Travel Within: 7 Steps to Wisdom and Inner Peace is a spiritual self-help book written to appeal both to dreamers and doubters. A near-death experience triggered a change in me that led to these steps, but they’re supported by research in science, religion and philosophy. TRAVEL WITHIN was ghost-written by Dave Cunningham, original script by Jamshid Hosseini.
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CHAPTER ONE
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“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life.”
Joseph Campbell
One bite from a king cobra can inject enough pure venom to kill 30 strong men. In India, this snake is both feared and revered. Despite its power to destroy, the cobra is believed to be a legendary protector. Stories tell of how it saved the life of the Buddha and gave protection to the Jain Muni Parshwanath. Cobras were worshiped for their immortality – a belief that probably orginated from those who watched the snakes shed their skin and emerge with newborn freshness. Whether or not you accept its beauty,mystery and supernatural powers, there’s no arguing with the fact that a cobra must be respected. Its fangs can inflict cortical blindness,paralysis,respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, all within 30 minutes of a bite. Each year, and estimated 20,000 people in India die from snake bite. When my spiritual guru asked me to drink a tea-and-milk concoction made with cobra venom, I trusted him with my life. I drank it. Then I died…
Editorial Reviews
An important book. “Travel Within” may be one of the most compelling journeys you’ll ever take. –Suzanne Forster, New York Times best-selling author of “The Private Concierge”
