That’s the transcendent aspect of being, when awareness becomes conscious of itself: “Oh! I am!”

The Contemplative Endeavor (2018)

Portrait of Adyashanti

Adyashanti

Spiritual Teacher
Born: October 26, 1962

Adyashanti (meaning “primordial peace”), born Steven Gray, is an American spiritual teacher and author from the San Francisco Bay Area who offers talks, online study courses, and retreats in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous books, CDs and DVDs and, together with his wife Mukti, is the founder of Open Gate Sangha, Inc., a nonprofit organization established in 1996 which supports and makes available his teachings.

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Destination Unknown

Enlightenment should not be viewed as a final destination or goal, but rather an endless unfolding where one increasingly embodies wholeness. Adyashanti examines how the ego perpetuates suffering through judgments and perceptions of incompleteness, and points to the freedom found in realizing the innate perfection in oneself and the world.

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Emptiness Dancing

Who are you when you are not thinking yourself into existence? What is ultimately behind the set of eyes reading these words? In Emptiness Dancing, Adyashanti invites you to wake up to the essence of what you are through the natural and spontaneous opening of the mind, heart, and body that holds the secret to happiness and liberation. From the first stages of realization to its evolutionary implications, Adyashanti shares a treasure trove of insights into the challenges of the inner life, offering lucid, down-to-earth advice on topics ranging from the ego, illusion, and spiritual addiction to compassion, letting go, the eternal now, and more.

The Contemplative Endeavor

Adyashanti illuminates the profound moment when awareness awakens to its own presence, likening it to a child’s startling self-discovery in the mirror. He recounts Ramana Maharshi’s fearless contemplation of death, which unveiled the eternal essence beyond the transient self. Adyashanti invites us to courageously encounter our immediate experience of being, for therein lies the foundation of authentic spiritual inquiry—a silent yet transformative communion with the heart of existence.