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Apprentice of the Heart

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I first came across Guy Finley when I stumbed upon his original best-seller, "The Secret of Letting Go." What an incredible discovery that was. I can still remember the excitement of those first few weeks pouring over the book night after night after night. I know it sounds strange, but it was as though I had been eating imaginary food up to that point, and finally had been given my first real meal.

Here's the strange part. Prior to finding Finley's books, I had read the big names in the self-help field - the Coveys, the Robbins, the Dyers - and the rest. But what amazed me was that, here was an author I'd never even heard of before, yet somehow his writings supplied the missing ingredient that finally began resolving the problems I'd been battling for years.

My hat's off to Mr. Finley for the extraordinary path he must've traveled to be able to put these works together.

And "Apprentice of the Heart" is no exception. It's simply magnificient. It's style is remarkably different from his earlier works, and it has a very lofty, inspiring, and poetic presence behind it. One thing you'll love about this book is its honesty. Mr. Finley talks very openly about the real day-to-day struggles and difficulties we all face, but which we're often reluctant to admit -- but then he goes on to reveal the subtle secrets that actually restore life's natural sweetness.

Get this book. It will stir your heart to levels you never thought possible.

A subtle treasure, 'Apprentice of the Heart" is unique among spiritual books I've read. The author, Guy Finley, goes beyond simply sharing his inner adventure to Divine Love. Somehow he captures the longing and unquenchable thirst that all seekers know, and puts it into words. He asks us in a poem at the end of one of the book's chapters:

"Don't the walls of your heart
Ache to break loose and open
The floodgates of freedom?"

If that stanza resonates with you, I recommend you read this book. You'll love it. The poem continues:

"You have riches untold,
But have lost the map to the upper regions of yourself
Where you are always overflowing.

So forget this world with its intermittent streams
Whose waters begin and end.
Search out the Ocean and stand in Her surge
Until the waves wash away the shores of your soul."

"Apprentice" is a soul-stirring journey to the heart of Love.

I've read a few Guy Finley books before and have seen him in person. In my opinion, his teachings go way beyond other self-help and spiritual ideas/systems. I think this new book of his is the best yet. It is written differently from other self-help/spiritual books (I've read a lot), and is a mix of poetry and regular writing. I learned a tremendous amount about myself and about Love from it and have used a lot of the information to help the relationships with my family and my partner. I would recommend it to anyone young or old.

There are only a few real gems that come out of the mind of mankind, and this is one. It does what true objective art ought to -- it stirs in the reader the timeless quality the book is about: Love. This is a writing that ranks with anything I have read from past mystics; maybe better -- because it is written in terms -- from the simplest levels of wanting to learn about human love, all the way to those who wish to unite themselves to Love itself -- that anyone can appreciate and grow from. My hat is off to Mr. Finley.

It's hard to believe what happens to you when you read this book.
It seems as though when we grow up, or grow older we feel like we have to be able to go through life without feeling any pain. It's as though we put a shield up over our hearts, so when we get into any kind of situation that "might " make us feel something painful , this shield can protect us. Yet, all it really does is shut us off from the moment in which we could be experiencing what life is bringing us. In Guy Finley's book the Apprentice of the Heart, this shield is gently asked to be set down. When the words come off the page and into your heart, it's as if you cannot choose what you are going to feel, but you are going to feel something. Our hearts are intended to be open to all that life brings us and yet we are afraid, but this no longer need be the case for the reader. This spirit in which this book was written, will open up your heart to feel what love "is", even though that may mean you'll also have to feel what love is not. I recommend it to any man, woman or child who has an ache in their heart for a Real & Unending, Relationship with "Love".

After reading Guy Finley's book I now know a much higher relationship to love exists and I am encourage to find it. Apprentice of the Heart set my spirit ablaze and melted all my petty notions of love. This book is for anyone, of any age or religion who seeks a new relationship with the Divine. Mr. Finley is journaling intimate, devotional prose and psalms that will inspire you to move out of the mundane and open your heart. He transports the reader to new echelons between the Lover and the Beloved. His poetry attains a level of mastery found in the prayer of St. Francis and the works of Rumi. Apprentice of the Heart is the interior exploration of one humble man who will guide you to break down the walls between the self and the Divine. A must read for all true spiritual seekers and those who desire to restore their faith in Agape.

This is one individual's journey to divine love and is a journey the Creator intended each of us to take.
Thought has hidden the true purpose of life but this book uncovers the hidden purpose beautifully and poetically. This
book is a must read for the whole world.

I had thought that that which is matchless in the heart of man could not be expressed in writing. Yet this writer did. Apprentice of the Heart has that kind of depth; it convinced, encouraged and inspired me to begin reaching within myself to find a higher inner ground that patiently awaited my discovery all along. I had never before understood Love to be the ultimate journey and fulfillment of my very soul - which can take place regardless of my outer circumstances.

There is a new light on my horizon now, and I recommend this book to anyone else who wants to begin growing beyond the mediocre, routine existence that I used to call "my habitual daily life." This book definitely goes on my "must read" list.

If you have a desire to wrap yourself in nurturance, to assimilate feelings so deep to have been without explanation and to soothe your heart with calm understanding - then indulge yourself in Apprentice of the Heart.

I like this book because it gives you a different perspective on the longing/love relationship we have with God. All the frustration and sadness that we sometimes feel in our seach for God are discussed in the book. I recommend it!