The Mirage of Separation is a collection of poetry and verse reflecting different facets of the non-dual perspective. Billy Doyle lives in London and teaches yoga in the Kashmir Tradition, an approach brought to the West by Jean Klein.
The Mirage of Separation is a collection of poetry and verse reflecting different facets of the non-dual perspective. Billy Doyle lives in London and teaches yoga in the Kashmir Tradition, an approach brought to the West by Jean Klein.
The human mind is compelled to search for meaning. But when we let go of our notion of the self, we are often confronted with the emptiness of the world. In this poignant book, humanist psychologist Richard Sylvester provides readers with a unique dialogue regarding life’s most difficult question—Who are we?—and shows that even in emptiness, love and enlightenment are present.
Freedom is not some special state, condition, idea, or concept to be believed in. It’s the realization of our true, essential nature, and an ordinary part of our everyday lives—we just need to access it. In this important book, ordained Buddhist monk Jon Bernie helps readers meet this challenge. He emphasizes the importance of allowing what arises as our path unfolds, rather than reacting with resistance. Reading Ordinary Freedom is like having a wise and loving but uncompromising friend on the path to discovering our true nature.
“Probably you believe you are a person reading these very words right now. Maybe you also see yourself as a spiritual seeker. You’ve been to sacred places, followed yoga or meditation, maybe you’ve been involved in a group of seekers with similar interests. Probably you’ve invested a lot in this search for the ultimate truth. …
No TV, no cell phone, no social media, no family or friends. Just alone in silence for sixty days. Written from a small cabin in the mountains above Santa Cruz, California, Bok’s diary recounts his retreat into solitude and his search for a return to the simplicity of pure being. Without distraction, he has no …