Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar [Paperback]

Ramesh S. Balsekar (Author), Wayne Liquorman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0929448146 | ISBN-13: 978-0929448145 | Publication Date: December 1992

A worthy successor to I AM THAT Ramesh's most accessible and easy to understand book. An excellent place to start or end your search. It is highly recommended both for the newcomer to Advaita and the more knowledgeable student of the subject.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Advaita Press (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929448146
• ISBN-13: 978-0929448145
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ordinariness of Enlightenment, July 27, 2000

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Christopher Johnston (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar (Paperback)

I stumbled across this book at the Vedanta bookstore in Hollywood and could not put it down. I was utterly fascinated with Balsekar's simple and thorough answers to his interviewer (the entire book is a question and answer session.) Being a serious aspirant to Enlightenment i.e. Nirvana, Buddhahood, Braham, Truth..I appreciated the author's unpretentious description of the state/form of existing as consciousness itself. It was simply one of the most clearly and concisely written books I've yet come across on the subject. I do believe it worth mentioning that beginners to esoteric religious philosophy may find much of the material difficult to grasp, at the same time some of the book's passages were so simple and literally brilliant (a stand out to me was Balsekar's mention of the lack of a "me" and/or "I" that exists in all action and doership upon realizing oneself as consciousness itself) that I found myself becoming excited/enthusiastic about my own spiritual practice especially in my potential for the attainment of the discussed state of consciousness. Moreover, I wanted to take notes in order to share the passages with others. This book will provide those all to rare glimmers of insight which, by the sublime process of grace, can propell an individual's true spiritual advancement.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary, May 19, 2004

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Jim (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar (Paperback)

I had read many books on non-dualism. When I read this book I finally got it. I had a transformative experience where my separate sense of self dropped away and has not returned. It has been over five years since my experience while reading this book. Since then I have read another account of somebody having the same "experience" while reading this particular book. It is so clear and moves so directly to the point that it has the potential to be very transformative. Contemplate deeply the information that Balsekar gives here.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The End of Suffering, October 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar (Paperback)

Tho a few may be gifted w/ deep and abiding insight from an early age, most on the path to enlightment struggle w/ such questions as: Have I got it yet? When will I get it? How do I keep it?

Regrettably these questions can only be answered by paradox: Awareness is available when "I" is not. To the thirsy pilgrim, the message is that s/he may only drink when the mirage of self has disappeared.

Ramesh, in the clear, simple language, states that there is nothing to do to achieve enlightenment. This lifting of effort, this recognition of Grace, is a bountiful gift. Many other teachers, either consciously or unconsciously, create a doing around enlightenment. The seeker often becomes burdened w/ guilt: Am I doing it right? Ramesh lifts that burden.