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Couldn’t listen to narrator

Revisado: 12-22-24

I was very excited about this book, but I should have heeded others’ comments about the narrator. She would probably be excellent on stage in theater, but i couldn’t follow the content of the book with her dramatized speech. I just got the paperback and it’s EXCELLENT, so if the book appeals please don’t use Audible for this one, skip to the hard copy.

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One to revisit

Revisado: 03-12-23

I read this a few years ago and got something out of it though a lot was also over my head at that time. Now re-reading it gave me so much more. It’s a book to keep revisiting along your path. (And the narrator is excellent, very clear pleasant voice)

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Wise

Revisado: 01-31-23

I found this very wise in its simplicity and directness. It felt the “how to” manual for so many snags and barriers creatives regularly face (here’s the voice of a good mentor).

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Must read!

Revisado: 07-23-22

I did not want this book to end!!! It became one of my all time favorite books.

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One of my favorites by RD

Revisado: 12-21-21

Loved this. Written later in RD’s life it’s a beautiful synthesis of his matured teachings. Yes, the narrator mispronounces literally every name and Sanskrit word, but I got used to it.

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I miss him

Revisado: 05-15-21

Excellent book that tells the story of history in the same depth as his thoughts, feeling & reflections.

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On 2nd lap through

Revisado: 02-28-21

Excellent. I finished it...and rewound to the beginning to listen again. It’s such a gift that it Ram Dass himself speaking (note - these are recorded lectures, not him reading a book)

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Excellent overview of yoga

Revisado: 02-23-21

Very hard to do - to cover “all” of yoga - but the author does a very nice job of balancing depth with content. While not simple material, I’d say this is one of the more accessible books in yoga (and perhaps the only book I know of that covers yoga in such breadth).

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Almost offensively diluted (VERY basic)

Revisado: 12-20-20

I can’t get behind this at all. I think Dr Lasater has depth of yogic knowledge, however this book is so diluted and represents ignorant modern manipulation of yoga (which I can only assume is intentionally done to make it an easy entry point for individuals new to yoga, and I can forgive it for such, but that intention should be more clearly stated). It’s based on a flawed misrepresentation that yoga is primarily a physical practice, and presents the idea of daily spiritual life (“off the mat”) as being novel. If you are brand new to yoga, I expect this is a great and perhaps inspiring launch point, but please please know that this book involves gross oversight/manipulation in order to make it “relatable.” I think a title change “A Beginner’s Guide to Living Yoga” would do wonders.

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Wore me out, couldn’t finish

Revisado: 08-22-20

I enjoyed the beginning & had optimism for it be a book I’d enjoy, but I couldn’t even finish it. The message is the same throughout - I kept waiting for more depth that never emerged. And, for myself the tone landed as preachy and snarky, and felt like a long list of complaints that wore me out; it has an edge of anger vs coming from wisdom (which is ironic, bc in the book she makes the point that disgust is still unresolved attachment to an ideal). At times I enjoyed her use of language and metaphor. I am sure many will love it, it just wasn’t for me.

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