Adyashanti

In the same way that we fall into the arms of a loved one or drop our heads on the pillow before sleep, we can let go into the beauty and truth of who and what we really are. Falling into Grace presents Adyashanti's response to anyone looking for a way out of suffering and into the freedom of spiritual awakening. With his first introductory book, he offers what he considers the fundamental teachings on "seeing life with clear eyes" to transcend the illusions that lead to unhappiness. Readers join this sought-after teacher to explore: . The concept of a separate self as the root of all suffering- and how to stop believing the thoughts that perpetuate our self-image . How to take "the backward step" into the pure potential of the present moment . Giving up the control we only think we have . The essential invitation of spirituality: wake up from the dream to embrace what is "When we realize that there is grace in every moment, our minds will open, our hearts will expand, and we'll be able to express the peace and the love that all beings aspire to," teaches Adyashanti. Here is an opportunity to welcome a revolution in the way that we perceive life through Falling into Grace.

For those serious about enlightenment, author and teacher Adyashanti has some advice: better know what you're getting into. Because with spiritual awakening, you find that the strongly held beliefs and perceptions you've taken to be 'you' and 'your world' vanish into the unmanifest nature of all that is. The End of Your World presents a landmark six-CD course on the reality of enlightenment and the total re-wiring of your being that accompanies it what Adyashanti calls our journey into the infinite, our true nature as pure consciousness itself.

There is something about you brighter than the sun and more mysterious than the night sky.Who are you when you are not thinking yourself into existence? What is ultimately behind the set of eyes reading these words? In Emptiness Dancing , Adyashanti invites you to wake up to the essence of what you are, through the natural and spontaneous opening of the mind, heart, and body that holds the secret to happiness and liberation.From the first stages of realization to its evolutionary implications, Adyashanti shares a treasure trove of insights into the challenges of the inner life, offering lucid, down-to-earth advice on topics ranging from the ego, illusion, and spiritual addiction to compassion, letting go, the eternal now, and more.Whether you read each chapter in succession or begin on any page you feel inspired to turn to, you will find in Adyashanti's wisdom an understanding and ever-ready guide to the full wonder of your infinite self-nature.

The Way of Liberation is Adyashanti’s stripped-down, practical guide to spiritual awakening. With a profound simplicity it outlines the Foundations, Orienting Ideas, and Core Practices that are essential in the process of waking up to the absolute nature of Reality and living it to the fullest extent possible. May this book serve as an insightful companion on your journey to that place of sacredness, to the flow and flowering of existence beyond all notions of self.“This is not a book about spiritual betterment, self-improvement, or altered states of consciousness. It is about spiritual awakening—going from the dream state of ego to the awakened state beyond ego as quickly and efficiently as possible.” -- ADYASHANTI

What would happen if you were to allow everything to be exactly as it is? If you gave up the need for control, and instead embraced the whole of your experience in each moment that arose? In the 14 years that he studied Zen, Adyashanti found that most seasoned meditators had used the practice as "an end instead of a means to an end." What he ultimately realized was that only when you let go of all techniques―even the concept of yourself as a meditator―will you open to the art of True Meditation, dwelling in the natural state. True Meditation invites you to join the growing number of seekers who have been touched by the wisdom of Adyashanti to learn:How to make the "effortless effort" that will vivify the present moment• Meditative self-inquiry and "The Way of Subtraction": how to ask a spiritually powerful question―and determine the real answer• Two guided meditations on CD intended to reveal what Adyashanti calls "your home as awareness itself""We've been taught that awakening is difficult," explains Adyashanti, "that to wake up from the illusion of separation takes years. But all it really takes is a willingness to look into the depths of your experience here and now." True Meditation gives you the opportunity to reclaim the original purpose of meditation―as a gateway to "the objectless freedom of being."

The story of Jesus has not waned in its power to change lives. Yet today, even though the majority of us grew up in a culture suffused by the mythos of Jesus, many of us feel disconnected from the essence and vitality of his teachings. With Resurrecting Jesus , Adyashanti invites us to rediscover the life and teachings of Jesus as a direct path to what may be the most radical of spiritual awakening.Jesus crossed all of the boundary lines that separated the people of his time because he viewed the world from the perspective of what unites us, not what divides us. In Resurrecting Jesus , Adya asks us to consider the man known as Jesus as a model of enlightened engagement with the world. He examines the story of Jesus from his birth to the Resurrection to reveal how the central events in Jesus' life parallel the stages of awakening that we may be called to experience ourselves. Adya then illuminates five central archetypes of the Jesus story―Peter, John, Mary Magdalene, Judas, and Pontius Pilate―and the key insights they hold about the way we might relate to the spiritual impulse within. Our journey concludes with an inspiring call to "live the Christ" in a way that is unique to each one of us."When the eternal and the human meet," writes Adya, " that's where love is born―not through escaping our humanity or trying to disappear into transcendence, but through finding that place where they come into union." Resurrecting Jesus is a book for realizing this union in your own life, from one moment to the next, with heart and mind wide open to the mystery that lives inside us all.

Enter the “Ordinary State” of EnlightenmentMany of us share the belief that enlightenment is rare—that true spiritual awakening only happens for extraordinary people. According to Adyashanti, this idea may actually be the most powerful impediment to our awakening. On Spontaneous Awakening, he invites you to inquire into the “ordinary nature” of enlightenment—and the profound truth of who you really are. “Do not think that enlightenment is going to make you special—it’s not. If you feel special in any way, then enlightenment has not occurred,” teaches Adyashanti. So where do we start? With the desire to look fearlessly at and inquire passionately into truth, explains Adyashanti. “When you stop resisting experience, what remains is the bliss of sheer nothingness. And everything that is possible lives in that nothingness.” With more than seven hours of teachings, two guided meditations, and an exclusive Sounds True interview, Spontaneous Awakening is an eye-opening program that explores topics including: The self-authenticating nature of spiritual discovery• The link between personal awareness and awareness itself• How attachment can lead to complete freedom and unattachment• Why genuine spiritual knowing requires mental subtraction—not addition.

From esteemed teacher Adyashanti, a collection of writings on the search for the ultimate reality beneath the narrative of our lives “Our inner lives are every bit as astonishing, baffling, and mysterious as the infinite vastness of the cosmos.” —Adyashanti We all define our lives through the lens of stories. Whether we see ourselves as heroes or victims, good people or bad, everyone lives according to interwoven strands of narrative. “And yet,” teaches Adyashanti, “the truth is bigger than any concept or story.” Drawn from intimate, deep-dive talks, The Most Important Thing presents writings devoted to the search for the ultimate reality of a self that exists beyond the bounds of storytelling. Here you will find vivid anecdotes and teaching stories that illuminate the felt experience of Adyashanti’s teachings—those moments of grace in which every stone, tree, ray of light, and fraught silence reveal that none of us is alone and no one is ever truly isolated from the whole of existence. These selections of the true meaning of birth, life, and deathWhy grace can arrive both through struggle and as an unexpected giftMeditation as the art of “listening with one’s entire being”Why a good question can be far more powerful than a concrete answerHow the things you choose to serve shape your lifeDiscovering the wisdom found in surprise, sadness, and uncertaintyEmbodying your innate and inextricable connection with the total environmentThe nature of ego and the ways it manifestsThe moments of grace upon which all great religions pivotWhat is the story of your life? Is it happy or adventurous? Sad or lonely? In The Most Important Thing, Adyashanti shows you how to look past your personal narratives, delve inward, and connect with the truths that fundamentally animate all of us.

"The Impact of Awakening" is a collection of excerpts from the dharma talks and dialogues of spiritual teacher Adyashanti on the nature of spiritual awakening and the embodiment of self-realization. These discussions explore the true meaning of enlightenment in a down-to-earth language that reflects Adyashanti's roots in Zen Buddhism and non-dualism. These talks give many spiritual seekers the gift of freedom as a lived human experience.

From Shame to Wholeness—Inviting the Transformative Power of Grace"So many of us hold a deep belief that we were born unworthy," reflects Adyashanti, " inadequate, unlovable, and alone." But what if, in truth, we weren’t put here to pay penance, change our karma, or "fix" ourselves? What if we chose to be here because we so loved the world that we poured ourselves into it—to make it whole again, to restore "the hidden divinity amid the disaster?" With Healing the Core Wound of Unworthiness, we’re invited to entertain that possibility.Even after years of meditation, Adyashanti felt an enduring sense of self-disappointment and failure. And he sensed it in nearly everyone he met—even among the most confident, successful, and outwardly happy people. Then healing came to him in a profound experience of "redemptive love," a reunion with the deepest ground of being. It is a gift offered to all of us—without struggle or the need to earn it. In essence, it says to us: This is how I love you. And this is how you shall love all things and all beings.Join this lucid teacher and author as he offers insights, meditations, and questions to help you bring your own self-created suffering into awareness, receive unconditional grace, reunite with all that arises, and bring it into every dimension of your life.HIGHLIGHTS• Identifying the unconscious cultural and personal stories at the core of shame and unworthiness• How love enters us through the cracks of crisis, loss, and despair• "Allow yourself to run out of time right now"—how the urgency of mortality awakens grace• "I don’t know"—a simple contemplation for expanding into the Unknown• What to do if you believe you’ve committed the absolutely unforgivable• Guided practices for restoring wholeness and inviting love's redemption

This is a beautiful and inspiring collection of spiritual teachings by Adyashanti, woven together as poetry and brief sayings culled from his journals, dharma talks and dialogues with students. These unique expressions of Truth are both a celebration of life and an invitation to the deep and joyful surrender into the Self. Although awakened in the Zen tradition, his teachings spring spontaneously from emptiness, free of any tradition or ideology, and touch the heart in the tradition of the great mystic poets, Rumi and Hafiz.

Join renowned spiritual teacher Adyashanti for a practice-based journey out of the thinking mind and into the awakened awareness beyond perceptual reality.For renowned teacher Adyashanti, every single moment contains a doorway into spiritual awakening. But what does it actually mean to “wake up” to the truth of reality? And what does it take to recognize these opportunities?In The Direct Way, Adya (as his students call him) offers a sequence of 30 practices intended to connect with and cultivate ever-greater awareness of the unseen dimensions of your being. From the simple expression of “I am,” to an exploration of the Spiritual Heart, and all the way into the fundamental ground of being, these exercises emphasize that the process of awakening takes “many small glimpses, experienced many times.” Adya concludes with practical pointers on how to integrate transcendent experiences into the everyday fabric of life—including your career, personal goals, and intimate relationships.Here you will discover:• How to dis-identify from conceptual, ego-based thinking• Perceiving the ego as a tool to navigate consciousness rather than an obstacle• The “knowing yet empty” quality of foundational awareness• The surprising route to realizing awareness of the Spiritual Heart• Feeling through the Spiritual Heart as a way to experience true interconnection• The meaning of the Zen teaching phrase, “This very body is the Buddha”• Exploring the exhilarating paradox of Being and Becoming• How to establish anchor points to stabilize your journey into the Ground of Being• What it means to live each day with “enlightened relativity”• How awakening puts control of your experience in your hands—but also the responsibility for itNo one experiences awakening quite the same. With The Direct Way, join Adya to discover pathways toward an awareness as wide as the sky and as personal as your innermost heart.

“One does not need to seek out one's demons in an endless pursuit of self-improvement. We simply need to face whatever arises with an honest, open, and inquiring mind and heart.” ~ Adyashanti From the Introduction by Our questions—about ourselves and each other, about life and death, and about whether there is something that can rightly be called sacred—belong not only, or even primarily, to each of us. These questions belong to the immensity of life and the consciousness which we are each individual embodiments of. Your big life questions belong simultaneously to you and to the totality of existence functioning through and as you. The essence of your consciousness turns out to be the essence of all consciousness. About the Over his years of teaching, Adyashanti has led numerous online courses and online retreats that have contributed greatly to people’s spiritual awakening and the embodiment of his teachings in everyday life. As part of these programs, participants emailed questions pertaining to the course subject as well as heartfelt wonderings, issues, or impediments they were facing. Adya received thousands of these questions and subsequently responded in writing to a great many. In this book we have combed through these questions and answers and select ones that would serve others. As is frequently said, one person’s question is often another’s, and f we look closely enough, we can usually find within ourselves some element of what someone else is wrestling with. Keeping this in mind, the hope was that by sharing these Q&As, it would spark something for you and would support your own inquiry—for yourself and for life itself. Knowing that there would be a wide range of spiritual experiences and perspectives among readers, whether taking their first footsteps along the path or having traversed thousands of miles, our wish was that you could find something here that resonates with wherever you are on your journey.

From esteemed teacher Adyashanti, an eight-hour audio learning series on the search for the ultimate reality beneath the narrative of our lives"Our inner lives are every bit as astonishing, baffling, and mysterious as the infinite vastness of the cosmos." ―AdyashantiWe all define our lives through the lens of stories. Whether we see ourselves as heroes or victims, good people or bad, everyone lives according to interwoven strands of narrative."And yet," teaches Adyashanti, "the truth is bigger than any concept or story."The Most Important Thing, Volume 1 presents a series of intimate, deep-dive talks devoted to the search for the ultimate reality of a self that exists beyond the bounds of storytelling.In the first of two volumes of vivid anecdotes, incisive observations, and teaching stories, Adyashanti illustrates the felt experience of his teachings―those moments of grace in which every stone, tree, ray of light, and fraught silence reveal that none of us is alone and no one is ever truly isolated from the whole of existence.These selections Why a good question can be far more powerful than a concrete answer• How grace can arrive both through struggle and as an unexpected gift• Discovering the wisdom found in surprise, sadness, and challenging moments• How the things you choose to serve shape your life path• The moments of grace upon which all great religions pivot• How revelation arises from darkness and silence• The great vitality that underlies even the most difficult circumstances• How surrendering the need for control opens you to a much wider experience of life• Transcending the fear of ego annihilationWhat is the story of your life? Is it happy or adventurous? Sad or lonely?In The Most Important Thing, Volume 1 , this esteemed teacher shows you how to look past your personal narratives, delve inward, and connect with the truths that fundamentally animate all of us.

Explore the many dimensions of awakened consciousness under the guidance of respected spiritual teacher AdyashantiWhat does “awakening” mean to you? Perhaps it's about disconnecting from day-to-day concerns and living apart from the stresses of the world. Maybe you think awakening is about achieving an expanded, intuitive awareness of unseen realities. Or maybe it involves transcending suffering and never experiencing anything painful ever again. For Adyashanti, “Awakening has everything to do with identity—with dislodging misplaced identity and letting your true identity arise on its own.” It's about understanding how you are connected with the rest of existence. Adya (as his students call him) has been teaching about awakening for more than 20 years, and has seen that no two people experience it the same way. However, there are many practices that will help you onto the path. In The 30-Day Wake Up Challenge, this renowned spiritual explorer presents a new, in-depth course that collects these practices in a month-long journey.Over the course of 30 days, you will investigate:· How to establish anchors from which you can explore the distinct but interconnected dimensions of awakening· Insights on awakening and unity from the world’s great spiritual traditions · Awareness of the pure consciousness underlying all of your experiences· The innate connection and compassion of the Spiritual Heart· Realizing the infinite potential of the fundamental ground of Being· Practices for embodying the wisdom and insight of awakened awareness in your daily lifeWith The 30-Day Wake Up Challenge, you will learn that when you wake up from the dream of your assumptions, you will discover who you really are—an entire universe of insight, joy, and boundless love.

Essential Insights and Guidance to Deepen Your Meditation PracticeBeneath all our bustling thoughts and the distracting dramas of the world, an ever-present stillness beckons us to our true home. "Meditation is a tool for returning to our essential nature," says Adyashanti. With Guided Meditations, this groundbreaking spiritual teacher offers four immersive audio sessions of meditations created to enrich your practice and help you become a more open, loving, and benevolent presence in the world. Join him as he • Three foundational meditations for inner peace and stillness• Meditations for transforming volatile emotions and embodying the heart of compassion• "Evocation" practices for awakening to the divine ground of your being that is always present and available• The best attitude for meditation, myths about concentration and self-control, and expanding your practice into each momentGuided Meditations is intended to be a constant companion that you return to time and again on your spiritual journey. "As we grow, our motivations for meditating evolve," says Adyashanti. "Yet we can always become wiser, more loving, and more deeply connected to who we truly are."

Hầu hết những gì chúng ta nghe nói về thức tỉnh đều tựa như lời rao bán món hàng giác ngộ... Nó thường được gói bọc trong những câu chuyện tuyệt vời, khiến ta tin tưởng rằng thức tỉnh gắn với phép màu và những quyền năng thần bí… Kết quả là mọi người nghĩ rằng: “Khi thức tỉnh tâm linh, về bên Thượng Đế, tôi sẽ bước vào trạng thái hân hoan vĩnh cửu”. Dĩ nhiên, đó là một hiểu lầm sâu sắc về thức tỉnh."ADYASHANTI (nghĩa là “Bình yên Nguyên thủy”) truyền cảm hứng cho tất cả những ai đang tìm kiếm bình yên và tự do để nghiêm túc nắm lấy cơ hội giải thoát ngay trong cuộc đời này. Bằng ngôn ngữ trong sáng, giản dị đến kinh ngạc, Adyashanti điềm đạm giải tỏa thắc mắc về những vấn đề siêu hình nhất: bản chất của giác ngộ, cuộc sống sau khi tỉnh thức, năng lượng, tiền kiếp, cái chết, con đường đến chỗ giác ngộ ngay trong cuộc đời này... Tiếng nói của sự chân thành về sự thật vĩnh cửu, nhẹ nhõm nhưng lại có sức mạnh phá hủy đến tận gốc thế giới của bạn, để mở ra một thế giới mới những chưa từng biết đến, nơi bạn nhận ra mình thực sự là ai.Bởi vì nói như Adyashanti: "Bạn vốn là siêu thoát – bạn vốn đã thức tỉnh và hiện diện, ở đây và bây giờ. Tôi chỉ đơn giản là giúp bạn nhận ra điều đó”.

From esteemed teacher Adyashanti, an eight-hour audio learning series on the search for the ultimate reality beneath the narrative of our lives"Our inner lives are every bit as astonishing, baffling, and mysterious as the infinite vastness of the cosmos." —Adyashanti For Adyashanti, every ripple of light across a lake, friendly gaze, and reassuring word from a mentor presents a potential gateway to a deeper connection with all of life. With The Most Important Thing, Volume 2, this esteemed teacher presents a series of talks on what it means to peer through these gateways and into a universe of infinite possibility. In this second collection of deep-dive audio sessions, Adyashanti offers evocative teaching stories and anecdotes pointing you toward the ultimate reality that exists beyond the bounds of storytelling. Whether questioning the cultural identities we adopt or recalling the events that set him on the seeker’s path, Adyashanti devotes these talks to pulling back the curtain of our assumptions to reveal that none of us is alone and no one is ever truly isolated from the whole of existence. These selections consider:Exploring the meaning of birth, life, and death• The nature of ego and the ways it manifests• Meditation as the art of "listening with one’s entire being"• Embodying your innate and inextricable connection with the total environment• Examining the patterns of conditioned thinking around "I"• Why our most nourishing stories embrace uncertainty and paradox• Embracing the natural awe and wonder of existence• The ultimate simplicity of consciousness• "Know thyself": the cornerstone of all spiritual inquiry Ideal for anyone wanting to delve beyond the surface of their spiritual journey, The Most Important Thing, Volume 2 offers portals to that which is already alive and waiting within: the truths that fuel the most authentic expression of your life.

To be spiritually awake is to deeply feel your connection with the whole of life. The One of Us is an exploration of this sacred connection as it expresses through two human partners. In their first full-length audio-learning program, Adyashanti and Mukti present six sessions to help each of us—whether preparing for or currently in a relationship—to realize and honor this connection, to protect it, and to begin to move, speak, and act in alignment with the love that lives all of us.A Relationship Based in Truth and Supported by LoveWhat if a successful relationship was not about getting needs met but allowing each other the freedom to be who you are? What if the sole agenda of a partnership were to offer the greatest expression of love in that moment? Drawing from their own marriage and their years of teaching, Adyashanti and Mukti share what they consider to be the foundational attitudes and skills for a relationship "based in truth and supported by love." Together they discuss the shift from our conditioned, "me-centered" paradigm to a radically new way of relating not only to each other but to the entirety of our experience."Recognizing our connectedness of spirit—and becoming a living expression of that connectedness—that’s what The One of Us is all about," explain Adyashanti and Mukti. Join them in these inspirational sessions to begin to bring forth the fullness of light and love that your partnership is waiting to unfold.Program Highlights:• How loves gives us access to truths beyond egoic structures• Who is "us" anyway? The paradox of autonomy and no separation.• Communicating from your core outward• Sincerity, patience, and intention: three keys to freeing ourselves from conditioned thinking and behavior• The void within as the doorway to awakening• Realizing our power of choice• The relationship between truth and well-being• Redefining the purposes of relationship• Getting out of the "grey zone" of unspoken truths• The five foundations for awakened relationship• How spaciousness leads to harmony• The difference between merging and oneness• The arts of listening, accepting, and nurturing• Knowing when it’s time to end a relationship• The revolutionary power of seeing things as they are• Plus a one-hour interview with Sounds True founder Tami Simon, discussing the longing for deep partnership, managing conflict, and more

The Fabric of Reality is a 7-CD Album recorded live in San Rafael, CA. It offers a profound and intimate investigation into the freedom of spiritual awakening. Included are satsang talks, questions from the audience, and powerful direct inquiry dialogues.

Amber Lotus is proud to partner with Sounds True to publish this new calendar that brings together the teachings of 12 of Sounds True's most popular authors--including Adyashanti, Angeles Arrien, and Jack Kornfield--with beautiful images meant to draw viewers into the power and the depths of this very moment, now and throughout the year. (Wall)

Presents the dynamic teachings and moving dialogues from Adyashanti's weekend intensives in Australia in 2007. These live recordings reflect the sincerity and depth that emerged from these intimate investigations of spiritual awakening. Recorded in Perth.

The Direct Approach from A Weekend Inquiry from Adyashanti examines a single-minded, direct pointing to ultimate reality.In the Direct Approach, all spiritual niceties are stripped away, and everything that is unessential to the task of awakening is discarded. This 7-CD album was recorded live at a weekend intensive with Adyashanti in San rafael, CA. It offers a profound and intimate investigation into the freedom of spiritual awakening. Included are satsang talks, questions from the audience and powerful direct inquiry dialogues.

We've been taught that awakening is difficult, teaches Adyashanti, and that to wake up from the illusion of separation takes years. But all it really takes is a willingness to look into the depths of our experience here and now. In this refreshing "non-meditation" session, Adyashanti invites you to let go of all techniques, even the concept of yourself as a meditator, and just let everything be as it is.Sounds True Practices are short downloadable audio sessions selected from our most popular courses. Affordably priced and ideal for beginners, they're a powerful way to use energy healing, guided imagery, meditation, and other proven practices at home or on the go. Put them on your smartphone, MP3 player, tablet device, or computer...and start experiencing their benefits today.This session is excerpted from Adyashanti's True Meditation, available as a three-CD audio or in book-and-CD format.©2011 Adyashanti (P)2011 Adyashanti

A contemplative journey into self-inquiry and the "way of subtraction". Adayshanti invites us to explore the original purpose of meditation: a gateway to the objectless freedom of being...of awareness itself, beyond the notion of "myself".

Recorded live at a weekend intensive in Santa Monica, CA this delightful 6-CD set presents satsang at it's finest. Exceptionally fresh talks and honest dialogues will cut through the concepts of both new and seasoned listeners, going deep into the innocent, simple presence of being. Topics intention comes from, *Consciousness as the transformative agent, *The wisdom of the void, *Children and the unspoken power of love,*The transparency of the heart, *Choice and free will 5hrs,45min. running time

A live, unedited satsang with Adyashanti concentrating on the concept that awakening is all about perspective.

A lo largo de sus más de quince años como maestro espiritual, Adyashanti ha descubierto que cuanto más sencilla es la enseñanza, más poder tiene para cambiar nuestras vidas. Por ello, en El fin del sufrimiento presenta las comprensiones fundamentales para «desatar una revolución en nuestra manera de percibir la vida», abandonar nuestras luchas y abrirnos a la promesa plena del despertar espiritual y al descubrimiento de nuestro ser esencial. Por medio de una indagación progresiva, esta obra - El dilema el concepto de un yo separado y la posibilidad de dejar de creernos los pensamientos que perpetúan el sufrimiento. - Cómo «dar un paso atrás» para salir de la ilusión e instalarnos en el potencial puro del momento presente. - Por qué el despertar espiritual puede ser un proceso inquietante. - La intimidad y la sentir la unión absoluta con toda parte de nuestra experiencia. - La autonomía la experiencia única de nuestro sentido de libertad. El fin del sufrimiento llega al núcleo del por qué sufrimos y muestra que, del mismo modo que caes en brazos de un ser querido o que reposas la cabeza en la almohada por la noche, igualmente puedes «dejarte llevar por un momento de gracia y descubrir que la vida no está separada de ti, que la vida no es otra cosa que tú».

In dit ook voor Adyashanti bijzondere boek maken we kennis met Jezus als mystiek revolutionair – of revolutionair mysticus – die ons als een spiegel helpt onszelf beter te zien. Jezus gaat een weg die we allemaal kunnen gaan en wie deze compromisloze en revolutionaire weg gaat, stuit onvermijdelijk op de weerstand van autoriteit en macht.Adyashanti leest het Jezusverhaal als een mythe, een metafoor. Hij laat de lezer in Jezus, de mysticus zien hoe de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen in het leven van Jezus parallel lopen met de verschillende fasen van spiritueel ontwaken. Hierbij baseert hij zich op de teksten van alle vier de evangelisten, maar vooral op het evangelie van Marcus, waarin Jezus geportretteerd wordt als een ware revolutionair die de mensen ten koste van alles wilde vertellen wie en wat hij in werkelijkheid was: de ‘zoon van God’, het Bewustzijn waarin alles verschijnt.Jezus, de mysticus is zowel voor christenen als niet-christenen zeer de moeite waard, omdat Adyashanti Jezus portretteert als een wijsheidsleraar die voorbij plaats, tijd en godsdienst een weg-in-actie naar ontwaken toont. Hierdoor wordt hij veel meer dan de goede schaapherder en ethische en morele prediker waarvoor de kerken hem doorgaans houden. In deze Jezus komen het eeuwige en het menselijke samen. Hij heeft het vermogen om ons wakker te schudden uit onze individuele droom van afgescheidenheid en isolement.Bron: http://www.samsarabooks.com/boeken/je... (Datum: 14-X-2017)