BOOK PREVIEWS
in-depth book previews with chapter excerpts
Shambhala Publications Series Launch with Norman Fischer
“Enlightened society has to be real and good, honest and genuine.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa
Listening To The Body: Jean Klein & Billy Doyle
“… The body is thus a pointer to awareness. The purpose of all objects is to remind us of our real nature: awareness, consciousness …” ~ Billy Doyle
The Art of Listening: Jean Klein & Billy Doyle
“… In this observing is the total absence of yourself. It is your real presence …” ~ Jean Klein
Inquiry Continued … Book Excerpt Dominic Liber
By encouraging you to remain with your experience, whatever it is, {Dominic} takes you gently and gradually to deeper levels of your psyche and finally to the very presence of your spiritual nature …” ~ A. H. Almaas
Advaita Vedanta: Jean Klein & Billy Doyle
“… When you go beyond awareness, there is a state of non-duality, in which there is no cognition, only pure being. In the state of non-duality, all separation ceases …” ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
Yoga in the Kashmir Tradition: Jean Klein & Billy Doyle
“… In pure perception we are open to the sense of wonder … objects are no longer objects; they are extensions of ourselves, expressions of silence …” ~ Billy Doyle
The Diamond Inquiry – Book Excerpt Dominic Liber
Diamond “… inquiry is just like scuba diving in the ocean of your inner world. It is as utterly thrilling as lowering yourself into a coral reef or an underwater cave to discover …” ~ Dominic C. Liber
The Diamond Approach – John Davis
“… The Diamond Approach invites us to live in a way that both reflects and develops wisdom, love, joy … stillness, … trust, gratitude, and an unrelenting engagement with what is …” ~ John Davis
Love Unveiled: Afterword – A.H. Almaas
“… Love is the primary way the bliss of being expresses itself. Love is the perfume of union …” ~ A. H. Almaas
Union & The Longing for It … – A.H. Almaas
“… We need to realize that union with the Beloved is our ultimate value and priority. It is equivalent to enlightenment …” ~ A. H. Almaas
Soul’s Love Affair – A.H. Almaas
“… Love is a fundamental ingredient that the soul needs for its survival and development …” ~ A. H. Almaas
Love Unveiled: Functioning of the Heart – A.H. Almaas
“… love {is the} primary force that powers our movement toward spiritual illumination and enlightenment …” ~ A. H. Almaas
Jean Klein: The Book of Listening
Many know that Jean Klein is regarded as one of the most eloquent communicators of non-duality to the West - in the second half of the 20th century. The striking thing about Dr. Klein is his independence. Jean teaches Advaita but he rarely uses its technical terms. In...
