ARA Review by pgsundling of The Unbound Soul

[pgsundling]

[Following is an OnlineBookClub.org ARA Review of the book, The Unbound Soul.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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I bought this book as research because I have a character who achieves enlightenment in my book series. Not only did this book help with the original objective, but it provided practical tips on practical meditation techniques that I found useful. It's documented medical fact that medication can have health benefits, so I'm glad I purchased this book.


The first time I read this book, I was unable to finish it. I would not recommend reading this casually over a long period of time. Understanding the undertaking requires new words, and not all of the terminology meanings were in the glossary in the end. I recommend reading the book in a short period of time. It's not particularly long, so that's easily achievable.


The book begins with his personal journey to enlightenment, the realizations he had, and how he combined training from multiple disciplines to create his approach. I've had a few visions that went beyond words at about the same age, so some of his experiences rang very true to me. I'd forgotten about my own mystical experiences. In Chapter 19, he talks about the Truth or Lie game. That does seem to be a good icebreaker way of getting people to share their stories like that.


Later parts cover tuning into consciousness, information on meditation, including practical tips. I like that he went over how to approach chants and mantras in a way that allowed them to be adapted based on religious practice or lack thereof. Achieving harmony seems to be the main point of the book. I found the Q&A very helpful. I read the 3rd edition, so some earlier versions may not include that.


While it's tempting to mark off because the URLs in the book no longer, as an author who neglects his own website, I can understand that. Compared to the extensive insights contained in the book, such consideration is but a pittance.


Despite the problems I had in my first readthroughs, I still rate The Unbound Soul 5 out of 5 for a supremely thought-provoking read. I plan to read it again as a reference book and to incorporate some of the techniques as habits.

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