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More and more people are "waking up" spiritually. And for most of them, the question becomes: now what? "Information about life after awakening is usually not made public," explains Adyashanti. "It's most often shared only between teachers and their students." The End of Your World is his response to a…
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Adyashanti is a firestarter, and he got my spiritual adventure going at the beginning. I entered a one-day retreat he gave at a nearby spiritual center as an atheist, a rationalist, a relatively happy corporate executive, a non-meditator, and a scorner of spirituality.
I believed all religions to be ridiculous superstitions with some nice life lessons mixed in. I came out of the one-day session fascinated by the idea of spirituality as a world of its own that could be explored scientifically.
That’s what Adya does, with plain language and easy-to-believe examples: He encourages people, me included, to become aware…
From Neal's list on books on spirituality for people who hate books on spirituality.
Although trained in Zen, Adyashanti has gone beyond any traditional perspective and is simply a seeker of truth. In his down-to-earth style, he teaches aspirants of all faiths and those who are spiritual but not religious. All of his books are excellent but I chose this one because it cogently and clearly explains the types of experiences, obstacles, and pitfalls more seasoned seekers encounter. These include the difference between abiding (or full) awakening and non-abiding (or intermittent) awakening, the disorientation that can occur after an awakening, the obstacles and pitfalls the seeker may face at this stage of the journey,…
From Alice's list on the spiritual journey from different faith perspectives.
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