Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The Choice

I went and heard Leonard Jacobson speak a couple weeks ago. I had read one of his books a few years ago and thought it excellent, and so I had high expectations for his talk. Even so, I was not disappointed. This fellow really seems to have awakened. I picked up his latest book the same evening, and find it, like his other book and talk, to be first-rate. Here is a brief excerpt from "Journey into Now":

"Each moment you have a choice. Will you be in the present moment in the truth of life or will you be in the illusory world of your thinking mind? With gentle remembering, you can choose to be present.

"You are not trying to stop thinking. You are not trying to escape from the mind. You are not trying to become enlightened. You are making a choice to be present, simply because the present moment is the truth of life and you are free to make that choice.

"As you choose the present moment, your mind will become silent. Relax into the silence. Deepen into Presence. Enjoy all that God has to offer you in this moment. Enjoy the fullness and abundance of this moment."

The subtitle of his book is "Clear Guidance on the Path of Spiritual Awakening," and this is exactly what Jacobson offers readers in his latest book. Highly recommended.

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