The Book: How to Attain Enlightenment Now

This is a dialogue between a spiritual teacher and student, leading to the student's enlightenment after days of questioning (and years of searching). May it likewise awaken you. ~Topics included:*What is Enlightenment? The true nature of enlightenment*God, Reality, Oneness, Being*Eckhart Tolle (pain body, be in your body, be in the now) *Ramana Maharshi (Who am I?, Advaita Vedanta)*A Course in Miracles, the Gospel of Thomas*Chan teachings and Zen masters*therapy, religion and science,...
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This is a dialogue between a spiritual teacher and student, leading to the student's enlightenment after days of questioning (and years of searching). May it likewise awaken you. ~Topics included:*What is Enlightenment? The true nature of enlightenment*God, Reality, Oneness, Being*Eckhart Tolle (pain body, be in your body, be in the now) *Ramana Maharshi (Who am I?, Advaita Vedanta)*A Course in Miracles, the Gospel of Thomas*Chan teachings and Zen masters*therapy, religion and science, parts and the whole*hell, the unconscious, ego, consciousness levels, original sin, evil, peace, heart, teachers and teachings, relative truths and absolute truth*Christ, Buddha, Krishna*stopping thinking, rational vs. spiritual dichotomy, Descartes*individuality and the ultimate self*the relative realm and the absolute*ritual, chanting, meditation, spiritual practices, koans*reincarnation, life after death, heaven, death, the soul*moral absolutism, universal morals*vegetarianism, slaughtering animals*atheism, agnosticism, theism, nontheism*drugs, LSD, marijuana (e.g. CBD-rich), alcohol, cigarettes, etc. *cults and cultic behaviors, exclusivity or specialness of teaching or teacher, omniscience (all-knowing), charging money for enlightenment*spiritual environments*service to others and the world*Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism*moral philosophers, Kant, Mill, Aristotle, Mengzi (Classical Confucian), Jane Austen*war, pacifism*the arts, sports, education*aliens, extraterrestrials, telepathy, telekinesis, past lives, superhuman powers *politics, abortion, liberals and conservatives, anarchy, communism, socialism*machines, technology, and consciousness~Enlightenment is discussed in perfect detail, and is the focus of this book, which touches on the above topics merely in relation to realizing enlightenment.