Comments on: Spiritual Balance in These Tough Times

By: William Berry

William Berry — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0000

I agree Spiritualtube. Thank you for your comment.

By: spiritualtube

spiritualtube — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:06:47 +0000

Hi,
Spiritual balance is often described only in conjunction with religious beliefs. However, I wish to propose that spiritual balance means having peace of mind with what you believe in. I know a lot of very religious people who go to their church, temple, or mosque every week, but some of them don’t seem to have peace of mind with what they believe in. In fact, sometimes, rather than bringing them peace of mind.

By: Sarah the Wonder Girl

Sarah the Wonder Girl — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:08:22 +0000

Another excellent, and “free” choice is the library. Reading gives the soul it’s daily bread and helps to counter negative stimuli we get throughout our day. I agree purchasing books may be secondary compared to all of the other reading options available to us.

By: William Berry

William Berry — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:17:44 +0000

Glad you found the article helpful. As far as spiritual books go, there are many I think are great. But whats important is finding one you think is great. I think in the article I suggest, (or hope I did, or should have) just finding one that jumps out at you. I guess I kind of believe that destiny works in small ways like that. But one of my favorites is "The Tao is Silent," although he gets a little philosophical and complicated at times. Dan Millman's "No Ordinary Moments" was also a favorite of mine, and every copy I've lent to clients never came back. He's the author of "A Peaceful Warrior" too, which was a movie and is on DVD. So you could check that out, see if it interests you, then read my recommendation. (No Ordinary Moments was a follow up to The Peaceful Warrior book). For Christians I've heard great things about the "The Purpose Driven Life." I just started "Being Peace" by Thich Nhat Hahn, a Buddhist Monk whose written a ton, and who writes in a down to earth fashion. Another book of his I've read was really good, but was geared for anger management (Cooling the Flames of Anger). And I have one final recommendation in regard to your meditating while doing things, and thats "Zen 24 / 7". Its a book about how everyday living, from eating a donut to going to the dry cleaner can be Zen. Okay, another final one in that vein: "Zen Driving." Hope this is helpful. Enjoy.

By: Chet

Chet — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:06:49 +0000

I didn’t know that meditation could be considered anything other than sitting and focusing on breathing. I often find myself “meditating” doing every day activities I suppose… focusing on each movement, sounds, breaths, etc. – but I always thing that I am “spacing out” in a way, or that what I’m doing would be considered odd. I stand corrected, and I’m very happy for that.

I’ve tried “traditional” meditation (for lack of better words) in the past and could never swing it… something about being idle makes it very difficult for me. I think I’m going to try to focus on meditation in my everyday activities more often. Thank you for sharing that.

In your blog, you also ask “ow many spiritual based books do you already have on your shelf?” Well, my counter to your question is: What if I don’t have any? Where should I start? The obvious answer is a book store, but are there any titles that you’d recommend for starters?

Thank you again for this post. It was rather insightful.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:05:36 +0000

I liked it..a lot of good “take a ways” and insight…you are getting better all the time rock star.

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