Nothing to Grasp
A friend challenged me to write a short, concise book that would say what I most want to express as simply and clearly as possible. This book is the response to that challenge. It points to this ungraspable and yet unavoidable present happening, just exactly as it is. It points beyond concepts and beliefs to direct experience here and now. I hope the book will invite the reader to explore their actual present moment experiencing, to see through the stories of lack and the mirage of future attainment, and to discover the freedom that is Here / Now, the freedom for everything to be just as it is. The book explores many questions: What is meant by "no self" or "not taking your life personally" or "you are not the body"? Who or what is in charge of "your life"? What is enlightenment? Is there anything to do in order to wake up? How does suffering end? How is it possible to reconcile all the seemingly contradictory expressions of nonduality and all the seemingly contradictory approaches to waking up? Hopefully, this book is a simple, clear pointer to what is obvious, unavoidable and right here, right now.