Contemplation

Adyashanti has a new book "The Way of Liberation" which can be downloaded for free.  See the description below ** of the book and how to download a copy.

This Christmas I received a deeper awareness of the fact that this human identity that we strive to build and maintain (both for ourselves and for others to see) is illusion.  We spend soooo much time and energy trying to form an identity that we think will bring us happiness yet it never works.  Even when the ego gets what it wants, then we have to keep it...and even if we can keep it, most things that bring us happiness end up losing their appeal over time.

I am more deeply aware of the farce and the folly involved with all of this human efforting to create something out of nothing.  It is not real.  It is not who I am.  It is a front that I use to try to get what I want out of life.  

There is another way and that is to discover and connect with Who I Really Am.  This starts with witnessing the ego and letting go of attachment to it.  It is about Being, Presence, Awareness.  

On this New Years Eve we have a great opportunity to let go of that which keeps us hooked in to the false self and to suffering.  There is a section in Adya's book (The Way of Liberation) where he talks about contemplation...which is asking a question or holding a phrase in mind, then moving into the silence, and then bringing the question back to conscious awareness...I contemplated the question "What am I to let go of this New Year's Eve in order that I may make space for Truth to show up as my Reality?"  What came to me is to let go of feeding or stroking the ego. I will spend more time contemplating this question and letting Spirit guide me.

May you have a Joyous and Blessed New Year.  You are not who you think you are.  You are so much more.  You are the Light.      

**"The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment"

Download your complimentary copy! (http://e2.ma/click/m0z6d/iheiwc/il5dac)

The Way of Liberation is Adyashanti’s stripped-down, practical guide to

spiritual awakening. With a profound simplicity it outlines the Foundations,

Orienting Ideas, and Core Practices that are essential in the process of waking

up to the absolute nature of Reality and living it to the fullest extent

possible.

The 53-page softcover book will be available to purchase in the online

Bookstore in January, 2013.