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Who Am I? & How Shall I Live?

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I first read this book almost eight years ago, and found it extremely helpful in illuminating areas of life that I had only begun to intuit. Andrew Cohen speaks about the two fundamental spiritual questions--Who am I, and How shall I live--in ways that are simple, understandable, and powerful.

His pointing out instructions for discovering one's essential nature are as clear as any Buddhist teachings, and are delivered in wholly contemporary and relevant language. And his contemplation on the purpose of life is both inspiring and uplifting. Rarely have I been so filled with a spirit of positivity and limitless potential as when reading this book.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in exploring the deeper dimensions of life with a seriousness that has the potential to bring about lasting transformation.

The two questions in the title are precisely what Cohen should be asking himself. He does not walk the talk and put into practice himself what he inflicts on his sad credulous disciples. Hitler once said that it was incumbent upon the individual to surrender to the overwhelming desire to obey and thus cease to be an individual, thus becoming a cypher, a part of the collective and an abject unquestioning follower of the leader. Cohen's sect runs on the same lines, as does any other,and his followers have surrendered themselves to a spiritual homunculus whose teachings are facile and risible.The result is cruelty. Do not buy this book!