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thinking is a disease that must go!
happy mindf@#*
122 pgs
Once you sink your teeth into this sort of thing ( or rather it sinks it's teeth into you) there's no tuning back. You're done for :). Just a WARNING to you all.
For those who like the big picture perspectives, it DOESN'T get bigger than this.
Ask yourself this: Why take the investigation half-way? Why be satisfied with the search in the Conspiracy Realms without looking at what it is that is DOING that SEARCH. Why the incessant searching in whatever form it decides to take at the time. What is that SEEKER!?!???!??
If you liked the Maharshi or Nisargadatta files posted then this will explain exactly where they are coming from!!!!!!!!!
Approached with the proper insight and understanding, the book will blow "You" away...Don't be decieved by the number of pages. Some sections take a long time to fully get ahold of.This is one you may want to consider getting a hard copy or print out - eggplant
You will find this book to be one of the finest expositions of non-dualist philosophy, John Levy--an English mystic, teacher, and artist--uses Advaita's insights to help us face life knowing that at the core of our existence is an untouchable happiness.
John Levy was a wealthy English mystic, teacher, musician, and artist who was an expert in Asian folk music. He had his own radio program about this subject on the BBC. At one point in his life Levy decided to give away his entire fortune and go to live for a time in India with only a loincloth! Levy spent many years there with his guru, Krishna Menon, assisting him with the English translations of his guru’s books Atma Darshan and Atma Niviriti.
Sample reviews from the web:
The Nature of Man According to the Vedanta is a unique and profound book placing ancient eastern wisdom into an easy to digest format. Through years of dedicated study John Levy has boiled down his understanding and placed it in a way as to be understood by a western mind. The wisdom in this book has perennial value for all those lucky enough to come upon it...
First of all, this book is not to be read casually, as it can be dificult to digest. It might help if the reader has elementary knowledge of non-duality also. That said, the author did a fine job of introducing what is quite possibly the most brilliant philosophy ever conceived to a Western audience. Advaita Vedanta is a philosophy extrapolated from various Hindu texts. Many authors feel the need to use a number of the original Sanskrit terms even when the book is written in English. Thankfully Mr. Levy did not do this. Afterall, the terms are not important; having an understanding of the philosophy of non-duality is.
I highly recommend this book to true aspirants seeking the path to understanding that is within. Now, I have to go start reading this book for the second time, as it will take several reads for me to grasp all of the concepts presented in the text :)