Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Prologue 5
1 7
Oh, my God! … The direct experience!
Two seconds of nothingness 10
Rebellion and revolution 13
That magical place… 14
On acceptance and realization 20
Five minutes (1) 22
Inquiry (1) 23
2 25
The myth of identity
Reflections on emptiness 27
The Cup of Buddha 31
Centering, what are we talking about? 33
Infinite diversity in infinite combinations 38
Five minutes (2) 39
Inquiry (2) 40
3 42
If you open your mouth, you're already dead
Living without preferences
The jackal 45
Adoration 47
Meditating the universe 49
Five minutes (3) 51
Inquiry (3) 52
4 55
The practice of surrendering in meditation
Curiosity, curiosity, curiosity! 58
Understanding fear so we can return home - 1 64
Understanding fear so we can return home - 2 69
Presence is the natural state of every human being 75
Five minutes (4) 77
Inquiry (4)
5 79
1 = 0 = ∞, One equals zero equals infinity
To live in uncertainty is to live in abundance 80
Reflections on Support and Devotional Love 82
The fine line between Narcissism and wanting attention 88
Narcissism and Compassion 90
Five minutes (5) 91
Inquiry (5) 92
6 94
Intention, Will and Karma
Causality and the law of attraction 99
Awakening, awareness conscious of itself 102
Completeness 106
Beyond separation: coming to the point 107
Five minutes (6) 112
Inquiry (6) 113
7 114
Beyond the search
Waking up is not enough! 117
Intention and grace 120
Hope is a trap 123
Inertia 125
Five minutes (7) 127
Inquiry (7)
8 129
The Miracle of Us
Let's get out of the cave - 1 130
Let's get out of the cave - 2 132
Language traps
Masters, Mastery and Self-inquiry 134
Five minutes (8) 139
Inquiry (8)
9 141
Resistance
How much do you want to be free? 142
What about the freedom to do nothing? 143
Self-pity 144
Celebrating death 146
Freedom, oh freedom! 147
Attachment to Direct Experience 149
…and finally… 153
The sense of identification
Sensuality 154
Beyond Direct Experience 155
Loving the Koan: Experiences of finders on the path 157
Sudasi Helen Anderson
Prem Sharabo 159
Sattva Margarit Davtian 164
Pramod Drazen Sivak 175
About the Author 181
Other Titles by this Author 182
