You need this book.

If you consider yourself a truth seeker, you want this book. Biet is a badass chick who knows her shit. You won’t be disappointed.

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Not a meditation book, but thought provoking.

I feel I need to pull out the themes of this book and make them incredibly obvious for those who might be fascinated and starstruck by the book and it’s “philosophical” advice and therefore be misdirected about meditation. This certainly is not a book about meditation. Its more of a self-help book for those who are looking for a way to improve their life. If that is what you are going for, for have at it! But do not think of it as a reference for meditation.

Anyways, a major theme of this book is if you follow your soul, then your life should be blissfully happy and full of peace. It does not really describe the how the author senses the soul or how to follow it within oneself. It states that it floats above us somewhere and is this vulnerable and loving thing that we are encouraged to follow for the best life. She talks about the soul as this other entity almost like a third person that hangs around us. So it seems like our soul is a somewhat detached part of us and therefore not really us. I’m confused by this explanation.

Another major theme of this book is the fourth way to enlightenment. Yet again, the discussion of this idea is somewhat vague and the author does not really discuss the ideas of the original philosopher George Gurdjieff. She implies in her writing that she uses him as a basis for her ideas, but does not describe what he taught. The author suggests that by following her advice, which are the 44 laws, then you’ll achieve this fourth type of enlightenment.

This fourth type of enlightenment seems to be a materialistic enlightenment, where the author demonstrates a fascination of materialistic things, seems to be bragging about how great her life is, and how she’s achieved materialistic bliss. She talks about how her own success story, like most self-help books do, in which their previous life was shit and now its sunshine and rainbows. I guess this type of story is required for most self-help books where the ultimate means of this narrative is to entice you to follow their path to glory.

I am not sure how these 44 “laws” of the universe were created, but they are definitely interesting. They definitely provoke insight into yourself if you’re looking to be more introspective about your own habits and flaws, but I would be wary about following a few of these. A couple seem to be a little bit contradictory to one another. Some tell you to follow your emotions, while others tell you to completely ignore them all together. She gives stories about clients who follow these laws and achieved a better place in their lives, but most of the end morals inevitably seem to be that you will date or marry the person of your dreams. So if you were looking for that type of thing as well as a ballin’ lifestyle, congrats on picking up this book.

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Wow!

I can’t recommend this book highly enough! So much gold and Wisdom is contained within it.

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walked away with gratitude

I walked away with gratitude having been gifted such accessible tools creating peaceful life.

Love this book. Biet reveals many secrets here

This is a fantastic book for anyone interested in the fourth way, meditation, and to hear Biet's story.

Worth Listening To ...

... for a different perspective on spiritual awakening and the challenges that come on that path.

I look forward to hearing more from Biet Simpkin.

Such a good entry into spirituality and meditation

Biet narrates this book beautifully and I have followed her on social media for a while now and this book just feels so authentic . She introduces spirituality and meditation in a way that is approachable.

Great info.

Every young adult should read this book!!! I wish I would have known this info when I was younger although.... all is as it should be so whateva. :) Amazing job, Biet! Love your book and love your realness.