Love Is Letting Go of Fear (Paperback)

by Gerald G. Jampolsky (Author), Jack O. Keeler (Illustrator), Hugh Prather (Foreword) "We teach what we want to learn, and I want to learn to experience inner peace..." (more)
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Product Description
With over 1,000,000 copies, this is now the only edition in print of this important bestseller. Based on material from "A Course in Miracles," this book teaches us how to let go of fear and how to remember that our very essence is love. Included are daily exercises that give a direct and effective method to bringing about individual transformation.

From the Publisher
* The 25th anniversary edition of one of the groundbreaking classics in the transpersonal movement, with a new introduction by the author.

* Still one of the best books on self-transformation by virtue of its simple, direct message and its 12-lesson approach.

* Based on concepts from A Course in Miracles.

* More than 1 million copies sold. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1st edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890872465
• ISBN-13: 978-0890872468
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #337,184 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forgiveness is the Miracle, January 14, 2001

By	Mary R. Bast (Gainesville, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dr. Jampolsky has applied the principles of A Course in Miracles to "lessons for personal transformation." He suggests a daily practice of relaxation, active imagination, application, and review of each lesson, repeating the program until the lessons are part of your life. These are powerful practices that can rid us of wasting energy on fears, judgments, and grievances; freeing us to live in the present with joy, openness, and wholeness. When we hold onto grievances we tend to use the past to predict a future in which we must be cautious and avoid being hurt. In contrast, giving love to others unconditionally will bring us the love that we all need. Forgiveness in this light does not mean that we tolerate behavior we don't like; it means correcting a misperception that we have been harmed; it means noticing our thoughts that create a fearful external world, choosing instead to see love in the world and to appreciate our common bond with others. "The world we see that seems so insane may be the result of a belief system that isn't working," Jampolsky writes. "Our old belief system assumes that anger occurs because we have been attacked. It also assumes that counterattack is justified... If we are willing, it is possible to change our belief system. However, to do so... means letting go of any investment in holding on to fear, anger, guilt or pain."

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book of love and healing., November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This book is the very first source by Dr. Jampolsky that I ever read. I had the opportunity to attend a workshop in 1998 that Dr. Jampolsky facilitated ,along with his lovely wife Diane. These two human beings are the most loving people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They presented a message that brought me out of despair to a life of joy, hope, and expectancy. My Higher Power used this awesome message of peace and hope to get me in recovery for a myriad of addictions. I have replaced self-loathing and bitterness with unconditional love for myself and others.(Of course, I fail everyday but I never give up trying to be God's light in the world.) THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE IN ANY KIND OF RECOVERY PROGRAM. I am very grateful to my Higher Power for allowing our paths to cross in life.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where there is Love, there is no Fear...., February 13, 2001

By	yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Crossroads America) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

....I was not a big fan of the ponderous "A Course In Miracles" and its workbook or its repetitive nature. Neither, it seems was Jampolsky. But somehow he got thru it and here helps distill it and make it easy to understand for even the thick headed like me. Actually, I discovered Jampolsky's work thru the seminal, semiautobiographical work "Teach Only Love" which also delineates the Seven Principals of Attitudinal Healing based on the teachings in "A Course..." and the work he does at the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Tiburon.

I am surprised that Dr. Jampolsky does not get as much PR as that other big cheerleader of "The Course..." Marianne Williamson, but, he probably doesn't trip on it. I mean, the message may be interpreted differently, but it's just the same and any good word in today's times should be cherished.

Whatever ailment you have--mental or physical or financial--the cure is Love. (That is the truth among many truths.) Discover "how to..." in this work. It is truly a treasure with gems of joy and it will be a tremendous aid in your Search....