A Thousand Names for Joy: How to Live in Harmony with the Way Things Are

click here for more details, find new or used items	Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell Our price £7.69 (£10.99) New from £5.06 Used from £6.21 Pages: 288 (Paperback) ISBN: 1846040663 Pub: Rider & Co Pub date: 2007-02-01 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28803

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So good it's 'Beyond Belief' (6/6 people found this helpful)

I haven't read the Tao Te Ching or either of Katie's other 2 books, although I have seen videos of her doing 'The Work' on the Net. Having read many books by 'Awakened Beings', Ekhart Tolle, Tony Parsons, Krishnamurti etc. I was unsure what to expect from Katie. Maybe I was finally ready to listen; the honesty, the clarity the radicalness of it connected with something deep inside me.

Quite simply the most beautiful book I have ever read.

Thank you Katie

It's a must for everyone, everywhere. (4/4 people found this helpful)

It's a must for everyone, everywhere, It's is life changing and it's so simple. For anyone new to the Work by Byron Katie the Audio Book Loving What Is, is great, as you will hear Byron atually doing the Work with real people, its amazing, and so too is her second book I need your Love is that True, and this one just pulls it all together. it is a Joy Just buy it Now.

"Harsh" But True Words (5/5 people found this helpful)

This book has a "harsh" tone for someone unprepared because Byron communicates directly about realities we often avoid discussing such as death, pain, suffering and our fears. Each passage is like a conversational meditation on a passage from the "Tao Te Ching." I found awakenings as I read key parts of this book that were relevant to me. Excerpt 46 on "Fear" was very insightful and I realized that my own belief projected onto others is what frightened me. Excerpt 33 dealt with "Death" and Byron communicates honestly about it. We rarely hear such honesty and it can be disconcerting yet it is part of life and we need to embrace these realities. I recommend this book to readers seeking honest, insightful revelations.

Another book that I highly recommend for a transformative and insightful story is "Nexus: A Neo Novel" by Deborah Morrison and Arvind Singh. This novel examines the ups and downs of spiritual life through the journey of people at a spiritual retreat.

Living poetry (6/6 people found this helpful)

As an admirer and user of Byron Katie's transformative process of inquiry - and one who thoroughly enjoyed both previous books - Loving What Is, and I Need Your Love - Is that True? - this book builds on her previous work, and expands it lovingly and beautifully. I have just finished reading A Thousand Names for Joy, and look forward very much to reading it again and again. There is so much to enjoy and to ponder. Byron Katie's willingness to share her experiences so openly is both refreshing and reassuring. This book is a joy.

Not for beginners (8/10 people found this helpful)

I love Byron Katie and I love the work, and have bought her first two books for many friends, but I wouldnt recommend this to anyone who hasnt been doing the work for a while as I dont think it would be very useful for them. Its very abstract (albeit in a wonderful way) compared to her first books. Maybe I have got this wrong and my feelings say more about the stage that i'm at rather than about the book itself, but I definitely recommend reading her first two books before diving into this one.

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