Blue Truth

I do not recommend this book at all. The first 8 chapters repeat the same things over and over about being open, giving love, and not clenching, ad nauseam, and it would seem that the following chapters continue this trend. There is no genuine useful or applicable advice to be found here, and comes off as empty new age nonsense, suggesting you express love to everyone everywhere, which is nice in theory but basically ridiculous in reality, and certainly you can live a good life without your head stuck in some love cloud constantly. Suggestions to feel your pain fully with love or exist within a certain emotion, for example your own confusion, just didn't resonate with me. I read his book The Way of the Superior Man and still read it sometimes and find that to be considerably more useful, down-to-earth, and genuinely helpful. This one is just too repetitive and not applicable to the real world.

Every once in a while a book comes along that shakes up your perspective, and provides deep insights into your past and present. This is one of those books. It showed up out of nowhere, at a time when I'd been struggling with a sense of stagnancy with my craft, and with the path I've chosen through life. It shone a fresh light on past experiences that I had been unsuccessfully trying to figure out. And it points the way to new depth in my work and life. It's the sort of book you read with a big knot in your stomach, and sometimes a choked feeling of nausea in your throat, because the stuff it's pointing to is so viscerally true. The author draws on some of the most practical aspects of Buddhist philosophy, but this is not a "new age" book. There's no fluff or overblown theories about afterlives or pantheons of gods. Just practical deep truths capable of kicking holes in your most closely held illusions — if you're honest enough to reflect on them.

First, let me tell you that in the last few years I have read tons of self-help books and while I certainly do not regret having read them, there are very few which I consider as worthy of re-reading a hundred times. Blue Truth definitely belongs to the latter.In my experience, most self-help books don't do much more than tricking you into a "feel good" state of mind but ultimately leaving you confused, depleted and with a sense of emptiness. You start to doubt if the advices presented in the book even work, if they are even applicable to you. The once seemingly rich thoughts start to look shallow, hollow like a Christmas tree ornament: shiny on the outside but empty inside. And even if the book gives you some real and authentic insights, they are very rarely of a kind that truly reshapes your vision. More often than not you conclude, "OK, this sounds true, but it is somewhat self-explanatory... I knew this already, I get this... so I am not sure what this book has really given me." Or quite the contrary, you come to the conclusion: "This can't possibly be true... it can't be that simple and one-sided." (hint: this gut feeling is usually correct – you are sensing that an author tries to sell you tinted glasses which restricts your vision with an otherwise broad spectrum to only one color).Long story short, Blue Truth is NOT one of those books. It is rather a poem than a plain instruction manual. It requires that you dig yourself into it, contemplate and taste every word of it. It demands that you put into some effort to extract every drop of wisdom. You absolutely cannot lazily skim through this book. You have to savor it, slowly. I do not even recommend reading too much chapters in one sitting. There are parts in it it that you will not comprehend at first attempt, but this is alright. This book has so many layers that you will find yourself keep returning to it again and again. I do not want to use too big words but it is more akin to the classic wisdom texts like the Tao Te Ching. I suspect David Deida was in some kind of inspired mental state when writing it.I have read his other popular book, The Way of the Superior Man too, and most of what I have written here could be said about that book as well. But Blue Truth takes that to an even deeper level. I highly recommend it to everyone who are willing to take the long road to truly get to the core and meaning of LIFE.

I received plenty of food for thought from this book. The relatively short chapters are perfect for consuming one at a time, providing the reader with opportunities to digest before beginning the next.

Deida writes in such a way that you have no choice but to step up to your true self. I loved this book and read it with my men's group.

I absolutely enjoyed this book, great read. A lot of what the author says are things that we don’t think about on our daily lives, and live closed. I have tried being open to the world as I read this book, and I felt more at ease.

It's a must read for any man seeking to constantly grow and improve in a ever changing environment.

Love Deida's work. All of it - Readable, Accessible, New & Interesting & Relevant & Real. More than a book its a religion

furious... I tried to buy the used book and got this... now I cant get a refund... I don't even own a kindle. Cant contact anyone to change it, so annoying... next time Ill be sure to use ebay.

As an experienced meditator and teacher, I appreciate the depth and scope of the author's vision. He's able to convey deep and penetrating truths in ordinary language.