The Map and the Compass

I wish I could write a helpful review of this book but it strikes me as nearly impossible; the book is so intense and liberating, so honest and direct, it seems like the only words that can do it justice are the author's. I came upon this title at a difficult time. It helped me understand and really feel that things not only fall apart, they get worse. Or sometimes better. But the great teacher is our response to events, or rather, our willingness to face our responses and accept them, and ourselves, our failings and strengths, and to let fear be a teacher.

This book is the opposite of the quick fix, life-is-a-bowl-of-cherries self-help manual. Reading it was an experience laced with sadness, relief, and finally a kind of temperate joy.

All I can really say is that it's a masterpiece in my view; entirely sane, liberating, full of truth and light.

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an Excellent Read

This book is as good as everyone has said. I reccommend it to anyone who needs a spiritual lift without a sermon or agenda to follow. Read the words and listen to how they echo in your ears and heart.

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Good advice

This book grounds you and gives you perspective but it is a bit long and intense. Reading it in sections from time to time helps.

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