MORE OF WHAT'S INSIDE
contents
satsangh
dialogues
the maturing
heart and mind 13
the ultimate
challenge of love 37
alchemy of mind
and heart 59
only the
perfect remains 79
invitation to silence 93
empty and unattached
totality 117
endnotes 201
further information about the author 221
EMPTINESS (page 136)
Over time,
one comes to realize the Essential Nature of life by simply watching through
silent observation. The Essential Nature of existence is often referred to as
“emptiness”—empty like silence. This essence is called “empty” because it has
no actual content, no substance, no concepts, and no fixed abode. Emptiness is
even empty of the idea of emptiness.
Yet the emptiness we come to realize is the essence of life.
It permeates and defines the forms of consciousness. This emptiness
effortlessly pours forth infinite and unbounded possibilities, which we call
existence. Although emptiness defines and fills all forms, our Essential
Nature is free of limitation and definition. It is everywhere and nowhere at
once. It is our undividable essence.
Freedom is understanding that
this boundless perfection is indeed the Truth within all that ever has been, or
ever can be. You can only experience real freedom
through realization of this simple,
obvious, silent, and ever-pervasive Truth. Our Essential
Nature has only one identity, which is everything and nothing at once. Observe
the passing, ephemeral, impermanence of time and all it appears to contain.
Through this observation Truth is revealed in the heart... within oneself.
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>Please note that the first printing of this book has the title, Secrets of the Heart. This is the same book as In Our Hearts We Know... only the title and cover were changed... The main text remains unchanged except for a few additional endnotes.<
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