The Seat of the Soul

Zukav, Gary

4.02

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ISBN 10: 1559275588 ISBN 13: 9781559275583

Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 1999

Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller—a fascinating exploration of humanity’s
new phase of evolution

Travel on an exciting, thought-provoking journey of discovery with the bestselling author of The Dancing Wu Li Masters. With a scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Gary Zukav illustrates our evolution from a species that pursues external power—power based upon the perceptions of the five senses—into a species that pursues authentic power—power based upon the perceptions of values of the spirit.

In his simple, elegant, poetic style, Mr. Zukav explains how the pursuit of external power has produced our survival-of-the-fittest mentality and generated conflict between individuals, races, and nations. He shows how we create our own reality through our intentions and choices. Through a revealing study of reincarnation and karma, he describes how our previous lives affect our everyday acts of creation.

He also shows how infusing the activities of life with reverence, compassion, and trust can make them come alive with new meaning and purpose. The Seat of the Soul describes a remarkable voyage of transformation—a journey to new dimensions of spiritual discovery.

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Review:

Gary Zukav's American Book Award-winning The Dancing Wu Li Masters masterfully introduces the layman to quantum and particle physics, as well as Einstein's relativity theories. With a similar dose of amiable, easy-to-understand prose, Zukav guides readers into the spiritual realm in his bestselling The Seat of the Soul.

Zukav questions the Western model of the soul, alleging that the human species is in the midst of a great transformation, evolving from a species that pursues power based upon the perceptions of the five senses--"external power"--to one that pursues power based upon perceptions of the soul--"authentic power." He believes that humans are immortal souls first, physical beings second, and that once we become conscious of this transformation--once we align our personalities with our soul--we will stimulate our spiritual growth and become better people in the process. This insightful, lucid synthesis of modern psychology and new-age principles has been described as the "physics of the soul." Who better to explain such heady concepts than Gary Zukav?

About the Author:

Gary Zukav is a regular guest on Oprah. He is the winner of the 1997 AMerican Book Award in science for The Dancing Wu Li Masters and is a graduate of Harvard University. Mr. Zukav lives in northern California.

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