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Title: Stranger By The River
ISBN: 1570430438
Author:
Paul Twitchell
Publicate Date: 2004-09-30
Publish: 2004-09-30
List Price: $28.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Audio Cassette
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1: STRAIGHT TO THE HEART
One man's viewpoint: I just pick up this book and read any paragraph . . . and I melt. To me, this is pure love in action. In words. Very direct spiritual insight - if one is in tune with this level of love and the simple, direct approach to becoming ever more God-like. A joy for Soul to experience this undiluted truth.
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2: A Highly Inspiring Spiritual Treasure... Radiant with Love!
Can words of breathtaking rhythm, intense spiritual insight, and captivating beauty actually come alive for the reader?
The verses in this delightful book go straight to the heart. They are alive with a gentle passion that is highly descriptive, inspirational and heart-opening. The themes covered span several diverse spiritual topics such as; The Light of God, Love, Purity, Death, and thirty more sections to take you to a higher level of awareness. The backdrop of the Himalayas and the Jhelum River in Kasmir could not be a more suitable as a meeting place for a discourse between spiritual teacher and student. The sheer poetic beauty and inspirational depth of the Spiritual Master's words are among the most inspired I have read.
My favorite quote from the book is: "All things will gravitate towards thee if ye will let love enter thine own hearts without compromise", (page 80).
If you enjoy spiritual wisdom and inspiration in the form of sublime dialogue, timeless poetry, or striking imagery - this marvelous little book will be a great resource and an illuminated addition to your inspirational collection.
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3: Another Dishonest and Self-Promotional Work
Actually, if the reader can get beyond the Eckankar dogma and Twitchell's self-promotional tactics this book can be a good read! Just substitute your own Higher Self or God-soul in place of Rebarz. Twitchell created the character of Rebazar Tarzs in order to claim initiation into the order of Vairag Adepts (found in his previous spiritual path of Radha Soami Satsang). He was no longer a chela of Kirpal Singh (his real former Master) and thus created Eckankar and a lineage of Masters through plagiarism and lies. Twitchell claims his old Master was Sudar Singh, but why was Twitchell not appointed as mahanta/Master when Sudar died if this was true? Who took Sudar's place then? Thus, the need for the Tibetan... Rebazar Tarzs to take the place of the imaginary Sudar. Anyway, as you can see Twitchell's accounts of these meetings with the "Tibetan" now become suspect.
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4: The Lies of Twitchell Gently Presented
I admit... this book has some fundamental truth regarding Self. However, the imagined spiritual master, Rebazar, is a creation of Twitchell's in order to give validation to a linage of eck masters. The creative validation gives those after Twitchell (Klemp) the authority as Mahanta (master of all masters, and greater than God). As I said, the book reads very well (except for the Thee and Thou), but beware of the underlying dogma which is presented in a subtle and gentle manner.
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5: A Timeless Classic
This is wonderful book full of penetrating insights from both Paul Twitchell and his Tibetan Spiritual Mentor Rebazar Tarzs. Well written, it's in the class of Gibran's works, William Blakes works, and other great writers. It is full of love a great book to read daily for spiritual wisdom and insight. I conssider one of the best books I have read. I have read it cover to cover 5 or 6 times. I can't imagine ever not enjoying reading it. It's helped me become a more loving, compassionate human being. I really value what I have gotten from this book. I strongly recommend it to all Soul's looking for more love, insight and meaningfullness in their lives. A must read.
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