"Gaining Insight Through Meditation: The Essence of Being Aware" (The Essence of Meditation Series)

Rudolf.B: Wunderbares Buch

Germany on Nov 08, 2023

Peter K.: Anyone seeking the end of seeking and the discovery of their own true nature should read this book. Clear and truly excellent. Buy it.

United Kingdom on Nov 01, 2023

Rupa Jain: This book is a gift for spiritually advanced seekers looking for specific answers. I found the analogy and examples in this book to be profoundly helpful in understanding the reality that can not be explained in words.

United Kingdom on Oct 02, 2023

Amazon Customer: The first few pages of this book distill and explain a lifetime of angst.
The examples that Rupert Spira uses,
actor/character etc are well utilised.
They enable an understanding of non-duality in plain English.

Australia on Jul 23, 2023

Stephen Farrington: This is the greatest question we can ask ourselves, are we this body that constantly changes, are we this mind that is fickle and sometimes light and often dark, or are we perceiving this body and mind and so not either of them as they are seen from where we are? Eventually, you feel that feeling of being aware, of being aware, nothing happens, you just get a glimpse of who you are.

Australia on May 25, 2023

Steven Monahan: I liked it. It is howeve directed not for a novice but one who has been seeking answers for many years.
It shows it is so hard to explain life with words, which are only sign posts. It reminds me of the Tao which can be named is not the Tao. Highly recommended. What is unclear will.one day be clear to the one who never ends seeking. When we end we then realize it.

United States on Jan 08, 2023

DK: Rupert Spira's teaching is perfection. But let's not have anyone tell him so, as each new publication shows his dedication to refresh, renew and refine expressing the inexpressible. We are thus brought more clearly and easily "home," to that which we all really are, but just didn't see quite so simply and obviously. This book is his best so far, for me anyway. Call this approach what you will -- non-dualism, Advaita Vedanta, the Direct Path -- the emergence of several teachers whose differences are merely stylistic and personal, suggest that the potential of our time for a revolutionary yet ancient shift of perspective is real and growing. But for me, Rupert Spira's work stands out. His writing is conceptually and intellectually consistent and rigorous, but much more importantly, seems singularly designed to open us to experience, to directly know, and to feel, the truth to which the ideas merely point. Again and again. Until the glimpses become a way of life, a way of seeing and understanding that remains alive in our hearts as well as our minds.

United States on Apr 08, 2021

Johnny: Rupert Spira quoted his teacher as saying the truth has to be reformulated by every generation. In my opinion, Spira did a very good job of reformulation.

Spira presents an ancient truth in modern language that anyone can understand. He reveals that realizing our true nature -- pure awareness -- doesn't involve taking a spiritual journey, because our true nature is already at hand in the here and now. He explains this using a metaphor of a movie projected onto a screen. There is no separation between the ever-changing image and the ever-present screen. Other wonderful metaphors are used in the text, like the one of a small wave upon a boundless ocean.

The only criticism I have about this book is that it is easy to confuse the meanings of the simple terms that were used. For example, it wasn't always clear whether "mind" was referring to the individual ego mind or the boundless Eternal Mind. Also, the terms "consciousness" and "awareness" seemed to be used interchangeably, although I suspect they may have slightly different meanings. So although it was commendable that Spira avoided esoteric Sanskrit terminology, there were times when a little more specificity would...

United States on Aug 19, 2018

San Francisco guy: It is impossible for me to give a meaningful number of stars to this book, so I will just compromise with this middle of the road rating. In summary, the content is 5 star material; the problem is that there is nothing new here. Context for a 5 star rating: I own everything Rupert has published. All contemporary non-dual teachers have their strengths. Furthermore, different people learn with different approaches , so there is no way I am going to say that Rupert is the best. However, in my humble opinion, this man's ability to express complex ideas is nothing short of miraculous. Again, in my humble opinion, no one comes close. This book might not be his best, but if it was the only one he published, it would be a slam dunk 5 stars. Context for a 1 star rating: I live well under the poverty level, and have to be very careful how I spend money. Within that context, I am sorry I bought this book. I know that one cannot judge books on how thick they are... how much material they contain. But, just to let you know, it is a small book (5" X 7") with 102 pages. With huge margins. Fifty to sixty pages of material in a normal book. I can't say this with 100% certainty, but I don't...

United States on Nov 12, 2017