An extraordinary absence : liberation in the midst of a very ordinary life

by Jeff Foster

Paperback, 2016

Publication

Imprint: Salisbury, England : Non-Duality Press, 2016. Responsibility: Jeff Foster. OCLC Number: 589855996. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiv, 199 pages ; 22 cm.

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UT / Foste

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BK-06104

ISBN

9780956309105

CSS Library Notes

Description: "Jeff Foster invites you to forget everything you know, everything you've been taught, and everything you've ever read about spiritual awakening, Oneness, enlightenment, non-duality, and Advaita, and to consider a new possibility: the possibility of absolute freedom, right now, right here, in the midst of this very ordinary life. Using everyday language and drawing on both personal experience and age-old wisdom, Foster shares the possibility that all the seeking and longing of the mind can come to an absolute end with the falling away of the sense of being a separate individual, and a plunge into unconditional love. And in that plunge -- which is totally beyond anything you have ever imagined -- this so-called ordinary life reveals its great Secret. Written with stunning clarity and aliveness, this book is a love letter to the exhausted spiritual seeker who is simply longing to come Home." -- from back cover

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xiv, 199 p.; 22 cm

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Jeff Foster invites you to forget everything you know, everything you've been taught, and everything you've ever read about spiritual awakening, Oneness, enlightenment, non-duality, and Advaita, and to consider a new possibility: the possibility of absolute freedom, right now, right here, in the midst of this very ordinary life. Using everyday language and drawing on both personal experience and age-old wisdom, Foster shares the possibility that all the seeking and longing of the mind can come to an absolute end with the falling away of the sense of being a separate individual, and a plunge into unconditional love. And in that plunge-which is totally beyond anything you have ever imagined-this so-called ordinary life reveals its great Secret. Written with stunning clarity and aliveness, this book is a love letter to the exhausted spiritual seeker who is simply longing to come Home.… (more)

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English

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LibraryThing member kaulsu
Well, it is an interesting way of writing about non-dualism. Most members of our book discussion group found it interesting, and enjoyed it. I personally found it rather shallow and conflicted at times with other things Foster has written and said.

And, as always, I take exception to the firmly
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held advaitan belief that there is no free will. Further, I continue to find it amazing that teachers who say there is no way to get there unless you are meant to "get there" (in which case you get there whether you wish to, or not) continue to attract students! But I attend these sessions weekly as a contribution to my relationship with my husband. I do enjoy the people, and I enjoy doing something like this with him, but I really and truly don't grok it! Sigh.
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