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How to Get Out of This World Alive: The Ultimate Self-Empowerment Handbook
How many times have you resolved to change your life, beginning with the best intentions, only to find you are stuck in the same place weeks, months, or even years later?
Is it possible to break this pattern and do so in a sustainable manner?
Author Alain Forget verifies you can in How to Get Out of this World Alive , an in-depth approach to help the reader overcome repetitive habits and gain the ultimate state of being - awakening.
The challenge of permanent change comes from not having the right tools or knowledge to get you there. In this comprehensive manual you learn not only why you are stuck, but a step-by-step process utilizing four philosophies to climb out of the rut and begin living.
Each chapter leads you closer to your goal. Inside you'll
After you read and apply the proven techniques, you will begin anew - stronger, vibrant, and capable of great things.
How to Get Out of this World Alive is an inspiring fusion of psychology, philosophy, mysticism and metaphysics. This work is the culmination of decades of research and hands-on application by both the author and his students. Alain Forget compassionately avows "Life loves you and wants you to evolve" and demonstrates this truth in a book you will come to treasure.
Is it possible to break this pattern and do so in a sustainable manner?
Author Alain Forget verifies you can in How to Get Out of this World Alive , an in-depth approach to help the reader overcome repetitive habits and gain the ultimate state of being - awakening.
The challenge of permanent change comes from not having the right tools or knowledge to get you there. In this comprehensive manual you learn not only why you are stuck, but a step-by-step process utilizing four philosophies to climb out of the rut and begin living.
Each chapter leads you closer to your goal. Inside you'll
After you read and apply the proven techniques, you will begin anew - stronger, vibrant, and capable of great things.
How to Get Out of this World Alive is an inspiring fusion of psychology, philosophy, mysticism and metaphysics. This work is the culmination of decades of research and hands-on application by both the author and his students. Alain Forget compassionately avows "Life loves you and wants you to evolve" and demonstrates this truth in a book you will come to treasure.
222 pages, Paperback
First published June 13, 2012
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About the author
Alain Forget
8 books16 followersPicasso said that the purpose of art is 'Washing the dust of daily life off our souls'. My work as a philosopher is washing away the subconscious losing choices that we make every day by creating a level of awareness that gives us the chance to make conscious winning choices and to evolve.
I have spent 40 years reading the world's greatest life changing texts in every religion and philosophy. By testing techniques distilled from that learning, I have developed an approach that gives people the benefit of those thousands of years of wisdom and thought, summarized in one practical manual. How to Get out of this world Alive contains within its pages a method of teaching which delivers profound change very quickly for those who are committed to it.
My students, who include leading business people as well as academics studied in these areas, tell me there is nothing else on the market as verifiably effective.
My mission is to reduce the amount of dysfunction in the world by reducing the amount of dysfunction in those who lead it, and to allow anyone who wants to do the work to find their true potential and evolve.
I have spent 40 years reading the world's greatest life changing texts in every religion and philosophy. By testing techniques distilled from that learning, I have developed an approach that gives people the benefit of those thousands of years of wisdom and thought, summarized in one practical manual. How to Get out of this world Alive contains within its pages a method of teaching which delivers profound change very quickly for those who are committed to it.
My students, who include leading business people as well as academics studied in these areas, tell me there is nothing else on the market as verifiably effective.
My mission is to reduce the amount of dysfunction in the world by reducing the amount of dysfunction in those who lead it, and to allow anyone who wants to do the work to find their true potential and evolve.
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January 4, 2013
Like many such self-help philosophy books contains a core of good ideas but is surrounded by confusions and exaggerations. I have been to some of Alain Forget’s lectures where he performs well especially at addressing some of the bizarre questions the generic lost acolytes put to him yet he seems a bit lost himself in the book. Alain has a broad well-read knowledge of world philosophies which he is using to make money praying on the confused masses in this world. He creates science-mystical type names (eg the word to get CLOSER to reality through attentiveness he calls DISTANCIATION which seems pretty dumb and befuddling) and his writing is cloudy and saltationary. I might spend hours trying to work out 20 pages of text to identify what he means then be able myself to write the explanation simply in two paragraphs which another understood straight away. I think he’s trying to tease with an insight then confuse people so they pay to attend his courses, also he should come to me for an afternoon and I could teach him a thing or two about how the world operates. The last chapter contains loads of quotes, many of which seem of little relevance to the book, more a collection of quotes that have caught his eye over several years. All that said I repeat my initial statement, it does contain a core of good principles that if people are able to interpret will be of excellent help on the road of life.
October 30, 2013
I have read many books on Law of Attraction/Awakening and I found this book to be very helpful on putting the principles to use. It was easy to get motivated reading other books, only to have that initial excitement wear off once my old habits resurfaced. Some of the content of this book has been told by many inspiring authors and teachers, which is going to happen of course because they are universal truths. What sets this book a part from the others is that it gives an easy to follow method to help you reprogram the subconscious, that is reprogram our habitual patterns, do the work, and make lasting change. A much more permanent change than deciding one day to think positive only to be brought back down by something going wrong. The presentation by this author activates something from within, his authority on the subject is a force, and I am grateful to have the privilege of reading this book. Thank you for these wonderful tools, I will keep this book close by always.
April 3, 2014
This is very heavy reading.
The basic method is laid out in the first third of the book. It is a set of exercises that require constant practice.
The next third consists of questions and answers about the approach which just reinforces what was laid out in the first third.
The third part of the book provides brief biographies of the various spiritual teachers from all religions who have taught the unity of the universe as the path to spiritual enlightenment.
The basic method is laid out in the first third of the book. It is a set of exercises that require constant practice.
The next third consists of questions and answers about the approach which just reinforces what was laid out in the first third.
The third part of the book provides brief biographies of the various spiritual teachers from all religions who have taught the unity of the universe as the path to spiritual enlightenment.
October 15, 2013
10 stars out of five. Must, must, must read by everyone.
It’s a fascinating book, one of the best I’ve ever read and the language is incredibly lucid because the author has experienced or realized that which he wishes to expound. I read it in one sitting with a smile on my face. When was the last time I read a book, smiling all along as I read it? I can’t think of any.
This book is on par with that of Eckhart Tolle’s “Power of Now” and I am surprised not many know of it. A must read for everyone, even if you don’t understand it, go through it, for when you reach a point in life where everything around you is crumbling, you will think of this book and when you read it again, you will understand everything that the author wishes to convey.
The two keys and the four maps is a system that has the ability to destroy itself which is of utmost importance if one has to die as a caterpillar and take birth as a butterfly. The book shows you the path to dissolve yourself or attain unity consciousness and for that everything that you stand for has to melt into nothingness just as the awareness of the sun’s rays melt the snow, and the flowing water is turned into vapor where it becomes formless and merges with the universe.
The questions that the author asks you to ask yourself are very thought provoking and help you uncover your true self. He puts it very nicely “Myths and folk tales often tell the same story. A knight clad in armor – the ego – rides deep in the dark forest – the unconscious. His task is to vanquish dragons and demons – his guilt, his fears, his conflicts. On setting foot in the castle, he removes his armour and embraces the Sleeping Beauty lying in a glass coffin who instantly wakes up. This scene represents the union with your true nature.”
To put things in perspective a human goes through four phases – kama (sensual), artha (wealth), dharma (righteousness), and sanyasa (enlightenment). This book will be well understood by those who have crossed the Artha phase. The author is aware of this and says “No matter your position in life, economic stability is an invaluable base if you wish to have enough time to learn about yourself.”
It’s a fascinating book, one of the best I’ve ever read and the language is incredibly lucid because the author has experienced or realized that which he wishes to expound. I read it in one sitting with a smile on my face. When was the last time I read a book, smiling all along as I read it? I can’t think of any.
This book is on par with that of Eckhart Tolle’s “Power of Now” and I am surprised not many know of it. A must read for everyone, even if you don’t understand it, go through it, for when you reach a point in life where everything around you is crumbling, you will think of this book and when you read it again, you will understand everything that the author wishes to convey.
The two keys and the four maps is a system that has the ability to destroy itself which is of utmost importance if one has to die as a caterpillar and take birth as a butterfly. The book shows you the path to dissolve yourself or attain unity consciousness and for that everything that you stand for has to melt into nothingness just as the awareness of the sun’s rays melt the snow, and the flowing water is turned into vapor where it becomes formless and merges with the universe.
The questions that the author asks you to ask yourself are very thought provoking and help you uncover your true self. He puts it very nicely “Myths and folk tales often tell the same story. A knight clad in armor – the ego – rides deep in the dark forest – the unconscious. His task is to vanquish dragons and demons – his guilt, his fears, his conflicts. On setting foot in the castle, he removes his armour and embraces the Sleeping Beauty lying in a glass coffin who instantly wakes up. This scene represents the union with your true nature.”
To put things in perspective a human goes through four phases – kama (sensual), artha (wealth), dharma (righteousness), and sanyasa (enlightenment). This book will be well understood by those who have crossed the Artha phase. The author is aware of this and says “No matter your position in life, economic stability is an invaluable base if you wish to have enough time to learn about yourself.”
March 11, 2014
The empowerment I felt from reading "How to Get Out of This World Alive" is hard to describe. It was like I was seeing my true self for the first time. It was radically different from the image I had been projecting for so much of my adult life. I felt the author, Alain Forget, tap into my subconscious while reading and allow all these new truths to reveal themselves.
I love that it uses techniques and principles from other religions and schools of thought to make this a very trustworthy body of work. This book is definitely going to be shared with every person I know. By just practicing mindfulness and allowing your mind to grow, amazing things can take place, as this book did that for me. Compared to other books in the genre, How to Get Out of This World Alive clearly stands apart as one of the most researched, thoughtful, and user-friendly in the genre.
I love that it uses techniques and principles from other religions and schools of thought to make this a very trustworthy body of work. This book is definitely going to be shared with every person I know. By just practicing mindfulness and allowing your mind to grow, amazing things can take place, as this book did that for me. Compared to other books in the genre, How to Get Out of This World Alive clearly stands apart as one of the most researched, thoughtful, and user-friendly in the genre.
February 3, 2013
A life changing book that gives you practical tools that can be applied in your everyday life.
How to become more successful in business, how to improve your relationships, how to stop repeating the same patterns of behavior:
This book delivers a powerful technic that will lead you as far as you are ready to go. It requires discipline but the technics describes can easily become playful. No need to dedicate a specific time to practice, your work, your friends, your relationships, the situations you encounter become the place and an opportunity to grow and to evolve.
How to become more successful in business, how to improve your relationships, how to stop repeating the same patterns of behavior:
This book delivers a powerful technic that will lead you as far as you are ready to go. It requires discipline but the technics describes can easily become playful. No need to dedicate a specific time to practice, your work, your friends, your relationships, the situations you encounter become the place and an opportunity to grow and to evolve.
November 1, 2013
This book is written in a very unique and powerful way, as an open discussion. It has a process for clearing your mind of the endless chatter that may be keeping you from reaching your higher self. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to make some positive changes in their life at any level.
January 26, 2014
Overall, I really enjoyed the content of this book. It's a good idea, a simple plan, and the reasoning is well explained. When I began reading it, I thought the 3 Ds were all actions, but now I think they're intended to be stages of your development. If you start the book reading it that way, I think it'll make more sense.
My primary concern with the book is that it's written like a philosophy book. To be fair, I suppose this *is* a philosophy text. The writing uses uncommon or unnecessarily big words combined with complex sentence structures. The same text could have been written more simply and thus more accessible to readers. I believe I "got" the content in the first read through, but it's so straightforward that I shouldn't be questioning that. I'm lucky enough to have had a difficult liberal arts education with a lot of philosophy reading from the classics, but many people don't. I'm not sure most readers will push through it when it gets hard. But on the other hand, would the average reader respect this as much if it felt like "pop psychology" rather than "philosophy"? I don't know, but I think this is the kind of writing we (Americans and the British) expect from a French philosopher.
Also, I hope that future editions will organize the book a bit better. I was mostly bothered by the explanations and instructions for dream work being entirely in the question-and-answer of the second half of the book. Dream work is never clearly and comprehensively explained in one place, and I had many questions, such as what is a "dream book" and what am I supposed to be writing in it? There is one off-hand mention that a dream should be summarized into a phrase and 2 and that phrase written in your dream book. But do I write other things in there? What's the best way to do the dreambook? When should I be entering this info? The writer seems to emphasize dream work throughout the book, but doesn't give it the same thorough treatment as his other ideas.
My primary concern with the book is that it's written like a philosophy book. To be fair, I suppose this *is* a philosophy text. The writing uses uncommon or unnecessarily big words combined with complex sentence structures. The same text could have been written more simply and thus more accessible to readers. I believe I "got" the content in the first read through, but it's so straightforward that I shouldn't be questioning that. I'm lucky enough to have had a difficult liberal arts education with a lot of philosophy reading from the classics, but many people don't. I'm not sure most readers will push through it when it gets hard. But on the other hand, would the average reader respect this as much if it felt like "pop psychology" rather than "philosophy"? I don't know, but I think this is the kind of writing we (Americans and the British) expect from a French philosopher.
Also, I hope that future editions will organize the book a bit better. I was mostly bothered by the explanations and instructions for dream work being entirely in the question-and-answer of the second half of the book. Dream work is never clearly and comprehensively explained in one place, and I had many questions, such as what is a "dream book" and what am I supposed to be writing in it? There is one off-hand mention that a dream should be summarized into a phrase and 2 and that phrase written in your dream book. But do I write other things in there? What's the best way to do the dreambook? When should I be entering this info? The writer seems to emphasize dream work throughout the book, but doesn't give it the same thorough treatment as his other ideas.
October 17, 2016
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