If You Meet the Buddha On the Road, Kill Him

De: Sheldon Kopp

Narrado por: MIchael McConnohie

Duración: 1 h y 35 m

Resumen del Editor

Therapists do not and cannot give answers. Explore the true nature of the therapeutic relationship, and realize that the guru is no Buddha. He is just another human struggling. Understanding the shape of your own personal ills, will lead you on your journey to recovery. Sheldon Kopp has a realistic approach to altering one's destiny and accepting the responsibility that grows with freedom.

©1972 by Science and Behavior Books, Inc. (P)1990 Audio Renaissance Tapes, Inc.

Short and somewhat interesting

The book was recommended to me by a friend. Not knowing what to expect, it started strong with the opening. After that it was okay, not bad not great. There's some things to be learnt but if you're looking for help with a spiritual journey I'd look elsewhere. At the same time it's not the best for learning or for its stories. Its short though so it's not too long to give a try and see if you like it. I must say I wasn't bored through any of it.

great book

loved it read it over and over recommend to others to read great great book

This was probably groundbreaking at the time

This was assigned reading in the 1970s in colleges all across the country. I escaped having to read it then. Since it was cheap to free on Amazon I thought I should probably read it. I'm glad I did and I'm ever so grateful the audiobook was abridged. I also had the full book on Kindle to skim along with the reading, which was better then reading the whole thing. I found the whole endeavor to come off as smug and to have an "I know something you don't know" air to it. While the kernels of truth can be distilled and savored, we didn't really need all those words to accomplish the task.

Inspiring

Would you consider the audio edition of If You Meet the Buddha On the Road, Kill Him to be better than the print version?

This book really enhanced my perspective on spirituality and about being human. Wonderful stories and a learned author. If you feel a little lost, this book will easily get you back home.

Good book with a meaningful message

i liked this book. i was simple yet meaningful with interesting stories. actually i'd say it was profound.

Recommended

Love mythology and all the lessons in the book as well as narrator. good book

Feels Dated

This felt like a Dick and Jane version of becoming emotionally and spiritually intelligent. Perhaps I’m jaded from living in Northern California, the home of the human potential movement?
It felt like an hour and a half of a someone trying to convince us that psychotherapists are the same as guru’s. A bit of a stretch.
The Womens lib references really feel like the 70s.

Found it interesting

I enjoyed listening to this book. The storytelling was well done. I learned a few things and was entertained. There are a few words of the time that we no longer use. The lessons are worth the moments of discomfort, my opinion.
It's worth a listen. :)

Truly enlightening

This book was not what I was expecting, but that’s to say I was pleasantly surprised. Older material but still applicable and interesting

Read the full book

This abridged version barely scratches the surface of this book. Do yourself a favor and read the paperback.