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shocking! excellent!, September 1, 2005
This review is from: Wild Nights (Paperback)
this book is one of the best i`ve ever read, and i read my share. but then i deeply respect and admire david deida, and have experienced time after time that even reading his works can open ones heart up and give taste of the deeper realm.
this book has scenes that is quite interesting, to say the least - and it is a great test to "stay open, as love" or suffer from the hearts contraction, fear and aversion.
one of my late inner fascinations is the truth that we will have to accept lifes ambiguities. rarely can one find masters and teachers like ramana maharshi, for instance, which are nothing but saintly purity. krishnamurti is an example of a wise man, strongly illuminated and full of wisdom. then, another time, he is clearly full of prejudgement and aversion. so most people would say "oh, he is so wise and beautiful" (which is true), and other would say "he is an angry and judgemental old man" (which is also true).
this books exposes clearly that one will have to accept the complexities, and trust ones inner, deepest truth.
and of course, my short review can`t make justice to the richness and variety of insights. mostly it is about the heart, about love and openness. i will soon read it again, and if you believe you can get anything out of it (without retracting into judgemental attitudes or easy generalisations) i urge you not to hesitate to find a copy. i read it in a day, still digesting!
bon apetite!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Adds colour to the Deida oevre, April 11, 2007
This review is from: Wild Nights (Paperback)
Deida has written so many guides to emotion and spiritual growth, so it was refreshing here to get a much more colourful sequence of lessons. Though his own experiences with an intensely charismatic teacher, the book is a sequence of extraordinary anecdotes that inspire and entertain as well as teach. While I get a lot out of his other books, especially Finding God through Sex, this is a great companion book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Finding God in the midst of Chaos and Filth, October 3, 2009
This review is from: Wild Nights (Paperback)
I must admit, I've been a big fan of David Deida for some time now. I had read the Way of the Superior Man and most of his other 'guidebooks', but I was always intrigued when I encountered passages from 'Wild Nights'. At last I decided to order the book, and I was not disappointed.
Following the guidebooks, one can easily skip over parts of life they don't like, parts that scare them, parts that make them feel dirty. This book grabs you by the spiritual balls, and won't let go until it's pushed your face through all the nitty gritty reality of what it means to be Love in this Red Realm of flesh, filth and human emotions.
This is spirituality in its rawest form. No New Age airy fairy crap, just the real deal. Bodily fluids, sex organs, fear, anger and jealousy, the stuff the average new ager tends to ignore as if it weren't there. It's not for the faint of the heart, only for those with the courage to take their practice to the next level. Are you ready to open amidst the chaos? Can you breathe the Big Lady down?
I believe it accurately portrays some of the very real obstacles one can face during a life of openness, pushing the limits of Love's capacity. And it shows that even the most 'advanced' practitioners/guru's still have their human kinks...
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