{"product_id":"the-shadow-that-seeks-the-ray-brooks-9781786781123","title":"The Shadow That Seeks the Sun: Finding Joy, Love and Answers on the Sacred River Ganges","description":"An uplifting story of spiritual awakening revealing simple yet profound truths about our natural state of being, set amidst the atmospheric banks of the River Ganges that will appeal to self-help and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is widely thought that finding peace, happiness and freedom requires tremendous effort - that in order to achieve a state of contentment and harmony in life, a journey must be taken, or someone or something must be awakened or overcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a chance encounter with an extraordinary Anglo-Indian man on the ghats of the sacred River Ganges, Ray Brooks discovers through the course of nine conversations that his quest for wholeness has been futile: no such journey was necessary, and, just like a shadow that seeks the sun, he had been searching for a self that had never been lost in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"No new knowledge is required or acquired, Ray. No transcendental experience or higher consciousness needs to be achieved. When the recognition of what you are is seen - nothing at all happens. Why would it? You simply find yourself as you already are.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers no systems of belief or promises. Instead, it clearly points to something that is ever-present yet usually completely overlooked: the ordinariness and beauty of our true nature. After acknowledging that simple yet profound truth, the search for wholeness will be complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786781123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786781123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Ray Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938079768831,"sku":"9781786781123","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b51ddd2c-a905-4334-b684-bedfd75921e5.jpg?v=1681433610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shadow-that-seeks-the-ray-brooks-9781786781123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}