| The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature Through the Practice of Presence Contributor(s): Almaas, A. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590305590 ISBN-13: 9781590305591 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: In his most accessible work to date, contemporary mystic A. H. Almaas shows readers how being present and aware in the moment leads to the discovery of our True Nature. This relaxed condition of simply "being yourself" allows us to be free from worries, attachments, feelings of inadequacy, preoccupation with goals, and efforts to eliminate experiences we don't want. As we begin to embrace the truth of the moment, we feel more like ourselves, and this leads to greater self-acceptance, contentment, and harmony. Almaas brings clarity and understanding to the intimate details of this inner work, which makes use of self-observation and the contemplative method he calls inquiry. Each chapter includes an "exploration session" with questions for the reader's practice of self-inquiry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 153.75 |
| LCCN: 2007042699 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.44" W x 8.38" (0.71 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The keys to self-knowledge and deep contentment are right here before us in this very moment--if we can simply learn to live with presence and open awareness In The Unfolding Now, A. H. Almaas presents a marvelously effective practice for developing the transformative quality of presence. Through a particular method of self-observation and contemplative exploration that he calls inquiry, we learn to live in the relaxed condition of simply "being ourselves," without interference from feelings of inadequacy, drivenness toward goals, struggling to figure things out, and rejecting experiences we don't want. Almaas explores the many obstacles that keep us from being present--including defensiveness, ignorance, desire, aggression, and self-hatred--and shows us how to welcome with curiosity and compassion whatever we are experiencing. |