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    Meditation: The Journey Beyond The Mind
    Meditation: The Journey Beyond The Mind
    Meditation: The Journey Beyond The Mind
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    Meditation: The Journey Beyond The Mind

    By Tai Morello

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    There are a lot of books on the spiritual marketplace. The volume is overwhelming. Yoga, mindfulness, reiki, you name it. It’s enough to make your head spin.

    And mindfulness has received a lot of recognition — not just from its use in therapy, but from scientific research.

    At the same time, in this modern age, many people just don’t want to return to the religious certainties of the past.

    This book is for all of those who are looking for a happy medium. It distills the spiritual path, boiling it down to its core elements, and presents it in a way that is understandable and practical for anyone.

    It all comes down to authentic presence — the state of awakening that already exists within you as the fundamental element of your being

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTai Morello
    Release dateApr 23, 2017
    ISBN9781370085569
    Meditation: The Journey Beyond The Mind

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      Meditation - Tai Morello

      Meditation

      The Journey Beyond The Mind

      Copyright © 2016 by Tai Morello

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      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1 – The Human Condition

      Chapter 2 - Being

      Chapter 3 – Sitting

      Chapter 4 – Living

      Chapter 5 – Problems

      Conclusion

      Preface

      It's the 21st century. We stand at the boundary of the past and the future. Scientifically, we now know more about the world than we have ever known before. But because of the blistering pace of technological change, the shape of the future's horizon is a mystery. We don't know what the world will be like in one hundred years. We can only be certain that it won't be like it is now.

      One of the most noteworthy trends of recent years is the way techniques of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga have burst into the mainstream. Though they come from ancient religions, scientific research touts their benefits. But with the current state of scientific knowledge, many of us find it hard to accept the ancient dogmas that come with these techniques. We hunger for something more nutritious than McMindfulness – but at the same time, we find it impossible to swallow the old religious certainties of a bygone era.

      It seems like a long time ago when I first set down on the spiritual path. I was just out of college, and I was experiencing a spiritual crisis. The uncertainty of entering the job market combined with other sources of turmoil in my life, and I felt like I was in the dark with no knowledge of how to move forward and no light to guide me.

      During this time I developed an interest in spiritual ideas. What brought this on was a series of unusual dreams. But since there’s nothing more boring than hearing someone else’s dreams, I’ll spare you the tedious details.

      In any case, I started to experiment with many different ways of getting in touch with the source, but the one that stuck was meditation. I did meditation for years without actually seeing anything from it. In retrospect, I don’t know why I stuck with it. I had no clear idea of what I wanted to get out of it.

      Perhaps that was for the best. Slowly – very slowly, it seemed, at first – the darkness lifted from my mind. Where before I had felt only confusion and despair, I began to experience hope and elation in the smallest things – a patch of golden sunlight falling on green grass, the soft sound of rain against a window pane.

      As I gained more familiarity with this openness, I realized that this was a significant moment. I had struck a rich vein within myself and found gold.

      Nothing changed in my outer circumstances to precipitate this discovery. But because of some strange persistence on my part, I had kept rubbing my mind again and again until a layer of grime came off, and, lo and behold, beneath it was a brightly shining mirror. It reflected everything vividly and precisely. It showed me to myself.

      With my newfound sense of freedom and joy, I left my job and set out to discover the world. Without much money in my pocket, I traveled to many different countries, especially in Asia, and slummed it in very cheap hotels and guest houses.

      I spent my time reading about different spiritual traditions. I sought out teachers of these traditions and learned from them. Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Sufism – you name it.

      I found that, although these traditions differed on many points, on the most essential matters they were in agreement. So I resolved to focus on this essence and cut out the extraneous stuff.

      I don’t claim to have all the answers to life’s most pressing spiritual questions. But what I do have, the discovery that I can offer to you, is very precious. It is a lifeline that connects me to the core of my being. And it can be a lifeline for you too.

      It is both the most authentic, most genuine part of myself, and

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