Synopsis "The Book: How to Attain Enlightenment Now (in English)"
This is a dialogue between a spiritual teacher and student, leading to the student's enlightenment after days of questioning (and years of searching). May it likewise awaken you. Topics included: *What is Enlightenment? The true nature of enlightenment *God, Reality, Oneness, Being *Eckhart Tolle (pain body, be in your body, be in the now) *Ramana Maharshi (Who am I?, Advaita Vedanta) *A Course in Miracles, the Gospel of Thomas *Chan teachings and Zen masters *therapy, religion and science, parts and the whole *hell, the unconscious, ego, consciousness levels, original sin, evil, peace, heart, teachers and teachings, relative truths and absolute truth *Christ, Buddha, Krishna *stopping thinking, rational vs. spiritual dichotomy, Descartes *individuality and the ultimate self *the relative realm and the absolute *ritual, chanting, meditation, spiritual practices, koans *reincarnation, life after death, heaven, death, the soul *moral absolutism, universal morals *vegetarianism, slaughtering animals *atheism, agnosticism, theism, nontheism *drugs, LSD, marijuana (e.g. CBD-rich), alcohol, cigarettes, etc. *cults and cultic behaviors, exclusivity or specialness of teaching or teacher, omniscience (all-knowing), charging money for enlightenment *spiritual environments *service to others and the world *Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism *moral philosophers, Kant, Mill, Aristotle, Mengzi (Classical Confucian), Jane Austen *war, pacifism *the arts, sports, education *aliens, extraterrestrials, telepathy, telekinesis, past lives, superhuman powers *politics, abortion, liberals and conservatives, anarchy, communism, socialism *machines, technology, and consciousness Enlightenment is discussed in perfect detail, and is the focus of this book, which touches on the above topics merely in relation to realizing enlightenment.
