By Jonni Pollard
Ben Bella Books
2018
200 pages Spiritual
Sometimes a book comes to you just at the right time. The
Golden Sequence has been just such a book for me. A family member is
doing a lot of soul searching contemplating a career change. I have been suffering
along, and then The Golden Sequence helped me think through the challenges he
is facing and find my role in the solutions.
From the book cover: “The Golden Sequence is based on
ancient Vedic teachings re-envisioned for a 21st century mindset to
provide a practical blueprint to owning your purpose and your power. Rediscover
our human nature, learn how to reclaim it as your greatest power, and start to
love yourself by seeing the difference you can make in the world.”
Pollard found a new purpose for life when he embraced the
Vedic tradition and its teachings called The Golden Sequence. He says, “This
teaching is the product of years of teaching people from all walks of life,
who, like me, were no longer willing to tolerate the weight of suffering and
who desired a simple process to learn how to transform their suffering into
lasting fulfillment."
The Golden Sequence
has four parts called the “Four Golden Insights” and Pollard explains all four
parts. Life is sacred; love is our nature; wisdom is our power; fulfillment is
our purpose. As a person who has practiced meditation for more than 15 years, I
found his insights to be easily understood, especially by those who have not
ever practiced meditation. I particularly liked this statement, “love evokes the
desire to be in deep relationship with life—to know it, to unite with it, to
cooperate with it, to create with it, to nurture it, and to grow with it. And
it is through that love that we discover the deepest meaning of life and our
highest purpose.”
After discussing the fear that keeps people from love,
Pollard develops the techniques to invite the Golden Sequence into our lives.
It is intention-based and involves “the power of our will, infused with our
intent” to bring about the shaping and the transforming of our reality. He
closes with an invitation to daily practice to close the Golden Sequence and
bring peace, love, and service to others.
As I pondered how best to respond to my family member’s
quandary, I found this book to be of immense benefit. I have found that is very
easy in the midst of a crisis to forget to meditate and to forget to pause and
reflect. The Golden Sequence brought me back to intentional living and to the
reality of love and fulfillment. Pollard says, “it is a practical methodology
to use when you become lost or trapped in suffering, defensiveness, and fear.”
Jonni Pollard’s website.
The
Golden Sequence is published today.
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