Reviews for Dore Lectures on Mental Science Easyread Comfort Edition

The average rating for Dore Lectures on Mental Science Easyread Comfort Edition based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-13 00:00:00 Roger C. Mullin While numerous insights shared by Judge Thomas Troward in “The Dore Lectures” are profound and empowering, I found that the writing style and verbiage made for a challenging read. This is to say that while I benefited from the insights, the author made use of very lengthy sentences and detailed, sometimes obscure, verbiage which required a high degree of concentration on my part. As an example, “…if you can once grasp the idea of your own individuality as a thought in the Divine Mind which is able to perpetuate itself by thinking of itself as the thought which it is, you have got at the root of the whole matter, and by the same process you will not only perpetuate your life but will also expand it.” I can’t say if Thomas Troward chose this particular writing style because of his background in the legal system, or if this was the most efficient and effective way to communicate the information based on the knowledge level of his audience at the time (the material itself comes from a series of lectures conducted in England at the turn of the 20th century); however, this this is essentially a moot point because regardless of one’s preferences, modern day readers are presented the information in its original/unaltered form. If the sample sentence I shared above is insufficient for potential readers to decide if they wish to read “The Dore Lectures”, I will share several more quotes from the book. “The Divine operation is always for expansion and fuller expression, and this means the production of something beyond what has gone before, something entirely new, not included in past experience, though proceeding out of it by an orderly sequence of growth.” “…the Universal cannot act on the plane of the Particular except by becoming the particular, that is by expression through the individual.” “We cannot become conscious of anything except by realizing a certain relationship between it and ourselves. It must affect us in some way, otherwise we are not conscious of its existence…” In the final analysis I would say this: I benefitted from the information, I just did not find myself enjoying the read - much like my time with school textbooks. If you are seeking an empowering book and the aforementioned quotes are representative of the format/style in which enjoy information to be presented, then you will likely enjoy “The Dore Lectures” and derive a great deal from it. If, on the other hand, you’re like me and you prefer to gather information WHILE also enjoying the format/style in which it is written, then “The Dore Lectures” likely shouldn’t be at the top of the wish list. For its content, I would rank the book as 4-stars; for the enjoyment/readability component I would give it 3-stars, and because I’m unable to give it a final ranking of 3.5-stars I will round up to 4-stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-11 00:00:00 Jill Wade Great read. I learned a lot. I advise those who are of the study of spirit to read. Thank you enjoy. K