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About soul mates and past lives!

More of a reader of fiction, I picked up this collection of entries from Dr. Bryan Weiss’ medical journal dubiously. Dr. Weiss deals with the concept of reincarnation and past lives as learnt through his experience with his patients as a psychiatrist. He chronicles the life of his two patients in this book to explain how he came to believe in the concept of past lives while treating his patients using hypnosis. He constantly refers to his previous works in order to explain and give a logical backing to his statements.

Only Love is Real talks of soul mates. As per Dr. Weiss, every soul has some mates with whom it bonds so well that it is bound to meet them repeatedly, life after life. He believes that a soul can have many soul mates and their gender and relationship does not matter. For example, my mother in this life could be a special soul I bond with and she could have been my daughter or my husband in one of my previous lives! Sounds weird? I know, it does. The author realizes this as well. He constantly backs up his theories with proofs and scientific logic and tries to gain reader’s faith. I am not saying, I agree with him on all points, but the book has made me think and want to believe.

The author also believes that bonded souls are destined to meet each other; sometimes they recognize each other instantly and sometimes the opportunity is lost. The book is worth a read. I suggest you pick it up with an open mind and then, make up your mind only after finishing it. If nothing else, you will enjoy the various examples shared from patients lives.