One Essence is a modern commentary on the nondual teachings of a classical Zen text. It is also a collection of Zen wisdom and poetry, containing the 67 stanzas of the Hsin Hsin Ming (with multiple alternative translations), plus many other succinct spiritual verses from ancient and contemporary Zen sources. The concise, powerful verses of the Hsin Hsin Ming have been translated repeatedly over the ages, and been the subject of many commentaries in the attempt to understand its simplicity and subtlety. Here, Robert Wolfe, the author of Living Nonduality: Enlightenment Teachings of Self-Realization provides a modern, nondual look at this ancient Zen-Taoist poem. All thirty of its quatrains are provided along with a contemporary nondual interpretation as well as selections from other Zen and Taoist teaching poems. Also included is a short story by Robert Wolfe, "In Death as in Life", envisioning the last days of the Buddha and his nondual teachings. According to Robert Wolfe, One Essence represents his best essential summary of the nondual perception. “In this day, when the teachings of nonduality are being scrutinized by a growing public, the Hsin Hsin Ming again casts its reflective light on another generation privileged to contemplate its clarity and directness.” (from the Introduction by the author.) From Chapter 16 of One Essence, a verse from the Hsin Hsin Ming: The all contains each, And each is the essence of the all. To live in this understanding Is the essence of the Tao.

One Essence: The Nondual Clarity of an Ancient Zen Poem

Religion & Spirituality

Wolfe, Robert

Buddhism

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On Krishnamurti's Teachings: The Collected Writings, Talks and Classroom Discussions of Allan W. Anderson on the Teachings of J. Krishnamurti

Anderson, Allan W.

Religious Studies

Intriguing facts of the vastness and miraculous complexity of our universe, coupled with reports from scientists that inseparability is the fundamental nature of our existence. Science of the Sages, by the author of One Essence and Living Nonduality is a tour through the contemporary scientific view of the universe, from cosmology to subatomic particles, with an eye on its harmony with the conscious insight that has been the message of sages throughout human history. As Robert writes: Whether one looks out at the mysteries of a vast cosmos or narrows the view to the counterintuitive behavior of a subatomic particle, I would not be alone in maintaining that nonduality is the basic principle that explains the Whole—the “spirit” of what is “manifest in the laws of the Universe,” to borrow a phrase from Einstein. While our comprehension has only been recent, what we’re comprehending is an inseparable reality that is far more ancient than even man’s earliest intuition of Oneness—and may be the producer of that very intuition.

Science of the Sages: Scientists Encountering Nonduality from Quantum Physics to Cosmology to Consciousness.

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Joe Frazier, a longtime veteran of The Associated Press, covered the bloody civil war in El Salvador in the early 1980s. The conflict between the rightist U.S.-backed government forces and the revolutionary guerrillas represented the last gasp of the U.S.-Soviet cold war and affected every level of Salvadoran society. A starkly divided country where a few wealthy landowners controlled the majority of the capital, El Salvador was ripe for revolution in the late 1970s. Many people were living without basic necessities, and many were living in fear. Once the United Stated threw its support behind the conservative government, funding its operations, training soldiers, and equipping the military with weapons, a full-blown war erupted. Despite reports of human-rights abuses, Congress kept the money flowing for fear of a takeover by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), an umbrella organization of left-wing guerrilla groups. After 12 grueling years of conflict, a leftist government is currently in place. Deeply sympathetic to the ordinary people—of all political leanings—who suffered the most, Frazier exposes the daily horrors and injustices of this long, brutal war: death squads, disappearances, stolen children, food shortages, displacement, constant intimidation. Frazier calls upon his vast trove of articles written from the frontlines, interspersing the reporting of facts with personal stories—some funny, some tragic—and political commentary. Frazier has made several trips to El Salvador in the years since the war ended, and he explores some of the social factors—particularly the scourge of gang violence—that are currently affecting the country. Both broad in its sweep and intense in its focus on the daily lives of the war's victims, Frazier's book is an important contribution to the scholarship on this mostly forgotten conflict. He explores the war and the factors that contributed to it in the hopes that such horrors will not be repeated. From the author's dedication: This book is dedicated to the reporters, photographers, and journalists I worked with as we tried to make sense out of the tragic times that came to define much of Central America, especially tiny, bludgeoned El Salvador in the 1980s. The wars that brought us together are forgotten now. So are the lessons they should have taught us. This book is a reminder of both. "Joseph Frazier's book brings all his expertise, compassion and flair to the deeply compelling story of that hidden war which cost 75,000 lives. His eye is extraordinary. He sees through the fog and disinformation of both sides, sees the war's political complexity, and makes us feel its human cost. And he gets its ironies--Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller are somewhere smiling upon this account." - Journalist and filmmaker Mary Jo McConahay, author of National Geographic Book of the Month, Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest.

El Salvador Could Be Like That: A Memoir of War, Politics and Journalism on the Front-Row of the Last Bloody Conflict of the US-Soviet Cold War

Biographies & Memoirs

Frazier, Joseph B.

Professionals & Academics

Michael Krohnen's memoir of conversations and life with Jiddu Krishnamurti. From the author's foreword to the 2nd edition: J. Krishnamurti’s long and creative life ended in 1986. Subsequently, it took me about ten years to originally compose this book. It was first published in 1997. It presents a view of a great, liberated human being’s daily life, from the perspective of his chef who had regular interaction with him. This memoir aims to convey his great sense of humor, to share his anecdotes and jokes, but also to touch on the more serious aspects of his teaching. This second edition keeps a memoir in print that aims to present Krishnamurti in his everyday life—sharing one person’s perception of this most extraordinary human being. He lived the teachings.

The Kitchen Chronicles: 1001 Lunches with J. Krishnamurti

Krohnen, Michael

Leaders & Notable People

"The real I is always there. It is here and now. The Self is unlimited, and is not confined to the body. There is always only one, and that is the Self." —Ramana Maharshi The core of this book is a commentary on the Ashtavakra Gita. Such spiritual luminaries as Ramana Maharshi, Vivekananda and Ramakrishna have dipped from the Ashtavakra Gita’s well of wisdom. Neem Karoli Baba deemed it “the purest of scriptures.” Always-Only-One also collates the essentials of the teachings of the Diamond Sutra, the Mandukya Upanishad. And, as if in dialogue with the question, How can I be Self-realized?, selectively collates quotes from Ramana Maharshi on several key related themes of his nondual teachings. It is a condensed dialogue on Self-realization with essential texts from the springs of Indian nondual perceptions by the author of the Amazon bestseller Living Nonduality.

Always-Only-One: A Dialogue with the Essence of Nondual India

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

After my first book, Living Nonduality, was published in 2009, I received dozens of e-mails, in addition to some letters, from people all over the U.S. and abroad. In many instances, particular questions or quandaries concerning the subject of enlightenment were expressed. My publisher set up a blog page on my website (livingnonduality org) and the more succinct queries were often responded to there. In other instances, I sent my reply by mail. The monographs printed in this volume include such correspondences with people on nonduality and are an expansion on the material published four years ago; a few of the selections are those for which there wasn’t room in my previous book; and a few others are akin to journal entries. All of them relate to various aspects of nondual realization. Each, in its own way, is a letter to you. Selected from the book as an introduction here: The condition from which all forms appear is from the timeless and unlimited formless presence. This Absolute condition was existent before your particular form arose and will continue to persist after your material form has dis-integrated. It is the source from which the cosmos arose. Your material form, or organism, is a product of this same source, or Intelligence. Your brain is a product of this source. Hence, your thoughts and actions owe their manifestation to this ultimate actuality. Thus, the teachings instruct, “You are not the Doer.” When one recognizes that “all that’s being done, is That doing what it does,” it becomes clear that (from the ultimate standpoint) all which is unfolding is an unprecedented, spontaneous development of the Omnipresent manifesting as, and through, every immediate occurrence. From the vantage point of the Absolute, it makes no difference what occurs, since there is no confinement to a finite consequence. Regardless how the individual organism may evaluate each occurrence, in the final analysis it makes no difference. This nondual perspective of non-attachment is reminded to us each night, in our deepest sleep. We return to a condition of empty awareness in which the self-perception disappears, all relative interests disappear, the world disappears, the cosmos disappears. In that unperturbed awareness, there is an emptiness which is choiceless and in which nothing really matters. For those who realize the implications of the nondual teachings, the fact that ultimately nothing really matters is carried over into one’s waking awareness and daily life. It is also clear that while we are embodied in this material form and continue to function in the relative world, the dualistic perspective (rather than the nondual awareness) is the state of mind which pertains for most persons—who are typically not prepared to hear that their “self” has no meaning in the ultimate sense. It’s probably not surprising that such teachings were once kept secret. However, they’re not secret anymore, and can lead to a life-changing perspective, or Consciousness. === If you have questions about what you read, please see the contact information at the end of the book.

Abiding in Nondual Awareness: exploring the further implications of living nonduality

Self-Help

Happiness

Henri Methorst was an early publisher of Krishnamurti’s works in Europe, and a translator of his talks and writings for many years. Here he provides both a memoir of time with Krishnamurti and the people and organizations around Krishnamurti, and observations on what makes Krishnamurti’s message radical. “Krishnamurti offers no easy solutions. His insights are not comfortable. He does, however, go immediately to the heart of the matter. By explaining the nature of thought and its relationship to time and fear, he offers a vision of liberation in its purest form.” For readers interested in a first-hand account adding to the history of Krishnamurti’s work and publications, and personal reflections on the radical nature of Krishnamurti’s message.

Spiritual Revolutionary | Krishnamurti

Methorst, Henri

Travelers & Explorers

The deeply-felt recognition that the Absolute is all that is, and consequently that must include you, is the life-changing substance of enlightenment. All things are That, you as well as all other human beings: there is only That, in the sense of ultimate, permanent reality. How, then, does one live one’s life when the present awareness is “I am That, and all else is That”; when the perception of being a “separate individual” has dissolved, and the ego (Latin for “I”) is no longer at the center of one’s perspective? “Real-i-zation” (the “enlightenment” the aspirant has sought) means “to make real”. How do we make the real—the essence of timeless reality—the central expression of the Absolute perspective we have now discovered to be inevitably our own? To “make real” in one’s life and activities the awareness that “all that is, is That” is unavoidably a life-altering engagement. Are you prepared to “live” with this discovery today?

Awakening to Infinite Presence: The Clarity of Self-Realization

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

This book summarized in a single paragraph: “Everyone is aware of two things, namely himself, the seer, and the world which he sees; and he assumes that they are both real. But that alone is real which has a continuous existence. Judged by this test, the two, the seer and the spectacle, are both unreal: these two appear intermittently. They are apparent in the waking and dream state alone. In the state of deep sleep, they cease to appear. That is, they appear. That is, they appear when the mind is active, and disappear as soon as the mind ceases to function. Therefore, the two are but thoughts of the mind. There must be something from which the mind arises, and into which it subsides. That something must have a continuous, uninterrupted existence. That is, it must be the reality!” – Ramana Maharshi Exploring, in a clear contemporary approach, the pre-eminent nondual teacher of the 20th century, Ramana Maharshi, through extensive quotes from source documents and detailed commentary from Robert Wolfe, author of Living Nonduality, Awakening to Infinite Presence, One Essence and other titles on nondual awareness.

Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization

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