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| Original Title: | In Heaven as on Earth: A Vision of the Afterlife |
| ISBN: | 0786889217 (ISBN13: 9780786889211) |
| Edition Language: | English |
M. Scott Peck
Paperback | Pages: 265 pages Rating: 3.77 | 289 Users | 37 Reviews
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| Title | : | In Heaven as on Earth: A Vision of the Afterlife |
| Author | : | M. Scott Peck |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 265 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1997 by Hyperion (first published March 3rd 1996) |
| Categories | : | Psychology. Nonfiction. Religion. Spirituality |
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I really enjoyed this book, though more as a glimpse into the potential for heaven on earth than into the afterlife itself. I suspect Scott Peck wanted to throw light on the kind of world he foresaw if and when people awakened to their freedom in the divine. They enter this kind of life after experiencing some great trauma or shift in outlook. Then there is a time of adjustment when they have to learn to cope as a free spirit, unbounded by prescriptions and rules. Then there may be temptation to divert them from their great inner desire to make a difference in the world. Then there is promotion into their assignment, which involves lots more learning but this time with the joy of true passion. There are many spiritual truths to be found in this book and so I recommend it to people who are on a spiritual journey, seeking a deeper participation in the world at large.Rating Out Of Books In Heaven as on Earth: A Vision of the Afterlife
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I really enjoyed this book, though more as a glimpse into the potential for heaven on earth than into the afterlife itself. I suspect Scott Peck wanted to throw light on the kind of world he foresaw if and when people awakened to their freedom in the divine. They enter this kind of life after experiencing some great trauma or shift in outlook. Then there is a time of adjustment when they have to learn to cope as a free spirit, unbounded by prescriptions and rules. Then there may be temptation toYour "place prepared for you" is a jail cell in your favorite color. You make your own heaven or hell when you get there. Heaven is committee work and unlimited trips to the psychiatrist for the narrator. The book is an example of the misuse of fiction. Story has the capacity to express ideas more meaningfully and memorably than other genres, but lousy fiction is insulting and maddening. This is lousy fiction.
I recently was pointed to some quotes by M. Scott Peck, the author of "The Road Less Traveled" and those quotes led me to this book that he wrote about the afterlife. The main point of the book is that the afterlife is based on the "principles of freedom" where each soul experiences its life as it finds meaning. Dr. Peck puts himself through the transition from life to death with very clever thinking about what it might actually be like after we die. I wonder....
This book gives free will a good description in its entirety. It would be nice to know if this is really a true glimpse of the afterlife. I was moved by God's voice in Tish's head "you give Me pleasure"... Triggered a new perspective to people, and their uniqueness, and how it ALL works out for God's good, and that every single person is useful to God JUST AS THEY ARE.
A very unique fiction-novel. This book portrays different aspects of human behaviour through the eyes of Peck by showing his interpretations of the afterlife, and what they mean to him. A quick read, but one that I highly enjoyed, nonetheless.
This is one of the few books I have read that I actually want to buy to keep. The author expressly stipulates that it's a work of fiction, and his vision of the afterlife has little in common with mine, but the thoughts it contains are profound. It reflects on the way we project a self-image that does not necessarily have anything to do with our true selves, how people create their own heaven, hell and purgatory, and what it's like to have absolute freedom, amongst other things. Incidentally, I
This is one of the most thought provoking books I've ever read. It brings everything into perspective...not that I agree with concept in the book, but love the idea of it. That we are in fact building our Heaven right now & that we will always be who we are into eternity.
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