Table of Contents for the Enlightenment Book

Awakening to the Here and Now

Chapter 1        Enlightenment............................... 1  

Enlightenment is not difficult to realize.. 1  

Beyond Belief.............................. 2  

Sincerity is the Paramount................. 8  

Amazingly Simple.......................... 10  

What is there to get?..................... 10  

Why should I want to Get This?............ 11  

The Milestones............................ 12  

The Challenges............................ 13  

The Key................................... 13  

What is Advaita?.......................... 13  

Chapter 2        ORGANIC REALITY............................ 18  

Holographic Universe: Our Recursive Reality 24  

Emptiness Everywhere...................... 25  

Chapter 3        MAYA THE Illusion.......................... 27  

The Ego................................... 31  

Me, Myself, and I......................... 32  

Not Asking You to Believe................. 33  

Chapter 4        Pull Away the Veils........................ 35  

Let's Investigate......................... 35  

What is it About?......................... 40  

Who is the Doer?.......................... 40  

Four Principal Totalities................. 41  

1. Look for the Me....................... 42  

2. Time is Not Real...................... 45  

3. Free Will............................. 47  

The Frog and the Scorpion................. 50  

4. Reincarnation......................... 51  

Significance of the Four Totalities....... 52  

Flip the Switch........................... 52  

Chapter 5        Am I enlightened yet?...................... 54  

The Conventional Phases of Enlightenment.. 56  

Phase One: The Illusion within the Illusion 56  

Phase Two: Growth........................ 58  

Phase Three: Direct Experience in the Illusion   59  

Phase Four: Direct Self Realization...... 61  

The Fast Track to Enlightenment........... 62  

Chapter 6        What is It LIKE to be Enlightened.......... 63  

Saintliness versus Enlightenment.......... 63  

The State of Enlightenment................ 66  

Chapter 7        Methods of Mindfulness ..................... 69  

Stay with the I-Awareness................. 70  

Meditation................................ 70  

The Monkey Mind.......................... 71  

Follow Your Breath........................ 73  

Third Person.............................. 73  

Mr. Robot................................. 74  

Stop Thinking............................. 74  

Chapter 8        Awakening to the here and the Now In Nature 76  

Nature: The Gates to Heaven............... 76  

Nature Awareness.......................... 78  

Look at the Small to See the Big.......... 79  

Another World within Organic Reality...... 82  

Tap into your Sixth Sense................ 85  

The Secret Spot........................... 85  

Avoid Labeling........................... 88  

The Secret Spot from a Different Perspective 89  

Visit with a Tree......................... 90  

Visit with a Flower....................... 91  

Grasshopper............................... 92  

The World of the Crystal.................. 92  

The Night of Nature....................... 92  

Create Your Own Awareness Encounters...... 93  

Chapter 9        More Pointers.............................. 95  

Be like a Child........................... 97  

Achievement of Happiness.................. 98  

Know Intellectually....................... 99  

Investigate Life’s Issues................ 100  

Be Without Labeling...................... 100  

Pain..................................... 100  

Fear of Loss of Memory................... 101  

Forgive Yourself......................... 101  

Lose Your Ego............................ 102  

Happiness is in the Here and the Now..... 102  

Test for Realness and the Illusion....... 103  

Shed Your Outer Layers................... 103  

You Do Not Have to Do Anything........... 103  

You Never Did Anything................... 104  

Lucid Wakefulness........................ 104  

Suffering Will Never Totally Go Away..... 104  

Know You Do Not Exist 24/7............... 105  

Belief Causes Suffering.................. 105  

Want Nothing............................. 106  

It May Take Some Time.................... 106  

You Have Been Taught Nothing............. 106  

Shift from Contents of Awareness to the Awareness Itself......................................... 107  

Look for the Seer........................ 107  

Do Not Fall into the Trap................ 107  

Do Not Meditate For Mystical Experiences. 108  

There is Nothing to Achieve.............. 108  

Judge Not................................ 108  

You Can Go No Deeper..................... 109  

Do Not Grieve the Death of Ego........... 109  

Chapter 10      WHat nOW.................................. 110  

What is my Purpose in Life............... 115  

Some of the Beacons of Light............. 116  

Chapter 11      Conceptual Concerns....................... 118  

But What about….......................... 118  

Who is doing the asking?................. 118  

I Cannot Get It.......................... 119  

I had it and then I lost it.............. 119  

I Still Have Anxiety and Fear............ 120  

It Feels Like I Do Exist................. 121  

I Forget Who I Am........................ 121  

I Liked My Old Beliefs................... 121  

When Your Body Dies...................... 122  

What You Believe the Afterlife to be..... 122  

I Want to Go To the Next Level........... 123  

Chapter 12      Frequently Asked Questions ................ 124  

Why is there Bad in the Dream I Am?...... 125  

Why do I feel lost, despondent or alone after I become “Enlightened?”........................... 126  

Should I share enlightenment with others, and if so, how?......................................... 126  

How do I Know that this Enlightenment is not Another Illusion?......................................... 128  

I agree with most of the concepts, but some seem like blasphemy. Are they blasphemy?........... 129  

Will I now be able to do Miracles?....... 129  

Where do Moses, Jesus, Mohamed, and all the Other Great Religious Leaders Fit into This?......... 130  

Is the Ego Just Another Name for Satan or the Devil?   131  

Do I Need to Worship God?................ 131  

Where do I go to Church for This?........ 132  

What are Ghosts?......................... 132  

Can My True Self be Hurt?................ 133  

Do I Need to Actively be Aware?.......... 133  

Do I Need a Guru?........................ 133  

If Life is an Illusion, Why bother to be Good?    134  

Why Do We Continue to Participate in Life? 134  

Why Do I Still Have So Many Questions?... 135  

Should I Start Trying to Live Like a Saint? 135  

Is the Ego Bad?.......................... 136  

What about Bad People?................... 136  

Do I Need to Meditate or Do Something?... 137  

Chapter 13      Conclusions............................... 139