Jed McKenna

From a spiritual master unlike any,a spiritual masterpiece like no other. 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. _________________________________ Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. “Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das “Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya “These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen “These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries “Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith “I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming "I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H. "If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. Katz Visit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________

If life is but a dream, to what do we awake? The central premise of A Conspiracy Theory, is the admittedly ridiculous but incontrovertibly true assertion that the universe does not exist. This is something you can understand conceptually, like watching a documentary about Antarctica, or experientially, like moving to Antarctica. There’s also a related phenomenon where you fall asleep watching the documentary and wake up in the frozen wasteland. That’s gotta be weird, but the truth is that you’re asleep in a barren wasteland dreaming that you’re not, so that’s where waking up gets you. _________________________________ Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. “Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das “Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya “These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen “These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries “Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith “I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming "I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H. "If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. Katz Visit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________

Book Two of Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment Isn't One Kind of Enlightenment -- It's the Only Kind THE MARK OF A TRUE MASTER is that he can express a subject of the utmost complexity with uncanny simplicity. Jed McKenna is such a master, and spiritual enlightenment is his subject. His first book, Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing , was an instant classic and established him as a spiritual teacher of startling depth and clarity. Now, his second book, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment , takes us on a fascinating tour of the enlightened state -- what it is and what it's not, who's there and who's not, how to get there and how to get somewhere better. Delightful surprises abound, including the dramatic unveiling of perhaps the greatest spiritual masterpiece of all time -- long hidden in plain view and well known to all. Whitman, Melville, Thoreau, Mark Twain and U.G. Krishnamurti all appear, and a student from the first book returns to share her Spiritual Autolysis journals. Also surprising are the author's gentle efforts to guide the reader away from enlightenment toward a more desirable and accessible state. Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged, Missing me one place, search another, I stop somewhere, waiting for you. -Walt Whitman Jed McKenna's books aren't for everyone. They're for people who are tired of the spiritual merry-go-round and ready to confront the unadorned reality of the awakening process. If you like your teachers with all the spiritual trimmings and trappings, Jed may not be right for you, but when you're ready to jump off the merry-go-round and begin your journey, Jed McKenna is the guy you want to see standing there -- waiting for you.

Book Three of Jed McKenna's Enlightenment TrilogyGuns and bombs are children's toys. A true war wages, and you're invited. IT'S AN INVITATION you may not be able to accept if you want to, or decline if you don't. It's an invitation to fight in a war like no other; a war where loss is counted as gain, surrender as victory, and where the enemy you must face, an enemy of unimaginable superiority, is yourself.In Spiritual Warfare, the metaphor of warfare rarely appears. Instead, we are presented with the living reality of a very normal woman -- a wife and mother with a demanding career and high-stress lifestyle -- and we see what happens when she receives an invitation that, try as she might, she can't refuse. And we meet another woman, a woman who accepted the invitation and fought and won. In the closing chapters of this book, we attend her memorial service as Jed delivers her eulogy.Spiritual Warfare issues a damning and irrefutable indictment of its own audience and genre, putting spirituality and religion themselves on trial. A terrible crime is being committed against humanity, a crime of oppression and subjugation far beyond Orwell's 1984. We are the victims of this crime, but we are also its perpetrators. Our motive is fear, our sin is ignorance, and the chain in which we enslave ourselves is belief."Belief means not wanting to know what is true." -Friedrich NietzscheSpiritual Warfare is a book for those who do want to know; people who want to escape from their dark asylum and experience a direct and authentic spirituality; people for whom it's time to look, to think, to know, and -- at long last -- to put away childish things.

We are programmed from birth to believe that our existence is an unsolvable riddle, but if we make an honest effort, we discover that mystery itself is the riddle. Not just what is the big mystery, but why is there any mystery at all? And what if there isn’t? What if the Mysterium Tremendum is just an internal belief without any external counterpart? What if the answers to life’s biggest questions were all hidden in plain sight? “If man will strike, strike through the mask!How can the prisoner reach outside exceptby thrusting through the wall?”-Herman Melville Those interested in striking through the mask will welcome a theory of everything that makes sense, doesn’t rely on religious or scientific chicanery, and can be easily understood. And those familiar with Jed McKenna and the Enlightenment Trilogy will know that it’s not just a theory. _________________________________ Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. “Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das “Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya “These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen “These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries “Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith “I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming "I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H. "If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. Katz Visit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________

Chapters Recipe for Failure, 3 Interviews with Jed, Impersonating Jed McKenna, Blues for Buddha, Zen and the Art of Self-Mutilation, Mannahatta (The Journey to the Shaman, Kill the Swiss, Improbability, My Uncle the Vampire, Bookstore Guru, City Lights, Death & Discrimination) I, Witness, The New World, The Golden Door, Visionary Goofballs, Nothing A Post-Apocalyptic Lightmare

Jed McKenna is the author of The Enlightenment Trilogy (Spiritual The Damnedest Thing, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment, and Spiritual Warfare) and The Dreamstate Trilogy (Jed McKenna's Theory of The Enlightened Perspective, A Play by Jed McKenna, and A Conspiracy Theory). The Jed Talks series continues to provide the same combination of humor, charm, and unparalleled mastery that has made Jed McKenna the clearest and most unique voice in modern spirituality. Visit Wisefool Press to learn more.

It is what it is, they say, but is it? Jed McKenna has always been more about destroying questions than answering them, so it's no surprise that Play is more Q than A. In fact, it might be viewed as a progression through the stages of self-inquiry, each of the seven vignettes taking us a bit further along on the inward journey, the early vignettes asking the questions, and the latter ones looking at those who do ask; showing us, promising us, warning us, where honest and relentless inquiry really lead. But who, Jed has asked, really wants to go where this road really leads? On this journey, who you are changes with every step, and it's all about taking the next step. In the end, Play is what it is. Or is it? Maybe it's the journey of the examined life, or maybe it's just a playful little play. Ultimately, of course, Play, like life, like anything, is whatever it is to you.

The second book in the Jed Talks series by Jed McKenna, author of the Enlightenment Trilogy and the Dreamstate Trilogy.

CONTENTS - I Am an Apple Tree - Over the Moon - Goddess The Tao That Can Be Told - I Call It Consciousness - Marichelle 7: A Pretty Big Problem - Goddess Darkness Within Darkness - Spiritual DNA - Adult Utopia - Goddess Soft & Yielding - Marichelle 8: Trouble Is Fine - The Folly of Human Conceits - The Tao of Self-Annihilation - Goddess Yield and Overcome - Total Perspective Vortex - Medifuckintation - Goddess The Eternal Tao - Marichelle 9: Broken Compass - Belated Rebirth Matrices - Goddess The Mother of All Things - The Tao of Pain - Mystery Prize

If life is but a dream, to what do we awake?The central premise of this book is the admittedly ridiculous but incontrovertibly true assertion that the universe does not exist.This is something you can understand conceptually, like watching a documentary about Antarctica, or experientially, like moving to Antarctica.There’s also a related phenomenon where you fall asleep watching the documentary and wake up in the frozen wasteland.That’s gotta be weird, but the truth is that you’re asleep in the wasteland dreaming that you’re not, so that’s where waking up gets you.

An anthology from the author of the Enlightenment and Dreamstate trilogies and the Jed Talks series. Includes: Starship Gita: The Song of the Borg, Blues for Buddha, Impersonating Jed McKenna, Zen and the Art of Self-Mutilation, and more.

Jed McKenna verkocht wereldwijd meer dan een miljoen boeken. Nogaltijd weet niemand wie er achter zijn pseudoniem schuilgaat. McKenna isauteur van twee succesvolle trilogie‘n, die dankzij de humor, nuchterheid,onvergetelijke karakters en meeslepende stijl al jaren de status van undergroundklassiekers hebben. Spirituele Verlichting? Vergeet het maar! is hetboek waar het allemaal mee begon.'Dus, de reden waarom je al die dingen doet,' ik tel ze af op mijn vingers, 'mediteren,bidden, chanten, yoga, vegetarisch eten, darshans en satsangs bij verlichtemeesters bijwonen, geld geven aan Greenpeace, Amnesty International enFree Tibet, de spirituele klassiekers lezen, reinigingsoefeningen doen, geen seksenzovoort, de reden daarvoor is... ja, wat eigenlijk?''Nou ja, je weet wel, ik wil... spirituele, eh, verlichting.''Juist, dat is het dus? Je wilt verlicht worden? Dat is de allerbelangrijkste vraagdie er is. Waar ben je mee bezig? Waarom? Waar leidt dat naartoe?Als je dat weet, zal het je ook lukken...'Sarah is een van de bezoekers van het enorme landhuis in Iowa waar deverlichte leraar Jed leeft en lesgeeft. Als snel blijkt dat hij er een ander ideeover spiritualiteit op nahoudt dan de meeste leermeesters. Op hilarische enscherpzinnige wijze gaat hij in dialoog met zijn leerlingen en confronteerthen met de concepten en overtuigingen die ze altijd voor waar aan hebbengenomen. Tegelijkertijd laat hij met compassie en geduld zien waar hetvolgens hem dan wŽl om draait. Verlichting blijkt weinig te maken te hebbenmet wat de meeste mensen denken. En het is zeker niet zweverig of spiritueel.Het draait slechts om ŽŽn radicaal inzicht.

From Book 1: From a spiritual master unlike any, a spiritual masterpiece like no other. 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.

Earth is one beautiful place. It is a big blue marble, hurtling through space, composed of fractal building blocks, sunsets, mountains, valleys, and everything in between. This is a vast playground in which we can relax and enjoy the view—or we can rise to any occasion in art, music, or poetry, spinning out our own realities and passing our inspiration around. There is enough to see, hear, and feel to last many lifetimes.But often, we get so busy going about our daily duties that we forget to notice this place. Days, weeks, and even months pass without us pausing, noticing, or appreciating this wonderland.When we get all serious and consumed in our junk, it is time to remember again the incredible place in which we live. When we do so, it is like being born again—born anew—a kid in an old-time candy shop with pennies to spend. Shamanic medicine and psychedelics remind us to notice the flowers, clouds, trees, sounds, and beauty all around us. They yank us out of our mundane trances by exposing us to the dances awaiting in other realities.These other realities are ever present and available to anyone daring enough to visit them. They offer possibilities and perspectives galore while opening our minds and hearts, coaxing us to make the most of what we see, hear, and feel.These substances aren’t necessary, but they can certainly help us find our way back to the natural beauty of Earth—and ourselves. They should be sampled occasionally, under safe conditions and in the proper setting. When they are, they offer a boost to our curiosity, creativity, and connectivity to everyone and everything on Earth...and beyond.

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Jed McKenna De waarheid is nergens lid van! Jed Talks #1 Jed McKenna verkocht wereldwijd al meer dan een miljoen boeken en is auteur van twee succesvolle trilogie‘n, die ook bij Samsara verschenen zijn. Dankzij de humor, nuchterheid, onvergetelijke karakters en meeslepende schrijfstijl hebben zijn boeken al jaren de status van underground klassiekers. Spirituele Verlichting? Vergeet het maar! is het boek waar het allemaal mee begon. In dit nieuwe boek Jed Talks zijn de teksten zoals altijd kort en krachtig, helder en overtuigend, prikkelend en diepgaand! In deze serie, de Jed Talks genaamd, met een knipoog naar de Ted Talks, vervolgt de auteur zijn spirituele onderricht met dezelfde combinatie van humor, charme en onverbeterlijke diepgang. - Van de McKenna boeken zijn in Nederland al meer dan 15.000 exemplaren verkocht - Zijn boeken hebben inmiddels een vaste lezersschare - Moderne spiritualiteit met verrassende humor en diepgang

L’AUTEUR, ENSEIGNANT ET MAÎTRE SPIRITUEL Jed McKenna nous l’explique comme nul ne l’a fait avant lui. Un véritable original américain, Jed réussit là où d’innombrables autres ont échoué ; réduisant la réalisation la plus élevée – l’éveil spirituel – en ce qui ne pourrait être plus simple.Démystifiant le mystique avec brio, Jed ébahit le lecteur non en ajoutant à la sagesse spirituelle collective du monde, mais en retirant la spiritualité de l’éveil spirituel. Jamais ce sujet insaisissable n’a été traité de manière si captivante et accessible.Un chef d’œuvre d’écriture illuminative, L’éveil spirituel : La chose la plus dingue est une lecture obligatoire pour toute personne suivant une voie spirituelle. À la fois exposé et guide pratique, voici le premier livre à expliquer pourquoi l’échec semble être de mise dans la quête de l’éveil – et comment cette règle peut être transgressée.Selon les dires de Jed :La vérité est que l’éveil n’est ni lointain ni inaccessible. Il est plus proche que votre peau et plus immédiat que votre prochain souffle. Si nous nous demandons pourquoi si peu semblent capables de trouver ce qui ne peut jamais être perdu, souvenons-nous de l’enfant qui cherchait au soleil une pièce qu’il avait laissée tomber dans le noir car « la lumière est meilleure ici ». L’humanité a, de toute éternité, cherché à la lumière une pièce qui nous attend, non pas à la lumière ou dans l’obscurité, mais au-delà de tous les opposés. Et c’est le message de ce livre : l’Éveil Spirituel, purement et simplement.

Juiste kennis begint en eindigt met Ik Ben. Ik Ben is wat er is. Dit is de enige waarheid. Maar wie komt tot die waarheid? Niemand, want een 'waar-zelf' bestaat niet, er is alleen maar 'geen-zelf'. Er is geen deeltje, alleen het geheel, want iets zijn, is alles zijn. Volgens McKenna worden we overvoerd met onjuiste kennis over de werkelijkheid van wie we zijn en de wereld waarin we leven. Wetenschap en godsdienst zijn volgens hem de twee hoofdstromingen van onjuiste kennis. Deze twee staan doorgaans vreedzaam tegenover elkaar. Maar af en toe geven ze zich over aan 'kleingeestige Scepsis versus Gelovige schermutselingen', waarbij beide sekten een pool vertegenwoordigen, terwijl de 'agnostische meerderheid wegkwijnt in een gedeelde onverschilligheid'. En zo wordt er een wankel evenwicht in stand gehouden. Maar zoals in al zijn boeken roept McKenna ook nu weer op tot WJEFL (Wees Je Eigen Fokking Leraar). Alleen door de werkelijkheid zelf te onderzoeken, kunnen we tot inzicht komen. Met een fileermes ontleedt Jed Mckenna in dit boek - dat leest als een spannende roman - talloze aannames van onder andere de wetenschap en filosofie, die wij vaak klakkeloos voor waar aannemen omdat ze als 'waarheid' worden gebracht. De auteur roept ons op om juist niets zomaar aan te nemen. Dus ook zijn woorden niet. Hij is de eerste om te vertellen dat ook hij de waarheid niet in pacht 'Heel deze woordenbrij schiet volledig tekort bij het beschrijven van wat ik ervaar als de levende werkelijkheid (...) Dat is wat het schrijven van dit boek voor mij zo onbevredigend maakt. Het is best een leuke uitdaging om al dit materiaal op een interessante manier proberen te verwoorden, maar als ik het doorlees, dan is er geen sprake van de heldere, eenvoudige, alles behalve mysterieuze werkelijkheid die ik ervaar. Nadat ik het proces van onwaarheid-onrealisatie heb ondergaan ben ik niet terechtge

Se la vita è un sogno, da cosa dobbiamo svegliarci?La premessa centrale di Stato di Sogno: Una Teoria di Cospirazione, è l’affermazione certamente ridicola ma incontrovertibilmente vera che l’universo non esiste.Questo è qualcosa che si può capire concettualmente, come guardare un documentario sull’Antartide, o sperimentalmente, come andando in Antartide.C’è anche un fenomeno correlato in cui ci si addormenta guardando il documentario e ci si sveglia nel deserto ghiacciato.Dev’essere strano, ma la verità è che ti sei addormentato in un deserto arido sognando che non lo eri, così è lì che il risveglio ti raggiunge.

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Los libros de Jed McKenna son lectura obligada para cualquier persona que no tenga miedo de ir donde la investigación honesta le conduzca, y nadie que sea serio acerca de su espiritualidad puede permitirse no leerlos.El lema de Wisefool Press es "La búsqueda ha terminado". Hay buenas razones para decir eso. Algunos lectores se han referido a los últimos libros de Jed como “los últimos libros espirituales que una persona necesitará leer”, y también hay buenas razones para ello. La conclusión es que la espiritualidad tiene una cuestión fundamental que responder y Jed nos muestra dónde se encuentra.

I libri di Jed McKenna sono stati i classici sotterranei iniziando dal primo nel 2001. Ora che entrambe le trilogie sono complete stiamo spingendo in modo importante a livello mondiale per aiutare questi libri a realizzare il loro pieno potenziale accanto a Tolle, Walsch, Chopra e altri che dominano il mercato spirituale globale. Questo progetto può farti guadagnare significativi crescenti diritti d'autore. Visita il nostro sito web e vedi da solo.

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Les armes et les bombes sont des jouets pour enfants.Une véritable guerre est lancée, et vous y êtes invité.C’EST UNE INVITATION que vous pouvez accepter ou décliner. C’est une invitation à mener une guerre à nulle autre pareille ; une guerre où la perte compte comme un gain, le renoncement comme la victoire, et où l’ennemi que vous devez affronter – un ennemi d’une supériorité inimaginable – est vous-même.Dans La guerre spirituelle, la métaphore de la guerre apparaît rarement. Le livre nous expose plutôt la réalité vivante d’une femme très normale – une épouse et une mère à la carrière exigeante et au style de vie effréné – et ce qui se produit lorsqu’elle reçoit une invitation qu’elle ne peut refuser, bien malgré elle. Et nous rencontrons une autre femme, une femme qui a accepté cette invitation, s’est battue et a gagné. Lors des derniers chapitres de ce livre, nous participons à son eulogie, prononcée par Jed.La guerre spirituelle livre une accusation accablante et irréfutable de son propre public et de son propre genre, mettant en examen la spiritualité et la religion. Un crime terrible a été commis contre l’humanité, un crime d’oppression et d’assujetissement dépassant de loin 1984 d’Orwell. Nous sommes les victimes de ce crime, mais aussi ses auteurs. Notre motif est la peur, notre pêché l’ignorance, et les chaînes avec lesquelles nous nous asservissons sont nos croyances.« Croire signifie refuser de savoir ce qui est vrai. »-Friedrich NietzscheLa guerre spirituelle est un livre destiné à ceux qui veulent savoir ; à ceux qui veulent échapper à leur asile sombre et expérimenter une spiritualité directe et authentique ; à ceux pour qui il est temps de voir, de penser, de savoir, et, enfin, de laisser tomber leurs jouets.

Nous sommes programmés dès la naissance à croire que notre existence est une énigme insoluble, mais si nous faisons un effort honnête, nous découvrons que le mystère lui-même est l'énigme. Pas seulement ce qu'est ce grand mystère, mais pourquoi y a-t-il un grand mystère ? Et s'il n'y en avait pas ? Et si le mysterium tremendum n'était qu'une croyance intérieure sans contrepartie extérieure ? Et si les réponses aux plus grandes questions de la vie étaient cachées à la vue de tous ? Si l'homme frappe, qu'il frappe à travers ce masque ! Comment le prisonnier pourrait-il s'évader, atteindre l'air libre sans percer la muraille ? -Herman Melville Ceux que frapper à travers ce masque intéresse se réjouiront de cette théorie du tout qui a un sens, ne dépend pas de ruses religieuses ou scientifiques et peut facilement être comprise. Et ceux qui connaissent Jed McKenna sauront que ce n'est pas seulement une théorie.

We are programmed from birth to believe that our existence is an unsolvable riddle, but if we make an honest effort, then we discover that mystery itself is the riddle. Not just what is the big mystery, but why is there any mystery at all? And what if there isn't? What if the Mysterium Tremendum is just an internal belief without any external counterpart? What if the answers to life's biggest questions are simple and obvious, and hidden in plain sight? "If man will strike, strike through the mask! How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall?" -Herman Melville If you're interested in striking through the mask, then you'll be pleased to know that there is a theory of everything that makes perfect sense, that doesn't rely on religious or scientific chicanery, and that you can understand easily and directly. And if you're familiar with Jed McKenna and the Enlightenment Trilogy, then you know it's not just a theory._________________________________Comments about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy.“Jed McKenna is an American original.” -Lama Surya Das“Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect books!” -Shri Acharya“These books have profoundly changed my life.” -C. Jensen“These three books are precious gifts to humanity.” -E. De Vries“Thank you for the books. I’ve been waiting all my life for them.” -C. Vankeith“I can think of no other author I’d recommend more highly.” -M.R. Fleming"I say an eternal thank you for the Trilogy. The books continue to challenge my mind and life. I ordered my 4th complete set. Nothing compares to this writing." -J.H."If you are ready, step into Jed's world. It is intelligent and powerful." -J. KatzVisit Wisefool Press to learn more about Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy and Dreamstate Trilogy. _________________________________