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The Power of Soul: The Way to Heal, Rejuvenate, Transform and Enlighten All Life (Soul Power 3)

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It is with mixed feelings that I write this- The world DOES need a soul movement - and Dr. Sha's teachings are based on some basic truths and provide empowering tools that can provide benefit...

But, I'm just not sure it needs the ultra-organized commercialized dogma of the Dr.Sha "Mission":

First of all, similar to his previous books, don't be duped by the "best seller" status or 5 star ratings:

1) members of the Mission contribute thousands of dollars in lieu of `blessings' from Master Sha as a part of a `book campaign' - these funds are used directly by Master Sha's institute to internally buy books from retailers 2 or 3 at a time to falsely and unethically stage the book's popularity (Google "Dr Sha book campaign" if you don't believe me)
2) members of the Mission are urged to write positive reviews about Master Sha's books, and get discounts for it...thus all the prosaic 5 star reviews.

It's not really that they want to sell lots of books - they want to attract more members to the Mission- i.e. to join the Sunday Blessings and the Retreats....which is where the real money is made. It's not that unlike this story: google "Did dirty tricks create a best-seller"

Sure, the members deeply believe that they are promoting truth (indeed, other religions have done much worse in the name of God)...but personally, I don't find these methods to be all that `saintly'(it might even be karmic)... if there are real truths in the book and the Mission it would sell itself on its own merit like most best sellers do.

And what `services' does Master Sha offer at his blessings and retreats? Well, Master Sha believes that he is a "Channel" of the Divine, and he (and only he) has been given special powers. So he (and only he) can offer you- via the "Dr Sha dot com" channel (check it out for yourself):
- Divine Protection against every imaginable hazard
- clear your Karma for $2000. just like that - no followup or practice or nothing...even Dr, Sha calls it a "short cut"
- Transplants for diseased organs
- Body Soul Transplant for $5000 (not explicitly listed in the web site, but it is a prerequisite, among others, to be come a Master Teacher Healer)
- Etc.
(actually, you can usually get the blessings for less because there is always a last minute special to appeal to the "shoppers")

What is a Body Soul Transplant? You current soul leaves you and a new soul (a saint) chooses you. Its sad that some people are so down they feel they need a brand new soul....and I guess all the poor folks have little chance at becoming a saint...how exclusive.

By the way, for the higher services, you aren't told the cost of these until you apply first, in which Dr. Sha receives Divine guidance in whether he should accept you. Imagine trying to say no after the Divine supposedly accepted you (but of course, these are "priceless treasures").

But that's just the tip of the iceberg...the later chapters of his books speak of the higher Soul Transformations etc. The "highest" downloads for the `chosen' ones are offered only at the "invitation only" retreats (i.e. for those who have `passed' the previous courses)...

Dr Sha's Sunday blessings are as follows:
He offers a free blessing (download). Then his top assistants (the "professionals" on "dr sha dot com" who have gone through the full Soul transformation and have received all the highest downloads so that their souls reside in their highest chakra and they can see with their third eye- paid for either with $ or Universal Service(tm) to the Mission) describe what they saw. Then all the people who have registered get their downloads. That's it.

Yes, the downloads might feel empowering, but inevitably you are left wanting more...if the top assistants can really see with their third eye, wouldn't you want that too? Well you can get there by getting the downloads, becoming indoctrinated through the courses and practice practice practice (the practice e.g. chanting, empowering statements etc can make you feel good) - till you believe it (or some would say become deluded?)

So inevitably, most are drawn to take the courses and to become a Universal Servant (requires you to volunteer time to the non-profit Institute that does all the `work' - whereas payments go to Dr Zhi Gang Sha LLC.). The courses all link together and coax you higher and higher, with the light at the end of the tunnel that eventually you might be able to charge for your services, like the "Professionals" on the web site - it's the classic pyramid marketing scheme.

But here is the hard part for me: people DO feel better... faith in the empowerments can help heal. But any one will feel better if they spend time getting out of their thinking brain and doing some chanting, setting good intentions, and having faith that they are empowered to make choices to make their lives better. And the collective energy at (any) group retreats is very powerful and healing. Why not rejoice in that - it might be the piece some people really need...

But when that collective energy at the retreat is highest, and people are feeling their best, that is when Dr. Sha `suggests' that his downloads can make you even better....which is made so easily done by sticking your personal barcode on a form (& voila, your credit card is charged). It's so effective that retreat registrants have to sign a legal disclaimer saying that all though the downloads are `priceless', they must spend `within their means". From my experience, few of the faithful do, unless you call credit card bills and liquidation of savings as `within your means". (many retreat attendees spend 10's of thousands)

Seems like Dr. Sha is selling water to people standing in a river. It's a shame that our consumerist society thinks we can `buy' everything. Its part of the reason we need a true soul movement.

Members of the Mission have made a huge leap of faith to jump on these tracks. But the light at the end of the tunnel might just be an oncoming train. After investing so much, it might take an even bigger leap of faith to get off...

This is terrible book that is poorly written and full of repetition. I don't know how this got on your recommendation list. I am an avid reader of spiritual books and this book certainly doesn't measure up technically or in content.

I am suspicious that there was some kind of corruption involved that such a low quality book got on a recommendation list. And I feel cheated since I purchased the book based upon this recommendation.

I found this audiobook to be almost impossible to listen to. While I am a fan of all introspective types of books that make one contemplate our existence, I found this one to be almost laughable. The reader's accent is very difficult to understand for one. But even so, the idea of soul "downloads" seemed ludicrous to me, along with many of the other concepts that this person claims are being transmitted through him from some higher power. I truly do not understand all of the 5 star ratings this book got; I have to believe that the author has some kind of following that I don't understand. I've never written a review before, but found myself compelled to write about this one. I was so totally disappointed in the purchase. Or maybe I just don't get it.

How many hours a day do we spend at work? A great many hours in our life time that are perhaps not always the best they could be. The Power of Soul by Dr Zhi Gang Sha gave me simple one sentence secrets to transform my work relationships to be ones of love, peace and harmony. In chapter 10, Dr Sha invites us to call on the souls of our company, our coworkers in a soul conference and ask them to transform and improve. During the soul conference , I am asked to chant for a few minutes, a simple sacred mantra. I have been doing this daily practice for the past few weeks and to my surprise, it works! I wish everyone in their companies would to this practice. It is simple and easy and amazingly transformative. It really does help create a harmonious work environment in which to build a better life for yourself and others! Thanks to Dr Sha, I now have this simple tool to transform relationships in my work life!

There is a lot of wisdom in this book and I do not doubt Dr. Sha's abilities but I do feel concerned about the servitiude, bowing and homage required by his people. I quote the words of Patricia Cori in her book "The Cosmos of Soul" channeled from the Sirian High Council. "From the metaphysical aspect, we view the knees as your point of obedience, resignation, fear, and servitude, and we assure you that a loving God would not encourage these energies within you. Why then, we ask, are you kneeling....?"

I have only recently been introduced to the teachings of Dr Sha and this book has gone a long way to elucidating them in a very thought provoking and comprehensive manner. I urge all seekers of spiritual truth to spend some time pondering within its covers. Like me, it may even challenge those of you more steeped in unconventional understandings of the spiritual path. Either way by practicing some of the techniques offered, you may also find, that regardless of the somewhat repetitive recipes, there is something uncannily powerful about the results you can achieve.

The Power of Soul is an exquisitely simple yet profoundly transforming book. The essence of each major teaching is stated in one sentence secrets. This is such a helpful strategy. The reader can easily remember one sentence, which makes it possible to remember the whole book!

The variety of topics included in The Power of Soul is truly comprehensive. They range from learning how to give Soul Orders to how to transform your finances and business and everything in between which makes the benefits to the reader extensive. There are teachings and practices for every aspect of life.
I have read and reread each of Dr. Sha's books. Each time new wisdom reveals itself and new blessings become part of my life. I know that will be true for The Power of Soul also.

In addition to all this, there are 11 downloads for your healing and soul journey.

I was so relieved when I read the other bad reviews about this book. Why? I was beginning to question my own ethics. This book makes you feel like the only reason we are here is to serve others and that we are judged by every little thing that we do. Every single deed is recorded. What happened to being here to experience the joy and wonder of life? What about being a powerful co-creator while also being grateful for all that we are blessed with? His words were not at all comforting to me.
The author keeps repeating himself and talking about how grateful he is to be the channel of the divine. He acts like he has all the answers. Something didn't feel right about this book from the beginning - it gave me a bad feeling. I'm glad I only paid $5 for it! Horribly written.

This book has profound wisdom that is easily explained. Inside this book are new perspectives on why things happen, the way they do.

The Power of Soul is truly the authoritative book for Zhi Gang Sha. It shows the limitless potential of the soul. And it goes into greater what was explained in Soul Wisdom and Soul Communication.

The knowledge and practices in this book are very simple yet infinitely profound. They are not complicated, yet the results can be amazing. You only need to allow them to be. If you doubt, you will block yourself. If you can let go of your mindsets and beliefs you could experience unbelievable results.

The power that we are all looking for is within us. Just as God is within us. Not outside of us above our heads or somewhere out there waiting for us to discover it. We only need to look inside us. The Power of Soul teaches simple techniques to grab whats within. Just open your heart and soul.