Enlightenment Ain't What It's Cracked Up To Be A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul
by Forman, Robert K. c.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-10-16
Publisher(s): Changemakers Books
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $18.31
Rent Book
Select for Price
New Book
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Used Book
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eBook
We're Sorry
Not Available
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
What if you spent years of your life seeking spiritual enlightenment, but were looking in the wrong place? It's happening right now to millions of seekers around the world.
Author Biography
Dr. Robert Forman writes with the authority of a lifetime of personal mystical experience, and international renown for his books, articles and worksops about spiritual experience and the path.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. xvi |
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| Discovering It, Dismissing It | p. 5 |
| Engaging It | |
| Both/And It | p. 6 |
| Waiting for Enlightenment | p. 8 |
| Its Context | p. 11 |
| Seeking It | p. 17 |
| Longing for Enlightenment | p. 20 |
| It Enters | p. 25 |
| Becoming It | p. 31 |
| Dismissing Its Illusions | |
| Disillusionment, Part I | p. 42 |
| Full Catastrophe Disillusionment | p. 47 |
| This is it | |
| Locus Classicus | p. 56 |
| Hindu Enlightenment | p. 57 |
| Buddhist Enlightenment | p. 60 |
| Christianity | p. 63 |
| Enlightenment: a Definition | p. 69 |
| Confirmation | p. 72 |
| Quo Vadis | p. 77 |
| The Question | p. 78 |
| Learning to Live It | |
| Working in It | p. 81 |
| Coming Up to the Line | p. 87 |
| Feeling it | |
| It and Ducks | p. 90 |
| It and Sexuality | p. 94 |
| It And Dragons | p. 103 |
| It in the World | p. 111 |
| Sensing It | p. 112 |
| It and Ethics | p. 115 |
| The Cloud of Unknowing | p. 115 |
| The Peculiarly Spiritual Life | p. 127 |
| It in Relationships | |
| Buddha Alone in It | p. 129 |
| It in a Group | p. 135 |
| It in Duet | p. 143 |
| It in Marriage | p. 149 |
| Letting go of the But | p. 156 |
| Walking with It | p. 161 |
| It in the World | |
| Unresistant to It | p. 163 |
| Success and Failure in It | p. 167 |
| Yawning the world into It | p. 173 |
| Working in It | |
| A Team in It | p. 177 |
| Silence at Work, Writ Large | p. 185 |
| Reflecting On It | p. 189 |
| Living In It | |
| Standing up Straight in It | p. 190 |
| Craving It | p. 193 |
| Its Fluidity | p. 197 |
| Alone | p. 201 |
| Endnotes | p. 205 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.