Title: Everyday Enlightenment
Author: Luke McLeod
Publisher: 27th December 2024 by Hachette Australia
Pages: 305 pages
Genre: nonfiction, self help, meditation
My Rating: 4 cups
Synopsis:
Peace. Calm. Mindfulness. Enlightenment.
These are appealing concepts, but they never seem like they're within grasp of the everyday person. With all our responsibilities in life, most of us are doing our best just to keep up, let alone have time to find that elusive 'inner calm'.
Luke McLeod knows all about this. He's an everyday person. He's a son, a husband and a friend, trying to find some balance in his everyday life just like everyone else. There is one thing, though, he knows for sure has improved his quality of life every single day.
Meditation.
Luke used to believe meditation wasn't for him but has now become one of Australia's leading meditation experts helping thousands of 'everyday' people, just like himself, enjoy meditation in an easy, down-to-earth way.
Everyday Enlightenment contains encouragement, support, guidance, advice and short meditations to help you start, enjoy and embrace your meditation journey. Let Luke help you find some of that inner peace and calmness without having to move to the mountains and become a monk. Let him show you how the secret to living an enlightened life is hidden within the ordinary and the everyday - it will be one of the best things you ever do.
My Thoughts
Everyday Enlightenment is a breath of fresh air, your own personal mentor gently directing you on how to see things differently and get the most out of this precious life.
‘ … real richness of life is found when the ordinary starts to become extraordinary.’
Luke divides the book into three stage, three steps to a better understanding of your life:
relief by developing inner calmness from our incessant thinking mind through observation
healing and liberating inner restraints, clearing any emotional weights through introspection
happiness comes from expanding and uniting all of your senses - opening of awareness
‘It’s about working on yourself. Pulling back all the layers that have built up over time and getting yourself to a point that you feel calm, confident and content.’
Luke’s book is very easy going reading, accessible for all levels especially those who may be embarking on a mindfulness journey and wondering how to even begin. His style is very engaging, down-to-earth and accessible. Luke provides practical examples, good analogies (eg. our mind is like a gearbox - love that one!) and usable introductory meditations.
‘ … never underestimate the power of what five to ten minutes spent in this neutral gear of the mind can do.’
Everyday Enlightenment is about finding a deeper meaning and understanding to life. Meditation helps lift the fog and provide more peace, calm and enlightenment for everyday living.
‘Our purpose is not to work out what we are here to do, but to experience who we are.’
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. The quoted material may have changed in the final release.
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