Zen Enlightenment

Awakening to our nondual nature doesn’t require years of effort, exiting everyday life, or traversing a complex path. It is available here and now. Since having a profound realization in 2004, the author has immersed himself in Zen, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Christian Mysticism, Taoism, and Advaita Vedanta. The key insight that was learned is that when we seek nondual awareness through sheer force, that becomes the obstruction to its realization. This book offers a simple yet crucial shift—a way to turn the energy of seeking into direct recognition. We’ll discover that the ultimate ground ...

Zen to Reveal the Extraordinary Tao offers an accessible and hands-on guide to how we can use the insights of Zen Buddhism and Taoism to inform and enrich our daily lives. In a search to know something more than our ‘I-self’, psychologist Trevor Rufli describes how the ‘knowing’ that came to him in his own journey ‘turned everything on its head’ and set everything in the opposite direction to where he had been looking: The really wonderful thing about this knowing is that it is not something we need to come to know through acquiring knowledge, becoming religious, doing spiritual...

An anthology from the author of the Enlightenment and Dreamstate trilogies and the Jed Talks series. Includes: Starship Gita: The Song of the Borg, Blues for Buddha, Impersonating Jed McKenna, Zen and the Art of Self-Mutilation, and more.

The topic of enlightenment has built up more baggage and cruft than the Titanic, and most of what's out there on the subject will sink you just as surely as that stupid iceberg. Gatekeeping the Gateless Gate is the zero fluff, high-snark dose of truth you've been looking for. No touchy feelie BS, no karma or dogma. If your goal is to be enlightened, this is the only book you will ever need (and frankly you don't even need this one, but hey whatever floats your boat.).

Zen Made Easy is an accessible introduction to the paradoxical wisdom of the Zen Masters. Challenged by their down-to-earth craziness, we can embrace our ignorance before the great enigma of existence. Learning from their mysterious ordinariness, we can penetrate the magic of the present moment. Inspired by their unsentimental compassion we can understand that enlightenment is not just for holy sages or the fanatically disciplined. Anyone can experience enlightenment – it is our birthright. Zen is often portrayed as esoteric, but Zen is essentially about answering one simple question: '...

True to its title, this book may be compact—but it carries vast concepts. Each chapter focuses on one of seven areas: the universe, the mind, time, life, death, the body, meditation, and Zen. Author Alex Kaliberda begins by using the universe as an example, showing how our five senses perceive it and present it to us. Our minds connect the dots, applying information we have gathered throughout our lives—but because of this personal slant, how we relate to the universe and how accurate our thinking is may be questionable. While the book presents mathematics as the language of the ...

Your spirit knows you in your entirety. From birth to death and beyond. All within context. It knows the future. It’s part of a vastly greater intelligence. That silent talker gets lost in our day to day.Because your mind covers it up. It’s the most profound illusion of all time. If you could really see the world for what it is, not for what your mind wants it to be… You would be stunned. The mysteries of life would solve itself right in front of you. Be quiet, even when you’re restless and your mind is noisy. Especially when your mind is noisy this is a big opportunity. Here’s ...

CONTENTS - I Am an Apple Tree - Over the Moon - Goddess I: The Tao That Can Be Told - I Call It Consciousness - Marichelle 7: A Pretty Big Problem - Goddess II: Darkness Within Darkness - Spiritual DNA - Adult Utopia - Goddess III: Soft & Yielding - Marichelle 8: Trouble Is Fine - The Folly of Human Conceits - The Tao of Self-Annihilation - Goddess IV: Yield and Overcome - Total Perspective Vortex - Medifuckintation - Goddess V: The Eternal Tao - Marichelle 9: Broken Compass - Belated Rebirth Matrices - Goddess VI: The Mother of All Things - The Tao of Pain - Mystery Prize

Discover your path to profound inner transformation with Pathways to Inner Peace and Enlightenment. This comprehensive yet accessible guide will walk you step-by-step through the life-changing practice of meditation. Whether you're a total beginner or an experienced practitioner, this book gives everything you need to establish a regular meditation routine and integrate mindful presence into daily life. Written with humor, wisdom, and encouragement, Pathways makes meditation relatable and fun. You'll learn a range of techniques from focusing on the breath to mantra meditation, ...

A new edition of this spiritual classic with a preface by Stephan Bodian, friend of the late author and the original editor of Collision with the Infinite. Stephan writes: “Since the book first appeared in 1996, spiritual awakening and the nondual perspective it reveals have become increasingly popular among seekers who realize the limitations of progressive practices and want more immediate access to the limitless openness and freedom of their essential nature. At the same time, a number of teachers have emerged who point directly to this truth and invite their students to inquire into ...

The Buddha spent a lifetime offering the same teaching in a number of different ways, so it is difficult to capture its subtleties from one vantage point. This book offers a variety of perspectives. Although the different approaches each have unique qualities, in their overlapping they reinforce each other and the main elements of the doctrine. The first chapter explains the foundations of the teaching in general terms. The second offers an examination of the same basics from a deeper point of view. In the third chapter, the ideas are freely adapted to an older style similar to the ...

One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world. Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of the ideas that were conceived and developed during the Enlightenment, and which changed forever the intellectual landscape of the Western world.

Embark on a journey to elevate your consciousness and ignite your inner energy with Kriya Yoga Mastery. This transformative guide unravels the ancient secrets of Kundalini awakening, breath control through Pranayama, and the path to spiritual enlightenment. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this book delivers practical techniques and timeless wisdom to deepen your practice, cultivate inner peace, and unlock your highest potential.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Age of Enlightenment, then pay attention.... The life of an eminent scientist during the Scientific Revolution and the ensuing Enlightenment was not easy. Ambitious people were killed in the name of the Catholic Church for their scientific and philosophical works, which were often viewed as heretical. Major figures of the Enlightenment period include Voltaire, Isaac Newton, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, and Thomas Jefferson.

Written in simple language, these 108 ‘kung-an’ (koan in Japanese) embodying the experience and wisdom of the Chinese Ch’an masters have found their way into hearts of many Westerners over a century. This is because Ch'an (Zen) is not something that can be explained in words, but is a special practice with words, which is carried out for one's self-development and leads to a state of Enlightenment. If you feel an attraction to Ch'an, this captivating book can serve as a guide to lead you up to the gateway of Ch'an through the Chinese Ch'an masters' questions and answers to enter a ...

Scott Shaw Collected Writings on Life and Spirituality.

Descubre la Sabiduría del Zen, Budismo y Atención Plena.Si tienes curiosidad por saber acerca del Budismo este es el libro para ti.En este libro hablamos de los siguientes temas: La Historia del Budismo, Zen y Atención Plena, Como Relajarse, El Proceso de la Meditación, y mucho más.

A down-to-earth guide to nondual awareness. Unacademic but strictly rational, this friendly philosophical guide shows the way to the present. Discover why truly understanding nondualistic metaphysics brings spiritual awakening. Nondualism connects the dots between the subjective and the sensible. It is an antidote to secular dualism, which leaves the Western mind guilty and anxious. The dualistic illusion of mind independence fools the most intelligent minds. Without reality or religion, where should the secular West turn for guidance? Here’s a philosophical solution: decoding Eastern ...

Evolving Dharma is the definitive guide to the meditation revolution. Fearless, unorthodox, and irreverent scholar and activist Jay Michaelson shows how meditation and mindfulness have moved from ashrams and self-help groups to classrooms and hospitals and offers unusually straight talk about the “Big E” - enlightenment. Michaelson introduces us to maverick brain hackers, postmodern Buddhist monks, and cutting-edge neuroscientists and shares his own stories of months-long silent retreats, powerful mystical experiences, and many pitfalls along the way.

Image thinking is a phenomenon when a concrete image intimates an abstract notion or viewpoint to express. In the sense, the term ‘image’ supposes a certain figure and its explanation (or with no verbal explanation), as well as a figure’s significance and its associations. Structure of the universe has come from three components: images, numbers and principles/ideas. There are numbers behind imagery, which can be true and false, while numbers are always changeable. An image is a product of thought; therefore, we can find an image through contemplating an idea.” In the world of ...