A boost to my inner journey
I really found this book inspirational! As one interested in finding deeper meaning in my life, Katrine Geneau’s story unfolds in such a way that her on-the-surface life adventures, interwoven with her inner journey, had me hooked throughout. She shares with unabashed candor the doubts and weaknesses encountered, which anybody can relate to, whether they have a spiritual guide (as she does here), or not. In the end, I was left more assured than ever that there’s something Greater at work in the universe. Yet, the biggest and most rewarding takeaway from this book is this: that putting into practice what’s learned from such inner soul searching is so much better than leaving it as highfalutin stimuli for the brain. Now that’s something I can take with me! Kudos to Ms. Geneau!!
A remarkable and inspiring travelog
This is a most remarkable story of a young woman’s choice to dedicate her life to a spiritual teacher, to take a path less-traveled, and what that choice meant for her on a day-to-day basis as well over the longer term. The exchanges between student and teacher are most poignant and inspiring. To read of her early struggles with the material was something that most of us can relate to when presented with a teaching of Truth as we conduct our lives on this temporal plane. And it is most gratifying to learn that Katrine safely navigated these turbulent waters all the way “home”, buoyed by a vessel of grace conferred by this great teacher’s teaching.
A read to fill in missing links
Although it reads as a memoir, I found ego unobtrusive in Inward Bound. Instead I walked in Everyboomer’s shoes though the spiritual awakening that breezed into the nineteen sixties, taking us travelling like Katrine and following paths that sadly left many, after years of commitment, licking our wounds. But Inward Bound moves us along, continuing the metaphysical journey and answers questions that tripped many of us. Katrine’s intelligence and refusal to take a suspect path, her caution before giving full confidence to her teacher and the assumptions she struggled with, had this reader with her all the way. A book that can fill in missing links, I found myself in a richer space for the reading.
A memoir, a life journey
“Inward Bound” is a memoir, a life journey, an adventure of the soul. Katrine Geneau opens her heart and soul to the reader leaving lots of room for us to find a place in her story. “Inward Bound” is an act of courage and grace.
Geneau shows us how to make the most out of life
The journey of the spiritual seeker compels me for its trajectory toward disillusionment. The journey can’t help but undo the seeker. That’s the whole point, isn’t it? The guru’s job is to pull the rug out from under the disciple’s ego, but within a milieu of support and love. Geneau was lucky to find—and get close to—a teacher who took care of her in this way. But what makes this memoir particularly readable is the way Geneau keeps her feet on the ground—rug or no rug—even as she suffers her epiphanies. She doesn’t pretend to be “spiritual.” What a relief! Her memoir reminded me of my own years-long odyssey at the feet of a different master, and I, too, was driven to disenchantment with my tired old habitual self. There’s nothing as frightening and exciting as risking the loss of one’s b.s, and I love reading about others who have braved the ordeal. Fortunately, for anyone who picks up Geneau’s book, she happens to be a fine writer and natural storyteller. This is one of those rare books that made me look forward to my bedtime reading ritual. I highly recommend “Inward Bound” to anyone who is on the path.
Funny and very feminine woman
Katrine Geneau invites the reader along as she reviews her own life adventure, a quest for truth and a spirited way, and appears to find in the revisiting, its greater fullness of meaning. We see her life become her practice as she grows in awareness, comes reluctantly to find a mentor, learns to act more and more in a non-egotistical manner, and to share what she has found gracefully. This is a rare and edifying tale about what is known popularly as a spiritual path, trod by one growing in humility, clarity and perspective. She allows us to see herself in 3-d, not over-simplified or non-human, while telling a bracing story of a life of sincerity and purpose. Geneau reveals herself to be a bright, funny and very feminine woman, using her many gifts in such a way that encourages anyone reading about her to do likewise. She presents honestly her limitations as she overcomes them, her strengths as she comes to appreciate and utilize them. The reader can come to see and love him or herself as one comes, along with the author, to see and love Katrine Geneau.