'Many Lives, Many Masters removed the fear of death in me'

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Reading with Neena Kataky, Retired Senior Supervisor, GEMS Modern Academy

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Published: Thu 12 Mar 2020, 11:45 PM

Last updated: Fri 13 Mar 2020, 1:45 AM

What are you reading right now?
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell.  I'm halfway through and I'm told that the ending is epic. There are several stories running parallel. It brings out the best and worst of humanity.  The descriptions, the details and the style of writing is such that you are totally drawn into the narrative.

A book that changed your life, and why?
Many Lives, Many Masters by Dr. Brian Weiss. A renowned psychotherapist who is an adherent of proven scientific methods, Dr. Weiss hypnotises a patient and is stunned when she starts relating incidents from previous lives. As he delves deeper into the mysteries of life after death, there is a dramatic transformation in his own life. This book started it but I have read a lot subsequently on afterlife.  It changed my life because it removed the fear of death.

Name one underrated book, and why you'd recommend it.
The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins.  An economic hitman himself, John Perkins exposes the brutality and corruption that drives the world, giving details of how he and others have cheated developing countries out of trillions of dollars.  Perkins says he decided to confess because he realised this is not the kind of world he wants to leave behind for his daughter.

Your favourite literary character, and why.
Howard Roark from The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Roark is depicted as the ideal man. He is a man of honesty and integrity, who refuses to compromise even if he is faced with dire consequences. A brilliant architect in New York, his designs were revolutionary and he had the courage to stand by them. His moral strength and his courage fascinate me.

A book quote that stood out - and what it means to you.
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."  Max Planck, German physicist and Nobel laureate. The choice is yours.  If you look at something with fear for negatives, that's what you will find, but if you look for love and positives, that's what you will see
all around.


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