Ergebnis für "A Quiet Contagion" in Religion & Spiritualität

A fascinating, engaging, and unique memoir, this story covers John Coleman's life after his cover is blown as a CIA agent in Asia in the late 1950s, leading him to embark on a vigorous pursuit of spiritual truth. In his travels through India, Burma, Japan, and Thailand, he encounters luminous teachers such as Krishnamurti, Maharishi, and D.T. Suzuki. Ultimately, his search for peace of mind and liberating insights comes to fruition in Yangon-also known as Rangoon-under the tutelage of the great Vipassana meditation master Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Sometimes, our mind leads a life of its own. An endless variety of thoughts swirls through our head, bring us under their spell, and attract us to new worlds. But then, they just won’t stop, and it all becomes too much of a good thing. When our restless mind is doing its own thing at four in the morning, we experience just how far we are controlled by our thoughts and feelings. It then becomes impossible for us to live in and enjoy the moment. Back to the energy of simply being. But in reality, we are far more than this.