What reviewers have said about
THE SOUL SOLUTION
By Bob Harrington
with Linda Harrington
A DEEP LOOK AT SPIRITUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
If you are looking for some thought-provoking commentary on our world and its ways: then read The Soul Solution…Harrington isn’t enthralled with our possessive lifestyle…Life itself is our greatest possession, he says…Harrington gives the reader searching for environmental solutions and sense, a deep-thinking ride. The book isn’t for everyone, but those with a concern for our environment, and for mankind in general may well enjoy this offering of The Soul Solution.
Garry Allison
Lethbridge Herald
SOULFUL MEDITATIONS
The Soul Solution by British Columbia resident Robert Harrington…is an intensely personal and intimate view of ourselves, our world, our spirituality and philosophy of being. Walking a spiritual path with practical feet, Harrington works toward a conclusion that calls for a rededication to a theology of the earth. This journey includes the mundane — a study of economics and its impact on our view of material growth and success — and the mystical — a chapter on prayer and silence that begins with Victor Hugo’s words, “Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.” As you work through this book, you may find yourself at odds with some of Harrington’s conclusions…Nevertheless, you will have been motivated to thoughtful reflection, to personal commitment to action, and you will come away with a renewed sense of hope for the world. What more can one ask from a single book?
Brian J. Murdoch
The Balanced Life Magazine
SOUL FOOD
Summer reading just got meaningful. Galena Bay resident, Robert Harrington has published The Soul Solution, a thoughtful blend of spiritual perception and practical philosophy. The Soul Solution challenges and inspires readers to meet the problems of our times…The Soul Solution aims to awaken a mystical force that will help readers live a life closer to the creation and insights of our soul.
Okanagan Life Magazine
AUTHOR PERCEIVES A SPIRITUAL DUTY TO EARTH
The Harringtons’ philosophy is summed up thusly: “Our essence or seed of being has been buried beneath a heap of materialism, and the renunciation of the superfluous is an essential step in the restoration of the soul.” Bob discusses the idea that the earth may be imbued with soul, awareness, intelligence and benevolence; and examines our place in the midst of this miracle. The Soul Solution is not light summer reading…Its main message is clearly environmental, but…Harrington tries to imbue a greater purpose than mere survival of our species.
“Showcase” Capital News Ltd.
Kelowna, B.C.
FINDING THE SOLUTION
Harrington discusses the idea that the earth may be imbued with soul, awareness, intelligence and benevolence, and examines our place in the midst of this miracle. The book stresses the kinship of all life and the necessity of giving proper respect to the earth which supports it…Written in a flowing style, with generous quotes to support his statements, Harrington makes an impassioned plea for humanity: “We are a combination of body and soul, not merely one or the other, and all of our actions are enhanced when they result from visionary co-operation of spirit and flesh. A balanced approach to life will always fully entail genuine respect for the material and the immaterial, for what is concrete and abstract, for things seen and unseen.”
The Kootenay Express
Nelson, B.C.
I have just finished reading your book, The Soul Solution, with great admiration. I was fully impressed with the depth and width of your insight as much as with the solid documentation of great thinkers of past and present, and East and West. There is so much to meditate on and digest in your book! Your message is really of vital importance to the present world…I really should like, therefore, to congratulate you for your great achievement of having published this book and wish you to continue your noble and incalculably valuable work of reminding us of the basic truth of our life.
Doctor Shukei Yamaguchi
Author Metaphysics of Life
You Might Meet God, and Zen and Bergson
As always I marvel at your scholarship and knowledge of earlier thinkers that gives you the enviable ability to present the wisdom of the ages to your readers. The point is a good one that before modern technology was interposed between humans and Earth, everyone knew from direct experience the value of soil and water, forests and wild organisms. I found your book useful in ways both educational and inspirational, not least for the lyrical use of good language that the two of you command.
Dr. J. Stan Rowe
Professor Emeritus (Ecology)
University of Saskatchewan
Author Home Place
In this extraordinary book, Bob Harrington leads us on an absorbing intellectual and spiritual journey. This is an inspiring book of one man’s personal testament of his relationship with life on earth. It offers hope for a future that otherwise appears excessively bleak.
Richard C. Bocking
Author Mighty River
Naturalists know the rare, always transitory, but – if you’re lucky - transcendent experience of wildness. The shucking off of stifling “civilization” for immersion in Earth’s whole being – even fleetingly – is a moment of grace. John Muir’s “religious ecstasy” in nature is echoed here in the mind and heart of Robert Harrington. Like Muir, he excoriates the savaging and plundering of nature, and the ethically bankrupt industrial and political ideology that anoints and blesses both. With erudition, insight, and deep compassion, he shows another way.
John A. Livingston
Author One Cosmic Instant and Rogue Primate |
