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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Old Bill - I wish I had met him!, June 26, 2007
Reviewed by Narissa Johnson for Reader Views (6/07)
"I Don't Want to be Your Guru, but I have Something to Say" is Joyce Shafer's gift to me. This book, short and easy-to-read, makes me realize that other books, sharing wisdom that I have read, were merely building up to this book. The book could be read in one afternoon, but why would you want to? I took my time reading this book and intentionally did not mark in it, highlight or flag any part of it. I want to read it again before I really pull the lessons out of the text.
Through an easy going conversation in a cafe, lessons about how we view ourselves and the world around us are shared between two people. Each lesson is one which I want to savor - like a delectable amuses-bouche. An amuses-bouche is bite-sized morsel served before the first course of a meal. And its intent is to tantalize (or amuse) the mouth and indeed tease the diner with what the chef has prepared for the following courses. "I Don't Want to be Your Guru" serves up an array of amuses-bouche - each lesson teasing me with the possibility of how my life could be altered, bettered, lifted by integrating these lessons into it.
In "I Don't Want to be Your Guru," the loose story which surrounds these lessons is a young woman named AJ (though I suppose it could be a man, but as I am a woman I suspect Ms. Shafer intended me to view AJ as a woman) who is returning to the site where she had this life-changing conversation with Old Bill. She is returning ten years after the conversation - and I suspect that of everything she learned in her conversation with this "guru," it could take ten years to really integrate and reflect on these lessons as part of your everyday life. And I, for one, can't wait to get started!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learn to Live Wisely, October 16, 2005
How'd you like to learn the most advanced insights into how the universe actually works (a cosmology way beyond the limited concepts of Stephen Hawking)? Learn it from only 54 pages? And enjoy a tear-provoking, human-interest story at the same time?
Joyce Shafer, a knowledgeable metascientist, artist, keen observer of human behavior, and skillful weaver of tales, manages to deliver the messages of a dozen best-selling, self-help books in one small package. Treat yourself to an easy to take dose of perennial wisdom and an hour of "Aha's" that'll last a lifetime. Paul Von Ward, cosmologist, author of Gods, Genes, & Consciousness + Our Solarian Legacy.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I don't want to be your guru but I have something to say, October 26, 2005
Right from the moment I read the title, "I don't want to be your guru ..." by Joyce Shafer, this book had my attention -- and I was not disappointed. It's a thought provoking read that essentially translates quantum physics into everyday language and then tucks it all inside a heartwarming story about people reaching out to others and making a difference. This story captivated first my attention, then my interest and finally my heart. Thanks Joyce for giving us a wonderful and very likely accurate description of life and evolution on our planet. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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