As beautiful as I agree flowers are I initially did not see how this was relevant. The opening lines of the book had my sighing and preparing myself to be utterly correct in my preconception that this would be a very hippie dippie book and would not on any level relate to me or my life, with its subject of the beauty of flowers. Russell Brand.) that this book is pretty remarkable.
But I'd been having a hard time and was informed by reliable sources (ie. I must be honest here, I have spent my life so far being a bit of a cynic about anything that isnt completely factual with the exception of emotions and creativity, and am as such a total atheist.
This can lull you to sleep, but listern to the words and you will be fine. Realized beings in the "state" have a breathy, deliberate, considered and generally slow way of speaking. After a while in the book I realized why (although he never really speaks much about himself). You will be distracted by Eckhart's accent. Eckhart gives you your answers in clear English for the Western reader. 3) If you are on a spiritual quest, stop here. 2) If you have had a mystical experience, remember it and want to get back to that "state" again, then this book shows you how to, why you should want to and what amazing things await you when you do.
This book/audio should be experienced by everyone for one or more of the following three reasons: 1) If you are happily going about life, not on a spiritual quest, never had a mystical moment and believe that you are just like everyone else, then this book will give you insights on how to experience more life and help you answer many of your difficult questions that you seldom think about. I stumbled on this book and am ecstatic that I did. Wow, much more value than I expected from the title. A Realized Being Shares In Person.a rare find.