Right Here, Right Now: Seeing Your True Nature as Present Awareness [Paperback]

John Wheeler (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0955176239 | ISBN-13: 978-0955176234 | Publication Date: March 21, 2006

The third in the series of books of correspondence with students of the direct path by John Wheeler "There is no ordinary life. Life is a grand display or flowering within the vast and clear presence of the divine intelligence. Every leaf and piece of dust is cradled in an expanse of light and presence. That presence-awareness that contains all things is also the deep presence of love and peace always. It is your own real being. The universe being revealed in each moment is aflame with the presence of exquisite love. In that, even the most ordinary thing is a unique and wonderful expression of the underlying oneness of all." From chapter 82, The Waiting Game

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Non-Duality Press (March 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0955176239
• ISBN-13: 978-0955176234
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,122,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Follow the Pointers and Know -, May 5, 2007

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Charlie Hayes "Charlie Hayes" (Reno, NV, USA) - See all my reviews

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I have read hundreds of "Spiritual Books," from Advaita to Zen. From Ramana Maharshi (Who Am I?) to Nisargadatta Maharaj (I Am That) ... with all manner of practices, and Gurus (like Baba Muktananda who I still love,) as well seminars, therapies, and meditations ... which went on for over 30 years.

Meeting John Wheeler was the beginning of the end of all that seeking, confusion, mistaken identification, and the attendant suffering. It's that simple and that real, what John points to.

I had a long struggle with the uncompromising nondual pointers John shares, until awareness began to dawn, and the suffering began to lessen, then subside as the Truth revealed itself. This cannot be attained, as the brute fact is that the one who wants to attain is a phantom. This is made crystal clear in John's sharing. But it is not something John gives a seeker - that very dualism is what is false and as John reminds the reader over and over, only through our OWN rigorous and committed investigation can this Innate Truth of our Aware Presence be seen to be the ground of all being and then the seeking evaporates, along with the seeker-identity. All is clear then and it is as obvious and bright as a sunrise that what we are IS this presence of awareness ... simply, Being Itself. It was never absent - so the search itself was the real problem!

I have known my now very good friend John Wheeler since November of 2004; we met first through his writings and website, and then through in-person meetings and e-mail exchanges (John may well be the most generous and forgiving human being I have ever known; I was a hard case and never once did he give up on me!)

In my view only one with a sharp sense of self-awareness can point to That Truth of Timeless Being in ways that the seeker can see for himself or herself. This sharp clear loving energy comes through between, and before, the `words' in the book. I was totally skeptical that words could lead beyond words ... but when the words are viewed not as "the truth" but rather as "signposts" or Arrows that show us, stop and look here! can there be a dawning of the innate intelligence-energy that lies at the heart of all creation.

I'd suggest to not dismiss this as merely a book! Take it up with a commitment to discover what the words are pointing to (NOT describing or representing, but indicating the direction for our own looking) and you will be amazed at the resonance and heart-felt affinity for your own true Self that arises.

Over and over we are reminded by the ancient sages and saints, the great word: "You Are That." That - Sat - Chit - Ananda, which can be translated as Being, Awareness and Pure Love - THAT is what you are.

Some call this Awareness-Presence God. Know this as you look in the ways John suggests: As the great Word - the "Mahavakya" - states: That, Thou Art. That, I Am. All That Is, Is That.
With love and respect for who you are, I humbly suggest that you read this book, as well as others by John, and follow the pointers back into your True Self. That Self is eternally free, Self-knowing, and brimming with affection and respect for all that is, as it is.

Five stars ain't enough!

In love and Gratitude, to The One appearing as Mr. John Wheeler,

I Am.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awareness and Presence, August 2, 2007

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Anne Gorman - See all my reviews

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The author's message is this: Against all appearances, we are not separate people. We are ONE. And what we all are is Presence-Awareness. Thoughts come and go, but we remain clear, and are always here now.

Our experiences/thoughts are flashed out as on a screen, and we are not the screen or actors but the background. The background is permanent.

We don't need to become enlightened because we are already that and have forgotten it. Our Real Nature is shining right now.

It makes me think of the Hawaiian Islands -- seeming like separate islands but in reality are connected at the base.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Answer is Clear--Here and Now, January 14, 2008

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Rodney Stevens (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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John Wheeler--one of the world's finest contemporary teachers of nonduality (or Advaita)--directly realized his true nature through in-depth conversations with "Sailor" Bob Adamson in 2003. John carries on that colloquial approach in this admirable work.

Through discussions and email exchanges with a multitude of seekers, John points--with captivating precision--to their overlooked, self-shining freedom. It is literally is right here, right now, as your own everyday awareness. (Full disclosure: I awakened to that fact through reading John's first book, AWAKENING TO THE NATURAL STATE, and through some follow-up emails with him).

This present work is both sturdy and handsomely-printed, and it contains over 100-chapters of Q&As. Oftentimes, the chapter-headings themselves are exquisite pointers to one's ever-present nature, e.g., "It is Just a Simple Recognition," "Awareness Is the Background of All Experiences," and "Stay With What Is Clear, Simple and Present."

As in all of his books, John's magnificent patience is clearly apparent here. Sensing a questioner's frustration, John will, for example, remind the questioner to stay not with the concept of what he thinks presence-awareness should be, but rather, with what is clearly evident at this very moment.

Near the end of the book, John--in lyrical prose--reminds a seeker that "There is no ordinary life...The universe being revealed in each moment is aflame with the presence of equisite love. In that, even the most ordinary thing is a unique and wonderful expressions of the underlying oneness of all."

Yes, this is no ordinary life. And RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW is no ordinary book. Indeed, it is not to be missed.