From the Uttaratantra Shastra:
Therein is nothing to remove and thereto not the slightest thing to add. The perfect truth viewed perfectly and perfectly beheld is liberation.
Path to realization.
We wrote "An owner's guide to the mind" to help you address the root cause of your struggles, and end the cycle of trying to cope and get by. Originally released in 2003, it combines concepts from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (the precursor to cognitive behavior therapy) and Buddhist and Stoic philosophy.
We wrote "Path to realization" for people who want to go a step further, and explore the nature of reality. It's based on the one-on-one instruction we've been doing over the past decade. Since this instruction is limited by our availability, it's been cost prohibitive for most - the average price over the past three years has been above $1,200.
We wanted to bring this instruction to a wider audience, so we hired an editor to go over recordings of our one-on-one sessions and help compile them into the written equivalent of an 80-minute dialogue representative of the core teaching. It's designed to help you change the assumptions that underlie your daily life. And, it does this through a detailed investigation of direct experience - not philosophical ideas or faith-based concepts.
While "An owner's guide to the mind" is an exploration of your compulsive mind, "Path to realization" is an exploration of who you really are - and, equally important, who you aren't.
The written dialogue takes place with "Alex," and proceeds from the following:
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Alex:
“I’ve been on a ‘spiritual journey’ most of my life. I want to find out who I really am, and (hopefully) live a happier life with that knowledge. I have been striving to become enlightened or awakened, and don’t know if it’s truly possible. I don’t even know what that entails or really describes – I just know I’ve been pursuing it for many years.”
Alex's questions:
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Wondering if it's right for you? The best way to decide is to read some comments from people who have completed it.
Tom Bergenson, San Mateo, California:
We wrote "Path to realization" for people who want to go a step further, and explore the nature of reality. It's based on the one-on-one instruction we've been doing over the past decade. Since this instruction is limited by our availability, it's been cost prohibitive for most - the average price over the past three years has been above $1,200.
We wanted to bring this instruction to a wider audience, so we hired an editor to go over recordings of our one-on-one sessions and help compile them into the written equivalent of an 80-minute dialogue representative of the core teaching. It's designed to help you change the assumptions that underlie your daily life. And, it does this through a detailed investigation of direct experience - not philosophical ideas or faith-based concepts.
While "An owner's guide to the mind" is an exploration of your compulsive mind, "Path to realization" is an exploration of who you really are - and, equally important, who you aren't.
The written dialogue takes place with "Alex," and proceeds from the following:
>>>
Alex:
“I’ve been on a ‘spiritual journey’ most of my life. I want to find out who I really am, and (hopefully) live a happier life with that knowledge. I have been striving to become enlightened or awakened, and don’t know if it’s truly possible. I don’t even know what that entails or really describes – I just know I’ve been pursuing it for many years.”
Alex's questions:
- Who am I? Or, what am I?
- Am I the ever-present, unchanging consciousness that everything springs from?
- Am I one with everyone and everything else?
- Do I need to "kill" my ego or transcend it? If so, how?
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Wondering if it's right for you? The best way to decide is to read some comments from people who have completed it.
Tom Bergenson, San Mateo, California:
If you've ever studied non-duality, or questioned the nature of existence, 'Path to realization' will provide the answers you are looking for. It's direct and to the point - no 'Zen-like' riddles, doublespeak, or mystical claims. It leads you down a path that ends with a clear understanding of who 'you' are, and what everything else is in relation to 'you.'
Lori Salado, Dallas, Texas:
Who am I? Is there really a 'me' to be anything? Do I exist, and does everything outside of me exist? Am I a finite body and mind, or the ever-present observer? 'Path to realization' answers these questions and more. If I were the author, I'd call it 'Non-duality for Dummies' or 'The Idiot's Guide to Enlightenment'. I truly believe it's one of the most important things you'll ever read.
Monika Bozsan, Manchester, England:
Like many, I've been on a spiritual journey for years. Other resources I've studied left me with more questions than answers. It seems no one can discuss these things without a large amount of 'woo,' and assertions that can't be proven (or, in many cases, understood). Instead of making things more cloudy, 'Path to realization' cuts through all the confusion. And, most impressively, it does so by having you investigate your own direct experience.
Bradley Hughes, Galway, Ireland:
It's a surgical dissection of the illusory separate self. It's not presented to you on a platter, though. You are the surgeon, and you do the dissecting yourself. It's clear, concise, and it will change how you live.
Faye Cleary, Colorado Springs, Colorado:
'Path to realization' presents a dialogue between Jon and Alex. As the dialogue unfolds, you gain a thorough understanding of sense experience, awareness, what is real and what is illusory, and - most important - your place in all of it. If you've been searching for enlightenment, this will get you closer than you've ever been. I can't say you'll be enlightened after reading it, because enlightenment is just a concept in a world of concepts. But, I can say you'll be more awakened!
The price includes access to "An owner's guide to the mind" (click here for details), a year of bimonthly updates, and email support. Updates will include questions from readers and additional dialogue from one-on-one sessions. They are supplemental to the core instruction, and will be emailed to you when published.
"Path to realization" is $128. If you previously purchased "An owner's guide to the mind," the price is discounted from $128 to $99.
It's text (not audio or video), and it's viewed using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. It doesn't matter where you live in the world - if you can access our website with your browser (like you're doing now), you can read "Path to realization."
Order and read "Path to realization" today.
"Path to realization" is $128. If you previously purchased "An owner's guide to the mind," the price is discounted from $128 to $99.
It's text (not audio or video), and it's viewed using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. It doesn't matter where you live in the world - if you can access our website with your browser (like you're doing now), you can read "Path to realization."
Order and read "Path to realization" today.
Duality is the origin of all suffering.
