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Turn Off The TV: Turn On Your Mind

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Michele has a style of writing that is eloquent and seductive.
She has a keen intellect with an ability to take the most complex relationships between mind and universe, and make it simple and easy to understand. We all struggle with the fundamental questions, who are we-where are we-why are we?

Michele writes in this book:

""There is one thing I am becoming more and more aware about and that is belief. Anything that needs, as a fundamental assumption, a belief as its basis is flawed. The reason is just this: in order to ascertain that, we need something tangible like a fact, but the truth is that nothing holds up under the light of truth. There is no real knowledge or certainty of anything except that we exist. So any belief, while it's certainly permissible to ponder such things, is just conjecture, a belief, a wisp of smoke.I really love the way in which some ancient texts describe this: a silence; a stillness."

See how well she answered all those complex questions? As masterfully as the most complex writings of say, Spinoza or Hegel by comparison. This is a deceptively simple book, masterful in that it tames the complex and intimidating. I enjoyed reading this book immensely. Michele is one of those writers I will follow through the years, knowing as a reader with questions, I will never be dissapointed by her answers.

I just finished reading your book and I was pleasantly surprised. Just like your other works, I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Turn Off The TV: Turn On Your Mind is filled with interesting ideas and spiritual principles.

I love the simplicity of your writing. The concepts are very easy to grasp, yet the wisdom they contain is profound.

After reading your works, I can tell that not only do you believe that spirituality is meant to be simple, but you practice it. Thank you for putting this information out there.

Please do not be fooled by the title, Turn Off The TV: Turn On Your Mind, by thinking that this is a mundane book. This book is anything but that.

If you are just a beginner to spirituality, this book is offering a template for you to follow. If you think you have reached an intermediate level, this book can take you to a deeper understanding. If you believe that you are already an advanced entity, there are aspects of this book that will enable you to ponder, thereby assisting you further in your spiritual awakening.

From the opening statement, To Be Or Not To Be, Michele encourages you to contemplate the deeper meaning of To (Choose) To Be or To (Choose) Not To Be (Enlightened). She then weaves concoctions of words and concepts that take you, the reader, to new depths in a clear, concise and easy manner, as well as offering numerable sources for you to research further, if that is your aspiration.

What is very obvious as one progresses into this book is that Michele expresses all of this material from her own experiences and her own understanding. I highly suggest this book to anyone on the Path of Enlightenment, declaring it is a must read.

I like how your book begins with an explanation of duality along with a pointing toward nonduality and advice on how to pursue nonduality. You then assert that the pursuit is dependent on an understanding of the mind, thereby providing various ways to turn the mind toward its source, toward the nondual, along with some interesting and practical diversions along the way.

The reader will learn how to realign the mind through affirmations, visualizations, gratitude, desire, and positive thoughts. Practical gains from proper mental positioning include health, money, love, and inner peace. The purpose of this heightened mental awareness is something deeper than the practical, and you make that clear. The purpose of mental preparation is to make the pursuit of enlightenment feasible.

This book is a fine guide and reminder for people who are wandering in the garden of spiritual and mental delights and who intuit and need to pursue something deeper, known as source, God, soul, enlightenment, or nonduality. Readers will be pleased to see serious reference to some well-known, and not so well-known names: Edgar Cayce, John Van Auken, Rev. Simeon Stefanidakis, Andrew Cohen and Eckhart Tolle, among others.

I also like the resource links denoted within the book, allowing the reader to expand the book at multiple points within the texts

Another excellent read. I have to admit, the title struck me most, as it is what I strive to do. When I got into the "meat" of the book, I was happily surprised with more enlightening thoughts and ideas (other than simply turning off the TV). It was a very interesting and inspiring read. Thanks, Michele for another great book.

I have just had the pleasure of reading this new book by Michele Doucette, and found it very invigorating. I was immediately able to relate to the steps which Michele has taken to make her the knowledgeable and positive person that she is. The book is not only replete with truisims, but contains many little-known Truths which have propelled enlightened individuals toward inner peace throughout the eons. The serious reader cannot help but deepen their Spiritual search by drinking in this work.

Cheers to Michele on a job well done!