Being Consciousness Bliss: A Seeker's Guide

By Astrid Fitzgerald

Many people are looking for a deeper and richer spiritual life. They sense that there is more to their existence than the surface of life seems to offer, but they are confused and uncertain about where to look and how to begin.

Being Consciousness Bliss is a rich, profound, and eminently accessible compendium of wisdom that will help orient people toward a more fruitful spiritual search. Drawing on a dazzling array of sources, including the insights of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky as well as the spiritual traditions of the East, it gives a clear and compelling account of the true inner structure of the human being and how it may be developed to its full potential.

Part One discusses the current human condition -- the "sleep" of ordinary life -- and how a person may begin to wake up from it.

Part Two offers a feast of excerpts from the Perennial Philosophy -- the great wisdom tradition that underlies all cultures and religions -- to feed and nurture the growth of the soul.

Part Three provides simple ways to put these insights into practice in daily life.

Clear, sensible, and erudite, Being Consciousness Bliss is a resource, suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners, to be used and treasured for many years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970109784
• ISBN13: 9780970109781
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended

Fitzgerald serves as your personal tour guide on your own journey. She has done her homework and makes the trip much easier for you. She exposes you to a library of information for you to ponder and has extracted the essence. You need not read it from cover to cover to experience the medley of inspirations.

One of those books that really make a difference

Astrid Fitzgerald's Being Consciousness Bliss, despite its modest subtitle, is more than a seeker's guide. Its three parts provide the description, the substance and the means of living the examined life. What I found the most helpful was Part Three of the book, the actual details and practices that are necessary to overcome the habits of a life lived without conscious attention. Here I found practical help in how to really change things, not offered as instruction but as example and clarification. I found it possible to follow the suggested practices and felt a real shift taking place in my mind. And as they say, the proof is in the pudding. I was able to see what sort of mess I was in and how to go about cleaning out all the mental and emotional baggage I've been carrying around. This is one of those books that really make a difference.

BRAVA! An Inspiring Guide for Seekers of the Soul.

A wonderful treasure house of spiritual thought, quotations, information and practical advice,beautifully presented and organized with amazing clarity and great breadth of knowledge. A growth experience for all of us seeking the next step on our soul's path to enlightenment. Brava! for this newest opus from the author of "An Artist's Book of Inspiration - A Collection of Thoughts on Art, Artists and Creativity", another rewarding book.