Praise for
The Strength in Knowing
“The Strength in Knowing is a heartfelt depiction of one man's journey to spiritual enlightenment and self-discovery. This book will be a wonderful read for those who are beginning to search for more meaning, love and direction in their lives. The author suggests several valuable and realistically attainable ways to begin one's path to a more fulfilling, joyful and God-centered journey on the physical plane.”

       Thomas S. Lipsitz, PhD
       Clinical Psychology, Saint Louis Missouri

"The Strength in Knowing is truly inspirational reading, enriching and thought provoking. The world would be a dramatically better place if even a few of us would be guided by its powerful ideas. The busier you are, the more revelations you will find."  

       Anthony S. Shen, M.D.
       Missouri Baptist Medical Center

 

 “When your thinking is unlimited, so is your potential.  Appt, and his new awareness, is a true emergence and unveiling where he explores and identifies the specific skills you need to make your potential for success explode into results.”

         Nadim Nasrallah, M.S. D.C. M.A.
         Saint Louis Missouri

What, in the scope of reality, truly causes anything? What appears to be a cause of an event in most instances is not the sole cause, but it is, rather, the conceptual cause. Paradoxically in the true reality, there is no cause and effect and no duality. Nothing causes anything else; everything is an expression of its own essence and is self-existent. However, life as we know it is not the true reality but is rather a reality based on ego, duality, cause, and effect, and it is influenced by our perception and ego.

Excerpt from "The Strength in Knowing"

Empirical knowledge is one of the critical ingredients of integrity, followed by truth, which is not necessarily moral, hence the evaluation of the truth. Empirical knowledge, coupled with the evaluation of truth for determination of its morality, equals factual righteousness and subsequently perpetuates integrity.

With peace,

Alan

I thought you might be interested in an excerpt from a treatise from Rene' Decartes':

Section 2 of my book "The Strength in Knowing', I discuss spirituality and how and why God must exist. In the following excerpt Decartes' explains how God must and does exist.

Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) is a treatise which is dedicated to the Theology Faculty of the University of Paris. Descartes says that the treatise has two objectives: 1) to show that the soul is immortal and that God exists, and 2) to show that these assertions are truths which are logically necessary and which can be proved by reason.

Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) is a treatise which is dedicated to the Theology Faculty of the University of Paris.

Descartes argues that the idea of something which exists must be caused by something which exists. Something which exists cannot be caused by something which does not exist.  A thing or being must have some actual or formal existence in order to cause another thing or being to exist.

Book Review
Reviewed by Eduardo Aduna for Readers' Favorite

"The Strength in Knowing" by Alan Appt is an innovative and inspirational self-realization/help book which is based on his hindsight into his own personal life experiences. This refreshingly new take on all of the things that we allow to emotionally and intellectually plague us shows readers how to utilize their negative experiences to ...discover what is true. It helps readers discern what we want the most and then illustrates steps that can make those things a reality. The author shows us that fulfillment is not impossible to achieve and that happiness is not some unattainable goal as long as we do not stand in our own way, or allow others to do so.

This book was one amazing read! It holds the potential to be the remedy to all of the negative feelings that have been piling up inside the reader due to the stresses of daily life that we all occasionally succumb to. Every one who has had moments in their lives where everything just seems to go awry can find solace in Alan Appt's book. The fact that maybe it was my own actions and reaction to emotions that were causing all the negativity in my life was an eye opener. Appt has renewed my faith in the universe’s potential (as well as my own) and opened my eyes to many of the things that I have been too preoccupied to see for quite some time. It is a very thought provoking, very intellectually stimulating, and very emotionally moving book.

Writing this book has been an unbelievable experience for me. I have been able to express so much I have held inside for so long. Some of what I discuss consists of personal firsthand examples from my own life. I wrote a large amount of the book from 10:00 in the evening until about 3:30 in the morning. I virtually always seem to have a deeper insight at this time and find the words flow much easier.     

     A key aspect of The Strength in Knowing is it enables the reader at virtually any age to recognize how short life is and understand the urgency in finding one’s own truths. Our origin and our destiny are subjects discussed for a comprehension of the self and our relation to others. Readers will gain a stronger awareness of how ego reduction can enable love, peace, and joy to surface. The ego, being the nemesis of our true fulfillment, can thus be redirected.

I strive to address any negative and environmental indoctrination, associations, and belief systems we may maintain and implement methods for improvement.The book emphasizes the importance of predominantly utilizing veracity, as opposed to perception, in our lives. It offers a deep insight into why bad things happen to good people and children. The book encourages meditation techniques for finding balance, sensitivity, knowledge and for manifesting our desires in life.

The Strength in Knowing helps us realize our capacity to recognize true romantic love in our lives, ultimately uncovering and addressing the existence of fallacious relationships. It also helps us to recognize the importance of addressing relevant plateaus regarding age in relation to our desires.

I present a brief explanation and evaluation of cause and effect, destiny, energy,  the time-space continuum, and the concept of time actually passing faster. I stress how essential it is for people to remain in the present and discuss how to avoid dwelling on negative aspects of the past. Helping you see how finding a path to realizing a higher level of consciousness is fundamental for true fulfillment. In addition, guiding you on the road to finding purpose, the meaning of existence, and ultimately, true happiness.

 

With peace,

I. Alan Appt