| Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantage of a Painful Childhood |  | Author: Wayne Muller
Publisher: Fireside
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0671797840
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.924
EAN: 9780671797843
ASIN: 0671797840
Publication Date: February 1, 1993
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A gentle, entirely new approach to uncovering a source of spiritual strength hidden in the scars of childhood. Wayne Muller brings together the teachings of many different religions and spiritual traditions in a healing program that will appeal to readers of The Road Less Traveled and Homecoming.
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 A Must Read for Warriors and Wounded Children August 20, 2009
Robert R. Henderson (Metro Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
Those most in need of practice in "being present" are those who're mired in a painful past, in particular, warriors and abused children. Both have developed habitual vigilance and a "lens" that filters out everything but what is, or may be, essential to their survival in a moment of clear and present danger. Sadly, well after the danger's past and they've grown up or mustered out of the time or place in which they cultivated habitual vigilance, they are unable to live freely in the present. They continue to scan, to dig foxholes, and to hit the dirt at the slightest indication of whatever used to be an actual danger. Muller speaks practically and compassionately to these perceptual prisoners of war and teaches them how to rewire their brains through the healing practices of Buddhism: not viewing change as the "enemy" but as a neutral fact of life; learning detachment in order to unbind one's self from the past; seeing here, now. This is the highly effective approach used in the Yoga Warriors program. It is the Way of Western psychotherapy. It is the Way that Jesus urged all to follow. Muller's Legacy of the Heart has a prized place on my bookshelf, not because I had a painful childhood (mine was far from it), but because, writing in cyberspace as Rapierpen and as Bob the Bard, I have a passion to understand warriors and wounded children and to do what I can to help survivors find peace and healing.
This book changed my life February 3, 2008
trailsinger (Port Townsend, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had the great good luck to attend a workshop with Wayne Muller based on this book when I was in the throes of a divorce that brought up painful issues from childhood. Wayne helped me to stop seeing myself as a victim of people who were themselves damaged, and instead to build an image of myself as a creative, spiritual, compassionate person worthy of being loved.
We attract to ourselves exactly what we think we deserve. As long as I thought of myself as a victim, I was one. When I changed this mental idea, my whole life changed for the better. I can't recommend it highly enough for those who feel held back by their past.
Wayne Muller is a psychologist who went back to school to become a minister because psychology didn't explain what he saw in many of the people he worked with. Time after time he watched people find the strength within themselves to rise above even the most horrible of circumstances. He finally realized he was witnessing grace in action; that there is some kind of force or ability in us that can overcome anything. This book is about how to allow that grace to work for you.
 Help for growth beyond childhood hurts November 19, 2006
Elizabeth (Wisconsin)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I would describe this as a self-help/spiritual guidance book for people struggling in their personal/spiritual growth because of the wounds of their childhood. I think that it might help people to identify the ways they are getting caught on old pain and thought patterns, and free themselves a bit.
The book's perspective is arguably more psychological than spiritual, and it does not delve deeply into any particular spiritual tradition, nor is it for instance an exploration of the relationship between childhood pain and mystical experience. Mueller quotes more or less equally from a variety of different traditions, in a way that probably wouldn't be too offensive to any of them, unless the reader would be troubled by a quote from another religion or details of an eastern meditation practice.
The quality of the writing is 4 stars out of 5; read the book for the advice and perspective rather than the way the author expresses himself which is nothing special.
A helping hand March 12, 2006
Peaceful Warrior (UK)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
A beautiful book containing many simple yet profound insights. A very helpful tool for those exploring the within for the purpose of healing.
Legacy of the Heart February 17, 2006
Abigail (Kent, UK)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Just what I expected it to be. It's a practical application of spiritual principles. Very easy to follow and very poigniant.
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