Beyond Mind, Beyond Death II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798988940852)

"There's no greater adventure than looking into the nature of life and reality."

If you have achieved success, accumulated knowledge, explored spiritual teachings, and yet still feel that something essential is missing, you are not alone.

Many spiritual seekers experience what author William Samuel called the "grind and grate in the pit of the stomach"-a persistent sense of incompleteness that no accomplishment, relationship, philosophy, or belief system can fully satisfy. This anthology explores that deeper longing and the search for the Truth behind the self.

Drawn from 84 issues of the TAT Forum magazine, this collection presents the insights, struggles, breakthroughs, and discoveries of serious seekers and finders engaged in the timeless quest for self-realization. Rather than offering a new belief system, religious doctrine, or self-help program, these essays invite readers into the direct investigation of consciousness, identity, and reality itself.

Organized as a roadmap of the spiritual journey, the book follows the stages many seekers encounter:

- The mysterious restlessness that sparks the search for meaning
- The practice of self-inquiry and the examination of thought
- The obstacles, doubts, fears, and crises that arise along the path
- The recognition of the ego's subtle traps and spiritual illusions
- The discovery of "something" beyond the personal self
- The return to ordinary life with greater clarity, presence, and understanding

Featuring writings inspired by the teachings of Richard Rose and the tradition of the TAT Foundation, these pages explore themes found in nonduality, enlightenment, self-definition, meditation, direct experience, and spiritual awakening. The contributors write not as theorists but as individuals engaged in the difficult work of uncovering what is real.

Whether you are new to the spiritual search or have spent years studying philosophy, mysticism, Advaita, Zen, or nondual teachings, this book serves as both companion and mirror. Its purpose is not merely to provide answers, but to help readers ask the questions that matter most.

This is not a book about becoming a better version of yourself.

It is a book about discovering what remains when the story of yourself is finally seen through.

Welcome to the search.

Author: Tess Hughes,Bob Fergeson,Shawn Nevins
ISBN-13: 9798988940852
Publisher: Tat Foundation Press
Language: English
Published: 06/03/2026
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d