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The Department of Zenitation: A Layman's Guide To Making Spirituality Work In Real Life Kindle Edition

by Thomas E. Ziemann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Your compendium to the wisdom of the ages

The Department of Zenitation is an entertaining, insightful book that excites the reader’s deeper spirit. This is done with short, easy to comprehend chapters dealing with a myriad of thought-provoking subjects. Each chapter is filled with old and new philosophies, complete with maxims and quotes from some of the greatest thinkers of all time. Thirty-two years of extensive research went into this publication.
People have mentioned how good it’s made them feel to read the wisdom contained here. They’ve said that the insightful messages offered hope and a different perspective, and spurred them on to reevaluate their opinions, challenging them to question why they believe the way they do.
This book is for everyone. Some readers might appreciate the brevity, variety, and scope of the subject matter broached. Others may admire its diversity and non-preachy approach. The seeker will enjoy the hundreds of thoughtful, inspiring quotes by renowned authors included at the end of each chapter. Other readers may be struggling in a particular area of life, and they may turn to the section inside that deals with their problem for perspective. No one can define anyone’s reasons for enjoying a certain book. What makes any narrative worthy is not whether the reader agrees with every point made, but if they approach the ideas collected here with an open heart and mind they shall know themselves better, and self-knowledge is the greatest gift of all.
Find out more at: tomziemann.com

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Thomas E. Ziemann is a Spiritual Mentor with 35 years of extensive spiritual research, meditation practice and experience. He holds monthly Satsangs with fellow seekers. He enjoys sculpting and donating his creations to charity, working on his property and caring for his five beloved cats. He lives near Portland Oregon. www.tomziemann.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00PJEEQHU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Outskirts Press, Inc. (November 12, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2358 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 532 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,804,523 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,788 in New Age Meditation
- #19,376 in Personal Growth
- #30,618 in Meditation (Books)

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Thomas E. Ziemann is a Spiritual Mentor with 36 years of extensive spiritual research, meditation practice and experience. He holds monthly Satsang's with fellow seekers.

He has written 2 books, The Department of Zenitation; A Layman's Guide to Making Spirituality Work in Real Life and Taming the Anger Dragon; From Pissed off to Peaceful due out late 2017.

Thomas is also a contributor to "Dancing in the Unknown"; a book created by Betsy Chasse.

He enjoys sculpting and donating his creations to charity, working on his property and caring for his ten beloved cats. He lives near Portland Oregon.

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TaoZeta

A captivating work of passion and truth....

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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There are literally thousands of books in this category that have offered perspectives, ideas, insights, wisdom and teaching. During my lifetime I have read hundreds of these both for my own personal journey as well as to use as training material in my business to teach others what these authors attempted to put down into words. What the author attempted to do here was, in and of itself, a courageous act. To follow in the steps of so many truly great spiritual teachers and attempt to offer a new or even slightly different perspective AND to do it with passion and integrity would be a serious undertaking for anyone. Yet, the author pulls it off and then some!

To anyone that is searching for something they can refer to on a daily basis, that can offer them truth and inspiration, I highly recommend this book!

In my daily practice I refer to certain works from notable authors in this field, such as Don Miguel Ruiz (and his sons), Alan Watts, Wallace D. Wattles, etc., and I have made this work a part of that daily practice. The layout of the book is such that it automatically lends itself out very well to this daily practice in an easy to digest and use format. Every chapter has purpose and truth that can be carried into, and help deal with, the daily grind that we all face.

Most of all one can tell the passion and wisdom that the author has gained over the years as it shines through in every chapter of this book! Don't hesitate for one minute to pick this one up! You will gain immensely from it! I highly recommend this book!

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Ann Hughes

Handbook for life.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015

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You can race through the short chapters of this book, or you can read each one slowly and carefully and let each pearl of wisdom roll into your mind, and sit there glowing with a light that illuminates something in your heart, bringing with it an "Ah ha" moment.
This book can pithily be described as "a handbook for life", covering so many diverse topics that are relevant to us all. I wish I had read it as a teenager, I feel sure it would have saved me a lot of heartache. I have learned much of what is in the book the hard way by now! Still, the subjects covered never really grow old, and we could all do with a reminder on the topics covered.
Even when I disagree with Toms opinion on subjects such as Goals or Desires, I find thinking on what he wrote, gives me insight into my own life and personality, revealing me to myself. Now there's knowledge worth having!
In our time poor lives, spending just two minutes a day to read a chapter, gives us an easy spritual practice that anyone can do, in order to help us achieve growth and maturity.
The book itself is simple to read, but covers complex human issues such as guilt and conflict, for example, in ways that make it easy to make sense of our problems. Written in straight forward no nonsense style, you don't need a degree to understand the content of this book, which is full of common sense, something which is sadly less and less common these days!
Great book, I love it Tom, and highly recommend it.

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JB

This book gives you a perspective by showing how to look within.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015

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The concept of this book is different than what I had seen before. Each chapter is a few paragraphs followed by relevant quotes. My initial thought was there would be no way to go beyond anything superficial with so little time spent on any one topic. I'm happy to say that after only a few chapters I realized how wrong I was. The sequential order is so thoughtfully laid out, you don't know that you're on another chapter. It just continues where you left off and sets up for what's to come. With that, there's a lot more meat here than what such short chapters suggest. The book reads well and his writing is very approachable. Despite the title, I consider this book to be secular. I honestly can't think of a single spiritual, religious (or lack there of) perspective that couldn't gain from the author's writing and insight. There's nothing preachy here; this book won't tell you: "follow these ten steps to spiritual fulfillment". What this book will give you is perspective; a perspective of self. Opening my eyes to that concept allowed me to look inside to see what's real and what's important; when you can look at your true self first, you can then have an open and loving approach when looking at others. I look forward to my subsequent times through this book and expect to take away something new each time.

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Jesse F. Wood

A must have

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015

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Wonderful guide to living life. At first glance it may look like it's a heavy religious read... I assure you it is not (unless you want it to be). Simply a lovely writing formulated by a beautiful man and his experiences living life according to Buddhist principles.

As a nursing student, I barely have time to read my assignments let alone a book. I keep my copy in my bathroom with a pen and every morning I pick it up and select a chapter that fits my mood or will provide some enlightenment for my day. Each of the 165 chapters is brimming with wisdom and is only a page or two followed by several perfectly selected quotes written by anyone from the Dalai Lama to T.S. Eliot. As I select a chapter to read (such as Generosity, Boundaries, Love, Death, etc., etc.) I initial it in the Table of Contents and write myself a short dated journal entry regarding my feelings/aspirations about what I just experienced.

Please consider doing this for yourself... you will thank me. Thank you Thomas E. Ziemann, your words resonate deeply and remind me how beautiful this world can be if you live in the present and be true to yourself and those around you. -Jesse Wood

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