonderful quotes: many of which I hope to live my life by.