This book is a free translation of an Eighth Century, Buddhist Classic, the BODDHISATTVA WAY OF LIFE by Santideva. Over the past 1,200 years, this book has probably sold more copies than any other Terevada Buddhist book, except the early Pali Cannons. This UNIVERSAL POWER OF SPITITUAL AWAKENING is clearly defined by Santideva. It's common to all spirituality and philosophy, so it's not necessary to convert to Buddhism or any other religion. And it will not take you from 3 to five years to get well as your Western Psychologist may contend. You can end suffering now! Oddly the ancient, Greek philosopher, Aristotle wrote ETHICS about 2,500 years ago. Aristotle and Santideva are in perfect agreement: that is, true happiness comes only from Virtue. College professors are still arguing over how this could possible be true. But with Santideva there's no argument. Suffering is scientifically ended by following the simple practice outlined in the book.

Be your own therapist. Pacify all emotional pain in days or weeks. This book is a free translation of an Eighth Century, Buddhist Classic, the BODHISATTVA WAY OF LIFE by Santideva – one of the most popular spiritual books of all time. As result of applying the Dharma in this book, you can easily learn to pacify all emotional suffering! It's the antidote for all emotional pain as well as means for achieving effective self-control. Santideva's message: all emotional pain and addictions can be conquered!

An amazingly succinct and accessible answer to the question “What is enlightenment?”—from one of America's most prominent teachers of Insight Meditation Former Buddhist monk and highly regarded Insight Meditation teacher Rodney Smith describes the process of enlightenment in a way anyone can understand—demonstrating in clear language why we operate with the illusion of separation, how we can move out of it to the realization of emptiness and no-self, and how we can live from that state of awakening. He provides brief, powerful exercises that enable us to challenge the reality of our thoughts in order to free ourselves from the illusion they keep us bound to—all the while steering us away from the temptation to regard spiritual practice as a process of self-improvement or a goal to be obtained. “With systematic precision, and with subtle wisdom born of a lifetime of practice, Rodney Smith uses science, psychology, and traditional Buddhism to explain the unexplainable: the how and why of authentic spiritual awakening . . . an original work by a contemporary spiritual master at the height of his powers.” —Norman Fischer, author of Training in Compassion

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 ...

A Book For Summoning Hope From Despair And Turning Negative Energy Into The Power To Heal Wounds Transform personal weaknesses into strengths through meditation Get at the root of anger, fear, and greed in consciousness Navigate safely the great adventures of deepening meditation Discover within yourself a spark of the divine presence that pervades the universe Draw strength from that divine presence to face life´s trials "The purpose of suffering is to go beyond suffering. The purpose of death is to go beyond death," -- Sri Eknath Easwaran. In the last ten years of his life, one of the world´s foremost spiritual teachers, Sri Eknath Easwaran, poured his heart and his wisdom into showing his closest students the purpose of suffering, death, and the afterlife. Most especially, he taught how to rise above the suffering and confusion that interferes with spiritual growth. This book shares precious instruction from a man whose teachings are practiced by people all over the world and whose books are available also from Hyperion, Vintage, Penguin, and Nilgiri Press.

We live in the Golden Age of publishing for spiritual, esoteric, and new age books of all conceivable stripes (and then there is the Internet). Amongst this wild proliferation of available information there has occurred a cheapening effect, in which many teachings have been watered down to make them palatable for a public with diminishing attention spans and suffering from information overload. For the sincere spiritual seeker there needs to be an awareness of the various ways we can go astray on the path, or fall off the path altogether. The whole idea of spirituality is to be awake, yet it is all too easy to simply end up in yet another dream world, thinking that we have found some higher truth. Rude Awakening: Perils, Pitfalls, and Hard Truths of the Spiritual Path is dedicated to examining, under a sharp light, the many ways our spiritual development goes wrong, or disappears altogether in the sheer crush of books and the routine grind of daily life.

Enlightenment or Spiritual awakening is a psychological phenomenon where something of the mind develops, awakens, and unifies, and something else of the mind drops off or surrenders. Some desire spiritual awakening very directly and indeed, very intensely, but it is very difficult to achieve, because spiritual enlightenment is something that happens rather than something that we do. And on the other hand, spiritual awakening does not really happen by itself. There is always some preparation for some time in whatever form. Some develop intensity through the development of deep understanding that later leads to more intense curiosity that ultimately leads to seeing through the obstacles of the mind, and then a profound surrender occurs as a permanent state of being. Others develop intensity through desire and developing powerful emotions that may lead to the higher awakened state, where the heart blissfully awakens and unites with consciousness. And still others develop intensity through the proper use of suffering, where suddenly they find themselves transformed into awakened conscious beings. This short book describes what happens in the actual experience of spiritual awakening and how to prepare and thus speed up the process. The book also discusses the profound benefits of enlightenment, powers associated with mind development, healing oneself, accomplishing in life, and how to prepare for life after death.