The Spiritual Truths about Curses and Spells / Ryuho Okawa

RATINGS

Overall: 3.5/ 5 stars

Text Level: Easy

Entertainment: Low

Self-Help: High

Page Count: 118

Is this book right for me and my inmate?

Inmates living with anger stemming from jealously towards others they feel are more successful will benefit from this book.

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A spiritual guide on how to avoid the curse of jealously, anger and hate.

I wonder how many people I have cursed in my life because I lived with so much jealousy towards others I felt had something I deserved. I think a lot of people in this world suffer from very similar feelings. In this jealousy I found myself feeling angry and hurt. This cursed myself and the relationships I built. Okawa offers readers a chance to see how jealousy has effected their lives and how to manage a very natural emotion we all hold before it goes out of control towards our own destruction.

In jail jealousy is a very big thing. We are often angry and jealous of other inmates that have more than us. Whether it be commissary or the number of family visits and inmate receives, it seems jealously is always sparked. Overcoming these jealousies about pety things I feel is a key to building lasting mental and spiritual change. Jealousy over issues like these can lead to bigger issues of trust in relationships with those we love.

One thing that struck me reading this book was how not all jealousy is a bad thing. We often want to label things as black and white where having jealousy can only lead to our downfall. Okawa points out that jealousy can be used as a tool for our healthy benefit if we learn to manage it. I recognize now how seeing someone I admire and want to be like is a form of jealousy that give me the chance to work hard towards a a higher goal to become similar to them. Where I must reflect and be mindful is not letting my jealousy of what they have achieved turn into a place of self-pity and anger. Okawa gives me as a reader examples of how my jealousy is a natural part of competition that can benefit all of society if done right. This book has really put into perspective so many of my past ways of viewing others and I think it can benefit all inmates that hold jealousy based in anger. Please give it a read.

Book Quotes

"Most of the time, the target of your jealousy is your ideal image, so if you want to be like them, you should make an effort to see their good points and act like them."

"A touch of jealousy can sometimes motivate you to put greater efforts in competitions, climb the career ladder, study harder or be more attractive."