The point is the journey, as it is in Buddhism, not a single identity or starting point. The whole point is that if you’re on your own journey don’t stop half way to buy into someone else’s view of the world- don’t believe the tent preacher who has “all the answers” because they say so. The point is to trust your own journey and let that work give you the confidence to continue to go forward. You can find your answers- eventually- don’t trust the person who interjects and says they can describe it all- describe it all for you. That person believes in themselves, not you. The book is about trusting yourself. Peter had to learn to trust his own judgment and choose to love Walter of his own choice.
Well I guess Peter Bishop was on a personal journey of his own if you think about it. Being taken from a parallel world will do that to you. Now you got me yearning for a Fringe re-watch. Loved that show !!
fringe TV show is base on story of project blue book. (project blue book &origin of the universe) ua-cam.com/video/MLQWRSP7x6o/v-deo.html Bald Observers is the archetypal character of the grey alien which is interrogated by military or secret agent in this video, The grey alien also claim he is future human from another timeline
I loved this book , l read it back in the 80s , it was highly recommended by a pcycholigist/astrologer tutor at the time . It has always stayed with me and your review encourages me to reread it again. Thanks Leonie
Reading UA-cam comments about the Trump shooter reminded me of this book. I read it in the late 1970s. I no longer have the book What I recall is that the author was about to have brain surgery. He said that, among his mental patients, the ones who were silent were the most likely to become suddenly violent. When I entered "if you see the buddha on the road..." on the UA-cam search line I found your book review and subscribed to your channel.
The book is, in a sense, about the fact that any individual must find their own path, be it a path to healing or whatever else. Peter Bishop believed that he had to make his own way. That's the connection
@@1book1reviewyou're welcome! I actually became interested in the book for the same reasons as you, because of the TV show, 'Fringe'. I haven't actually gotten ahold of a copy to read it myself yet, but I've done some research into it, which seemed fitting, given the heavy subject matter, my interest in the connection between the book and the TV show, and my own involvement with mental health and healing. Quick question and you don't have to answer, but what's up with the "oh hello false friend" at about 1:38? It kind of threw me a bit.
Read Martin Wells- Sitting in stillness or Irvin Yalom’s books. They are touching. I plan on reading this one in near future. Thanks for your brief summary
I bought it for the same reason, and I loved it. The setup of lots of tiny stories reminds of classics like Arabian Nights, Canterbury Tales, the Decameron, etc.
Watching Fringe for the first time (it's on HBO) & just got to the scene with the book. I was looking around to see what it was about & stumbled on to you. My library doesn't have it, I guess I'll have to buy it. Thanks for the review.
peter Bishop recommend this book to agent Dunham. but my favorite sentence Peter quote is "find the crack that's how the light gets in " when he talking to the local police officer
Hi 1Book1Review. I like your review but I have two things to comment on. First one is if you are going to be bothered about pronouns or the amount of references to males in a book that was written 50 years ago (and if the age of a book is an issue), then you are not going to read any of the best books in the world. Not only best, objectively speaking, but just books full of knowledge. Not to mention you are going to be obligated now apparently to dis on Shakespeare. Good luck with that. The second issue I take is when you say that you were into some parts of the book while others not so much. Well you just summarized the experience of reading 97% of the books out there. Rare is the book that captivates anyone though it all. Am I wrong? I mean, finding a book that captivates you one hundred per cent is the mark of a book that you absolutely love. And those are rare, by definition. Well, that's it. I love this book tho. Thanks anyway for the video.
Thanks for your comment, although I don't see how you managed to draw the conclusion from a nonfiction book to Shakespeare in terms of pronouns. And I think it is important to mention what I experienced in terms of pronouns while reading this book as it speaks to how far we've come already. And you also must have missed the part where I said I just replaced them in my head as a way of dealing with this for anyone who is bothered by it. Secondly I don't expect to love everything in every book, but I also think it is worth mentioning when talking about a nonfiction book in a review format that others look to to see if they want to pick it up or not.
I was pointed towards this book for the same reason. When I heard Peter give Fauxlivia the rough explanation to what the book was about I almost instantly thought it was something I should pick up, granted I saw that scene years ago and have only had the books for a few weeks but I digress.
@@1book1review Oh ok. Thinking about it I suppose Peter's traversal across universes is his pilgramige. I got the book the for Christmas after asking my sister for it.
This is exactly why I bought & read the book, due to rewatching Fringe again! I found it very difficult to describe to people what I had read, good read nonetheless
When I first saw you post the book on instagram i wasn't that intersted in it, but it does sound pretty good. I doubt it's something i would pay full price for, but if I ever stumble upon it used I might pick it up :)
I think Sheldon was aware that men needed as much help as they could get & very few back then in my experience & particularly in Australia Read self help or mental health books back in those days. I think it's great that you just change the gender to suit yourself because it's not the gender that matters it's the human experience & the ones that touch us I dare to offer are those that have some of ourselves in. Great revue :-)
Well, I didn't hear of this book from watching Friends; that's for sure. I want everyone to know that from the get-go. I DO NOT watch Friends. I am an uber-proud member of the Intelligentsia, thank you very much, and such things are far, far beneath me. The premise of this book is that one is already buddha (uncapitalized on purpose), and no teacher is required, so for this reason, I am not going to read it. I mean...I should not read this book because I already (apriori) have its knowledge within me. If you're new to these types of ideas, you should definitely check out Joseph Campbell's, "A Hero's Journey."
Well, I thank you for your contribution. The book is not featured on Friends, though, but Fringe. But as part of the inteligentsia you probably didn't watch that either. I'm honored that you lowered your standards to watch my video and even comment on it, even though the book seems to be very far below you. Just as properly listening to what I said.
I also heard of this on Fringe. It’s in my amazon basket. I suffer with mental health problems, would you say, as someone who’s read it, it can help someone like me? X
oh tough question. I think depending on your problems and what help you would expect. I think it is an interesting look at ideas and stories from his experience. Then again it is dated and might totally not work for you. Have you tried reading a sample and looking at the table of content? that might give you ideas of what to expect.
It's a book I want to read. Thank you for this review. BTW, psychotherapy is something everyone should try; however, mental health is a life long journey that never ends. As far as I'm concerned, therapy is only a door opener to teach people to feel their feelings. We can only, truly, cure (fix) ourselves.
It's a warning from a Zen master pointing out that nothing outside ourselves is real and all meaning is inside ourselves already. (Yeah, I have to think about a lot of this a bit more)
@@draganminic4928 Why don't you read the book and make up your own opinion instead of working on my referencing someone else. I didn't know the Zen master and don't claim to know Buddha's teaching enough to judge.
@@1book1review I have no interest in psychotherapy. I replied to your attempt to defend an attention seeking title, totally unrelated to the topic of the book. Why don't you read Buddha's (NOT this master's or that rimposhe's) teching, and create own opinion on who is consistent with Buddha.
@@draganminic4928 So you haven't read the book, but judge it by the title and my comment and think I need an education in Buddha's teaching when that is not the reason I read the book. OK, got it.
Sheldon Kopp's son here. Thank you for your appreciation for his work.
Thanks for watching!
The point is the journey, as it is in Buddhism, not a single identity or starting point. The whole point is that if you’re on your own journey don’t stop half way to buy into someone else’s view of the world- don’t believe the tent preacher who has “all the answers” because they say so. The point is to trust your own journey and let that work give you the confidence to continue to go forward. You can find your answers- eventually- don’t trust the person who interjects and says they can describe it all- describe it all for you. That person believes in themselves, not you.
The book is about trusting yourself. Peter had to learn to trust his own judgment and choose to love Walter of his own choice.
Oh you summed that up so much better than me, thank you for sharing!
Well I guess Peter Bishop was on a personal journey of his own if you think about it. Being taken from a parallel world will do that to you. Now you got me yearning for a Fringe re-watch. Loved that show !!
Me too! But they took it off Prime and Netflix here :(
fringe TV show is base on story of project blue book. (project blue book &origin of the universe) ua-cam.com/video/MLQWRSP7x6o/v-deo.html
Bald Observers is the archetypal character of the grey alien which is interrogated by military or secret agent in this video, The grey alien also claim he is future human from another timeline
It’s on HBO Max
I loved this book , l read it back in the 80s , it was highly recommended by a pcycholigist/astrologer tutor at the time . It has always stayed with me and your review encourages me to reread it again. Thanks
Leonie
Thanks. I'm already looking forward to rereading it!
You ALWAYS amaze me (in a good way!) with the variety of your reading choices. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thank you, I surprise myself a lot, lol.
Reading UA-cam comments about the Trump shooter reminded me of this book. I read it in the late 1970s. I no longer have the book What I recall is that the author was about to have brain surgery. He said that, among his mental patients, the ones who were silent were the most likely to become suddenly violent.
When I entered "if you see the buddha on the road..." on the UA-cam search line I found your book review and subscribed to your channel.
Hello and welcome. Thanks for sharing your experience with the book.
The book is, in a sense, about the fact that any individual must find their own path, be it a path to healing or whatever else. Peter Bishop believed that he had to make his own way. That's the connection
Thanks for the comment.
@@1book1reviewyou're welcome! I actually became interested in the book for the same reasons as you, because of the TV show, 'Fringe'. I haven't actually gotten ahold of a copy to read it myself yet, but I've done some research into it, which seemed fitting, given the heavy subject matter, my interest in the connection between the book and the TV show, and my own involvement with mental health and healing.
Quick question and you don't have to answer, but what's up with the "oh hello false friend" at about 1:38? It kind of threw me a bit.
@@JaredRandle-s4h I'm not a native English speaker - False Friends are words that sound similar in German and English but don't mean the same.
Read Martin Wells- Sitting in stillness or Irvin Yalom’s books. They are touching. I plan on reading this one in near future. Thanks for your brief summary
Thanks for the recommendations, haven't heard of those.
I bought it for the same reason, and I loved it. The setup of lots of tiny stories reminds of classics like Arabian Nights, Canterbury Tales, the Decameron, etc.
Books I've yet to read.
Watching Fringe for the first time (it's on HBO) & just got to the scene with the book. I was looking around to see what it was about & stumbled on to you. My library doesn't have it, I guess I'll have to buy it. Thanks for the review.
Enjoy the show :D
peter Bishop recommend this book to agent Dunham. but my favorite sentence Peter quote is "find the crack that's how the light gets in " when he talking to the local police officer
I love that quote!
Hi 1Book1Review. I like your review but I have two things to comment on. First one is if you are going to be bothered about pronouns or the amount of references to males in a book that was written 50 years ago (and if the age of a book is an issue), then you are not going to read any of the best books in the world. Not only best, objectively speaking, but just books full of knowledge. Not to mention you are going to be obligated now apparently to dis on Shakespeare. Good luck with that. The second issue I take is when you say that you were into some parts of the book while others not so much. Well you just summarized the experience of reading 97% of the books out there. Rare is the book that captivates anyone though it all. Am I wrong? I mean, finding a book that captivates you one hundred per cent is the mark of a book that you absolutely love. And those are rare, by definition. Well, that's it. I love this book tho. Thanks anyway for the video.
Thanks for your comment, although I don't see how you managed to draw the conclusion from a nonfiction book to Shakespeare in terms of pronouns. And I think it is important to mention what I experienced in terms of pronouns while reading this book as it speaks to how far we've come already. And you also must have missed the part where I said I just replaced them in my head as a way of dealing with this for anyone who is bothered by it. Secondly I don't expect to love everything in every book, but I also think it is worth mentioning when talking about a nonfiction book in a review format that others look to to see if they want to pick it up or not.
@@1book1review Thanks for the reply! My best to you!
Currently reading this book. It’s okay. I would recommend Alan Watts’ books, especially Out of Your Mind.
Great title. Thanks for the recommendation.
I was pointed towards this book for the same reason. When I heard Peter give Fauxlivia the rough explanation to what the book was about I almost instantly thought it was something I should pick up, granted I saw that scene years ago and have only had the books for a few weeks but I digress.
Oh I got it on a rewatch and not the first time I saw the scene. And it's never to late :D
@@1book1review Oh ok. Thinking about it I suppose Peter's traversal across universes is his pilgramige. I got the book the for Christmas after asking my sister for it.
I read this, whenever " religious " people try to sell the bible to me, I recommend reading this for them first.
ha, nice strategy.
This is exactly why I bought & read the book, due to rewatching Fringe again!
I found it very difficult to describe to people what I had read, good read nonetheless
Oh so glad I'm not the only one. (Just watching the first episode again 🙈)
When I first saw you post the book on instagram i wasn't that intersted in it, but it does sound pretty good.
I doubt it's something i would pay full price for, but if I ever stumble upon it used I might pick it up :)
I am surprised myself how much I liked it and got out of it - also planning to reread this at least once!
THANKS FOR SHARING
Thanks for watching!
Good work , i wait for ur next vedio
Thanks.
Now I want to watch the show and read the book :D.. Dont think ive ever read a non fiction book on psychology / psychotherapy.. sounds great!!!..
The show is so great! Watch if you haven't and yeah, of course read the book :D
I think Sheldon was aware that men needed as much help as they could get & very few back then in my experience & particularly in Australia Read self help or mental health books back in those days. I think it's great that you just change the gender to suit yourself because it's not the gender that matters it's the human experience & the ones that touch us I dare to offer are those that have some of ourselves in. Great revue :-)
Great comment. Thank you!
My pleasure
Well, I didn't hear of this book from watching Friends; that's for sure. I want everyone to know that from the get-go. I DO NOT watch Friends. I am an uber-proud member of the Intelligentsia, thank you very much, and such things are far, far beneath me.
The premise of this book is that one is already buddha (uncapitalized on purpose), and no teacher is required, so for this reason, I am not going to read it. I mean...I should not read this book because I already (apriori) have its knowledge within me.
If you're new to these types of ideas, you should definitely check out Joseph Campbell's, "A Hero's Journey."
Well, I thank you for your contribution. The book is not featured on Friends, though, but Fringe. But as part of the inteligentsia you probably didn't watch that either. I'm honored that you lowered your standards to watch my video and even comment on it, even though the book seems to be very far below you. Just as properly listening to what I said.
Awesome.
Loved your review.
Keep posting more such videos.
#instawise
Even I started researching about this book and whether it is worth the time to read after watching Fringe
That show had so many people look into this book, LOL
I also heard of this on Fringe. It’s in my amazon basket. I suffer with mental health problems, would you say, as someone who’s read it, it can help someone like me? X
oh tough question. I think depending on your problems and what help you would expect. I think it is an interesting look at ideas and stories from his experience. Then again it is dated and might totally not work for you. Have you tried reading a sample and looking at the table of content? that might give you ideas of what to expect.
Yay, Peter Bishop :)
He's awesome!
It's a book I want to read. Thank you for this review.
BTW, psychotherapy is something everyone should try; however, mental health is a life long
journey that never ends.
As far as I'm concerned, therapy is only a door opener to teach people to feel their feelings. We can only, truly, cure (fix) ourselves.
Agree, mental health is a journey, not a quick fix or stable thing. Hope you enjoy the book.
So why are you supposed to kill the Buddha?
It's a warning from a Zen master pointing out that nothing outside ourselves is real and all meaning is inside ourselves already.
(Yeah, I have to think about a lot of this a bit more)
@@1book1review I conclude from your comment, that the Zen master you quoted, didn't know Buddha's teaching.
@@draganminic4928 Why don't you read the book and make up your own opinion instead of working on my referencing someone else. I didn't know the Zen master and don't claim to know Buddha's teaching enough to judge.
@@1book1review I have no interest in psychotherapy. I replied to your attempt to defend an attention seeking title, totally unrelated to the topic of the book. Why don't you read Buddha's (NOT this master's or that rimposhe's) teching, and create own opinion on who is consistent with Buddha.
@@draganminic4928 So you haven't read the book, but judge it by the title and my comment and think I need an education in Buddha's teaching when that is not the reason I read the book. OK, got it.
Hey if it works it works put on your walking shoes and 🚶. Adjust the pronouns lol.
that's what I thought :)
Your review is ridiculous.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.