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The detailed explanation of how the brain is structured compared to the clenched hand.

The narrator goes into great detail about the thinking process. This detail enabled me to apply what I was listening to.

This book made me feel enormous joy that there were people like Dr. Siegel in the world.

I am looking forward to listening to this book again. I wish that this book's subject was mandatory teaching in all schools.

I would add more specific meditation instruction.

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His tone of voice and style is very inspirational and motivational.

Yes and no.

There was plenty of wonderful telling of how important transcendental meditation is. I believe it, I would have liked less selling of meditation centers and more information about the meditation process itself.

I would listen to parts of it. There were some great messages.

The parts about not becoming overly engrossed communing with God.

Saint Paul

The messages about solitude and silence. That silence is something that is everywhere although it may be drowned out by other noises.

The Jesus references were very difficult to understand.

The conclusion was disappointing. I would have it rely less on theology.

The ending was a let down. The central message was about knowing your self. The author offered great guidance about training thoughts, up until the last chapter. Suddenly, armed with my toolbox, anticipating a wild conclusion, I was left slightly disappointed, about the message...just have faith.

fatherly, confident, assertive

Yes. I was left inspired to practice taking experiences in and letting them go.

There ware many helpful lessons about understanding internal energy. Michael Singer explains that if you hold on to experiences, wether good or bad, they create blockage.I am currently going to practice taking things in and then letting them go so that I could always be ready for the next experience.

Top three.

The narrator, his tone and voice were very easy to understand.

No.

Yes, this book made me search.

I'd like to share this quote from the book, "...there is no identity separate from the mind that perceives it."

Yes, in order to get a perspective from other, "people of color".

Listening to the advice, "I'm outta here" in relation to bad situations.

I liked the narrators encouraging tone of voice.

Yes.

I found the topics to be a bit advanced and I would have benefited from more detailed explanations.

The narration was excellent.

Similarly, "Search Inside Yourself" is a great manual for anyone who wants to strengthen their mind.

This is my first Robert Thurman listen. I would like to listen to more.

This book made me think.

There is sensational music throughout the book.

The narrator's tone.

The narrator exudes confidence about the topic.

Enthusiasm.

I already started to focus on the positive as a way to expand positive energy.

Theory of the existence of good and evil was surprisingly helpful. Although not the focus of this book, it provided me a very fresh perspective. It's nice to hear something new.

Yes. This book teaches you how to become a better thinker.

The best part of this book was the directive to separate responses from thoughts.

The narration was good and it did match the pace of the story. Oddly, I kind of liked that it sounded like a monorail announcement.

Definitely.

I think it took too long to get started. I felt that the first six chapters were merely an advertisement for the benefits of meditation.

I highly recommend this book because it will broaden your perspective.

When Christopher expresses himself.

No.

Christopher is the most memorable character because he brings all the other characters alive.

Very good story to enjoy and to add to the