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Topic: The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck
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TheEvolution
Knowflake Posts: 715
From: Mumbai, India
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted April 09, 2007 01:15 PM
 
The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck this is an awesome book on psychology. it explains what is needed in life to make it balanced and tells how major mental health issues in a person arise from childhood related problems. this book is a MUST READ if u want to be pyschological parents rather than just being biological ones. it explains what geniune love is and doesnot have a fairytale novel like approach to the subject. rather its a very matured one expected from a psychologist. anyone read this book please feel free to start a conversation on the same. IP: Logged |
Yin
Knowflake Posts: 1409
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Registered: May 2004
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posted April 09, 2007 02:20 PM
Just wanted to share that I read the book a lond time ago and it had a big impact on me.
I cannot cite a word from it now 
Isn't memory a wonderful gift?  Checked the Amazon reviews on the book and found this one particularly interesting:
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A confused and confusing mix of religion and psychiatry, February 20, 2006
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Mirandee
Knowflake Posts: 4812
From: South of the Thumb - Taurus, Pisces, Cancer
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted April 09, 2007 11:39 PM
Sounds like a very interesting book. I have to check it out.  IP: Logged |
ALeonine
Knowflake Posts: 303
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Registered: Apr 2006
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posted April 10, 2007 02:00 AM
Oh I just love this Amazing book...!!  Its starts with the line "Life is difficult...We can either moan about our problems or solve them"  Peck defines discipline as the basic set of tools we require to solve life’s problems
He describes four aspects of discipline as... 1. Delaying gratification: Sacrificing present comfort for future gains.
2. Acceptance of responsibility: Accepting responsibility for one's own decisions.
3. Dedication to truth: Honesty, both in word and deed.
4. Balancing: Handling conflicting requirements. he also talks about parenting...how to identify ur child's weaknesses.. it talks about almost all aspects of life...even about love.. he says love is not a feeling, it is an activity and an investment. Love is primarily a concern for the spiritual growth of another. Love cannot be sustained by mutual dependence, rather, love between two parties is made stronger when they are completely independent of one another I have read this book many times and each time I read it i feel as if i have missed some points earlier... Its a must read... 
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TheEvolution
Knowflake Posts: 715
From: Mumbai, India
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted April 10, 2007 02:15 AM
i think leonine is right. i will read this book again too. the points in this book are so thought provoking that sometimes u go and reading but are lost on a previoulsy discussed thought. so it is important to read this book several times.the best thing in this book is it is not the usually self help book like 7 habits, or how to win friends and blah. it is a work of psychology that tells u to self ur own problems. it sets u thinking. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted April 19, 2007 11:00 PM
I really like this: quote:
he says love is not a feeling, it is an activity and an investment. Love is primarily a concern for the spiritual growth of another. Love cannot be sustained by mutual dependence, rather, love between two parties is made stronger when they are completely independent of one another
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Solane Star
Knowflake Posts: 5378
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted April 19, 2007 11:12 PM
I read this book along time ago, also!!!Thanks for the post Evolution, remembering " The Road Less Travelled "!!! Great one AG!!!! The part about, love between two parties is made stronger when they are completely independent of one another!!!! Nice!!! IP: Logged |
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