Natural wakefulness : discovering the wisdom we were born with

by Gaylon Jules Ferguson

Hardcover, 2009

Publication

Imprint: Boston ; New York : Shambhala, 2009. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Gaylon Ferguson with a foreword by Sakyong Mipham. OCLC Number: 226357657. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xv, 240 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes index, notes, resources.

Call number

Meditation / Fergu

Barcode

BK-06116

ISBN

9781590306574

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Contemplative Practices

CSS Library Notes

Description: Wakefulness is our natural state: enlightened, complete, perfect in wisdom and compassion. It's not something outside ourselves that we need to attain or become. But it's also true that some effort is required to get in touch with it--and that effort is what spiritual practice is about. Gaylon Ferguson highlights two essential aspects of the path of awakening: learning to trust that we are already naturally awake and committing to meditation practice. And he shows how each supports the other in our efforts to become fully who we are. -- from jacket

Table of Contents:
Awakening to the life of reruns
Natural training
Mindful open presence
Home ground
Dancing stillness
Welcoming
Fear and abundance
Awareness of mind's flow
Seeing beyond hope and fear
Opening the doors of perception
Awakening from the nightmare of materialism
Awakening communities of courage

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Physical description

xv, 204 p.; 23 cm

Description

"There are two essential elements to the spiritual path says this popular teacher from the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa- (1) understanding that you're already enlightened, already perfect in wisdom right here and now, and (2) accessing that natural wakefulness through spiritual practice. These two aspects depend upon each other and work together. Gaylon Ferguson's teaching on the twin aspects of view and practice is a perfect introduction for the beginning meditator and it offers fresh perspectives for the non-beginner too."