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The Gentle Art of Blessing: A Simple Practice That Will Transform You and Your World

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I just finished reading this wonderful life changing book.
The author maintains that by blessing others and oneself from a place of geniune feeling is the key to transformation. He is right.

This practice has other powerful benefits as well. Blessing will raise one's "vibe" to a place where their intentions can be materialized easily. Blessing removes fear, resentment, ager and thoughts of vengence. As the bible says Faith works by love. Blessing is a form of loving. Loving opens the door to everything desirable.

This book is simple easy reading. It is not bound up with esoteric nomenclature or vauge fuzzy new age language. The blessing process is easy to do. Once you learn it in a few minutes, it yours for life. There are even simple, sample blessings for different types of people and situations. Imagine blessing your politicians and business leaders instead of constantly cursing them. What new realities would we create for ourselves?

The author exhorts us to operate with compassion and understanding with those who act in evil fashions. He would have us bless them into awakening rather than to bind them to evil by cursing them. It takes a higher perspective to pull that off, but the results of a reformed, enlightened humanity are worth the effort.The blessing you put forward comes back to you in the form of a more peaceful, abundant life.

The author provides us with real life examples of the power of blessing that are nothing short of inspirational.This makes a very nice gift for anyone open to change in your life. Read this book.

In our spiritual journeys, many of us have turned ourselves inside out/upside down with metaphysical gymnastics. The idea presented in this book - that consistent, unconditional well-wishing for others (and oneself)transforms situations and lives for the better - both simplifies and deepens the journey. The well-wishing Pierre Pradervand writes about is rooted in the idea that there is a universal unity of being and that blessing brings that to the fore. The book is rich with profound and modest examples of the power of blessing, and anyone who practices what it teaches will soon have examples of their own. One of the first friends I gave it to said that the night she finished the book she couldn't wait to wake up the next morning and greet life with the blessing practice. "I jumped out of bed, eager to begin!" she told me. The decision to bless brought joyous anticipation to every encounter. It stemmed judgment. Spawned patience. Inspired forgiveness. She bought copies for her daughters and several friends. Books are my favorite gifts - and I've given this one to about a dozen people from all walks of life. Like me, they had an urge to share it after reading it. I suspect that's because we all long for & need genuine well-wishing - and if enough people read this book, we're bound to have some of those transforming blessings come our way!

I highly recommomend this book! I read it and felt transformed by its message. The power of this book is that it gives you very specfic ways to practice spiritualty in every moment of your life. And, although the book is about blessing others, I found that my life became blessed with a greater openeness to LOVE and non-judgment. It gave me practical ways to replace criticism with blessing in my own thought. As a result, relationships have been enriched. I have used the practice of blessing in my work, my family, my church, and even strangers on the street. It is WONDERFUL! Blessings will begin to flow to you and from you in the form of acceptance and love. It is proof that,.. that which you give out returns to you a hundredfold. BLESSING, -- it's a new way of life for me.

"The Gentle Art of Blessing" is an exceptionally uplifting and inspirational book, written by a man who shares his personal discovery of the power of blessing everyone... friends, family, strangers and enemies alike. Author Pierre Pradervand asserts that the most important component of blessing is sincerely wishing well for others, from one's heart... which means that blessings can take many forms, including: hugs, tone of voice, a kind word, a friendly glance. The concept here is simple; by constantly living in a blessed state of mind, you will be truly blessed.

Blessing is not so much an action as it is a way to hold oneself in relation to All That Is, and thanks to the particularly transcendent nature of maintaining such a blessed state of consciousness, it is possible to attain great happiness and an ability to rise above problems and conflict. Pradervand encourages us to not just take his word for it, but to go ahead and bless everyone and everything around us, as he assures us that blessings unleash amazing benefits throughout our entire lives.

But what about those times when things go wrong, or someone treats us unfairly or cruelly? Blessing need not be something we do only at times when we are already feeling happy and at peace in the world. On one pivotal occasion, Pradervand describes being treated unfairly by his employers... and rather than taking a stance of opposition or victimhood, he chose the path of blessing those who had malicious intent toward his continued employment. Pradervand describes another especially shocking incident in his life when he was punched in the face unexpectedly by a stranger, and his immediate response of going into a blessing state of mind served to help him heal remarkably fast to the point that a few hours later his wife did not notice anything amiss with his appearance.

From a strictly logical point of view, it is obvious that someone focused on sending love and good wishes to everyone around them will be transformed by this experience to the point that others will find them much more enjoyable to be around. This means that while there may be no immediate reward in wishing others well from those who are behaving antagonistically, there will be rewards pouring in from many other directions.

I particularly love the way "The Gentle of Art of Blessing" describes the way we can change the past by transforming our consciousness about the past. The key to success here is that we can recognize when we are the ones carrying a grudge or judgement around... and that we can make a choice to move into a state of blessing in relation to others, rather than holding onto judgement.

I highly recommend "The Gentle Art of Blessing" to everyone with an open mind who is ready to experience how it feels to live with a heart fully open to love. This book can change your life!

I've only been applying the practice of blessing for a few short weeks, but it is already changing my life in wonderful ways. I am familiar with many of the concepts that Pierre speaks of in his book, having studied many different healing modalities and spiritualities over the years. The practice of blessing is finally allowing me to really apply and experience all the things I've been learning over this time. I know I was led to this book at exactly the right time in my life, and feel that it marks a major turning point on my path. The practice of blessing is how we can actually love others as we love ourselves. It is how we can heal (on all levels) and love ourselves and others. It allows us to begin to live this ideal, instead of just knowing about it. The possibility of having experiential awareness of the Oneness...the connectedness between everything...is now appearing to be a possibility for me. I can't recommend this book highly enough. If you only had ONE book/teaching to study your entire life, this simple, little book would be it! Love is everything.

I really appreciate Pierre's work in bringing a common sense approach to the art of appreciating and supporting others albeit quietly and without fuss. It is another example of the still small voice operating in this age. It is well worth reading

Anthony

The Gentle Art of Blessing is one of those books one wishes one had read many years before. In simple words it explains and demonstrates that the practice of blessing others will cause an abundance of blessings to enrich our own life. With the help of many examples and personal experiences,this book shows how all our lives and our society can be transformed for the better. It has certainly been proven right in my own life, again and again.

This beautiful book was given to me by my daughter in law. I had just been diagnosed with cancer and although she was out of state and could not come, my son delivered it to me with a lovely letter. "The Gentle Art of Blessing" became my "bible". It came with me everywhere - to Doctor's appointments, to testing sessions and to the hospital when it was time for my surgery. It is never far from my side. Tattered and beloved, whether I only had a moment or two to read it, or if I was simply unable to concentrate.....I would just open to any page and read. There are no words to explain how much it helped me to remain calm and to become centered. That was almost two years ago -- and it remains at my side still. A friend of mine has just been diagnosed - I am ordering her a copy today and will send it to her along with "all the white birds I can imagine". You'll have to read the book to understand that comment. This little book matters - A LOT !!! Get it for yourself - or get it for someone you love.

This book provides a practical way of thinking that leaves ourselves and everyone we encounter better off. This concept, that anyone can put into practice, will create deep joy and peace. Blessing others and ourselves, as described in this book, is remarkably simple - yet requires mental and prayerful discipline and diligence. This is how to make a difference in the world.

Often, the simplest tools can also be the most powerful ones.
Such is the case with this "gentle art of blessing".
I was blessed to meet Pierre almost 20 years back, in Geneva, and I can tell he is a living incarnation of what he teaches.
I have practiced this habit of blessing each and everyone, and it is amazing to see the impact of this simple way of being, over oneself and over others.
I strongly recommend this marvelous book that anyone can read and benefit from !