Being Consciousness Bliss

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SteinerBooks, 2002 - 336 من الصفحات
Many people are looking for a deeper and richer spiritual life. They sense that there is more to their existence than the surface of life seems to offer, but they are confused and uncertain about where to look and how to begin.

Being Consciousness Bliss is a rich, profound, and eminently accessible compendium of wisdom that will help orient people toward a more fruitful spiritual search. Drawing on a dazzling array of sources, including the insights of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky as well as the spiritual traditions of the East, it gives a clear and compelling account of the true inner structure of the human being and how it may be developed to its full potential.

Part One discusses the current human condition -- the "sleep" of ordinary life -- and how a person may begin to wake up from it.

Part Two offers a feast of excerpts from the Perennial Philosophy -- the great wisdom tradition that underlies all cultures and religions -- to feed and nurture the growth of the soul.

Part Three provides simple ways to put these insights into practice in daily life.

Clear, sensible, and erudite, Being Consciousness Bliss is a resource, suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners, to be used and treasured for many years.


"This is a feast of a book, spread out like a banquet of the freshest foods, served wholesomely, and presented artfully. Starting from a premise that "the aim of human life is to know who we are - to realize our Self, our true nature, and our identity with the Universal Self...," Fitzgerald's poetic and passionate prose awakens consciousness on a deep level. She helps us feel the Self, so we can begin to work with the Self. To complement her own inspired writing, she includes a section with words of wisdom from other sources, grouped by such intent as to examine suffering or to explore aspiration. In addition, there is a cornucopia of suggestions for practice, such as how to focus attention on a task, or how to listen to the sound of your own voice. Dotted with illustrations and charts to further clarify the text, this work is an invitation to a nourishing meal of self-awareness." --S.J.A., Managing Editor, NAPRA Review

"Following Aldous Huxley, Astrid Fitzgerald's tireless pursuit of an inner path is sure to awaken the heart to bliss and rouse spirit to behold." --David Appelbaum, editor of Parabola Magazine

"This book is equal parts wisdom, beauty, and inspiration. Astrid Fitzgerald opens the insights of the ages for anyone to follow. Highly recommended." --Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words

"Astrid Fitzgerald's Being Consciousness Bliss is a well-researched, clearly written account of the essential teachings given by all the major wisdom traditions, which all teach that we are one human family." -- Sri Swami Satchidananda, Founder & Spiritual Head, Integral Yoga International /Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville

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About This Book
Where WeFindOurselves
Existential Crisis
First Steps on the Quest
Language and Meaning 7 Search for a Teaching 8 Existence and Consciousness
The Human Instrument 11 The Fully Realized Being
PART
God Creator Brahman
Experience Delight and Bliss
Freedom Union Enlightenment
To RealizetheDivine 25 Invocations Precepts and Hymns ofPraise PART THREE
UNCOVERING THE SELF
Introduction
A Word to theReader 1 WhatIs SpiritualWork? 2 The Decision
Preparing the Ground
Cleaning Out Clutter

Love Beauty and the Good
Wisdom Truth and Knowledge
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The Soul and the Psyche
Illusion Maya
Ignorance Suffering and the
Awakening and SelfKnowledge
Aspiration and the Path
Spiritual Struggle 15 The HomeSociety andthe World 16 Work andDevotion 17 Necessary Virtues 18 Detachmentand Serenity 19 Meditation Reflect...
Awakening in Creation
Putting the House in Order
Working with the Forces
Adversityand Suffering
The FiveVeils of Illusion 9 The Impostor 10 Meditation 11 Detachment and Dispassion
Attentionandthe Eternal
How toSpenda Day Nobly EXERCISES
Conscious Listening and Speaking
Glossary ofSanskrit Terms
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Astrid Fitzgerald is an artist, a writer, and a passionate student of the Perennial Philosophy who has applied its principles to her life and art for over thirty years. The author of "An Artist's Book of Inspiration: A Collection of Thoughts on Art, Artists and Creativity", Fitzgerald's writing is based on the philosophy and practice of self-development, study groups, as well as individual self-inquiry and reflection. She is a member of the Society for the Study of the Human Being, Inc. in New York City.

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