Personal Transformation through Guided Initiation

While the main ideas of the book are classified as new age concepts, they are valuable in initiating positive thinking and mindsets in the reader. It offers thorough guidelines to self-actualization by linking various types of love. In the process of explaining the links between the different types of love, Chopra’s arguments demonstrate how to foster a deeper and meaningful life through the recognition of the initiation power in the types of love. The book shows how the formation of a strong bond with family members, active cultivation of love, and thoroughly performing and practicing and developing love with relatives creates opportunities to heal and learn. Therefore, Chopra’s arguments center on the subject of healing. In Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman illustrates how each individual is bestowed with a very strong power in their body and how they can use their mind to open the entrance to peace.

It is an autobiographical book that presents the author's mental transformation after his encounter with an old gas station worker. Through the guidance of Socrates, he is converted from a young gymnast who has mixed up thoughts about his objective of becoming a peaceful warrior with her winning philosophy towards life. Using real life and fictional tales, the author presents the supernatural spiritual journeys that build links between individual’s beliefs and the mysterious domains. In the narration, Millman initiates his audience into a journey of illumination on how to control their feelings, to focus on the processes, and carry out self-observation. The significance of the concepts shared manifests when people’s attitudes towards life circumstances are changed. In another book, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: A Practical Alternative to Growing Old, Chopra writes that “Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you” (Chopra n.

p. While the happenings of life may breed uncertainty, people need to be creative and aspire to be free. This is a sure way to initiate personal change and development. In the poem, What the Ugly Boy and The Pretty Girl Have in Common, Brandler describes the difference between looks and intrinsic value, which is the basis of life. She challenges her readers to judge things based on their inherent value rather than outside appearance. He initiates and guides her audience away from the tendency to judge and favor people based on their first impression. The challenge is to take a comprehensive analysis of circumstances and people before making a conclusion about their character. The significant aspects of one's life should be the merits that withstand the test of time, even when circumstances appear unfavorable.

He uses both reality and fiction to transverse the realms of spiritual, emotional, and physical with the guidance of his spiritual teacher called Socrates. Through the guided initiation of personal development, Millman becomes a peaceful warrior. Millman is a confused young gymnast who initially appears to have all that would warrant a peaceful and fulfilled life. He is very successful and thrives is in a very stable relationship. Millman appears to be living a trouble-free life because he is not worried about issues like finances that concern many young people. The guided initiation concepts offered by the three authors assist in empowering individuals to empower themselves. Chopra’s teaching aims to help people “avoid negative emotions and thoughts” (“Deepak Chopra Biography” n.

p. Thinking negatively frustrates individuals and disrupts their focus on certain issues. The three books reveal how spiritual consciousness is related with the wellbeing of a person. It is important to have mentors who will assist an individual to face life circumstances using a wide range of strategies and circumstances. Those who are mandated to guide others should also portray positive mindset in order to point out the potential dangers in their student’s life. For example, in Millman’s case, Socrates was able to reveal to his student all his visions and lessons through life. One concept that is presented in these books is the ability of all the authors to help people determine their life purpose. This is achievable when students are empowered to understand their weaknesses as well as their strengths.