Many of us identify with a mixture of thoughts, perceptions and sensations. The people around us, our teachers and our friends, believe that they are separate entities and we naturally follow their example without question. This identification with our body and mind seems deeply rooted but investigation reveals that it is the origin of discontentment and unhappiness. The non-dual perspective radically questions this identification and this investigation leads to an experience in which the separation between a subject and an object, between a ‘me’ and the rest of the universe, between ‘me’ and God, is abolished. Francis Lucille points towards an experiential understanding of what we are – the pure, timeless Consciousness residing in the background of all mental activity. This Consciousness is found to be the reality of all things and is revealed as absolute happiness, intelligence, love and beauty. The dialogues presented in this book point us gently and subtly towards the essence, the luminous depth of our being, which is both the meaning of things and their unique reality.
About the author In 1973, after studying Science at l’Ecole Polytechnique and l’Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace, Francis Lucille discovered the wisdom of the East through Vedantic and Buddhist texts. This began a deep seeking for identity that ended shortly after his meeting with his spiritual teacher, Jean Klein, in 1975. Francis Lucille now lives in the USA. He holds retreats in Europe and the United States. Visit his website here for more information. 152 pages. Softback. £8.95 *Introductory 20% discount offer: £7.15*