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The Psychology of Spirituality: From Divided Self to Integrated Self

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The book seems to offer new insight into the apparent conflict between the material and spiritual self. I enjoyed the introduction where the author looked at the material philosophies of life such as Skinner, Marx, Freud, and Sartre.

On the surface, it is an easy read, but upon reflection it touches on many of the "heavy" issues that have challenged individuals in a search for "who am I and why am I here". It has the potential to be a base line for a "spiritual" based reference to life vs. the traditional "material" reference to life.

The book is good in that it generates thought and reflection. I've found myself rereading passages to see if a second wave of thought might be launched.

The Psychology of Spirituality may sound like a daunting topic, but Danesh organizes the book from the simplest, most understandable concepts of love and self. Using examples from his clinical experiences, he demonstrates how faith uplifts and heals the soul. This book is thought provoking and inspiring for any readers interested in these topics.

Just ordered a third copy to give to a friend. This book makes the complex process of "why life" easier to understand. The analysis of death of self from this existance and birth into a new reality will help anyone concerned with the process of death, either self or loved one.

Why not a best seller? However, if I read the Amazon sales figures correctly, at least a quarter million copies have been sold...so it seems to be of interest to a small but growing number of readers.

Forever Jung....: - )

Frankly I was shocked by the wild assumptions made within this book.

Although it delves into reasonably decent case studies, the author tends to ramble off on tangents, taking the much needed focus off the questions I had in mind when I picked up the book.

The result, after a second read, was for me to feel more spiritually devoid than I was before I read this book, leaving me a shell with only more questions about the relationship between me and my spiritality. Danesh clearly does not recognise the rift between his understanding and his reader's.

To call the book 'simple' is a blatant and outlandish understatement, reeking of inexperience in spiritual matters.

Picking up this book and taking it seriously is like having your brain jack-hammered. I don't know what Danesh was smoking when he concocted this encyclopedia of etherial trash.

A good read for the open, and armor plated mind.