Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting

Wishes Fulfilled:  Mastering the Art of Manifesting by Dr. Wayne Dyer                             Audio Book:  6 hrs.,  33 mins    Paperback Book:  224 pages   

Dr. Dyer discusses how to meditate so that you are actually tapping into the presence and  manifestation of God.   He discusses how in tune with God that Moses was, so much so in fact,  that Moses tuned in to the music that is God so that the beat and rhythm of all that God is which is so much bigger than anything man could imagine is felt as a vibration throughout your body once you tune in to God and the limitlessness of him.    He explains and takes you through how to truly let God manifest in your thoughts, how to meditate on the name of God that He told to Moses in Exodus 3:14, I AM THAT I AM and how deep in your spiritual journey and your quest to go deep into the spirituality of your meditation with God so much so that you can converse as your spirit contemplates all that is in the universe that I AM THAT I AM has created from the stars in the galaxies to the dirt under our feet and the sentient being He has made us to be.    Through coming into the presence of the Creator of the Universe we can hear the song that is God and feel the music of the beginning of all time flow into our bodies through the breath of God entering us and lifting our souls to communicate in a better more pure profound way.    I have heard such claims before, but, I have to say, that I did experience that oneness in such a tangible way I had never known prior to this meditation led by Dr. Dwyer and the notes in tune in a far more intense ethereal way.  It was brilliant and amazing.   I would recommend this audiobook to anyone looking for an experience that leaves you with a sensation of having been in the presence of His ultimate majesty like Michelangelo’s painting, The Creation of Adam, a feeling of being in and of something so much fuller than anything you have known but come away from the experience comforted, enveloped and surrounded by a total sensation of being revitalized.    I see why Moses’ face glowed when he came down from Mt. Sinai.   WOW!   I totally recommend the audio version of this book because of the music derived from the Kabbalistic interpretation of the letters in the name of God as it relates to musical tones they derived with a tuning fork.  It is mystical and while it creeped me out a little at first as it continued it became an esoteric sense of the soul  ascending to a higher and deeper consciousness.  It was a sense of being in conversation with the awesome wonder that is God.  It was astounding.  It was that oneness, that loved one to the Creator of all that is love, and yet, so, transparent as to be able to have this easy relaxing Q & A about anything and everthing.   Like I said, WOW!

 - Shirley J

Bored and Brilliant

Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi         Audiobook:  7 hours     Hardback Book:  208 pages       

Manoush Zomorodi researched how much better our minds work when not letting technology do all the thinking for us.   She cites several psychologists, several surveys, several statistics on how allowing our technology do all the mental jobs we used to do is taking a toll on our ability to formulate thoughts and is draining our ability to conceptualize and reason.    While it can’t be irrefutably said that we are totally losing brain power over playing all those entertaining games on line, on game stations and on our phones it is proving to be more than possible that constantly overloading our minds with sensory over stimulation is making our attention span peak at very low numbers.    Fact: It is becoming harder and harder for people to read written material and when they do, their eyes tend to bounce around on the page and their interest span decreases to the point of having read half of what they did prior to the internet age.     People want their information now and faster and do not read from left to right as well because scrolling has trained the mind to look at the page from top to bottom.    Science is not sure where the internet and smart phones are taking human kind and whether the end results will be for the better or worse.    In many cases millennials are moving strongly away from face to face encounters and will text another person even when in the same room rather than have a conversation.    Phone calls are falling into the category of yesterday’s news as more and more email and social media sites gain status as the main tool for communication.   Manoush is worried by this – does this portend we are moving to a sterile solitary society of internet communication only and one on one encounters seeming as old school as our parents’ youth?    Manoush and many other organizations are trying to bring back verbal conversation as opposed to electronic forms of communication.   Yes, while faster and more economical there are many pros to what is going on around the world but is it all for the better?    By depending on our smartphones to tell us what we want to know are we giving up brain power and the ability to appreciate going out into the world and learning from experiences rather than the images brought to us via our screens?    A very interesting book with some surprising information that really makes you stop and think (what a concept – when Google could do it for you).    A worthy read, makes you thnk about just how much of our lives we do give over to our current technology devices.   Manoush recommends going at least a week every now and then or certainly a day without technological aids of any kind just to go back to what feels like the pioneer days of having to look stuff up on our own or taking a walk in the park without any kind of electrical device beeping a reminder at us.    Excellent stuff here, not to be ignored.   Good book.    Many challenges included.

Why Buddhism Is True

Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Richard Wright, 321 pages




The title of this book is misleading. Even the subtitle of the book doesn't provide enough clarity. That may turn some away that might be interested once they started reading the book. It may interest those that have an interest in philosophy and psychology.


Wright is not talking about reincarnation or gods that Buddhists worship. He is focused on whether meditation does what it says it does and if attaining enlightenment is possible. In doing so, he looks at the Self and "who" or "what" is in control as well as feelings.


Wright uses evolution, especially evolutionary psychology, to show how science is proving the efficacy of meditation.


Wright uses personal examples of his experience with meditation (not always successful) to illustrate his points and provide clarity to what he is trying to say.


I have read multiple books and articles on Buddhism and specific components such as meditation and the self. I found that even despite reading all those things that Wright provided a different level of clarity that I didn't have before.