Seeds for the Soul [Paperback]

Chuck Hillig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

Seeds for the Soul is a collection of the best ideas, speculations, thoughts, musings and theories that have been distilled from the author's personal journals over the past 30 years. The book addresses a multitude of important questions: How do we fully live in the world and yet avoid getting attached to it? How do we deal with our painful thoughts and feelings? What about personal responsibility and relationships? What is truth? How can we become truly happy? Are we really in control of our lives? Can we ever hope to get enlightened?

Seeds for the Soul offers something of value for almost every taste: profound wisdom, pop psychology, philosophical pontifications, odd paradoxes. . . and even a sprinkling of curious non-sequiturs. Seeds for the Soul is a unique and fascinating book that compels the reader to revisit its pages, again and again, to discover more of its multi-layered treasures.

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About the Author

Chuck Hillig, MFT, has worked as a state licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Ojai, California for the past 25 years. Since 1970, he has been a devotee of the Indian Sage, Ramana Maharshi. Chuck is the author of Enlightenment for Beginners, The Way IT Is, and The Magic King. For the past ten years he has been writing Chuck's Corner, a monthly Q&A column on spirituality and psychology that is currently published in two magazines and distributed internationally.

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing; First North American Edition edition (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553958446
• ISBN-13: 978-1553958444
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make Room for Seeds, September 23, 2003

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Paul A. Stiles (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seeds for the Soul (Paperback)

My bookshelf is small. It currently houses about 30 books. All of them have been carefully culled from a long list of reading material that I have had the pleasure (and often displeasure) of reading over the years. And it seems like once a year, at best, a book will come into my possession that speaks to me strongly enough to make room in my permanent collection.

"Seeds for the Soul", by Chuck Hillig, is one of these books. "Seeds" is filled with short, insightful passages that remind us who and what we truly are. Chuck Hillig did not assemble a 'feel good' spiritual pick-me-up of a book with "Seeds". Instead, he takes you by the hand, and leads you to a place where you can look reality square in the face. It's not a story you read, it's more like a good friend cutting through the confusion to simply share Truth. It's like the Bhagavad-Gita on Ritalin.

This book gives me the urge to clear off my bookshelf completely and leave room only for it. No, on second thought, this is not a book that will end up on my bookshelf. It's one that I will keep handy at all times.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but the Truth, February 23, 2004

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"cappy-craig" (Newbury Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seeds for the Soul (Paperback)

There are many Truths in this book. Some statements really shook me and reminded me that it's always perfect...with or without my preferences. Some sentences in the book seemed a little too basic and not needed. Overall though a fun, light book to read

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another classic from Chuck Hillig, July 3, 2003

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Zanne Marie Gray "[e-mail]" (Monona, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seeds for the Soul (Paperback)

Chuck Hillig, author of the classic Enlightenment for Beginners, has created another elegant and enjoyable tome, destined for the spiritual bestseller list. The book contains observations and speculations that will quietly reverberate in the very depths of your consciousness. Whether they act as gentle reminders or loud alarm clocks, the musings contained on each page will lovingly direct you to the only person who holds your truth: You.

I can't think of a better book to pack for a long, lazy day at the beach or an afternoon at the park. Read a few pages, then lie back and soak up the sun and let the seeds grow.