INTRODUCTION

space such as furniture, walls, and so on are your mind objects: thoughts, emotions, and the objects of the senses. Andthe inner ...

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of that magnificence to be. Nothing could be more awe- inspiring and majestic than the inconceivable vastness and stillness of s ...

wouldnot be consciousof space if therewere noobjects in space, the world is needed for the Unmanifested to be realized. Youmayha ...

Sogoingthroughthisportaldoesnotmeanannihilation? Aswithalltheotherportals,yourradianttruenatureremains, but not the personality. ...

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throughsomeformofpsychologicalgratification.Thisisthe search for salvation from a state of unsatisfactoriness or insufficiency. ...

point of access: the Now: There can be no salvation away from this moment. You are lonely and without a partner? Enter the Now f ...

negative,destructivecycles occurwith increasingfrequency and intensity,which tends tohappen sooner or later, then it willnotbelo ...

even the possibility or the thought that he or she might no longerbetherefor youcanleadtojealousy,possessiveness, attempts at ma ...

But sexual union is no more than a fleeting glimpse of wholeness,aninstantofbliss.Aslongasit isunconsciously sought as a means o ...

—thenitislikelythatyouareconfusingegoattachmentand addictive clinging with love. You cannot love your partner onemomentandattack ...

thepainmoreintenselythanever. Thisisonereasonwhymostpeoplearealwaystryingto escape fromthepresent moment andareseekingsomekind o ...

thus transmute it. To disidentify from thinking is to be the silent watcherof your thoughts andbehavior, especiallythe repetitiv ...

§ Love is not selective,just as the light ofthesunisnot selective. It does not make one person special. It is not exclusive. Exc ...

Although brief glimpses are possible, love cannot flourish unless you are permanently free of mind identification and your prese ...

relationshipsorcontinuingtopursuethephantomofanideal partnerasananswer toyour problems ora means offelling fulfilled? The opport ...

moment and hold the knowing. The relationship then becomesyoursadhana,yourspiritualpractice.Ifyouobserve unconscious behavior in ...

world to become sane, or for somebody else to become conscious, before you can be enlightened. You may wait forever.Donotaccusee ...

thataredesignedtostrengthenorprotecttheegoortogetits needs met will then become redundant. Giving space to others — and to yours ...