{"product_id":"sitting-at-the-open-door-john-m-grenafege-9781482680096","title":"Sitting at the Open Door of the Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Every moment is an opportunity, every moment is an invitation from Parabrahman. The opportunity that is being presented is to know the Self... there is no other reason to be here.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is a collection of timeless teachings from Advaita teacher John Grenafege of San Francisco, CA. The book's chapters are taken directly from his Satsangs, and also include two of his writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John's message does not differ from that of Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji) or other well-known Sages, but he does present it in his own unique way that keeps the serious spiritual seeker 'looking' in the right direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this book, we are clearly reminded that if we wish to awaken in this lifetime, the commitment to knowing the truth has to be the highest. After awakening, which is truly the beginning, if one's attention remains firmly planted in presence, pure consciousness, the I Am will naturally dissolve, evaporate, revealing what is prior to consciousness, in what is called \u003ci\u003eRealization\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each chapter begins with a pointer for reflection and meditation. It is a book that can be picked up and opened at any point for reading and contemplating the message within that chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pointer from the chapter \u003cb\u003eYou Don't Have to Suffer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"It's a dream of a thing called enlightenment. The more narrow one's focus as believing in a body, in a world, in a someone - the more suffering. What if none of this existed?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In addition to pointers, this book contains a number of black and white photos taken of the beautiful murals and artwork of Erin Tajime Castelan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is recognized that, as with all spiritual books, this book may make absolutely no sense to some, and yet be the 'key' for another. It is John's wish that it be the key for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the back cover: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"My deepest wish is for you to realize the Truth of your Being. Know that the search and the one who searches are imaginary. When the mind is still, you are on the threshold. Abide there until The Only reveals and the imaginary evaporates.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis is a book to be kept and savoured, for each reading brings a new depth of understanding, even after one has awakened.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBOOK CHAPTERS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dweller on the Threshold\u003cbr\u003e All Language is Metaphor\u003cbr\u003e The Mystery of This \u003cbr\u003e The Self is Idle and Unitary\u003cbr\u003e The Absolute is No\u003cbr\u003e The Unreal is Created With Language\u003cbr\u003e The I-Thought Belongs to No One\u003cbr\u003e The Knower and Known Arise as One, Not Two\u003cbr\u003e You Don't Have to Suffer\u003cbr\u003e It's a Dream\u003cbr\u003e Don't Be Afraid\u003cbr\u003e How Does One, Speak to One?\u003cbr\u003e Advaita - One Substance, Not Two\u003cbr\u003e Life is Living You\u2028The Mind Likes to Label\u003cbr\u003e I Am-ness is the First Illusion\u003cbr\u003e Bitten By A Scorpion\u003cbr\u003e Silence\u003cbr\u003e Let's Unravel This \u003cbr\u003e No 'Thing' Will Bring Relief\u003cbr\u003e Let It Go \u003cbr\u003e Consciousness Moves as a Whole\u003cbr\u003e One Dreamer, Many Apparent Bodies\u003cbr\u003e Freedom is Beyond All Experiences\u003cbr\u003e Let It All Blow Away\u003cbr\u003e Everything Goes\u003cbr\u003e It's So Close That We Miss It\u003cbr\u003e Addicted to the Illusion\u003cbr\u003e The Ocean of The Absolute\u003cbr\u003e We Are Wonderful Mirages - A Ray of the Absolute\u003cbr\u003e You're Ready to Know\u003cbr\u003e How Can One Find What Has Not Been Lost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. 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