Bøger af Ken Dahl

From the author: Am I a truth seeker or a religion keeper? That had become my internal question. Over the years, nothing has kept me from the deeper universal truths more than my own stubborn doctrinal certainties and simple lack of self-honesty. I did not want to be wrong, I did not want my pastor to be wrong, and I did not want my church denomination to be wrong. I wanted that old time religion to be unquestionable. For so long, I was afraid of even considering some of the more progressive philosophies of our time, not for fear of being sucked into the evil abyss, but because of what I might find and where that might lead. I began to realize that trying to answer the same old questions wasn't as important as seriously questioning the same old answers. This book is not about challenging the validity of people's experiences with the Divine, but offering an unapologetic questioning of religion's definitions and explanations of those experiences. If you want your present concepts of God, your fellow man, and the universe to stay comfortably just the way they are, then do not buy or read this book. If however, you are not afraid of re-examining your own inherited beliefs from other points of view, then Field of Grasshoppers could very well be the book you have been waiting for.

"Being human isn't easy. We want answers. Without them, the world seems like a random and terrifying place. That's one reason people are attached to religion. Religion offers answers. But many are discovering that the answers religions proclaim don't make sense, and often divides human beings against each other or worse. Ken Dahl's new book, Honesty; The Final Frontier, is the wisdom we need to move forward as humankind. It's the kind of honesty that looks deeply into ourselves and our experiences of life, and finds the gift of living there. Mark Twain said, "The truth is stranger than fiction." Ken Dahl's book says that the truth is 'better' than fiction. He shows us that we don't need the narratives and myths of religion to make sense of our human journey; the most important answers can only be found by accepting what is real and true within ourselves and the world around us." - Jim Palmer, Author of Notes from (over) the Edge, and Inner Anarchy

This is the book I have always wished someone else would write. But they didn't, so here we are, asking the tough, awkward questions I lacked the raw, honest courage to ask for so long. At one point in our lives we begin to realize the reason some of the things we have been taught don't seem to make sense is simply because they DON'T make sense. We are entering a new age, an age of brutal honesty and reform. Unlike many of our predecessors, religion-based fear and nostalgic social loyalty to inherited doctrines are no longer factors in our exploration and discovery process, and there are no subjects off limits. Our greatest fear of truth is not that it might lead us to strange, new, unfamiliar places, but that it may lead us to where our hearts kind of always thought it would - to a place so much simpler and effortless. Come with me. Let's explore our honesty together...

There is a familiar phrase... "Things are not always what they seem." As I grew older I began to notice that it should have read, "Things are not always what they have been taught to be." Throughout our lives we are often faced with small philosophical adjustments. We humbly change beliefs that we once so confidently held into newer, more accurate versions. But sometimes, like a violent burst of thunder, we are suddenly forced to rethink some of the very foundational beliefs we inherited from those we love and trust the most.

The Big Question: Will mankind ever achieve global brotherhood? Is such a noble goal an inevitable and natural progression of our societal evolution? One would not think such a dream is even possible if their view of the future is being formulated by listening to the evening news, or for that matter, religious folks (who should be the ones enthusiastically embracing such an honorable, even biblical hope). My friend, Roger Winters says, "I think it is possible for humanity to live in unity. However creation came about - there must have been purpose and hope that we would exist as one race in a peaceful way. I have to believe that we were created with purpose, to love and nurture the human race. After all, we are at our best when we serve others unconditionally." Chuck Gibbs, from Spokane, Washington says, "If it weren't possible, no humans could ever live in harmony, as families, groups, or communities. Of course it is possible; the lower energy mind sets must shift, however." Shifting is precisely what they are doing, and on a much larger fashion than many are aware of. Come with me, as we explore our possible future. It's an optimistic and adventurous journey, but "someone has to do it."