Published: Nov. 29, 2010
Words: 12,193 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452383422

Short description

Whether openly or privately, many seek answers to life’s profound questions. I make a bold claim. If you seek genuine enlightenment you will find it here. It is not what you have been led by gurus to expect. A life that moves toward the light is enlightened. A life that moves away from it is not. There is no diploma to receive. There is no gate to enter. Heaven, Nirvana, whatever you wi

Extended description

Enlightenment acts like a piano tuner for our spirits, adjusting our heartstrings to resonate with truth. For it is the heart, not the mind, that grants the greater wisdom. We all have hearts beating within us. Thus we each hold a key that opens the door to illumination.

Enlightenment is not just for mystics. The quest for understanding is universal. Throughout existence beings ponder their purpose. The fortunate come to something like this: "Love is why I live. And conscience is the lamp that lights my path."

I have been many things: from editor, to laborer, to rock musician. I bring varied perspectives to this work. My own spiritual journey started slowly, like a locomotive drawing heavy freight. Gradually I picked up steam. Finally I reached the destination: back in this everyday world. It is only here that enlightenment is found. It is here that we follow or ignore the voices of our better angels. Our illumination does not wait on a journey to Heaven or Nirvana. It is fo.. (Read more) Enlightenment acts like a piano tuner for our spirits, adjusting our heartstrings to resonate with truth. For it is the heart, not the mind, that grants the greater wisdom. We all have hearts beating within us. Thus we each hold a key that opens the door to illumination.

Enlightenment is not just for mystics. The quest for understanding is universal. Throughout existence beings ponder their purpose. The fortunate come to something like this: "Love is why I live. And conscience is the lamp that lights my path."

I have been many things: from editor, to laborer, to rock musician. I bring varied perspectives to this work. My own spiritual journey started slowly, like a locomotive drawing heavy freight. Gradually I picked up steam. Finally I reached the destination: back in this everyday world. It is only here that enlightenment is found. It is here that we follow or ignore the voices of our better angels. Our illumination does not wait on a journey to Heaven or Nirvana. It is for those who dwell in worlds that await perfection.

My book, "Enlightenment," is not just my story. It is the tale of all of us who seek to draw back the curtains of delusion and open the window that admits a sacred light.

Jim Riley
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Tags

karma, happiness, buddhism, philosophy, health, enlightenment, zen, heaven, tao, nirvana

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Review by: Nancy Hand on Dec. 01, 2010 :
The book, in format, reminds me of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. There are short, numbered paragraphs, "verses", succinctly stating a point that can be thought about for a lifetime. While the author recognizes limits to the written word, his use of the medium is beautiful.
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