Who Am I?: An illustrated discovery document exploring what our essential nature is . . . and is not.

By Brian E Mayne

What is the secret meaning and purpose to life as a human being? An illustrated discovery document exploring what our essential nature is . . . and is not. Does who we really are have a beginning and an ending? Is the waking state with its changing physical forms our true reality? What is the experience of nothingness? What does conscious immortality mean? This booklet is based on the author's own understanding and experience derived from decades of work with numerous teachers and teachings, including Robert Aitken Roshi, Srinivas Arka, the Bhagavad Gita, John Blofeld, The Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan), Douglas Harding, Namkai Norbu, Nisargadatta, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Ramana Maharshi, Shaun de Warren, Siddharameshwar Maharaj, Swami Shyam, and the Principal Upanishads. The narrative is followed by supportive and confirming quotes from teachers and traditions throughout history. A fascinating look at the meaning of life Brian Mayne's first book, Awake - Conscious Pilgrimage: An Evolving Soul's Journey , was written as an anonymous musing about his spiritual journey - completed while he was lying in a hospital bed awaiting open heart surgery. He says: 'Although it was intended to be a possible help to others, an additional ulterior motive was that if I did not survive the surgery and came back (reincarnated) I might discover it and not have to repeat learning all the same lessons all over again. The happy news is that my physical side has lived on from that surgery to write a sequel.' That new work is Who Am I? It is a fascinating look at the meaning and purpose of life. . . exploring what our essential nature is . . . and is not. It asks key questions such as does who we really are have a beginning and an ending? Is the waking state with its changing physical forms our true reality? What is the experience of nothingness? What does conscious immortality mean? This booklet is based on Brian's own understanding and experience derived from decades of work with numerous teachers and teachings, including Robert Aitken Roshi, Srinivas Arka, the Bhagavad Gita, John Blofeld, Douglas Harding, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Ramana Maharshi and Swami Shyam. The narrative is followed by supportive and confirming quotes from teachers and traditions throughout history. Brian says: 'Who Am I? was meant to be pretty much a conclusion, but more keeps revealing itself and I am even now contemplating a third volume, which could shed some understanding of the meaning and implications of Zen's Five Ranks of Tozan and the 10 Oxherding Pictures which describe the gradations of awakening.' Brian is hoping his book will interest those who 'take an interest in venturing within to that place where even the mind is an external.' Who AM I? by Brian E. Mayne and Awake - Conscious Pilgrimage . . . An Evolving Soul's Journey are both available from Amazon . - Mensa Magazine (UK), December 2022

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09RNL4712
• ISBN13: 9798412019017
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"