Being Consciousness BlissSteinerBooks, 2002 - 336 pages 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. "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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Astrid Fitzgerald. 节 BEING CONSCIOUSNESS BLISS A Seeker's Guide Steiner Books ASTRID FITZGERALD BEING CONSCIOUSNESS BLISS A SEEKERS GUIDE Astrid Fitzgerald A Lindisfarne. Front Cover.
Astrid Fitzgerald. BEING CONSCIOUSNESS BLISS A SEEKERS GUIDE Astrid Fitzgerald A Lindisfarne Books Copyright © 2001 by Astrid Fitzgerald Lindisfarne Books P.O. Box.
... bliss : a seeker's guide / Astrid Fitzgerald. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-9701097-8-4 1. Spiritual life. I. Title. BL624 .F542 2001 299'.935—dc21 2001029186 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be ...
... Awakening in Creation 22. Experience, Delight, and Bliss 23. Freedom, Union, Enlightenment 24. To Realize the Divine 25. Invocations, Precepts, and Hymns of Praise PART THREE UNCOVERING THE SELF Introduction A Word to the.
... bliss; that “thy Self is thy true teacher”; and that “the Atman, the experiencer, is pure consciousness.” These statements are not just poetic or abstract ideas, but in fact confirm our experiences as we explore our true being. We have ...
Contents
Where We Find Ourselves | |
The Individual Condition | |
Existential Crisis | |
First Steps on the Quest | |
Search for a Teaching | |
Existence and Consciousness | |
Awakening in Creation | |
Experience Delight and Bliss | |
Freedom Union Enlightenment | |
To Realize the Divine | |
Invocations Precepts and Hymns of Praise | |
Introduction | |
A Word to the Reader | |
Our True Nature | |
The Human Instrument | |
The Fully Realized Being | |
Introduction | |
God Creator Brahman | |
Unity and Reality | |
Consciousness and Existence | |
Love Beauty and the Good | |
Wisdom Truth and Knowledge | |
The Self and Spirit | |
The Soul and the Psyche | |
The Human Faculties | |
Illusion Maya | |
Ignorance Suffering and the | |
Awakening and SelfKnowledge | |
Aspiration and the Path | |
Spiritual Struggle | |
The Home Society and the World | |
Work and Devotion | |
Necessary Virtues | |
Detachment and Serenity | |
Meditation Reflection Contemplation | |
The Eternal Now Attention and Stillness | |
The Decision | |
Preparing the Ground | |
Cleaning Out Clutter | |
Putting the House in Order | |
Working with the Forces | |
Adversity and Suffering | |
The Five Veils of Illusion | |
The Impostor | |
Meditation | |
Detachment and Dispassion | |
Attention and the Eternal | |
How to Spend a Day Nobly | |
Conscious Listening and Speaking | |
Chanting Singing Reciting | |
Recollection and Dedication | |
Deep Rest | |
Remembering the Self | |
Remembering the Supreme Self | |
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms | |
Bibliography | |
Permission Acknowledgments | |