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Michael Lipson (Author)
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November 1, 2002
For most of us, life is often a humdrum course of the same-old and the nothing-new. We might dream of running away to exotic lands or retreating to distant monasteries, but the whirligig of life never seems to let us out of its clutches.

Michael Lipson offers a fresh way of looking at this old predicament. Using exercises pioneered by the great spiritual teacher Rudolf Steiner, he gives ancient, yet very timely, keys to freshening our perceptions and opening our horizons.

The six steps on this stairway are thinking, doing, feeling, loving, opening, and thanking. If they sound simple, that’s because—in a way—they are. They show us how to infuse consciousness and mindfulness even into ordinary and overlooked parts of life. Practiced for just a few minutes a day, they can reveal the surprise in the universe that is usually hidden by stale, habitual attitudes.

This book will open your life to the surprising profoundness of the simple and near-at-hand.


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A beautiful text with much originality. -- Georg Kühlewind, author of From Normal to Healthy

A profound and loving book, filled with practical wisdom, beautiful writing, and true inspiration. -- David Spangler, author of Blessing: The Art and the Practice and Apprenticed to Spirit

About the Author

Michael Lipson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He is the translator of Rudolf Steiner’s Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path and Georg Kühlewind’s From Normal to Healthy. Dr. Lipson’s work combines the insights of Rudolf Steiner with those of Zen Buddhism. He teaches meditation widely and writes on issues of consciousness, human development, and meditative practice.

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Steiner Books (November 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0880105070
  • ISBN-13: 978-0880105071
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well Said!, December 10, 2002
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This book offers an extremely accessible entry into the path of cognitive/meditative development. Lipson provides a refreshingly laid back approach that inspires one to get started and have fun with it.

Along with Kuhlewind's "From Normal to Healthy", I'd say this is one of the best descriptions of this particular path.

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This is a loving, enlightened, literate, shrewd, poetic, helpful, centering book. I highly recommend it.
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