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Summary: An Instinct for Freedom
Review: "An Instinct for Freedom" is an eloquently expressed and masterfully woven account of one man's personal and spiritual journey, that travels directly through the heart of humanity. While navigating this tender landscape, Alan Clements leads us on an exploration of the essence of consciousness, the surrender of trust, the truth of our fragility, the horror of our darkness, the intimacy of compassion, the power of our choices, and ultimately, the paradigm of grace that shifts when we make the leap from seeing ourselves as separate to honoring our shared humanity. By simply witnessing ourselves in each other, we come to understand what Clements calls "the inseparability of liberation."Often summarizing in a few short sentences what takes other authors seemingly entire books to express, Mr. Clements encourages the reader to "examine the role of perception as the architect of reality." Lead by his example of courage, ruthless self-inquiry, and unabashed candor, we are left with no other meaningful choice but to do so. I was so deeply challenged and inspired by this book that any words of praise I seek to offer feel almost trite and wanting. Within its pages there contains every element that one would hope for in a great work of fiction. But fiction this is not. This is the recounting of an extraordinary life. Forged with insight, Clements challenges our invested beliefs, shatters the lies that cage our freedom, and then loving reconstructs the truth of our sameness within a unified heart. This heart, pieced back together in seemingly perfect union, may continue to beat as it once did, but will never again be the same.
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Summary: Instinct for Freedom
Review: Alan Clements new release is A MUST READ !! for anyone who considers themselves living the dharmic path.
I found it riveting in places and a genuine page turner.
Reaching deep into the core of my compassionate nature,I shed tears for all my 'brothers and sisters' of this planet who have suffered and endured tyranny. I have also been touched by the stories of how they overcame their plight with higher wisdom applied ... as in ... spirit in action.
This book is an inspiration to all people living in a 'free land'
and a show of honor to all those others living a life under the threat and/or reality of NO FREEDOM.
Alan Clements is a voice to be heard and honored.
Order it NOW.
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Summary: Instinct For Freedom
Review: Alan Clements' newest book "An Instinct For Freedom" is a crystal clear distillation of dharma essence from a life lived wide open. Here are the stepping stones to the heart of freedom. Here is the doorway to an enormously rich life. A life so inspiringly shared, it's revolutionary. A must read!
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Summary: Instinct For Freedom
Review: Alan Clements' newest book "An Instinct For Freedom" is a crystal clear distillation of dharma essence from a life lived wide open. Here are the stepping stones to the heart of freedom. Here is the doorway to an enormously rich life. A life so inspiringly shared, it's revolutionary. A must read!
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Summary: Simply Awesome
Review: An absolutely amazing read! Open your heart & mind and experience what it could be like to be a divine human being living life wide-open and in complete freedom - beyond all dogma, nationalism, tribalism & religion. I had the good fortune of seeing Alan in action during a recent retreat - now here's a guy who lives & loves life with reckless abandon. This planet needs guys like him big time if there's going to be any evolution of human consciousness beyond our current self-centred pettiness.
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Summary: If not now, when?
Review: As a long-time friend and colleague of Alan Clements, it's wonderful to see that he is, yet again, in print, and this time with a Dharma book. In my previous experience Dharma books have been, at their best, "wake up calls." Alan surpasses these previous bests with a work which reminds us, with each page turned, that we need no "wake up call." Consciousness IS awake, and we are never more free than in our lives at this very moment. No point in waiting to rejoice in this freedom - the essence of our humanness. No point in postponing the choice to lift of our hands and hearts to those who live in conditions of oppression and imprisonment. While reading Instinct for Freedom, I thought often of the words of a Talmudic scholar who lived 100 years before Christ,".......if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"
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Summary: Book for all Spiritual Seekers
Review: As a Pastor,I've heard many a good sermon and read many spiritual books. But nothing compares to Alan Clement's ability to spellbind the reader with his magnificently written true life stories. He weaves together into a beautiful tapestry his own brand of Buddhist philosophy, political knowledge, science, wisdom and chutzpah that also seems mysteriously to encapsulate the reader as well. What I found even more intriguing in "Instinct For Freedom" are Alan's honestly-written and courageous choices and sacrifices he has made in life in pursuit of spirituality, freedom, truth and enlightenment. Any and all spiritual seekers from any belief system (or none) should definitely read this book.
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Summary: Book for all Spiritual Seekers
Review: As a Pastor,I've heard many a good sermon and read many spiritual books. But nothing compares to Alan Clement's ability to spellbind the reader with his magnificently written true life stories. He weaves together into a beautiful tapestry his own brand of Buddhist philosophy, political knowledge, science, wisdom and chutzpah that also seems mysteriously to encapsulate the reader as well. What I found even more intriguing in "Instinct For Freedom" are Alan's honestly-written and courageous choices and sacrifices he has made in life in pursuit of spirituality, freedom, truth and enlightenment. Any and all spiritual seekers from any belief system (or none) should definitely read this book.
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Summary: The ring of truth (live)
Review: In reading most spiritual books, I've noticed that there's a subtle gap between the well-meaning view portrayed, and what I actually feel and experience in reading. You know when you get a used book, and the prior reader has underlined and written, "How true!" Well, it's like other spiritual books have an undertone of "I wish it were true." In contrast, Clements' words are alive with authentic conviction, and the unmistakeable clarion ring of truth. There's not a trace of pontification. This man has lived an incredible life. He's able to capture the essence of real spirituality and deliver it live and wriggling to the reader. I don't know how he does it. But, as a writer myself, I know that there's only one way he could do it. By really living it. And clearly he does. He came back down from the mountaintop, so listen up, folks, cause he's really got something worth hearing.
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Summary: Timely and important read!
Review: Instinct for Freedom is deeply inspiring and liberating. With his insightful and passionate voice, Clements compellingly urges each and every one of us to uniquely become ALL that we are, and in doing so expand the experience of freedom for ourselves, and for each other.
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