{"product_id":"the-transparency-of-things-contemplating-the-nature-of-experience-paperback","title":"The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupert Spira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of \u003ci\u003eThe Transparency of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is to look clearly and simply at the nature of experience, without any attempt to change it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of contemplations leads us gently but directly to see that our essential nature is neither a body nor a mind. It is the conscious Presence that is aware of this current experience. As such, it is nothing that can be experienced as an object, and yet it is undeniably present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, these contemplations go much further than this. As we take our stand knowingly as this conscious Presence that we always already are, and reconsider the objects of the body, mind, and world, we find that they do not simply appear \u003ci\u003eto\u003c\/i\u003e this Presence; they appear \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e it. And further exploration reveals that they do not simply appear \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e this Presence but \u003ci\u003eas\u003c\/i\u003e this Presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, we are led to see that it is in fact this very Presence that takes the shape of our experience from moment to moment while always remaining only itself. We see that our experience is and has only ever been one seamless totality, with no separate entities, objects, or parts anywhere to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an early age, \u003cb\u003eRupert Spira\u003c\/b\u003e was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen he learned to meditate, and began a twenty-year period of study and practice in the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Dr. Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the north of India. During this time, Spira immersed himself in the teachings of P. D. Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997. Lucille introduced Spira to the Direct Path teachings of Atmananda Krishna Menon, the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism (which he had received from his teacher, Jean Klein), and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Spira lives in the UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770557268256,"sku":"9781626258808","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7995148dc987e5596217eb04c70bffeb.webp?v=1780373879","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-transparency-of-things-contemplating-the-nature-of-experience-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}