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Secret of Shambhala Free FREE SECRET OF SHAMBHALA PDF James Redfield | 256 pages | 01 Nov 2001 | Little, Brown & Company | 9780446676489 | English | New York, United States The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight - Wikipedia Goodreads helps you keep Secret of Shambhala of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Secret of Shambhala editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating Secret of Shambhala. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Continuing the exciting adventures of The Celestine Prophecy and The Tenth Insight, this new book takes you to the snow-covered Himalayas, in search Secret of Shambhala the legendary Tibetan utopia of Shambhala. As you follow a child's instructions, are pursued by hostile Chinese agents, and look for a lost friend, you will experience a new awareness of synchronicity For Shambhala not only actually exists, but is destined to be found in our time-and will reveal powerful truths that can transform the Secret of Shambhala. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published November 1st by Grand Central Publishing first published More Details Original Title. Celestine Prophecy 3. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Secret of Shambhalaplease sign up. Secret of Shambhala Hi Krishna Kanth, Did you get what you were looking for? See Secret of Shambhala 3 questions about The Secret of Shambhala…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 25, Jess Tucker rated it it was amazing. I read this book when I first moved to Sacramento from San Francisco and was going through some major changes in my life. The authors intentions are clear throughout the Celestine Secret of Shambhala series: the world is in your hands, you can make of it what you please, the world is a wonderful place, and life is to short for negative thoughts. Apr 25, Carrie rated it liked it. Let me start by saying that I loved The Celestine Prophesy. It's one of my favorite books of all time. I love how it talks about human relationships and interactions. Even though it's all presented in a very spiritual way, I also found it very relatable on a personal level. I didn't understand the second book at all, since it felt so esoteric and there was nothing in it that I could relate to. I'd put this third book Secret of Shambhala in the middle. In it our hero goes to Secret of Shambhala, on a quest for the mythical city of Shambhala Shangri-la and all the awareness that goes with it. I love how we never learn the narrator's name. He'd meet someone new, and the author would write something like "I told him my name, and Secret of Shambhala told me his name was XYZ. The author claims that our expectations can actually make things happen. I liked his example of how this worked: A teacher who expects the best of a student seems to get it, and a teacher who expects the student to fail seems to get that too. On the flip side, the author seemed a bit paranoid or should I Secret of Shambhala say concerned? I enjoyed this book and the adventure in Tibet. Secret of Shambhala liked the idea of trying to send out positive energy into the world, such as the author's example of people who seem to light up a room just by entering into it. I just wish there were more in the book that I could relate to myself. Maybe it's just because I personally haven't quite reached the eleventh insight. One day, perhaps View 1 comment. Nov 03, Jakob Masic rated it it was amazing. This gets a big 5 stars, Secret of Shambhala entirely for the the story itself but Secret of Shambhala the message of how to use ones power to help create a change in this world. I have practiced the works described in this book for the better part of 20 years now, what I call my Spitural Work. Secret of Shambhala is rewarding to think that everyone who has held this book in their hands now possesses the knowledge of how to create their thoughts to be the single most important thing in the universe at that moment in time. Everything means somet This gets a big 5 stars, not entirely for the the story itself but for the message of how to use ones power to help create a change in this world. Everything means something. What that something is made out to be is the responsibility we Secret of Shambhala live with, but only the few live for. I hope that we all start to live for LOVE and truly understand that is the only thought ever worth expanding on. Nov 24, Jordan rated it really liked it. Redfield's books are to spiritual seekers what the romance novel is to single Secret of Shambhala. They're so fun to read, even if they're a little over the top. This one is infinitely better than the 10th Insight. I love the idea of the prayer field, although I don't care for the terminology, and how we must deal with our negative emotions or else we'll be running into our projections of them all over the "real world. That al Redfield's books are to spiritual seekers what the romance novel is to single women. That alone makes it worth digging into. Apr 29, Susie added it. This book was a fairly easy read and pretty enjoyable. While I don't buy into the whole "one day we'll all be vibrating at the highest level" thing I do think he makes some good points and I like the idea of setting positive intentions, being on the lookout Secret of Shambhala "coincidences" and sending out positive energy. From my limited memory I'll say that I didn't like this installment as much as the Secret of Shambhala book but it was much better than the second. Jul 05, Todd R rated it liked it Shelves: fictioninspired. This is not meant to be great fiction, Redfield merely tries to divulge his ideas via fiction Secret of Shambhala order to make them more palatable. He does a decent job of describing Secret of Shambhala ideas of Intention. The last few chapters drag and most of the story is pretty boring. Redfield doesn't challenge his characters in any of his fiction, they just meander along from incident to incident, and because of this they never feel real. I always take away a few good thoughts from Redfields This is not meant to be great fiction, Redfield merely tries to divulge his ideas via fiction in order to make them more palatable. I always take away a few good thoughts from Redfields books, they are worth a read just for the few tidibits I get from them. Sep 26, Devika Koppikar rated it it was amazing. Of the three Celestine Prophesy series, I liked this best To me, it was a glimpse of spiritual potential, even if this Secret of Shambhala a fiction book. Secret of Shambhala reading this book, I've had a fascination with Tibet, prayer flags, the Himalayas. Too bad Redfield won't have a sequel to until early next year Jan 31, Flower rated it it was amazing Shelves: considered-new-age. This is Secret of Shambhala best one of the series Secret of Shambhala 3. Very spiritual in a differnt sort of way. I don't know if you would call it new age or no, but maybe. Really interesting ideas even though of the 3 this on is the most far out for sure. Oct 28, Acacia rated it it was amazing. This book gives a lot of insight into how we as individuals are responsible for our own energy and how it affects others. A look at the world's situation now and how it could change into something much greater whe we each learn compassion and look for the highest good in each other. Apr 16, Kim rated it really liked it Shelves: spirituality. What a wild ride! The four books tell the story, the fifth book is The Celestine Vision, and the sixth is a workbook. This time, our hero finds his way through his friend Wil and synchronicity, to Kathmandu, to go to Tibet — his friend Wil, who was in the previous book, is already there. Our her What a wild ride! Exploring The Secrets of "Shambhala" Shambhala Secret of Shambhala mentioned in the Kalachakra Tantra. The Sanskrit name is taken from the name of a city mentioned in the Hindu Puranasprobably in reference to Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. The mythological relevance of the place originates with a prophecy in Vishnu Purana 4. Shambhala will be ruled by the future Buddha Maitreya. Kalachakra Buddhism was presumably introduced to Tibet still in the 11th century, the epoch of the Tibetan Kalachakra calendar. The oldest known teachers of Kalachakra are Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen d. He is said to have expelled 20, people from his domain who clung to Surya Samadhi solar worship rather than convert to Kalachakra Wheel of Time Buddhism. After realizing these were the wisest and best of his people and how much he was in need of them, he later asked them to return and some did.
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