Review: The Companion to my New Found Companion
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2012
Firstly thank you to Dennis for bringing this book to the world; you have definitely done a service to all of us who will read this book."In seeking you'll never find it. The very act of seeking creates separation."The light switch just went on...Growing up in the Anglican and Catholic faith; many times we would hear this scripture, "seek and you will find," quoted over and over and this is a belief that I adopted whole heartedly. But over the years; until I read those words there was always a-disconnect for me as it related to that scripture. The more I sought the less I found and this belief caused me much frustration. What I did notice on sparingly occasions was that if I sought something with no attachment; just put it out there in a sense; the answer would come to me rather easily and quickly but because I didn't put any effort I could not reconcile the outcome with my held belief.Thanks to Hsin Hsin Ming my belief has changed. The writer teaches succinctly that effort brings no results and nothingness brings everything. All is within...there is no striving.I recently adopted Dennis' other bookTao Te Ching Lao Tzu A Translationas my companion; this book is now my companion's companion; LOL. Hsin Hsin Ming does a wonderful job of strengthening the teachings found in the other book though both readings can stand on their own without any effort.These readings just make things so clear and I'm happy that I found them at this point in my journey. The teachings are easy and my suggestion when you read this book is to approach it from that level. Go in with no judgments. We have become so accustomed to complexities that we have allowed our minds to construct these imaginary walls that prevent us in seeing the truth.The wisdom found in these pages rise above religious constraints. They absorb into the skin like soothing balm and quiet the mind like the rising of the sun...naturally. I wish to explore this reading further now with other teachings and practices that have built constructs in my mind over the years and become enlightened with more ah ha moments! No striving though...just being.If you are at a point in your life where you are feeling the need for growth...I highly recommend this reading along withTao Te Ching Lao Tzu A Translationyou will be blessed and nurtured by it...effortlessly.