The Nature Of Consciousness by Rupert Spira

A clear, nondual exploration arguing that awareness is the fundamental reality in which all perceptions, thoughts, sensations and objects appear; the sense of a separate self is described as a content of experience rather than an independent entity, and recognizing consciousness as the ever-present subject dissolves the apparent gap between inner and outer. The work uses careful inquiry, analogies and simple experiential exercises to show that consciousness cannot be adequately explained as a byproduct of matter, and invites readers to investigate their own direct experience to realize the timeless, formless presence that permeates all phenomena. Practical guidance on self-inquiry and meditation is offered to help readers shift from identifying with changing mental and bodily states to resting as the abiding knowingness, with the aim of freeing perception from fear, fragmentation and suffering.

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