Deva Indra relates her story of growth, transformation, and transcendence using Atisha’s ‘7 points of mind-training’ as a powerful framework and approach to this important topic. In ‘The Book of Wisdom’, Osho talks for more than 49 hours in order to clarify Atisha’s complex sutras.
The advantages of a disadvantage
As a child, she was already aware of the mind games adults play and the lies they and society tell. All the while, she was in touch with her own truth, but did not have the skills, health, and assertiveness to deal with this sense of an inner knowing that conflicted with external ’realities’.
Indra relates in relevant, concise detail the effects of her poor health and the numerous accidents she had that led to the irrefutable diagnosis of acquired brain injury. Her quality of life declined rapidly, leading to increased immobility and surrender to her spiritual path.
The ‘discovery’ of 'The Book of Wisdom', in which Osho describes the sutras of Atisha, was precisely the opening that gave direction to her search, culminating in this fascinating intertwining of her personal story with clear guidelines for personal growth based on Atisha’s sutras. She describes, moreover, the guidance she received that led to significant healing – not in the Netherlands, her home country, but in Spain.
Structure
The seven main chapters reflect Atisha’s teachings, his complex, compact sutras that are like Zip files that Indra expands and embellishes. This she does in a direct, no-nonsense way, supported by her own story and exercises that encourage the reader’s participation. Light reading? Yes and no. The style is personal and easy to read, so although it’s not amiss on the bedside table, this book is worthy of closer attention.
The advantages of a disadvantage
As a child, she was already aware of the mind games adults play and the lies they and society tell. All the while, she was in touch with her own truth, but did not have the skills, health, and assertiveness to deal with this sense of an inner knowing that conflicted with external ’realities’.
Indra relates in relevant, concise detail the effects of her poor health and the numerous accidents she had that led to the irrefutable diagnosis of acquired brain injury. Her quality of life declined rapidly, leading to increased immobility and surrender to her spiritual path.
The ‘discovery’ of 'The Book of Wisdom', in which Osho describes the sutras of Atisha, was precisely the opening that gave direction to her search, culminating in this fascinating intertwining of her personal story with clear guidelines for personal growth based on Atisha’s sutras. She describes, moreover, the guidance she received that led to significant healing – not in the Netherlands, her home country, but in Spain.
Structure
The seven main chapters reflect Atisha’s teachings, his complex, compact sutras that are like Zip files that Indra expands and embellishes. This she does in a direct, no-nonsense way, supported by her own story and exercises that encourage the reader’s participation. Light reading? Yes and no. The style is personal and easy to read, so although it’s not amiss on the bedside table, this book is worthy of closer attention.
