Description
For fans of Eckhart Tolle--a guide to mastering self-awareness through direct experience rather than old presumptions or harmful thought patterns
Through decades of martial arts and meditation practice, Peter Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a state of not-knowing. Even the most sincere investigation of self and spirit, he says, is often sabotaged by our tendency to grab too quickly for answers and ideas as we retreat to the safety of the known. This Hitchhiker's Guide to Awareness provides helpful guideposts along an experiential journey for those Western minds predisposed to wandering off to old habits, cherished presumptions, and a stubbornly solid sense of self. With ease and clarity, Ralston teaches readers how to become aware of the background patterns that they are usually too busy, stressed, or distracted to notice. The Book of Not Knowing points out the ways people get stuck in their lives and offers readers a way to make fresh choices about every aspect of their lives--from a place of awareness instead of autopilot.Author: Peter Ralston
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 01/26/2010
Pages: 581
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.94w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9781556438578
ISBN10: 1556438575
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Inspiration & Personal Growth
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | General
- Philosophy | Zen
About the Author
In 1975, Peter Ralston founded Cheng Hsin, a dogma-free approach to using direct experience in body/mind training, and two years later opened The Cheng Hsin School of Internal Martial Arts and Center for Ontological Research in Oakland, California. The first non-Asian ever to win the World Championship full-contact martial arts tournament, Ralston is author of Zen Body-Being, Cheng Hsin: Principles of Effortless Power, and other books.