Awareness

Maybe he deserves another star but it wasn't what I was looking for and I found his assuredness annoying. When I was younger, this book had things to teach me but I already had heard many of his anecdotes.

I liked his comparing the need for approval with an addictive drug, but I'm not so anti-drugs. Also, as he said, one needs to see the world different, but I've already seen the world his way and so it's not different to me. This book is for those who still need to do that. If you're one of those people, don't let my measly 2 stars stand in your way.

So what did I want instead? I wanted him to have a deeper understanding of why people just don't listen to his words and change. It's not enough to just say it's scary or hard or that people don't want to do it. This is one of the things [a: Jed McKenna|86669|Jed McKenna|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] explains better, and even he doesn't fully make it clear. The real understanding requires giving up your belief that you are a rational agent who understands what they're doing and can make choices. [a:G. I. Gurdjieff|214546|G.I. Gurdjieff|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1436984929p2/214546.jpg] explains that free will isn't available and (yes, it's a paradox) must be worked toward. The paradox must be experienced, or as Anthony de Mello would put it, it's not what you do, but who you are that must change.