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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781583501375 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 1583501371 Label: Wellspring Media Languages: Manufacturer: Wellspring Media MPN: 730 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Wellspring Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 12, 2001 Running Time: 180 minutes Studio: Wellspring Media Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Neale Donald Walsch on Abundance Neale Donald Walsch made a fortune on his Conversations with God books, and in this lecture he appears determined to defend his right to keep it. Although early on he defines abundance as "not about having, but being," a significant portion of this 90-minute talk is dedicated to the subject of money. He urges his fawning studio audience to get away from the idea that money is bad and, later, waves one-half of a $550 pair of Italian shoes before the camera, announcing, "I deserve these shoes and so do you." This seemingly contradicts his thesis that all people are one and his rant against the fact that one-tenth of the world's population owns nine-tenths of its resources. Could he truly be suggesting that all Earth's people should (or could) own Italian shoes? (To be fair, he does mention his extensive charity work, which is further detailed in the DVD's text biography.) While his books have clearly inspired a large number of people, this mishmash of homilies and axioms appears to cynically capitalize on the popularity of his writings. As he walks through his audience stroking female faces and touching male heads, one can't help wondering: Is he telling us what he thinks we want to hear, or what makes him feel better about himself? For a less muddled lecture that contains actual strategy for dealing with spiritual and financial success, try John Gray's How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have. --Kimberly Heinrichs Neale Donald Walsch on Holistic Living Neale Donald Walsch, known for his Conversations with God books, has a one-sided conversation with an audience in this 90-minute video that feels only about twice that long. In front of a Stepford-like audience, he covers hot- button topics that include health, illness, spirituality, death, and human sexuality. Unfortunately, his delivery doesn't bring the issues, or the broader subject of holistic living (partly defined as "what it's like to live as a whole person"), to life. Find yourself in a place called "stuck"? Step toward something and your tummy will tell you to go there, he advises. To step away from fear, try saying, and believing, "I am guiltless and I am innocent." It picks up when he discusses his "actual" conversations with God ("The first thing God said to me ... on health .... For heaven's sake, take care of yourself.") or first-person anecdotes (like the guilt he felt as a devout young Catholic when he ate meat on a Friday). The presentation would be less wooden as an audiotape; at least then Walsch's comments might prompt you to get lost in thought. As a video, it plays like a dead-on Saturday Night Live parody of New Age thinking. --Valerie J. Nelson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Pretty Good StuffMr Walsch may be a little dramatic for some in the way he speaks however there is alot of depth to his message. This is a great inexpensive addition to anyones spiritual collection. The man is a true earth master. He deserves credit for his work. Rating: - inspiringI was really inspired by this movie, the messages are beautiful and sweet I like how he talks very calm and sweet voice so its very good to listen to it I recommend it to everybody! Gets you to think :) Rating: - Very inspiring and motivatingI'm very familiar with the concepts that Neale talks about although I haven't read any of his books...yet. I have a book shelf full of books, a couple of Neale's included that I will immediately start making time to read. I found this DVD to be powerful and inspiring. Even though I "know" many of things things he talks about, sometimes a person just needs that extra boost or kick in the pants to start taking action in their life. I rented this title to watch it, I will now be purchasing Neale's ... Read More Rating: - We can all have abundance.Neale Donald Walsch on Abundance and Holistic Living is teaching a very powerful truth "We are all one". The experience is beautiful and amazing. He is saying something that sounds true to me. With his phrase "I am the source", he is teaching a beautiful experience of oneness and I want to watch it as many times as possible, so that I can achieve this. I really recommend this DVD. We, human beings, need to learn that we really are one, that we are the source, and that everything ... Read More Rating: - You are what you judge the rest of the world to beI'm amazed at the number of vicious and negative editorial reviews and the single user review. Obviously, these people have no or a very skewed understanding of what these books series and the videos is all about. Or, more truthfully, they choose a different life experience. Anything that doesn't verify their own truth, they feel they must vilify. The part where the reviewers comment about Walsch holds up his expensive Italian shoe is an example of an item taken out of context ... Read More |
