The Bliss of Freedom : A Contemporary Mystic's Enlightening Journey

By Master Charles

Living in true freedom and enlightenment is what this book is all about. Get lost in a new way of living. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965095827
• ISBN13: 9780965095822
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Acacia Publishing
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Meeting Presence

I am always amazed at the diversity of the awakening process. Here Master Chrales shares with us in his own unique style of expression ( he is very poetic ) the journey of awakening as it unfolded within him, whilst he was in the presence of the Great Master Baba Muktananda. Perhaps the uniqueness of the awakening process reflects the Unlimited potential that is Consciousness. As the Spiritual energy Kundalini Shakti awakens within a human being she takes one on a journey into the very depths of BEING , and the expression and dance of this process is always a creative and free. Here we are invited into the depths of awakened consciousness

Profound mystical experience by a westerner

My comparative religion professor included this book on a recommended reading list as an example of profound mystical experience written by a westerner. I have read fairly extensively in this field and consider the level of spiritual mastery expressed by Master Charles in this book to be a least on a par with the more profound examples of mystical realization I am aware of, both Eastern and Western. It is also a fascinating account of his may years in India under the mentorship of the renouwned Eastern master Paramahansa Muktananda.Since he is a contemporary, living mystic, I took the opportunity to experience Master Charles in person and attended a meditation retreat with him at his Sanctuary in Virginia. There were about one hundred of us in attendance from all around the world. Several of us were first-timers and many of the others were regular attendees. From the start, it was evident that the level of realization he described in his book was authentic and palpable.His daily dialogues on holistic reality were clear and precise, and while he is thoroughly conversant in empirical scientific knowledge, his own background in comparative religion and philosophy was quite evident. The contemporary form of meditation that he originated, Synchronicity technological meditation, is absolutely brilliant and is likely the most significant breakthrough in the art and science of meditation in thousands of years. Both the man and his work are on the level of genius.I have met several authentic spiritual teachers, but none whose presence is so intoxicating, elevating and expansive. The peace, bliss and love that emanates from him, validates the depth of his mystical/spiritual realization more than his words. I was blown away and it was the same for everyone in attendance.If you are interested in authentic spiritual/mystical experience beyond sectarianism, Master Charles Cannon is a magnificent (and available)living example. I definitely recommend reading his book. Also you may want to check out the website on his non-profit organization, Synchronicity Foundation:...and perhaps even attend one of his retreats. If you are a seeker of spiritual unforldment, don't miss out on an opportunity to experience the real thing.

Classic Story of Awakening

I discovered this book by "accident" from an ad in a magazine I found in a waiting room. Master Charles was a student of Muktananda whose name translates to "Bliss of Freedom". Thus the title is no coincidence. ...I find Master Charles experiences very familar. Both from my personal experience and the experiences I've heard or read from others. His is a classic story of the enlightenment adventure from the Hindu or Vedantic perspective.Aside from experiencing the wonderfulness of Master Charles'adventure readers can gain spiritual/historical perspective by reading Muktananda's book about his own awakening adventure: "Play of Consciousness". Additionally, Franklin Jones (Da Free John) wrote about his experiences with Muktananda in his book "The Knee of Listening".In summary, this book is a prototypic example of the adventure of awakening to our spiritual reality and an excellent read and addition to many seekers' spiritual libraries...

A major contribution to the genre of spiritual classics.

BOOK REVIEW - THE BLISS OF FREEDOM As the original luster of the New Age fades, this book offers a refreshing and entirely new perspective on personal spiritual transformation, or what Master Charles terms "the enlightening journey." The author is well qualified to speak of such, as evidenced in these pages, where he recounts his own remarkable personal and spiritual odyssey to his current status as a renowned contemporary Western mystic. The book accurately mirrors his unique melding of Eastern tradition and Western heritage into a new and more holistic unity. The Bliss of Freedom artfully interweaves the autobiographical and the thematic. Master Charles shares both his own mystical experiences and his highly original and provocative insights into such universal issues as love, sex, freedom, the mind and the nature of Reality with a capital R. These insights are born not of cerebral inquiry; rather, they emerge out of the experiential mystical dimensions he describes and his own immersion over many decades in the contemplative lifestyle. The many thousands who came in contact with Baba Muktananda will delight in an insider's glimpse into his world and ways, lovingly revealed by one who shared closely in that world. Far from a lofty tome, The Bliss of Freedom is real and alive. Master Charles communicates with a simplicity that is unassuming and engaging. The mystical worlds are, by nature, beyond the mind, says the author. Yet, his work successfully meets the perennial challenge of transposing the magic and power of such ineffable experiences into the more solid medium of the word. The careful rendering of his many visionary experiences makes them poignant and immediate so that the reader feels present within the experience. There is even the impression of a subtler level of transmission beyond the words, an inner resonance with what he describes. Even the most entrenched of left-brainers may find, as they read of Master Charles' mystical absorption into luminosity, that similar blue lights dance across the page! The Bliss of Freedom offers us a "how to" guide to meditative experience, couched in narrative form. The book is inspirational, opening us to the possibility of such meditative and visionary experiences in our own lives. Like the best-selling Conversations with God, it reiterates that the Divine is accessible to us through direct experience, without recourse to the medium of an institution or a religious belief system, even exhorting us to recognize our own innate nature as God or "Source." While primarily a very personal sharing of Master Charles' own journey, The Bliss of Freedom has all the hallmarks of a spiritual classic, making a major contribution to the genre by its elucidation of the meditative and mystical tradition, and the role of the master-disciple relationship within that tradition. These subjects have been little known or understood - and therefore much maligned -