Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64918 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-06-12
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 180 minutes

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Neale Donald Walsch on Abundance
Neale Donald Walsch made a fortune on his Conversations with God books, and in this lecture he appears determined to defend his right to keep it. Although early on he defines abundance as "not about having, but being," a significant portion of this 90-minute talk is dedicated to the subject of money. He urges his fawning studio audience to get away from the idea that money is bad and, later, waves one-half of a $550 pair of Italian shoes before the camera, announcing, "I deserve these shoes and so do you." This seemingly contradicts his thesis that all people are one and his rant against the fact that one-tenth of the world's population owns nine-tenths of its resources. Could he truly be suggesting that all Earth's people should (or could) own Italian shoes? (To be fair, he does mention his extensive charity work, which is further detailed in the DVD's text biography.) While his books have clearly inspired a large number of people, this mishmash of homilies and axioms appears to cynically capitalize on the popularity of his writings. As he walks through his audience stroking female faces and touching male heads, one can't help wondering: Is he telling us what he thinks we want to hear, or what makes him feel better about himself? For a less muddled lecture that contains actual strategy for dealing with spiritual and financial success, try John Gray's How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Neale Donald Walsch on Holistic Living
Neale Donald Walsch, known for his Conversations with God books, has a one-sided conversation with an audience in this 90-minute video that feels only about twice that long. In front of a Stepford-like audience, he covers hot- button topics that include health, illness, spirituality, death, and human sexuality. Unfortunately, his delivery doesn't bring the issues, or the broader subject of holistic living (partly defined as "what it's like to live as a whole person"), to life. Find yourself in a place called "stuck"? Step toward something and your tummy will tell you to go there, he advises. To step away from fear, try saying, and believing, "I am guiltless and I am innocent." It picks up when he discusses his "actual" conversations with God ("The first thing God said to me ... on health .... For heaven's sake, take care of yourself.") or first-person anecdotes (like the guilt he felt as a devout young Catholic when he ate meat on a Friday). The presentation would be less wooden as an audiotape; at least then Walsch's comments might prompt you to get lost in thought. As a video, it plays like a dead-on Saturday Night Live parody of New Age thinking. --Valerie J. Nelson

From the Back Cover
This brand-new made-for-television program features one of the greatest speakers of our time, Neale Donald Walsch, on a wide range of essential subjects in our lives: health, illness, spirituality, life, death, and human sexuality. After hearing Neale Donald Walsch speak, we are never quite the same--we become more expansive, more inspired, more capable of creating positive change in our lives. "There is ample evidence in the annals of medical history of people who have absolutely moved against the grain and produced outcomes exactly to the contrary of what their genetic makeup ought to have produced, were genetics in fact the only controlling factor." This program is wonderfully uplifting, filled with warmth and humor. The end result is--just like his books--touching, memorable, and extraordinarily beneficial in helping us improve the quality of our lives. 180 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Pretty Good Stuff
Mr Walsch may be a little dramatic for some in the way he speaks however there is alot of depth to his message. This is a great inexpensive addition to anyones spiritual collection. The man is a true earth master. He deserves credit for his work.

inspiring
I was really inspired by this movie, the messages are beautiful and sweet
I like how he talks very calm and sweet voice so its very good to listen to it I recommend it to everybody! Gets you to think :)

Very inspiring and motivating
I'm very familiar with the concepts that Neale talks about although I haven't read any of his books...yet. I have a book shelf full of books, a couple of Neale's included that I will immediately start making time to read. I found this DVD to be powerful and inspiring. Even though I "know" many of things things he talks about, sometimes a person just needs that extra boost or kick in the pants to start taking action in their life. I rented this title to watch it, I will now be purchasing Neale's DVD on Amazon to watch regularly and keep progressing forward on my path in life.