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Happiness and the Art of Being: A Layman's Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of the Spiritual Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana

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I was blown away by David Godman's "Be as you are". It provided all the answers to the basics on man's apparent problems & solutions. However I could not find a single book that explained all the nitty, gritty of Advaita Vedanta direct from a master like Sri Nisargatta. They were all scattered in a zillion books on Sri Ramana & other Saints from India. Michael James has done an excellent job of consolidating all the relevant teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana in his magnum opus must have book for a spiritual aspirant at any stage of his apparent journey.

Based on what i read from the website http://www.happinessofbeing.com about this book, I immediately ordered and have begun reading it.

I'm very much attracted to this book due to the science/practicality of how to know one's Self and that is enough for me.

My recommendation? Check the site first and if you're open minded enough to understand and accept what is there, you will not have a second thought to invest in this book.

And if you want to quickly get started, get this book first:
THE MOST DIRECT AND RAPID MEANS TO ETERNAL BLISS - Michael Langford

Thanks Michael James!

I'm loving this book. I read the introduction and last chapter and am now re-reading a page-a-day and making notes. If your intention is to just "be", author Michael James analyzes everything Bhagavan Sri Ramana (an adept at existence) ever said, wrote or did, repeating over and over in every conceivable way, that happiness IS our essential being. To attain true and eternal happiness, we must attain the experience of true SELF-KNOWLEDGE--absolutely clear consciousness of our own essential being.

A truly amazing book. Page after page, paragraph after paragraph leads to nowhere but "I am", explaining what we call life along the way. Reading Michael's book while practicing Self Inquiry is like practicing Self Inquiry while practicing Self Inquiry.