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Divinity in Disguise: Nested Meditations to Delight the Mind and Awaken the Soul

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I was deeply inspired by Kevin Anderson's book. I found his nested meditations to be both creative and profound. While I had the tendency at the beginning to rush through the meditations and look for the "punchline" at the end, I gradually learned that the process of slowly going through the meditations and grasping the meaning of each new section was worth the effort.

The biggest surprise for me was that I thought that the accompanying reflections would be somewhat superficial compared to the profundity of the nested meditations. I was delighted to discover that these reflections were every bit as inspirational and packed with meaning as the meditations themselves.

Reading Kevin's book is like taking a walk with a spiritual mentor down the path of life. His vulnerablity, and williness to explore both the dark and light sides of life, makes the book that much more engaging.

I encourage anyone who is interested in being invited to delve deeply into the mysteries and majic of life to read Kevin's book. It is sheer delight and a real gift to the world.

The Holy is everywhere and Kevin Anderson's nested meditations are a perfect way to see more clearly. You will see the ordinary is not so ordinary when you read his meditations and accompanying short essays. His reflections on ordinary moments in his life have sparked my own reflections. The nested meditation form that he has created is really a helpful way of sitting with our daily experience to discover the Divine in it.

I have written my own nested meditations to help process my life situations, given the book to friends, used it with clients. It works ar all levels to help us see the Divine in the disguise of the ordinary. Don't miss this beautiful book of discovery!

The most important poem anyone will read will be their own. This book provides an invitation into the personal well where riches dwell for each reader. It is a portrait of the author's reality with encouragement for the reader to live out the same.

Anderson's nested meditations are delightful. I have been encouraged to try writing my own, using his suggestions. When I have had significant personal experiences that I want to capture with words, nested meditations cause me to reflect both backward and forward. Writing such a meditation requires that an event is captured in an economy of words.

I truly appreciate the short pieces Anderson writes that tell what led up to his own nested meditatiions. While Anderson doesn't suggest doing so for the meditations the reader may write, it seems like a sound practice.

I have now read this book three times. Each time I read it, I am amazed by how it continues to move and inspire me. I have given the book to several of my friends. They now want to meet as a group to discuss the meditations because they enjoyed them so much. As a psychotherapist, I have shared some of the nested meditations with my clients who have benefitted from their poignant insights. I highly recommend this book.

This book is a springboard for me to discover my God in new and surprisingly special ways. I have been blessed by the author's profound insights into ways God is present in 'ordinary' relationships and encounters. I have gifted six friends with copies of this book. For me to read this book is to have my whole self rearranged as I meet my God. Thank you, Kevin Anderson!!