It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice

Book arrived in timely manner and in great condition

I gave the book this rating mainly because it 'gelled' for me. There was -- and still is -- an earlier hard-back edition in our local public library in the Religious / Self Help section and I have borrowed it on and off for the last 2 or 3 years, as have others! It must be of great help and well loved as it has been recently repaired and is back in circulation. That so many have found---and are finding it so helpful is a recommendation in itself. I guess that one of its appeals is that it has such practical steps/practices and meditations in it drawn from from several spiritual and wisdom traditions that it can appeal to open-minded people from any faith tradition---or none. The fact that the author has experienced tragedy and suffering in his own life adds weight to what it offers. Maybe hardline fundamentalist Christians might object to its acknowledgement of other traditions, but my answer to that is that the Christian tradition itself grew beyond its original Jewishness, imbibing much from Greek philosophical milieu.To me, as a progressive christian, it adds practical steps to the application of what Jesus taught about loving oneself and ones neighbours likewise. The book does that, basically teaching one to love oneself, and how to live in community with compassion. Excellent for global-village living the Kingdom of God NOW. I am a full-time care-giver. The book adds meaning to my life.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for more out of life. The author writes in such a way that every line is understandable and easy to digest. I've ordered a copy to keep with me always and will start reading it for the second time very soon. Each chapter gives me the realization that our lives have evolved past what our primary focus should be and I feel he was given a gift to raise our level of awareness. The practice work that each chapter assigns is completely adaptable in today's lifestyle and too rewarding not to do. You won't regret buying this book, I guarantee it!

"Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Bo Lozoff does something about another of our major complaints, the isolation, individualism and crass materialism promoted in modern American culture.He has done this by providing an exemplar - his own life - and setting out twenty-six specific practices that can still our rancour and increase community and happiness.Doing is NOT as easy as reading -- but the book lingered with me, and working with just one or two of the practices has, I believe, helped me to be more resilient and more dependable in stressful time, and has helped me make better choices about where to put my energy and resources.

This is a powerful book with tools to live a better life with more love for all living things. Children need to be appreciated, not praised. I feel this information incorporated as part of the curriculum in every public school system starting in first grade, could change our country, which in turn could change the world to be a much nicer place for all of us to enhabit. With school children absorbing the content of this book they could share it with their parents which in turn help them as well.

Bo's latest is even clearer and more poignant than his earlier books. In this latest spiritual guide Bo provides insight and valuable complementary exercises to make the reading all that more powerful and effective.What truly amazes me is how Bo can keep writing with such relevance and power and yet never repeat his earlier books (which I also felt excelled in relevance and power...).Rather than read as a novel, I've treated this as a workbook, savoring each point and companion exercise and then moving to the next one.

This book provides the nuts and bolts for a more meaningful life. It has useable ideas for being a better and happier person. I wake up every morning and say, "May I be a simple, humble, kind presence on the earth today." I eat only one portion and it's helping me lose weight. I especially like his ecumenical use of all religions. This book makes sense. I've given copies to friends and family, I read it over and over. It's a wonderful book!

If your open to ideas for living a better life this book was the best Ive read and used. Covered new ideas and gave steps to practice in a way I was able to apply. I have read it several times and keep it close on my bookshelf for re reading.

I really enjoyed this book and will keep it to share.

Bo Lozoff is the real deal. A man who walks his talk. He and his wife Sita are spirituality in action. They run the Prison Ashram Project. Really enjoyed this book.