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The Path

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This is the book I have been waiting for, ...for years, even though I didn't know what I was looking for until I found it. Having felt spiritually stuck for too long it seemed, and after reading a long run of regurgitated philosophy with New Age euphemisms and spins, William Cozzolino's book has given me that rare "Aha" feeling over and over, from page to page. I'd forgotten what it felt like to take a big, spiritual leap. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. Doesn't it seem as if we're forever getting ready? But "The Path" is my long-awaited teacher and catalyst, as it is now for many. It has changed me since that first "Aha" and keeps changing me from moment to moment, as a new way of thinking runs in my mind's background. I catch myself looking at the universe, the unfathomable ALL in a different way. New knowledge and insights are a wonderful adventure for spiritual seekers. And "The Path" was very much worth the wait.

Tara Pierce - Astro Star

This is a fascinating and mysterious book. It is a dialogue between Master and Student, though the reader is never told who the identities of either are. A chat with the publisher revealed that the questions are actually from a group of students, asked of their Master; an elderly Chinese woman, who insisted on anonymity.

The Master's answers seem to reflect the Taoist-Buddhist spirit and are spoken from the depths of wisdom, though somewhat esoterically. The reader is always reminded that being in a state of Balance is the goal of all spiritual practice. Speaking of happiness, peace within, and The One, she says:

There is nothing that is out of place, for even though we are the creators of our movie, the Balance of The One remains. There is nothing external that will change this fact. There is no external place of perfect happiness for us. Balance is within. Peace is within. Happiness is within.

The Master's voice is steady and strong when speaking on subjects like: The mind and Mind, Paradigm Limits, Maya, Meditation, and The Movie will End. In replying to a question about meditation, the Master says:

The practice of meditation increases your balance. It gives you practice in the process of recognizing, merging, and returning....it produces a kind of stillness, yet in the stillness there is motion.

The dialogues in The Path cover almost every conceivable topic and sometimes detail esoteric practices. Though the talks at times may get bogged-down in technical detail, the essential message is always clear: to realize Truth here and now, and that this state is always free of effort and thought.

Inner Directions Journal - Spring, 1998

I have read many many books on varying religions and philosophies including Buddhism, Sufism, self-realization, and New Age theories, etc. I have traveled to India, Nepal... I consider myself to be an avid seeker of the truth (what ever it may be). I strongly recommend anyone who is searching for the 'truth' to read this book. A friend lent me it - I read it and every time I picked it up it gave me a strange vibration. After returning the book to my friend I ended up ordering a copy for myself to reread. This book explains all of life's deep mysteries, reality, reincarnation, perception, life, death, truth, etc... Strongly recommended.

This is a unique and impressive book. Bill probably has one of the best descriptions of "mind" out there (and I've read Nisargadatta, Maharshi and Wilber). Bill's background in hypnosis has given him some unique insight into the inner workings of how our reality is presented to us through the paradigm of our mind. Bill's exercises for breaking this paradigm are similar to others that use breathing, watching one's thoughts and inquiry. While reading this book it's clear that Bill has been privy to something that is rarely experienced, that he has truly returned from the rabbit hole.

For anyone interested in seeking truth and wisdom, read this book. It will answer a lot of your questions regarding how we view and how we navigate through what we term our reality. I read the book at least 10yrs. ago for the 1st time, but needed to read it again at least 2 times before I finally understood the book in depth. The book begins with the aboriginal shamanic view of 'dream time'. Is this waking life(reality) we are living real or is it the dream? (mind) We forgot we were the ones creating it in the first place,(Mind) so we gave life to the dream by putting our mind's "eye"(sensory perception) to it. We dis-membered our own awareness by getting stuck in the dream, now we must re-member who we really are and only through Balance can we tread our path.

I have always believed that there is an understandable explanation for the many phenomena associated with metaphysical science. With The Path, the explanation is presented in detail. Logical, simple, elegant, concise and filled with examples found in everyday life, this book offers the serious seeker not only a description of how we interact with our reality but goes on to provide a step-by-step guide to gaining personal mastery. Prior to reading The Path, I was pretty sure I knew just about all there was to know about the power of the human spirit including so-called limitations such as karma, reincarnation and the mysteries of life after 'death' and the world beyond. What a revelation! And what a pleasure to know that the truth is available - just beyond the paradigm of our mind.

Without revealing too much, I can tell you that you are the Master of your reality and that The Path tells you how and why. This wonderful book never asks you to believe in any particular system or to practice any specific ritual. Yet, almost each and every chapter tells you why you believe the way you do, how that belief originated and how it can be changed. In the end - or the beginning - the responsibility for your spiritual growth and destiny is yours and yours alone.

Reading The Path opens your mind to the truth and the unlimited potential you possess as a creative spirit entity. Do not miss this opportunity to understand and grow.

I have just finished reading The Path by Wm. Cozzolino - Awesome. . .and that is coming from someone who has read nearly every New Age/Spiritual/Metaphysical books ever written. For over 22 years I have been an avid Seeker - have taken workshops with many of the Teachers of Note - have a zillion experiences of Divine Intervention and synchronicity - been there. . done that. . .Lived in NYC for 43 years. . .in San Fran for 10 and the Holy Land for 1 - in other words, It is hard to impress me. .very hard. I was not only impressed, I was blown away - My new 'mantra' is - Okay , now I've got the combination, now all I have to do is find the lock."

I had a breakthrough experience in 1976 that resulted in a 32 day bliss period that changed my life - totally. . .now thanks to the Path I finally understand what happened to me. .. it validated my experience and helped me to understand so much about my life and the process since that occurrence. I do not know enough superlatives to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Cozzolino, his Master and Raissa Publishing for bringing this Gift of Grace my way.

I am currently in the process of reading and reviewing The Path for use in our first year class at the Baltimore Spiritual Science Center. Your book is absolutely wonderful! It ties in with several other textbooks we use already.

I must say, this book has pushed me past my current "slow growth" period into another "surge" period. I have read so many metaphysical and philosophy books over the past 14 years and I was beginning to think that there was nothing left to stimulate my craving for knowledge. It has given me a way of looking at these concepts from a whole new perspective. Now I am in the process of integrating your thoughts and ideas from The Path, into what I have learned so far.

It's a wonderful feeling. Thank you. Rev. Joyce Klein, Baltimore Spiritual Science Center

This book has some interesting content, nothing new standard new age metaphysics, but it is, without doubt, the worst written book I've ever read. It has the tons of repetition, so much that you don't see what's new in the repetitions. Curious use of words. There is a long explanation of "paradigm" then the word is misused.... defeating the purpose of all the preparatory pages. If this was edited down to 10 or 20 pages it would be worth reading, but needs the work of a professional editor. But there is not enough content for the effort.

With The Path, be prepared for an extraordinary, thought-provoking journey through the nuts and bolts of consciousness. The author, William Cozzolino, presents ancient and immutable principles in the light of modern understanding.

The Path challenges our deep-seated, comfortable sense of what is real; it offers knowledge and an opportunity therein to discard false deductions about ourselves and our place in life-and death-by the introduction of a clearer premise of reality and our chosen roles within it.

In The Path we are taught by a western adept and an eastern master, and we soon realize they are one and the same. The teaching is designed to awaken us to a sense of balance and freedom from the mass-delusion most of us call Life-the end result: a practical evolution of consciousness that can be used in day-to-day existence to develop a profound sense of awe for all that is.

The Path has found a prominent place among my most valued books in the genre. I will read it again-and again.

Joseph R. Kiefer II, Life Energies Ent.