That Is That: Essays About True Nature

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PART 1: Being in the Present Moment PART 1: Being in the Present Moment What Is This Moment’s Treasure? Two Possibilities The Mind's Endless To-Do List A Sea Of Sensation The Cause of Suffering The Gap in Awareness The Suffering In The World Sensing Inside Noticing Gratitude PART 2: Making Up Reality Going Naked Without Belief The Dance Between the Mind and Reality Make Believe Thoughts Are Not Very Real The Ghosts Within Not Knowing PART 3: Exploration Through Inquiry Self-Inquiry Being Present to Feelings How Long to Inquire into Feelings Inquiry into Numbness Inquiry into a Broken Heart Inquiry into Control Exploring Emptiness Seeking Happiness Finding Connection in Loneliness Inquiry Into Resentment Doing Inquiry When You Get Triggered Two Paths to Love Loving How Hard It Is to Love PART 4: Oneness Oneness Multiple Experiencers Within Oneness How to Experience Oneness More Deeply One Source for Everything Every Moment Is Self-Realization How to Stay Focused on the Self Knowing Who You Really Are Nothing Happens to You You Cannot Be Harmed Why Things Are the Way They Are PART 5: Awakening What Is Enlightenment or Awakening? The Flower of Awakening Burning Down the House Wanting to Awaken Seeking, Giving, and Being Effort in Meditation Sitting on a Beach Doesn't Cause a Tsunami Focus in Meditation PART 6: Doing and Choosing What Do I Do When There Is No Doer? What About Free Will? Living as No Self What Moves Life PART 7: Beyond No Self Appendix About the Author