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Throughout the book, Gordon quotes favorably from the Dalai Lama, meditator Daniel Goleman, Thich Nhat Hanh, New Agers Marilyn Ferguson and Wayne Dyer, and from <em>A Course in Miracles<\/em>.* Gordon promotes panentheism (God in all) by saying things such as: &#8220;You came from this source [speaking of God] and you are this source&#8221; (p. 207).<\/p>\n<p>Last week, we issued an article titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/mcmanussecret.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">The Secret Behind the Secret<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. The article quoted Jon Gordon regarding a conversation he had with Erwin McManus about the big hit film, <em>The Secret <\/em>(promoted by Oprah). Even though <em>The Secret <\/em>is an occultic work (inspired by the teachings of Abraham, a group of spirit guides), McManus and Gordon discussed it in a positive light and made these comments public in Gordon&#8217;s newsletter (see article link above).<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livelikejesus.com\/blog\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Live Like Jesus blog<\/span><\/strong><\/a> has Christian terminology and language, viewers should use discernment because the site is recommending meditation promotion sites, including <em>The Secret<\/em>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evotional.com\/reading.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Evotional.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (the site of contemplative proponent Mark Batterson) as well as Erwin McManus&#8217; site.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The 10-Minute Energy Solution by Jon Gordon was endorsed by New Age sympathizer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blanchardtable.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Ken Blanchard<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. 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