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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Author: Eckhart Tolle
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Publisher: Michael Joseph, Penguin
ISBN: 071814810X
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
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A Vastness All Around: Awakening to Your Natural State
Author: Rodney Stevens
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Acceptance of What IS ? A Book About Nothing
Author: Wayne Liquorman
Editor/Commentator: Catherine Asche
Publisher: Advaita Press
ISBN: 0929448197
Format: Paperback
Pages: 298
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A new look at Advaita through the eyes of the most unlikely of Sages - Wayne Liquorman. Wayne is a former alcoholic and drug addict who shortly after being 'struck sober' began a spiritual quest that led him to his guru Ramesh Balsekar and then to Ultimate Understanding. Wayne's expression of his spiritual understanding is at once irreverent and profound. We laugh sometimes joyously, sometimes uncomfortably, but always with the recognition that we are in the presence of a Master. Edited from Talks at Wayne's house by Catherine Asche.

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Arunachala Talks
Author: Premananda
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Publisher: Open Sky Press
ISBN: 978-0-9555730-2-6
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
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Arunachala Talks consists of eight talks given spontaneously at Premananda s Arunachala Retreat in Tiruvannamalai, South India. These talks begin the demolition of the prison created by the mind, removing anything in the way of any seeker who wishes to step out of the illusion. Premananda lovingly and humorously guides us to see that we are not the experience my life , but rather the awareness in which the experience happens. The talks discuss the effects of Devotion, Trust and Destiny, bringing us to Presence.

About the Author
Premananda first came to Papaji in Lucknow in 1992. He was surprised by Papaji s enormous availability and after three weeks, identification with a separate I dropped. Premananda stayed with his Master in Lucknow for a further five years, running a guesthouse and the Sangha bookshop. Since 1998 Premananda has travelled widely in Australia, India and Europe offering Satsang meetings most evenings and weekends, wherever he is invited. Presently he lives in a Satsang community in Germany. He is working on his next book, Blueprints for Awakening, and creating spontaneous, joy filled paintings.

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Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment
Author: Katie Davis
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Publisher: Awake Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9800912-2-9
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
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"As the world situation becomes more intense, we see the balance as it is expressed in the light of consciousness - also becoming stronger and brighter. Katie Davis is one of those precious lighthouses who beam their joy across the sea of humanity. We are blessed to share her book, Awake Joy, with us on our journeys. It is a gift for all seekers of Truth and enlightenment." ~ Deva Premal and Miten, Prabhu Music

"Katie Davis shares a fresh vision of the awakened life in honest, elegant language that is a pleasure to read. Her lucid descriptions are accompanied by practical experiments that point you to the direct experience of your true nature here and now. I am happy to recommend her to you." ~ David Dasarath Davidson, author, Freedom Dreams

"Katie's obvious love of the real shines through every page and invites us all to recognize what is ever present." ~ Isaac Shapiro, author, It Happens by Itself

"Katie Davis apparently has intimate knowledge of this mysteriously simple truth-place and her book will send you spinning round it like a moth around a flame. With luck, grace, or utter abandon, you may even fall into the flame." ~ Michael Green, Artist and Creator, The Illuminated Rumi Books

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Awaken to the Here and Now: Completing Your Search for Enlightenment
Author: Kevin Duffy
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Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-52899-8
Format: Paperback
Pages: 108
List Price: £11.00
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"I thought this book was very well written and sheds light on the advaita tradition of non-dual awareness which defines natural perception as the freedom of enlightenment. The author has taken 30 years of experience and translated his knowledge to point directly at liberation." -- Barclay V. Powers, Independent filmmaker and author of "The Answer."

This book belongs among the elite volumes (its neighbors THE BOOK by Alan Watts, BE HERE NOW by Ram Dass, and MERE CHRISTIANTY by C.S Lewis) that pragmatically illustrates the value of spiritual practice upon everyday life. It may well outstrip THE POWER OF NOW in its transformative power for troubled souls. -- David Bischoff, New York Times Bestselling Author --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The attainment of enlightenment is not difficult. You do not have to be born with a destiny to become enlightened. You do not need to sit in a Himalayan cave for twenty years or study with a guru for thirty. It does not take discipline, hard work, hours of meditation, or attainment of mystical experiences or powers. It is neither experiential nor attainable. It is only realizable. Advaita is the name of the 5000-year-old path to enlightenment of ancient India. It means not two. It is also known as non-duality. Many great teachers such as: Krishna, Jesus (Gospel of St.Thomas), Swami Paramhansa Yogananda, U.G. Krshnamurti, Papaji, Gangaji, Sri Nisagadatta Maharaj, Osha, Adyashanti, Eckhart Tolle, and many others have championed this approach. Now a focused and accelerated direct guide for modern man to walk the Advaitan path is available. This book bridges the gap between understanding the concepts of enlightenment and living in it. This accessible guide is available to all who have a burning desire to Awaken to the Here and Now. This is not about adopting a new set of beliefs. It is beyond belief, because belief is not necessary once you reach non-conceptual knowing.

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Awakening to The Natural State
Author: John Wheeler
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 0954779231
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
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John Wheeler met Bob Adamson (a student of Nisargadatta Maharaj) on a trip to Australia in 2003. In short order, Bob cleared up John's doubts and questions and pointed out to him the fact of our real nature: self-shining, ever-present awareness. Bob Adamson has encouraged John to share this understanding of 'who we really are.' The articles contained in this book (extended by another 30 articles in this edition) cover some of John's experiences with meeting 'Sailor' Bob Adamson and various aspects of the understanding which subsequently unfolded. Interspersed with these are chapters of email correspondence with enquirers who have been drawn to this radical and direct approach to self-realisation.

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Before I am
Author: Mooji
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Being
Author: Florian Tathagata
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Publisher: Thompson Press
ISBN: 1905479018
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Pages: 0
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Beyond the 'Separate Self': The End of Anxiety and Mental Suffering
Author: Colin Drake
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Publisher: Self-published
ISBN: 978-0-9871655-0-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 214
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A 'Simple Guide to Awakening' by investigation of one's moment to moment experience,which leads to one becoming 'aware of awareness'. Awakening is becoming fully established in, and identified with, awareness.

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Blueprints for Awakening: European Masters
Author: Premananda
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Publisher: Open Sky Press
ISBN: 978-0-9566070-0-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 350
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DVD-Sampler in the book
24 high quality colour pictures of each Master in the Book

14 European Masters take their knowledge of the Indian traditional teachings, particularly those of Sri Ramana Maharshi, and combined it with their knowledge of Western psychology to offer a unique transmission perfect for the Western seeker.

CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS, DEVA PREMAL & MITEN, DOLANO, MOOJI, KARL RENZ,
FRANCIS LUCILLE, MICHAEL BARNETT, OM C. PARKIN, PADMA & TORSTEN, PREMANANDA, RUPERT SPIRA AND TONY PARSONS.

European Masters is for everyone who has an inner passion to know who they are and what they are doing here as a human being. It is for all who ask the question ‘Who am I?’ and for those who are looking for guidance on the teachings of Sri Ramana to ‘be as you are’.

This captivating book is a treasure for all on the path of Truth. It is the ancient wisdom of humanity passed down through generations of Masters to all who wish to know who they are. It is a total delight to experience the profoundity of the European Masters who have taken their knowledge of the Indian traditional teachings and combined it with their knowledge of Western psychology to offer a unique transmission perfect for the Western seeker.

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Breath of the Absolute
Author: Mooji
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Consciousness
Author: Alexander Smit
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Publisher: Epigraph Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9798828-1-4
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
List Price: £16.00
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In our quest for the essence in life, interest seems to go out mainly to change and improvement, and many a one has the idea that, by striving for change, a real change may actually take place. But is that so? In the talks with Alexander Smit it is made very clear, that the very urge for self-improvement and change has become one of man's main obstacles for realizing his true nature. On the one hand, this urge is based on ideas and an idea can never contain the reality. On the other hand, self-improvement and the fixation on change are themselves causing man's inner conflict to continue. In the confrontation with a teacher who is not bound by ideas, it is possible to come to an immediate recognition of our original nature, as a result of which the manifestation, i.e. body, mind and feeling, may be accepted completely. Alexander Smit whose final guru was Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj, is deeply rooted in the age-old tradition called 'Advaita'(Non-duality), which has been transmitted from teacher to disciple. At first sight no specific, recognizable method seems to be imparted here - rather, any such method seems to be undermined. But on closer study the authentic Advaita appears to be there, as bright as a diamond. Only a truly original transmittance, not based on memory, can be a help in the realisation of the Authentic within ourselves. The present book 'Consciousness' contains a selection from the numerous talks in which the oral transmission of this Authentic or Original in man takes a central place.

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Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S Balsekar
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Editor/Commentator: Ed. Wayne Liquorman
Publisher: Advaita Press
ISBN: 0929448146
Format: Paperback
Pages: 392
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A worthy successor to I AM THAT Ramesh's most accessible and easy to understand book. An excellent place to start or end your search. It is highly recommended both for the newcomer to Advaita and the more knowledgeable student of the subject.

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Doing Nothing
Author: Steven Harrison
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Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
ISBN: 1585421723
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 144
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"Doing Nothing is a compelling, well written and thought provoking adventure into a dissolution of concepts, descriptions, and explanations into a state of bliss, a state of peace, a state of love." -- Jon Mundy, Senior Minister, Interfaith Fellowship, NYC and

"I consider this a very important, even great book, which I hope will be widely read. The author veers far away from offering yet another static system of thought to keep us locked into our self-created, unreal world...I highly recommend this challenging work. But, I am afraid most persons will ignore its challenge as they ignored Socrates, the prophets, and, above all, Jesus Christ. To be more consciously alive...is the challenge of this important book." -- George A. Maloney, S.J., author and Director of Contemplative Ministries

"Written in a disarmingly unpretentious style, Doing Nothing is a profound inquiry into the nature of our humanity. A tour de force by the author and a treat for the reader." -- Dr. Thomas Szasz, author of The Myth of Mental Illness --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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What do you do after you've tried everything to reach wnlightenment? "You are already there," writes Steven Harrison. "Do nothing. Nothing is a surprisingly active place. It is there that we discover who and what we are."

Doing Nothing is for spiritually oriented readers who have found themselves avidly following practices that have not fundamentally changed their lives: new therapies, ancient meditations, exotic religions. Harrison discovered that the path to happiness and truths of life lies in the simple act of stopping the search.

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Embracing the Now
Author: Gina Lake
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Publisher: Endless Satsang Press
ISBN: 978-0-615-24068-8
Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
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"This book from Gina Lake is a collection of essays packed with practical advice about how to find happiness by living in the now....Gina understands the ego's nature very thoroughly and examines it in many different ways in these essays....she leads the reader into analyzing it, exposing its many pretenses, and then shredding it....Gina's purpose in these essays is to help move her readers beyond the pain that is cause by the ego. To do that, she points to another voice, one more subtle and quiet, one that sometimes requires spiritual sensitivity training to hear: the voice of essence. Essence--also known as Awareness, Being, Self, etc.--is who you really are. As Gina says, `You know essence when you experience it, just as you know the ego when you experience it. They feel very different and are very distinct.'....Gina offers guidance on developing sensitivity to it, such as by meditation and by the simple but powerful act of noticing. By various means, its presence gradually becomes obvious, so much so that it can actually be felt, and it becomes an anchor for living in the now. Gina's writings have an especially notable characteristic. When she discusses the nature of essence and how to live from its perspective, her words take on a special life and energy. There is a feel of essence speaking through her. In this set of essays, that voice has come to the fore, speaking ever more strongly and with the authority of understanding. And that may be an understatement." -- Dennis Trunk, Editor, Third Millennium Gateway, September 14, 2008

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The now--this moment--is the true source of happiness and peace and the key to living a fulfilled and meaningful life. Embracing the Now by Gina Lake is a collection of short essays about the now that can serve as daily reminders of the deepest truths. Full of clear insight and wisdom, it explains how the mind keeps us from being in the now, how to move into the now and stay there, and what living from the now is like. It also explains how to overcome stumbling blocks to being in the now, such as fears, doubts, judgments, misunderstandings, distrust of life, desires, and other conditioned ideas that are behind human suffering.

"By becoming aware of what else is showing up in life in this moment besides thoughts, we can begin to really live in this moment and respond to it naturally, uncluttered by our mental commentary. We are in the moment, but without the ego's influence on it. Spiritual freedom is when the voice of the ego no longer dominates and colors the landscape of life. Rather, this voice is one small aspect of the landscape, one other thing that comes and goes in this landscape. This voice becomes impersonal, something that has no more personal relevance than the bird's song or the temperature of the room. It's experienced, but not experienced as "you." Then it's possible to experience the Experiencer, the true self that is behind all life and behind our life. This Experiencer is in love with life, and when we let it live us, we are in love with life, and our actions and words express that. Freedom from the ego brings a relaxation into the true self and the possibility of being that in the world instead of the ego."

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Enlightenment is Not What You Think
Author: Wayne Liquorman
Editor/Commentator: Dawn Salva
Publisher: Advaita Press
ISBN: 978-0-929448-22-0
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
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ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK by Wayne Liquorman Enlightenment is not what you think but rather the ultimate, unimaginable dissolution into all that IS. Finally, a book has come along that may help to dispel some of the more persistent myths surrounding Enlightenment and Enlightened people! With his typical good humor, Wayne shines a bright, clear light on the subject, helping us to understand not only what Enlightenment isn't but encouraging us to realize directly and intuitively the Truth of Enlightenment itself. This is an important book. With Grace, it could be the last one in your spiritual library.

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Enlightenment May Or May Not Happen: Talks on Enlightenment with Ramesh S. Balsekar
Author: Madhukar Thompson
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Publisher: Neti Neti Press
ISBN: 0966524519
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 300
List Price: £15.00
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Final Truth: A Guide to Ultimate Understanding
Author: Ramesh S. Balsekar
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Publisher: Advaita Press
ISBN: 092944809X
Format: Paperback
Pages: 238
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The Final Truth is one of the most complex and rewarding of Ramesh's written works. It may well be the most comprehensive look at Advaita currently in print. It takes us on a rich and vivid journey from the arising of 'I AM' to the final dissolution into identification as pure Consciousness.

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Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being
Author: Sundance Burke
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Publisher: Awake Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9800912-3-6
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
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Free Spirit, a writing encouraged by Eckhart Tolle, speaks as freedom, which is our Consciousness, the sweet essence of our lives. The freedom spoken here is an inner knowing. We cannot realize this liberation by catering to our bodies, emotions or minds. No, this freedom is spiritual; an altitude of perception that only arises when we are lighter than our surroundings. We can realize this lightness of being if we are willing to abide as Awareness and let go of the ego, the one who suffers mind. For this enlightenment to happen, a quiet mind is all we need. Why do anything for this, when only our stillness will suffice. Be silent, be still, be free.

Within this book you will find answered and unanswered questions, humor, poetic prose, experimentation with consciousness and passages that illuminate the sense that we are more than our thoughts, emotions, senses, body and energy. Every word is sourced by the power of silent Truth. Without contradicting this source, the writing inspires our active participation in the realization of Spirit, as only our direct experience is of value to this awakening. For those of us who desire to be free, the author takes us by the hand and walks with us through the entire landscape of the egoic mind, until we reach its outer boundary. Here, we are invited to take a leap of Self-faith into simply being who we are right now... Free Spirit.

About the Author
Sundance was born in Seattle, Washington under the given name, Donald Russell Burke III. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and the Gonzaga School of Law. While traveling for business in 1982, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening that left him with only one question of interest: Who am I? After many years of futile search a true answer, the gap between the seeker and the sought spontaneously dissolved into simply being...mind-free and heart-full. After this transforming resolution in 1999, with the blessings of Eckhart Tolle, Sundance began to openly share the teachings of Self-realization. Since then, with his wife, Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, Sundance has been accepting invitations to share his presence and the innerstanding of true Self.

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Fro Onions to Pearls: A Journal of Awakening and Deliverance
Author: Satyam Nadeen
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Publisher: New Freedom Press, San Rafael, CA
ISBN: 0965385000
Format: Paperback
Pages: 199
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The original edition, before the rights were purchased by Hay House.

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Living enlightenment: a call for evolution beyond ego
Author: Andrew Cohen
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Publisher: New Age Books
ISBN: 817822142x
Format: Paperback
Pages: 120
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" This is one of the most passionate calls to awaken that I have ever heard. the author's words are crystal clear, fierce and urgent. If you like to procrastinate and wait till you're ready, do not read this book. If you are ready to jump in and risk all, then this book is for you." Roshi Bernard Glassman " In clear, straightforward, often informal lamguage, the author leads on a journey to the awesome spiritual realm that lies beyond ego. this gem of a bookends with a description of enlightenment's purpose that may shock some traditionalists but will delight those who see the essential role of spirit in life's development." George Leonard

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This book demonstrates a creative spiritual intelligence that breaks new ground in applying the spiritual wisdom of the East to the contemporary world. this innovative and energetic voice deserves your attention. This book also is a boon to the fearless, a gift to the sincere and a beacon to the lost. The author expounds his ystem of Gyana Yoga, the path of illumination through experimental knowledge with great clarity and depth of understanding.

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Living Reality: My Extraordinary Summer with ?Sailor? Bob Adamson
Author: James Braha
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Publisher: Hermetician Press
ISBN: 0935895108
Format: Paperback
Pages: 322
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After thirty years of seeking liberation, James Braha had nearly given up on finding fulfilment. His mind began to change, however, when he encountered the Hindu/Vedic philosophy of non-duality. Upon reading "Sailor" Bob Adamson's book, "What's Wrong with Right Now Unless You Think About It?", James immediately invited Bob to come from Australia to share his knowledge with Americans. For five glorious weeks in the summer of 2004, Bob and his wife stayed with the Braha family at their home in Florida. Spiritual talk with arguably the greatest non-duality teacher alive continued from morning till night, as James' dearest friends and spiritualists from around the country joined the investigations into the truth of reality versus the illusion of appearance. This is a story of liberation, friendship, humour, and love, as Sailor Bob takes spiritual aspirants beyond the need for help, just as Nisargadatta Maharaj did for him thirty years ago. It is one of the warmest, most heartfelt treatises on non-duality ever written.

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Love's Quiet Revolution: The End Of The Spiritual Search
Author: Scott Kiloby
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Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4196-9578-0
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Pages: 266
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Scott Kiloby points to the spiritual transformation sometimes called "enlightenment," where the personal self is seen to be an illusion, leaving an inexpressible unconditional love and peace in its place. This book is essentially about present moment awareness and spiritual liberation.

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Scott is the author of several books. His first book is "Love's Quiet Revolution: The End of the Spiritual Search." 

Written in 2008, shortly after his shift in consciousness. It cuts through many ideas that we often hold about ourselves, others, and the world. These ideas keep us locked in separation and conflict. By emphasizing these ideas, we carry with us a sense of lack, as if something is missing in our lives. This sense of lack leads us to seek wholeness or completion in drugs, alcohol, self-improvement, relationships, love, sex, shopping, work, and many other human endeavors. Scott says, "We are merely looking for ourselves. Enlightenment is simply the recognition that presence is what we really are. This recognition allows all seeking to end, leaving a deep sense of permanent well-being and freedom, totally unimaginable to those who have never experienced it." The central message in Scott's first book is that our real identity is love itself, beyond all the ideas we emphasize about ourselves, others, and the world. In seeing beyond those ideas, love reveals itself as our natural state.

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Never Mind: A Journey into Non-Duality
Author: Wayne Liquorman
Editor/Commentator: Christa French
Publisher: Advaita Press
ISBN: 978-0-929448-21-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
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Written by Wayne Liquorman with characteristic humor, irreverence and profound insight, this book provides a bold new look at the nature of existence. If one wants to remain in the moment, what does one do about the mind? Never mind! The mind does what the mind does. It is working and functioning perfectly, doing exactly what it has been designed and programmed to do. The book hammers away at the basic misconceptions that bring about human suffering - I could have and should have done it differently, I am flawed, I am the author of my thoughts, feelings and actions. Wayne's teaching points to the divine nature of everything that exists no matter how hurtful or painful it might be. According to Wayne everything is the perfect manifestation of the Source and it is in the acceptance of everything that peace is revealed. An indispensable addition to the spiritual library. Excerpt from Chapter Three of Never Mind: A Journey Into Non-Duality AS YOU ARE Why do people do nasty things? Isn't it because they are not conscious enough? Shouldn't they be doing self-inquiry or some other practice to raise their consciousness? Well, why aren't they more conscious? If they could be more conscious, there would be more peace and contentment in their lives. Why doesn't everyone become more conscious and have more peace, when all they have to do is sincerely ask, 'Who Am I?' All there problems would be over! Why don't they do that? What is inhibiting the sincere asking of that one question that unlocks this incredible bonanza? This is where the inquiry I'm talking about starts. I'm flawed. I'm weak. I haven't done it well enough. That's why it hasn't worked. Well, let's start there: What is it about the way you are constructed that inhibits you from doing what you intend? You may not be able to say what it is, but there is some thing in you that inhibits your ability to do what you would like and, obviously, it's not within your control to remove it; otherwise, you would have removed it a long time ago. So, there is some thing over which you have no control that inhibits your action; some thing is dictating what is happening. What is this? It's a strongly held notion in society that you can be other than you are; however, it's a notion that bears examining. Certainly, you can be other than you were - meaning that you can change - but can you be other than you are in the moment?

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Non-Duality Press Issue No.1 (Press Sampler)
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9551762-9-6
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
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Since its inception in 2004, Non-Duality Press has set out to make available the clearest contemporary writing on non-duality to a wider audience. Each author, in his or her unique way, attempts to express the inexpressible. They point to 'our original face', the ground of being, using everyday language without abstruse jargon, but informed by a depth and width of experience of western and eastern paths. Beyond new age fads and therapies, these are contemporary expressions of the perennial philosophy. A Non-Duality Press Sampler contains short biographical introductions to the authors and extracts from each of their books. Wherever possible, references are given to further reading and interviews with the authors, especially from the excellent Dutch Advaita webzine, Amigo. The final chapter includes a preview of forthcoming titles for Autumn/Winter 2006. If you are new to these writings, we hope you feel inspired to explore the radical perspectives contained in these books.

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Nothing Ever Happened (Vol II of III)
Author: David Godman
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Publisher: Avadhuta Foundation, Boulder, CO
ISBN: 0963802232
Format: Paperback
Pages: 411
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Hariwansh Lal Poonja, nowadays called 'Papaji' by his many devotees, lived in Lucknow, India. In his presence and through his dynamic transmissions countless people have been made aware of the impersonal reality that underlies the world and all phenomenal experiences. This second volume begins with his life in Rishikesh and his adventures in the Himalayas in the late 60s and 70s. It moves on to describe the events of his first two foreign tours and concludes with an illuminating record of teaching dialogues that took place in India in the mid-1970s. --- from book's back cover

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Nothing Ever Happened (Vol III of III)
Author: David Godman
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Publisher: Avadhuta Foundation, Boulder, CO
ISBN: 0963802240
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Pages: 454
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Hariwansh Lal Poonja, nowadays called 'Papaji' by his many devotees, lived in Lucknow, India. In his presence and through his dynamic transmissions countless people have been made aware of the impersonal reality that underlies the world and all phenomenal experiences. After describing his later foreign trips, the focus of this third volume shifts to the stories of devotees who met him in India during the 70s and 60s. Extracts from his personal diaries are followed by Papaji's detailed explanations on how the Guru-disciple relationship works. --- from book's back cover

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Oneness
Author: John Greven
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9551762-0-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 92
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The intent of this book is to look afresh at ones daily experience, to point to something that the mind may have overlooked. It is not pointing to anything new, anything that you can achieve, or anything you can add to yourself. It is not pointing to the good deeds you have done in your life to emphasize what a wonderful person you must be. It is pointing to something so simple, something so obvious, that when it is pointed out and seen, you wonder how it was ever missed. How is it the mind could have taken something so obvious for granted? How did the mind so easily toss out the valuable jewel in favor of its reflections? You may have been searching for self-realization, enlightenment, the Buddha Mind, God, or some other goal implying the same thing. You may have been searching for many years; or you may just be getting started on a search. Whether you have been travelling a path for a while, or just taking the first step, makes no difference. This book invites you to take a look at the space that has been overlooked, to see what is obvious, and to bring that search to an end. right now.

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Only That: The Life and Teaching of Sailor Bob Adamson
Author: Kalyani Lawry
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9563091-7-4
Format: Paperback
Pages: 180
List Price: £16.00
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Through John Wheeler and other influential teachers, and through his two books of dialogues, Sailor Bob Adamson has become a familiar name to those interested in non-dual spirituality. With assistance from friends and family, and from Bob himself, Kalyani Lawry has compiled an absorbing account of his life illustrated with photographs from Bob's personal collection. The second part of 'Only That' consists of dialogues which have an immediacy that is "closer than your breathing, nearer than your hands and feet" and a depth that reflects Bob's life experience while pointing clearly to the ultimate reality 'Thou art That'.

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Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom: The Feminine Face of Awakening
Author: Rita Marie Robinson
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Publisher: O Books
ISBN: 978-1-84694-068-2
Format: Paperback
Pages: 260
List Price: £11.99
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Ordinary Women Extraordinary Wisdom will become a milestone in female spirituality. Not only does it recount the fascinating and intimate stories of twelve "ordinary" women in their search for peace and self knowledge, the author engages the reader with her own quest for truth through her integrity, vulnerability and courage. Beautifully written with captivating honesty, this unique book will become an inspiration for both men and women alike, also looking for the essence of who they truly are. -- Paula Marvelly, author of Teachers of One

It is with tremendous enthusiasm that I recommend this book to you. It is an exquisite pointer to the vast field of women who have realized the highest spiritual truths and are speaking out to bring their wisdom to the table so that we may benefit from their labors of love. Rita Marie Robinson is a gifted writer. This is a visionary book to be cherished for the intimate glimpses it provides us into the lives of women who point the way to how we can live a life of enlightened living in the midst of ordinary circumstances. -- Richard C. Miller PhD, author of Yoga Nidra

One of those books to savor, underline like crazy, and then age with gracefully until its dog-eared pages no longer need to remind you that you're already Home. -- Raphael Cushnir, author of How Now: 100 Ways to Celebrate the Present Moment

This is a book that gives us the permission to be ourselves, thesimple wonder of whom we really are. Here are clues to the great human mystery, the secret that is within each of us waiting to be lived. There is nothing to search for, just the challenge to be awake, to be present in each ordinary, extraordinary moment. -- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee Ph.D., Sufi teacher and author of Awakening the World

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A collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey--bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human. These real life stories show by practical example what it means to be fully awake and fully engaged, to meet the world without resistance--even and especially when it's not easy--whether it's death, divorce or illness. The invitation is explicit..."if these ordinary women be fully awake and fully human, why not me, why not you? And why not now?"

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Painting the Sidewalk with Water: Talks and Dialogs about Nonduality
Author: Joan Tollifson
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Papaji Interviews
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Editor/Commentator: Ed. David Godman
Publisher: Avadhuta Foundation, Boulder, CO
ISBN: 0963802208
Format: Paperback
Pages: 305
List Price: £8.00
Synopsis: None available
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Papaji: Amazing Grace
Author: Premananda
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Publisher: Open Sky Press
ISBN: 978-0-9555730-0-2
Format: Paperback
Pages: 330
List Price: £22.00
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In these interviews we have the good luck to experience some of the many varieties of flowers that flourished at Papaji s feet in his garden of Satsang. May this book reveal the bloom in the reader s heart. Gangaji, spiritual teacher and author --book

A finder in his own right, Premananda has elicited the essentials of the spiritual search from seasoned, awakened seekers. Describing their personal direct experiences, the interviewees are shouting from the rooftops: Enlightenment is possible here and now. This book provides hope and encouragement by helping to clear doubts about the enlightenment process. It will empower every seeker and strengthen their resolve to tread their own path until it dissolves together with all stories. A profound, fascinating and joyful read. Madhukar Thompson, spiritual teacher and author --book

Papaji appeared in my life as a kiss from existence, pointing me at myself, That which Is. Eternal gratefulness. The interviews Premananda has written carry Papaji s fragrance. Enjoy. Isaac Shapiro, spiritual teacher and author --book

A finder in his own right, Premananda has elicited the essentials of the spiritual search from seasoned, awakened seekers. Describing their personal direct experiences, the interviewees are shouting from the rooftops: Enlightenment is possible here and now. This book provides hope and encouragement by helping to clear doubts about the enlightenment process. It will empower every seeker and strengthen their resolve to tread their own path until it dissolves together with all stories. A profound, fascinating and joyful read. Madhukar Thompson, spiritual teacher and author --book

Papaji appeared in my life as a kiss from existence, pointing me at myself, That which Is. Eternal gratefulness. The interviews Premananda has written carry Papaji s fragrance. Enjoy. Isaac Shapiro, spiritual teacher and author --book

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Papaji Amazing Grace is a book of fifteen profoundly beautiful interviews, conducted by Premananda, with people who had an Awakening with Papaji. They are stories of a housewife, a businessman, even an officer of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Each person, whatever their background, had the common longing to discover the eternal Truth of who they are. When this longing is strong enough a Master appears.

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Passionate Presence: Experiencing the Seven Qualities of Awakened Awareness
Author: Catherine Ingram
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Publisher: Gotham Books
ISBN: 1592400493
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
List Price: £4.98
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Trained in Buddhist teachings, Ingram (In the Footsteps of Gandhi) is also the founder of Living Dharma and conducts Dharma Dialogues for devotees and interested students. Transcending traditional religious practices, Ingram here offers a program of how to develop a heightened awareness of the self. This awareness may be achieved with or without a personal instructor (the author's teacher was the late H.W.L. Poonjajai of India) and involves developing the qualities of silence, tenderness, embodiment, genuineness, discernment, delight and wonder. According to Ingram, engaging in meditation (silence) may lead to heightened creativity that eludes those who pursue ego-driven ambition. She also believes that for noble causes (e.g., environmental movements) to have an effect on society, there must be a strong commitment on the part of individuals to treasure the interconnectedness of all life. Cultivating wonder means, in part, an acceptance that most of life is a mystery and what we understand best can only exist in the present moment. In this thoughtful and clearly written exploration, Ingram details ways to achieve all her stated qualities of heightened awareness at length from a humanistic/Buddhist perspective.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A reminder to the heart of sacred presence. Wise, tender, simple—Passionate Presence reads like a sigh of relaxation." -- Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart

"The golden thread that runs through Catherine Ingram’s excellent book is the possibility of immediate awakening." -- Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now

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Peace and Harmony in Daily Living
Author: Ramesh Balsekar
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Publisher: Yogi Impressions
ISBN: 8190105981
Format: Paperback
Pages: 300
List Price: £4.93
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What mystics have always said, is here to view from the perspective of modern living: That actions are "happenings", and not something done by someone. This understanding is what actually contributes to and helps us in discovering the state of equanimity and peace.

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Presence-Awareness: Just This and Nothing Else, Talks with 'Sailor' Bob Adamson
Author: John Wheeler
Editor/Commentator: John Wheeler
Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 095477924X
Format: Paperback
Pages: 148
List Price: £5.50
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A respected figure in the field of non-duality, 'Sailor' Bob shares his understanding of our real nature, presence-awareness, with seekers who attend the weekly meetings at his home in Melbourne, Australia. Presence-Awareness consists of 44 short dialogues on this direct approach to spiritual understanding transcribed and edited by John Wheeler.

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Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightment
Author: Scott Kiloby
Editor/Commentator: Kevin Prince
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4392-4459-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 418
List Price: £15.00
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This is Scott Kiloby's second book on non-duality or enlightenment. It is a book of daily expressions or pointers to spiritual awakening--one pointer for each day of the year. The clarity is astounding. This demystifies spiritual awakening, strips it of all fundamentalism, and presents it in a clear and easy-to-read way. This is about the timeless presence that you already are. Each pointer peels away beliefs, positions, and ideas about spirituality, including the idea that you exist as a separate self, only to reveal--in the end--that nothing is excluded. Its central message is that there is only One Life appearing in a myriad of forms. You are that One Life. This is when the distinctions between absolute and relative, form and formlessness, timelessness and time, no self and self, One and many, and all other boundaries collapse into a great and loving mystery that Scott calls 'This.'

About the Author
Scott Kiloby began writing about and pointing to enlightenment in 2007 after awakening into the realization of Oneness.  In this realization, it was seen that the story of Scott as a separate self is a fiction and that this story was the cause of unnecessary suffering and seeking.  Scott's central message is that enlightenment is not a goal to reach in time or an idea learned from the past. It is the timeless presence that you already are. That presence is like a non-conceptual opening through which the continuous flow of everything arises, including every concept, emotion, state, and experience. Although we use concepts to communicate for conventional purposes, the separation they seem to point to can be seen through completely.  That is what this book is about.  Inseparability or "nonduality."  All that is left in that collapse is an unconditional love of what is. Scott is the author of two books, "Love's Quiet Revolution: The End of the Spiritual Search" and "Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightenment."

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Right Here, Right Now
Author: John Wheeler
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9551762-3-4
Format: Paperback
Pages: 308
List Price: £11.50
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The third in the series of books of correspondence with students of the direct path by John Wheeler "There is no ordinary life. Life is a grand display or flowering within the vast and clear presence of the divine intelligence. Every leaf and piece of dust is cradled in an expanse of light and presence. That presence-awareness that contains all things is also the deep presence of love and peace always. It is your own real being. The universe being revealed in each moment is aflame with the presence of exquisite love. In that, even the most ordinary thing is a unique and wonderful expression of the underlying oneness of all." From chapter 82, The Waiting Game

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Shining in Plain View
Author: John Wheeler
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 0954779266
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
List Price: £0.00
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John Wheeler attracts a growing audience of seekers who are moving beyond traditional spiritual disciplines towards direct understanding. This book contains further dialogues and correspondence in the style of John's first book 'Awakening to the Natural State' (also published by Non-Duality Press). The emphasis is on pure non-duality (or Advaita), which points directly to the true nature of the one who is seeking. This approach reveals what is real and true about who we are and clearly exposes the false ideas and beliefs that generate doubts, problems and suffering. The result, as shown in the dialogues in this book, is that those who are willing to explore these pointers come to a direct experience of freedom and the end of seeking and suffering.

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Silence of the Heart
Author: Robert Adams
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Publisher: Acropolis Books
ISBN: 1889051535
Format: Paperback
Pages: 374
List Price: £25.00
Synopsis: None available
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Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damndest Thing
Author: Jed McKenna
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Publisher: Wisefool Press
ISBN: 0971435235
Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
List Price: £12.00
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"Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect book!" -- Acharyaji Anatole, Abhidhyan Yoga Institute

"I loved it. Insightful, bullying, delightful, and just fun. A magic book without the sleight of hand." -- John Kremer, author,

"McKenna is an American original, and his delightful Spiritual Enlightenment is just what's needed to wake us up from slumber." -- Lama Surya Das, author, “Awakening the Buddha Within”

"McKenna's description of enlightenment is so good, 99.9% of his readers might not understand how truly profound it really is." -- Satyam Nadeen, author, “From Onions to Pearls

"Starkly provocative and uniquely insightful. This book cuts like a knife through many detours along the spiritual journey." -- Alan Cohen, author, “I Had It All the Time”

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Author, teacher and spiritual master Jed McKenna tells it like it's never been told before. A true American original, Jed succeeds where countless others have failed by reducing this highest of attainments—spiritual enlightenment — to the simplest of terms.

Effectively demystifying the mystical, Jed astonishes the reader not by adding to the world's collected spiritual wisdom, but by taking the spirituality out of spiritual enlightenment. Never before has this elusive topic been treated in so engaging and accessible a manner.

A masterpiece of illuminative writing, Spiritual Enlightenment is mandatory reading for anyone following a spiritual path. Part exposé and part how-to manual, this is the first book to explain why failure seems to be the rule in the search for enlightenment — and how the rule can be broken.

This is not just another New Age guru trying to put a fresh spin on tired New Age platitudes. Jed McKenna takes us to a whole new level where he challenges us to simply open our eyes — to see for ourselves. Sound simple? Buckle up, you're in for quite a ride. Every page in this paradigm-busting book brings fresh challenges and rewards.

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The Light Behind Consciousness
Author: John Wheeler
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9558290-6-2
Format: Paperback
Pages: 244
List Price: £11.50
Synopsis: None available
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The Light That I Am
Author: J.C. Amberchele
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9558290-9-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 218
List Price: £12.00
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J.C. Amberchele is the pseudonym of a man who found freedom, real freedom, during the long prison sentence, which he is still serving. This freedom is the same liberation or enlightenment that so many of us are seeking, but we seek within the framework of a life where we can have access to all the paraphernalia of the spiritual search and the apparent comfort that money can buy. If you are reading this, you probably have an inkling that the real freedom which Ameberchele talks about is something different and has no relation to the external freedom that most of us enjoy. The 'experiments' he used before his radical shift in perception seemed, in his own words "... crazy and childish, but I gave them a try. And there it was, as plain as day'. The Light That I Am is no mere prescriptive rehashing of techniques, it combines fascinating biographical material with uniquely accessible insights into the nature of who we really are and how a person continues to function after everything has changed and yet nothing has changed.

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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Author: Eckhart Tolle
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Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
ISBN: 0340733500
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
List Price: £5.00
Synopsis: None available
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The Question to Life's Answers: Spirituality Beyond Belief
Author: Steven Harrison
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Publisher: Sentient Publications
ISBN: 978-0-9710786-0-4
Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
List Price: £11.00
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From the moment I saw the title, I was in love with this book. I simply can't recommend it highly enough. Harrison lays to rest narcissistic and narcotic forms of spirituality, and invites us into a truly open inquiry. For those who are tired of seeking security and certainty, and who are willing to take the plunge into spiritual adulthood, this is the book to read. -- Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life

Whenever you feel close to a new personal insight in your spiritual life or you sense a breakthrough in the world's spiritual awareness, be sure to check in with Steven Harrison right away. Chances are very good that he's already there, leading the way, way ahead of us. With this work, Harrison deepens and broadens his peeling away more of the layers that hide the truths we seek, the answers we assume, and the questions we avoid. It's quietly wonderful! -- David Kundtz, author of Everyday Serenity: Meditations for People Who Do Too Much

"Harrison lays to rest narcissistic and narcotic forms of spirituality, and invites us into a truly open inquiry." -- Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life

"Steven Harrison moves through authoritarianism and belief systems to arrive at consciousness and the explosion of the heart." -- Paul Rezendes, author of The Wild Within

How do we enter into wholeness in a divided world? This book takes the reader through a veritable maze of all the complicated constructions humans make, taking sly potshots along the way at science, philosophy, religion and yes, even spirituality. This is a demanding book, well worth the effort of the journey through it. -- Elise Boulding, author of Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History

Like Socrates, Harrison roves through various questions that make up our modern life to seek answers that we might live out in our search for greater human integration. This work will excite those who have already studied the inadequacies of the world of thought and concepts and are searchers into the `really real. -- Rev. George A. Maloney, author of Inward Stillness

When a book disturbs, upsets commonplace assumptions, and forces us to reconsider major issues, it is valuable. Harrison does all that and more. He throws light into dark corners and offers a way out from our cultural mind-trap. This dialogue is on a par with those of Bohm and Krishnamurti or Castaneda and don Juan. -- Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg

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Steven Harrison takes a unique approach to spirituality and social change by rejecting contemporary spirituality and maintaining that the answers are not in self-help books or gurus. He empowers the reader by putting control back in their hands. Grappling with the questions we have about life, Harrison deconstructs the prevailing spiritual, therapeutic, and self-help methods we use to try to change ourselves. By taking this journey of exploration with him, we come face-to-face with the potential for radical transformation.

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The Relationship between "I" and "Me" 
Author: Ramesh S. Balsekar
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The Teachers of One. Living Advaita. Conversations on the Nature of Non-duality
Author: Paula Marvelly
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Publisher: Watkins Publishing
ISBN: 1842930281
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
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A unique collection of interviews with the world's most influential spiritual teachers.

About the Author
Paula Jane Marvelly has studied the philosophy of non-dualism since the age of 21 and was a member of the school of Economic Science. She is an active member of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation in London.

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The Texture of Being
Author: Roy Whenary
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Publisher: Lotus Harmony Publishing
ISBN: 0954310004
Format: Paperback
Pages: 124
List Price: £5.00
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The Ultimate Understanding 
Author: Ramesh S. Balsekar
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The Way of Knowledge
Author: Cee
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Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-60145-170-5
Format: Paperback
Pages: 124
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The Way of Knowledge explains Enlightenment. Clarifying the ancient wisdom tradition of Advaita Vedanta, it points the way to deep spiritual knowledge. Meditations and "ponder points" offer an experiential method of understanding this advanced philosophy.

About the Author
cee is a spiritual caregiver for Hospice and offers guidance to those seeking enlightenment with online correspondence and meditation retreats in Hana Maui.

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The Wisdom of Balsekar
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Editor/Commentator: Alan Jacobs
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
ISBN: 1842930796
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Retired bank president, golfer, husband, and father doesn't fit the stereotype of an Indian guru-which may account for Ramesh Balsekar's enormous popularity. His background and education, combined with his profound spiritual studies, make him an ideal bridge between East and West, the spiritual and the material. Regarded as the world's greatest living sage, Balsekar is the primary exponent of the teaching of Advaita, which holds that everything is one, that all humanity is an intrinsic part of the universe rather than split from it: in short, that nonduality is the all-encompassing truth. This anthology comprises thematic extracts from all the master's written works to date. Approved by Balsekar, as well as by his leading disciple, Wayne Liquorman, it is powerful, accessible, witty, and always to the point.

About the Author
Ramesh S. Balsekar is known and loved by seekers from around the world as an eloquent Master of Advaita, or Nonduality. After retiring as President of the Bank of India, Ramesh translated many of the daily talks given in Marathi by his Guru Nisargadatta Maharaj. The teaching began in 1982 after Maharaj had twice directed him to talk, and since then he has written over twenty books on Advaita. Ramesh is widely regarded as undeniably unique and uncompromising in his presentation of the concepts, and for the clarity and 'purity' of the teaching. He lives in Mumbai, India.

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Wake Up and Roar: Satsang with H W L Poonja Volume 2
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Editor/Commentator: For. Nataraj
Publisher: Pacific Center Publishing
ISBN: 0963219421
Format: Paperback
Pages: 175
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What is the secret beyond enlightenment?

In Volume Two of Wake Up and Roar, Sri Poonjaji deepens the dialog begun in Volume One. He received the direct transmission of a silent mind from his master, Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. Today, he offers that same transmission to all who are ready to end their suffering.

About the Author
Papaji was a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi, a renowned Indian sage who died in 1950. Papaji offered the teachings of Ramana every day for 50 years throughout India.

Tens of thousands of people from all over the world visited Papaji, especially during the last years of his life. Seekers of truth from around the world woke up in his presence. He had an extraordinary ability to transmit the experience of what has always been true and present.

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You Are That! Satsang with Gangaji Volume I
Author: Gangaji
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Publisher: The Gangaji Foundation
ISBN: 096321943X
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
List Price: £12.50
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What you are searching for is who you already are. This is Gangaji’s essential message. Edited from live interactions around the globe, this book is a comprehensive offering of Gangaji’s teachings. Topics include the nature of mind and thoughts, meditation, relationships, and facing the fear of death.

From the Publisher
Gangaji is an American-born teacher and author. She travels the world, speaking to people from all walks of life, responding to the deepest spiritual questions of our time. Gangaji’s books and tapes celebrate the end of the search. They are a joyous welcoming home that lend support for living one’s life as a clear and conscious reflection of the truth of one’s being.

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You Were Never Born
Author: John Wheeler
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Publisher: Non-Duality Press
ISBN: 978-0-9553999-2-3
Format: Paperback
Pages: 276
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John's fourth book, You Were Never Born, addresses the perennial and compelling question of our true identity. With his usual clarity and focus he answers questions from seekers in over seventy concise chapters of dialogues and in a departure from the format of his previous published collections, John has written an introductory set of prose pieces as well as a summary of 'pointers' toward the end of the text. Also included as an addendum is an extended one-to-one interview with John. A clear and beautiful guide to any aspirant of self-knowledge.

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Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar
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Editor/Commentator: Wayne Liquorman
Publisher: Advaita Press
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Meeting Papaji: First-Hand Accounts
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Editor/Commentator: Ed. Roslyn Moore
Publisher: Do Publishing, Mendocino, CA
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Nothing Ever Happened (Vol I of III)
Author: David Godman
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Nothing Personal: Seeing Beyond the Illusion of a Separate Self
Author: Nirmala
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Publisher: Endless Satsang Press
ISBN: 978-0-615-18767-9
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
List Price: £10.00
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"The beauty of this collection of Nirmala's talks and dialogues is that it covers much of the spectrum of spiritual awakening, from the initial experience of one's true nature to the practical challenges, which always call for a deeper seeing and deeper understanding of how spirit manifests as all of life and beyond....Nirmala welcomes whatever arises within the field of experience. In the midst of this welcoming is always an invitation to inquire deeply within, to the core of who and what you are. Again and again, Nirmala points the questions back to the questioner and beyond to the very source of existence itself-to the faceless awareness that holds both the question and the questioner in a timeless embrace." -From the Foreword by Adyashanti.

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Review
As with most modern books on Advaita, this is a psychological rather than a metaphysical presentation but it is full of sincere love, wisdom and humor. It is highly practical and readable with many original ways of looking at the situation in which the seeker finds him/herself. I highly recommend this book and there is no excuse for anyone not to sample it when Part 1 may be freely downloaded as a PDF file. A wonderful gift to the Advaita community. --Dennis Waite, author of The Book of One.

Nirmala offers a variety of subtle spiritual practices for inquiring and seeing the truth about you in every moment and, most importantly, accepting it. First, you find the truth through inquiry; then you stay with it until you rest in it; then you fall deeply in love with it....Another beauty of this collection is that Nirmala does not attempt to reject anything that arises in consciousness by hiding out in the Absolute. As he says, accepting the whole truth means that nothing matters and everything matters: `The goal of spiritual life is not to transcend the world or be done with it but to bring the Absolute to the suffering of the world.'...Besides wisdom, you will find honesty and humor in these talks....This book points to that which we truly are - the already present and permanent source of joy and happiness, the Heart of Being. --Dennis L. Trunk, Third Millennium Gateway

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In this concisely edited collection of satsang talks and dialogues, Nirmala invites you to join him in honoring the limitless love that is your true nature and to enjoy the sweet richness that is revealed when you give this truth your undivided attention.

"The beauty of this collection of Nirmala's talks and dialogues is that it covers much of the spectrum of spiritual awakening, from the initial experience of one's true nature to the practical challenges, which always call for a deeper seeing and deeper understanding of how spirit manifests as all of life and beyond. Within these talks and dialogues you, the reader, will find Nirmala to be a living invitation to look within. Nirmala welcomes whatever arises within the field of experience. In the midst of this welcoming is always an invitation to inquire deeply within, to the core of who and what you are. Again and again, Nirmala points the questions back to the questioner and beyond to the very source of existence itself--to the faceless awareness that holds both the question and the questioner in a timeless embrace." -from the Foreword by Adyashanti

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Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening
Author: Gina Lake
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ISBN: 978-0-595-34833-6
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Douwe Tiemersma, retired university professor and published author is also a teacher of Advaita Vedanta in the Netherlands.

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