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Meditation, Awakening, Spirituality Interview II: Sundance Burke, Author, Free Spirit
Sundance Burke, author of "Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being" is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, meditation, spirituality, nature of consciousness, nonduality, Advaita, awakening to your life's purpose, Self-realizati
Meditation, Awakening, Spirituality Interview III: Sundance Burke, Author, Free Spirit
Sundance Burke, author of "Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being" is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, enlightenment, meditation, spirituality, the nature of consciousness, nonduality, Advaita, awakening to your life's purp
Meditation, Awakening, Spirituality Interview IV: Sundance Burke, Author, Free Spirit
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Advaita Heart Meditation, Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment," is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, spirituality, meditation, Heart of Advaita, nonduality, the nature of consciousness and Self-realization.
Advaita, Awakening, Spirituality Interview III: Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" is interviewed by Jordan Shafter of CompassionWorks. This is Part III of VI.
Awakening and Heart of Advaita, Katie Davis, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" and Sundance Burke, author of "Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being" share awakening, enlightenment, spirituality, meditation and Self-realization. This video is Katie speaking on the D
Part III Interview, Katie Davis, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks in Dallas about awakening, enlightenment, spirituality, meditation, self-realization, advaita and awakening to your life's purpose.
Advaita, Awakening, Spirituality Interview IV: Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment," is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, enlightenment, the nature of consciousness, spirituality, meditation, non-duality, advaita and Self-realization.
Meditation, Awakening, Spirituality Interview V: Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, enlightenment, spirituality, meditation, advaita, nonduality, self-realization. Jordan dissolves into the Bliss.
Meditation, Awakening, Spirituality Interview VI: Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment,' is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, enlightenment, nature of consciousness, advaita, nonduality, spirituality, meditation, self-realization. This part VI of VI.

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being by Sundance Burke

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:02:20 -0500

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being by Sundance Burke
Endorsement by Katie Davis, Awake Joy

Supremely Practical and Awake

Free Spirit by Sundance Burke is a supremely practical guide to awakening from the dominion of the ego to discover the conscious freedom of the Heart. He communicates with absolute clarity and sometimes with a touch of humor which make this book a pleasure to read. The most profound gift is that it is written as realized Presence, so that you may be blessed by the Frequency. ~ Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle (Oprah's Book Club)

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:16:31 -0500

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
Book Review by Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Awake and Profoundly Intelligent Clarity

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual classic and #1 New York Times Bestseller. Already an international phenonmenon, it is now the newest addition to the Oprah Book Club. With Oprah, he is currently offering a ten week online class that is accessible for free registration at Oprah's website. The first class was enjoyed by 700,000 people worldwide, from 139 countries and represented by all fifty states in the U.S.

Eckhart Tolle was born in Germany and graduated from the University of London. He became a research scholar and supervisor at Cambridge University. At 29 years old, he experienced a profound spiritual transformation that dissolved his identity as he had previously known it. This began an intense inward journey that radically changed the course of his life. He is not aligned with any particular religion and yet his message does not exclude any doctrine or dogma. He is communicating that there is a simple and pragmatic way out of suffering into enduring peace.

The book builds on his teachings in The Power of Now; also a bestseller and translated in over 30 languages worldwide. His message in A New Earth encourages experiential awakening to the new state of consciousness that is currently emerging on this planet. Eckhart skillfully dissects the ego in a pragmatic manner with masterful clarity. He informs the mind of what the ego is and what it is not, so that we may be free of the ego to live in harmony and peace. With great insight, he demonstrates how the ego state of consciousness operates, so that we can become aware of its tendencies. In this recognition, we realize who we truly are, which is infinitely greater than what we might think.

I have the original hardbound copy and it is packaged in such a respectful, loving manner, so that we might intuitively sense the value and depth of the message that lies within. Even before opening the cover, we sense the frequency of the truth. Likewise, the interior design and presentation represents quality and elegance.

The structure of A New Earth offers 313 pages with plenty of space between the written lines, so that we may be more contemplative and less 'crowded' in our reading. It offers the perfect 10 in chapters, followed by an index of references and information about the author.

In Chapter 1, The Flowering of Human Consciousness, Eckhart oTolle offers an evocation, shares the purpose of the book, points to our inherited dysfunction, insightfully explains the arising of the "new" consciousness and allows us to perceive the difference between spirituality and religion. He warns of the urgency of the spiritual transformation and the vision of a new Heaven that is a new Earth.

Chapter 2 is a study of the ego that is the current state of humanity; the mind-made sense of self that is the voice in the head that is suffering. He differentiates between content and structure of the ego, its identification with things and the delusion of ownership. Eckhart guides us to the inner body, so that we may realize our organic being that is the peace that is beyond all understanding.

Chapter 3 is a detailed study of the core of ego and with great clarity, he reveals the painful characteristics and consequences of residing in this state of consciousness. He continues this study in Chapter 4 and shares the many faces of the ego, the varied life situational roles that we temporarily play, the value of conscious suffering and conscious parenting. He illuminates the secret to true and lasting happiness and the undeniable truth of eternal life.

Chapter 5 is a study of human emotion both individually and collectively, the role that ego and its time play and how we perpetuate suffering based on the sex of our physical form, our nationality and our race. In Chapter 6, we break free of the ego, its identification with the emotional drama and recognize how to stand free of the mental-emotional chaos and then Eckhart shifts in Chapter 7 to the discovery of who we truly are. He leads us to the freedom of duality and awakening to the 'dreamer' and 'its dream,' so that we might rest in the simple joy of being. We start recognizing that so it is within, it is without.

Chapter 8 leads the reader to the discovery of inner space, the inner sanctum that is the truth of who you are and offers valuable pointers to assist in this discovery. With great clarity, he encourages that when you lose 'yourself,' in reality you find your true self. Chapter 9 is discovering your inner, lifetime purpose, which is awakening.

In the final chapter, he shares his vision of living the awakened life, its characteristic qualities and envisions a new reality that is already present.

~Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy The Essence of Enlightenment

Sundance and Katie Spring Tour 2008 ~ Awake Joy and Free Spirit ~ April 4-May 18 in Colorado, Ontario, Illinois, Washington, British Columbia, Arizona

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:56:44 -0500

Part IV of VI: Free Videos: Awakening, Spirituality, Meditation, Advaita, Nonduality, Enlightenment, Self-realization, Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:11:59 -0500

Katie Davis, author of "Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment," is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of CompassionWorks on awakening, spirituality, meditation, advaita, nonduality, enlightenment and Self-realization.

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Too Intimate for Words by John Astin

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:46:31 -0500

Too Intimate for Words by John Astin
Book endorsement by Katie Davis

Intimate, Inspiring and Wise

"Too Intimate for Words" by John Astin is a beautiful and inspiring expression of the causeless joy and conscious freedom of the Heart. He skillfully merges poetry and prose, while encouraging us to awaken to what may be too intimate to speak. Yet, John is masterful at allowing these wisdom words to flow as Grace. You may enjoy this lovely collection for daily inspiration.
~ Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

This Is Always Enough by John Astin

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:47:38 -0500

This Is Always Enough by John Astin
Book endorsement by Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

Radiates Wisdom and Clarity, March 14, 2008

This beautiful collection of Zen-like poetry by John Astin radiates wisdom and the clarity of the Heart. John's expression could be a trusted resource of daily inspiration that guides you to the simplicity of this moment when "This Is Always Enough." I love this book.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy

Friends of the Heart May Issue

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:11:30 -0500

The Friends of the Heart Newsletter for May is now posted at: www.KatieDavis.org/FriendsoftheHeart.html.

In This Issue:

"The New Earth is the New Heaven" by Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy
Awake Joy was encouraged by Eckhart Tolle, Author, A New Earth and The Power of Now.

"Awake Delight" by Sundance Burke, Author, Free Spirit

Nature and the Human Soul by Bill Plotkin

Awake Joy and Free Spirit Guest Books ~ Read what others are sharing about Sundance and Katie's new books or enter your comments.

"Revolution of Angels" by Dawna Markove, Author, Spot of Grace

Free videos by Katie Davis, Awake Joy and Sundance Burke, Free Spirit
Video libraries on awakening, enlightenment, Advaita, Non-duality, consciousness, meditation, spirituality, Self-realization at http://www.katiedavis.org/ and http://www.sundanceburke.org/.

Resting in the Cave of the Heart by Anne Courtney

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:12:45 -0500

Resting in the Cave of the Heart by Anne Courtney
Book Endorsement by Katie Davis, Awake Joy

Insightful and Intelligent

Resting in the Cave of the Heart by Anne Courtney is a masterfully written book that shares Anne's intimate and enlightening encounters with her beloved teacher, Gangaji. She presents the beautiful core teachings of Gangaji with great insight. The book is written in an intelligent and contemplative manner that is a joy to read. ~ Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

Delicious Silence: Poems from the Tiger's Mouth by Chris McCombs

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:13:19 -0500

Delicious Silence: Poems from the Tiger's Mouth by Chris McCombs
Foreword by Gangaji
Endorsement by Katie Davis, Awake Joy

Light, Divine and Still

The ecstatic poetry of Chris McCombs proves that he is a delectable, modern day Rumi. His poems reveal the spiritual depth of the Beloved in such a light, still and divine manner. He is graced with the ability to communicate the deepest spiritual Truth with a touch of humor while embodying perfect clarity. ~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy

Vancouver BC Satsang and Satsang Intensive

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:51:05 -0500

You are invited to Vancouver BC Satsang with Katie Davis, author, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment and Sundance Burke, author, Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being. We will gather at the Machika House at 2703 Kitsilano Diversion at MacDonald and 11th in Kitsilano on Thursday and Friday May 1 and 2 at 7:00 pm for satsang. On Saturday, May 3, you have the opportunity to join us in a satsang intensive 10:00-4:00 pm (lunch break) to deepen and stabilize in presence. More information at www.katiedavis.org/schedule.html. Vancouver BC organizer is Lynda Cole of Embracing the Now at www.lyndacole.org. Contact Lynda at lynda@lyndacole.org. Awake Joy and Free Spirit will be available at all events at special event pricing.

Please arrive 15 minutes early and enter in silence. There is a kitchen available at the Machika House for those who would like to enjoy lunch at the house rather than going out.

Join us to realize a profound awakening into the Reality that you truly are.

Katie Davis Recommended Reading for Beyond Awakening to Self-realization

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:46:13 -0500

This is the Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" Recommended Reading List for those who are shifting Beyond Awakening to Self-realization. There are many other true and lovely books that may be on some of Katie's other lists. This list includes only those that Katie has read or for which she has been asked to write reviews or endorsements.

If you would like to forward to a page that accesses the entire list with book cover images, summaries and reviews, please click Beyond Awakening to Self-realization. If you would like to access the complete information for a single book, please click the book titles below.

I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj by Maurice Frydman
This spiritual classic offers great wisdom with uncommon clarity from an extraordinary sage. Nisargadatta guides beyond awakening to the true nature of consciousness and completes the journey in Self-realization.

Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Arkana) by Sri Ramana Maharshi
Ramana Maharshi is one of the most revered sages of modern day India. It is edited with expertise and clarity. This is a must read and palpably carries the energetic frequency of the Self-realized. Ramana's teachings are lucid, profoundly clear and completes the journey in Self-realization.

Wake Up and Roar by H. W. L. Poonja
(Papaji)
Wake Up and Roar contains Volume I and II with beautiful photos of one the world's greatest sages offering the deepest Truth of Non-duality, Advaita and Self-realization.

The Impact of Awakening: Excerpts From the Teachings of Adyashanti by Adyashanti
The Impact of Awakening by Adyashanti is a clear guide to awakening. Adya writes with great clarity and wisdom in a very grounded manner.

Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment by Katie Davis
The new release, Awake Joy by Katie Davis is a clear and pragmatic, A-Z handbook to escaping the ego's personal growth strategies, guides to awakening, deepens in the nature of consciousness to complete the journey in Self-realization. This book is speaking as realized Truth and carries a palpable energy of stillness.

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being by Sundance Burke
A new release, Free Spirit by Sundance Burke, speaks pragmatically and with great clarity in a contemporary, intelligent manner and sometimes with a touch of humor. This books is speaking as Freedom and the deepest Truth. He guides us out of the ego state of consciousness and completes the journey in Self-realization in a highly energetic frequency.

Duality, Separation, Non-duality

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:50:55 -0500

Below is an article that was published in October of last year. I republished the article since a comment and question arrived and I have added a response. Enjoy! katie

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Duality, Separation, Non-duality
A drop of water does not separate to be a part of the ocean, but rather dissolves its partiality. Until it surrenders, it is relatively powerless in comparison to the sea. The separate self is the time-based mind's attempt to separate and it will prove to be futile. Only separation is unattainable. Self-realization is an ease, since it is already complete.

Desire inherently contains its opposite, which is fear. Dual in nature, they depend upon one another. So while we are creating our personal desire, we are also creating poverty, greed, sexual obsession, power over others in the herd, and every form of lack. In other words, when we desire, we are actually saying that we are lacking. Consequently, both seem to be created. That is the way of the dual mind and it points to madness, but at least "I have what I want." Do you? "Probably not, but I will in the future."

If you are acquiring in order to be happier at a future time, ever-present joy will elude you. It is not a future endeavor. It is here now, uncaused and free of every-thing. The dual mind will prove to be ravenous for its desires, as it runs from its fears. Its bottom line will always be "more!" When it finally discovers that its treasures only provide a fleeting happiness, it discovers the root of all its longing, which is the realization of the Heart.

Posted by Katie Davis at 2:51 PM
Labels: dual, duality, enlightenment, Heart realization, mind-made self, non-duality, separate self, separation

2 comments:
Jeet said...
You say self-realization is an ease- that the self is, in some way, a higher state to exist in than the dualistic state that most humans exist in. Is that not creating just another (larger) drop in the ocean? In a non-dualistic sense, the sage both is and is not- there is an absence of being and an absence of non-being. You say that the dual mind is not the way to happiness. In that case, is the non-dual mind the way to happiness? Non-duality assumes the Self to be above happy and not happy- since there is no other. So my question is, since any talk about non-duality is creating this drop in the ocean- looking at a grain of sand instead of the beach, then is not all non-duality philosophy a contradiction in itself? Since it creates what it hopes to destroy, in a metaphorical sense.

April 26, 2008 6:08 PM
Katie Davis said...
Hello Jeet ~Thank you for your comment and question regarding Self-realization.

Nonduality is not a state that comes and goes. It is the Essence within which duality appears. Using the analogy that you have referenced (the larger drop in the ocean), Nonduality is the ocean itself. Within this ocean of Totality, duality appears and the mind-made self seems to appear. Duality cannot embrace Non-duality, since duality exists within the limited and impermanent. However as Totality, Non-duality has no conflict or opposition against that which is nondual. By non-dual, I am referring to the opposites such as pleasure and pain, good and bad, happy sad, you and me. Since duality is Totality, it embraces all that is. It is the formlessness within which all form appears. It is an ease, since it is already complete, that is, it is already total.

To realize this, we notice all that is coming and going ... the impermanent and then it is surrendered as not permanent. Once all of the false ideas of the mind/intellect are surrender, what remains is who you are ... the Essence, which is the Totality.

The 'sage' as a concept, as someone separate from who 'you' are is a false concept. The sage is none other than who you really are right now ... the entire Field of Totality.The non-dual fully integrated Self (Totality/Essence) is joy. You are joy. When the dual mind realizes itself as this Essence, it is humbled in devotional silence.

Joy is not an attribute of the Self. The Self has no attributes, yet its nature is pure joy or one could say bliss. It is one homogenous Field of Pure Awareness that is Awake or conscious. The dual mind is incapable of realizing joy since it is arising from a deeper Totality, let's call it a deeper dimension, exclusive of none.

The ego is searching in objectivity (within people, places and things) to find happiness. It may discover a fleeting, relative happiness; meaning a happiness that will inevitably cycle to unhappiness which will once again cycle to happiness. The object that was attained did not cause the moment of happiness. In an instant of attainment, we were free of desire and stopped all searching and wanting. In this stopping, we slip into timelessness or our true nature, that is joy. One could say that when happiness and unhappiness merge, we discover that which is transcendent ... joy. This joy is ever-present, caused by nothing and in need of nothing. It is our natural state. It is realized by being still and noticing what really exists here and now. We become more conscious of what actually is.

Non-duality is not a concept or philosophy. It is who you really are here and now. A philosopy can be learned, disputed, practiced, etc. True Self is virtually free of every concept and every philosopy and yet excludes none. It is the pure awareness within which they are appearing.I might also point to the fact that Non-duality cannot be understood by the dual mind. We can never 'know' it in any objective sense whatsoever. We can only be the Self. Once you make the Self into an object, you are speaking as an object and that is separation.The only alternative is to stop all attempts to mentally understand and conceptualize. Even this happens automatically by itself, once the mind gives up.

The Self is not a destroyer. In reality, it alone is. Everything you see and everything you cannot see is only the Essence. It is the unconditional Love that you are that accepts all as it is. As nonduality, it is the virtual end of all suffering, since it is timeless, which does not allow the opposites to take flight. In other words, time cannot embrace timelessness, but timelessness has no problem whatsoever with the appearance of time.

I recognize a certain maturity and depth in your inquiry. I recommend first things first ... discover who you really are. For this realization, we stop, rest in "AM" and be still, while we curiosly become aware of what is present within us.
April 30, 2008 10:32 AM
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Katie Davis Recommended Reading Lists

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:24:20 -0500

Katie Davis Recommended Reading Lists

Recently, I have been reviewing and endorsing so many beautiful, brilliant, intelligent and spiritually rich books. The mind is very good at categorizing, so I decided to create six lists that are appropriate for the spiritual maturity of your journey. For instance, you probably would not offer Einstein's Theory of Relativity to your three year old. Likewise, you would not share Run Dick and Jane to someone who is forty years old. You would not ask you infant to ride a two-wheeler bike; nor your greatmother. Well, just like life is a stream of continuity of progressive levels of maturity, whether with form or without, our spiritual journey is likewise the same. If you read a book like Yoga Vasistha, while you are practicing to be in the present moment, the book will seem utterly meaningless and the mind might say, "I don't like that Eastern way." There is not a Western way of the Heart or an Eastern way of the Heart. Each masterfully point from one signpost to the next until you are resting as Heart.

Every "level" is perfect as it is. If this is not seen so now, it will be realized upon Self-discovery. There is only wakefulness and you are That. From the perspective of the intellect, some are looking from mind-body identification. Some of us are looking from the viewpoint of the self-observer or what I call the Eyewitness. Some have transitioned through detachment from form and realize that "I am the witness only." Still others are blissfully resting in samadhi. At last however, we realize full embodiment of the Heart, complete integration, when it is realized that there is only the Essence.

While writing my new book, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, it was written to be your companion throughout your spiritual journey to Self-realization. It is designed to be a trusted resource to which you can refer over and over again at different stages of spiritual realization. Throughout awakening, you will notice unconscious tendencies that arise to be released from a previous level of maturity. This continues until the very root of consciousness itself is eradicated, Self-realized and fully embodied as the Totality.

Friends of the Heart is a free monthly newsletter that you can sign up for at the Katie Davis Website. During the month of April, an excerpt from my book, Awake Joy, is currently posted at Friends of the Heart and is entitled "Chocolate Cake." It outlines the prevalent reference points and passages that we pass through on our journey of awakening to Self-realization. The purpose of the charting is helpful in orientation and encourages you to never rest in any sense of arrival. Before you begin exploring the reading lists, perhaps it would be helpful to review this excerpt. In the book, Chocolate Cake is on page 120.

Katie Davis Recommended Reading - Six Lists:

For a complete list of all of the Recommended Reading lists, please click Katie Davis Profile and all six lists will appear. Those links will open to lists that contain books with book cover images, summaries and reviews. Just a note, I totally understand that there are so many other lovely books, equally worthy. The ones listed are the ones that I have read or asked to write a review or endorsement.

List I: Dual Spirituality, Intelligent, Deeply Inspiring
These books are most appropriate for the "I am the body reference point" or "The Eyewitess." They are beautiful in their varied expressions of the one Life living. Any 'reference point' will enjoy them since they are so spiritually rich and inspiring.

List II: Beyond Ego to Awakening
These books are most appropriate for "I am the body reference point" or the "Eyewitness." Consiousness is self-observing with a broader purpose of self-understanding. These books start shifting us from the ego identified altered state of consciousness toward awakening.

List III: Beyond Awakening to Self-realization
These books will probably start appearing when you are resting in "I am." Further, most guide us from "I am the Witness Only" to Self-realization. The "Eyewitness" may also start approaching them with curiousity, but also confusion.

List IV: The Philosophy of Advaita
Books and scriptures can help us in a methodical, progressive manner beyond the ego to awakening and to Self-realization. The philosophy is pointing to the underlying Heart of Advaita. They may start appearing in your life after an initial awakening experience.

List V: Awake Living and Full Embodiment of the Heart
This list of recommended reading is two-fold. Some of the books focus in a dual manner in practicing compassion, forgiveness, unconditional love, gratitude and gentle kindness as a means to turn the mind's life around to the open way of the Heart. Others focus on the embodiment of spiritual Truth as the Totality and that it is the natural outpouring of the realization of the Heart. In other words, there is only the Essence and it is Awake Life.

List VI: Awakening, Enlightenment, Non-duality, Advaita, Self-realization
This list are books that I have read and I know of many others, so it is not to exclude any. It combines many differing perspectives and reference points, but would be the books that you might enjoy as spiritual classics or enrichment throughout this remarkable journey.

In closing, I would just like to point out that books can only be pointers. Nothing can 'give' you what you already are. Maturing wisdom requires us to actively investigate within us. For awakening and Self-realization, we are not gathering book knowledge; more concepts, information and beliefs. We have only to surrender all of the false notions of the intellect to realize what already is. Finally, books that are written as the realized Truth, no matter what "level" them seem to be addressing, sort of 'fly under the radar screen' and can touch us in a manner that we are not even conscious of. This frequency will inevitable shake you awake when you are ready. The spiritual journey asks what is it that you really want. Are you ready to awaken or are you not?

We are departing for our Spring Tour ... Blessings ~ katie davis

Katie Davis Recommended Reading for the Study of the Philosphy of Advaita

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:24:59 -0500

Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, offer a recommended reading list for those who would like to study the philosopy of Advaita as a means to Self-discovery. There are many other fine studies as well. The one's on this list include only the books that Katie has read or has been asked to write a review or endorsement.

If you would like to forward to a page with book cover images, summaries and reviews of the entire list, please click Katie Davis Recommended Reading for Advaita. If you would like to forward to complete information for a single tite, click the titles belwo.

Back to the Truth: 5000 years of Advaita by Dennis Waite
A profoundly astute and masterful guide to the philosophy of Self-discovery. An authoritative scholar, Dennis writes with supreme clarity as he skillfully expounds, logically analyzes and insightfully integrates the wisdom of classical and contemporary teachers with the principles of Advaita. - Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

The Book of One: The Spiritual Path of Advaita by Dennis Waite
The Book of One is a masterful, comprehensive and pragmatic guide to non-duality. I especially enjoyed his skillful use of parables and metaphors. His accurate study is well documented and referenced, with excellent appendices, which serve as a fine resource for readers.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

How to Meet Yourself: ...and find true happiness by Dennis Waite
How to Meet Yourself takes the mainstream by the hand and pragmatically leads them away from where they believe that they are to where they actually. The guide is friendly, clear and intelligent, with well documented research.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

The Principal Upanishads (Divine Conversation) by Alan Jacobs
Author, Alan Jacobs, conveys the nondualist teaching (Advaita Vedanta) of the ancient Indian scriptures.

Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation by Stephen Mitchell
A new translation of the ancient text Bhagavad Gita by the translator of Tao Te Ching: A New English Version, Stephen Mitchell.

Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell
A new English version of this ancient text by Stepehn Mitchell, also translator of a new edition of Bhagavad Gita.

The Concise Yoga Vasistha by Swami Venkatesananda
This lovely book is for the maturity of the journey and is a dialogue between Sage Vasistha and Rama. Vasistha reveals the "Truth" to rama by narrating a series of stories on dispassion, creation, the nature of the seeker, existence, liberation and dissolution.

Katie Davis Recommended Reading on Spirituality, Awake Living, Full Emobodiment of the Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:25:45 -0500

This list of recommended reading is two-fold. Some of the books focus in a dual manner on spirituality by practicing compassion, forgiveness, unconditional love, gratitude and gentle kindness as a means to turn the mind's life around to the open way of the Heart. Others focus on the embodiment of spiritual Truth as the Totality and that it is the natural outpouring of the realization of the Heart. In other words, there is only the Essence and it is Awake Life."

To view the entire list that accesses the books' complete information including summaries and reviews, please click Katie Davis Recommended Reading Spirituality, Awake Living, Full Embodiment. To access the complete information for an individual book, click the book title and it will forward to that information.

There are many other lovely books on spirituality and awake living. This list below includes those that I have recently read.

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama
The Art of Happiness is a handbook for living the way of the Heart.

The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom by Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom is a guide for living the Heart's way.

Awakening Loving-Kindness (Shambhala Pocket Classics) by Pema Chodron
Awakening Loving-Kindness of the pathway to the Heart.

The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness by Pema Chodron
The wisdom revealed in The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron demonstrates the path of Loving Kindness.

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron
No Time to Lose by Pema Chodron is a guide to the way of the Bodhisattva.

Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment by Katie Davis
Awake Joy by Katie Davis points to practicing compassion, unconditional love, gratitude, loving kindness and selfless service as a powerful means to turn the ego's life around to the open way of the Heart. It also points to the natural way of overflowing after realization of the Heart.

Katie Davis Recommended Reading to Shift: Beyond Ego to Awakening

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:26:30 -0500

Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, guides awakening to your life's purpose, enlightenment, the nature of consciousness and Self-realization. She recommends the following books for those who are ready to shift beyond the ego and encounter a spiritual awakening. There are many other brilliant and wise books. The below list includes only those that she has read or books that she has been asked to review or endorse.

There are other books that Katie has included on another Recommended Reading list: Beyond Awakening to Self-realization with books that guide from awakening to enlightenment and Self-realization.

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Awakening: Exposing the Voice of the Mosaic Mind by Mark, Richard Waller
Intelligent, Insightful and Awakening: Mark Waller is a beacon for change within his profession. From therapy to awakening, this cutting edge book is a direct, intimate pointer for those truly ready to awaken and end suffering.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi by Ramana Maharshi
The Spiritual Teachings of Ramana Maharshi offers the core teachings of one of the greatest sages of our times. He guides us to discover everything that we are not to discover who we really are.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle encourages those who are attached and identified with the ego state of consciousness to inquire more deeply than the surface level of life. He writes with great clarity, detail and is a master at dissecting the ego.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is a guide to awakening from the ego state of consciousness and is written in a clear and pragmatic manner for those who are ready to surrender ego's suffering.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Resting in the Cave of the Heart by Anne Courtney
Resting in the Cave of the Heart by Anne Courtney is a masterfully written book that shares Anne's intimate and enlightening encounters with her beloved teacher, Gangaji. The book is written in an intelligent and contemplative manner that is a joy to read.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being by Sundance Burke
A new release, Free Spirit by Sundance Burke speaks pragmatically and with great clarity in a contemporary, intelligent manner and sometimes with a touch of humor. This book is speaking as Freedom and the deepest Truth. He guides us out of the ego state of consciousness and completes the journey in Self-realization.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment by Katie Davis
The new release, Awake Joy by Katie Davis, is a clear and pragmatic, A-Z handbook to escaping the ego's personal growth strategies, guides to awakening, deepens in the nature of consciousness to complete the journey in Self-realization. This book is speaking as realized Truth.

Life Beyond Belief, Everyday Living as Spiritual Practice by Alice Gardner
Life Beyond Belief is a well-written and accessible guide to awakening from the dominion of the ego to the Heart of Life. Alice Gardner writes in an honest and sometimes humorous manner that reflects the joy of living in the present moment.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Anatomy of Desire: How to Be Happy Even When You Don't Get What You Want by Gina Lake
Gina Lake intimately dissects the entire landscape of desire and skillfully points us to the Reality that is beyond all fantasy. In a well written, grounded and pragmatic manner, she guides us to awaken from the ego's endless cravings.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening by Gina Lake
Radical Happiness is a supremely intelligent guide to awakening from the delusion of the mind and its time. Gina points with clarity and wisdom, while offering practical exercises and helpful resources.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Wake Up and Roar: Satsang With H. W. L. Poonja, Vol. 2 (Wake Up & Roar) by H. W. L. Poonja
(Papaji)
Wake Up and Roar contains Volume II. Another new release includes both I and II with beautiful photos of one the world's greatest sages offering the deepest Truth of Non-duality, Advaita and Self-realization. Wake Up and Roar includes dialogues of Satsang with Papaji.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Freedom & Resolve: The Living Edge of Surrender by Gangaji
Freedom and Resolve by Gangaji contains dialogues that she has encountered with seekers of Truth and enlightenment. She is one of the extraordinary teachers of our times.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Freedom Dreams: An Invitation to Awakening by Dasarath
Freedom Dreams by Dasarath is one of the most skillfully written books on non-duality and Self-realization. Dasarath writes with great clarity and wisdom. He awakened with the Indian sage, Papaji.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti
Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti is a clear guide to awakening. Adya writes with great clarity and wisdom in a very grounded manner.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

As One Is: To Free the Mind from All Conditioning by J. (Jiddu) Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti leads the ego identified consciousness to freedom from ego's conditioning to discover As One Is
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Outbreak of Peace by Isaac Shapiro
Isaac Shapiro is a world teacher from Australia and in Outbreak of Peace, he guides awakening to Self-realization.
~ Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
Loving What Is by Byron Katie guides us to live in harmony with what is and encourages the practice of four simple questions.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

One: Essential Writings on Nonduality by Jerry Katz
Jerry Katz in the book "One" offers essential writings on non-duality.
~ Katie Davis Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Be Who You Are by Jean Klein
I recommend all of the books by the sage Jean Klein. They are written in dialogue form with clarity and wisdom.
~Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Katie Davis Recommended Reading for Awakening, Enlightenment, Non-duality, Advaita, Self-realization

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:27:07 -0500

As author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, I travel to share the awakening, the nature of consciousness, the Heart of Avaita, Non-duality and Self-realization. I am frequently asked about the books that I consider to be essential reading. This is the list and I might point out, there are many, many others. This list includes only books I have read."

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Katie Davis Recommended Reading on Awakening, Enlightenment, Non-duality, Advaita, Self-realization:

I am That: Talks with Nisargadatta
Katie Davis says: "This spiritual classic offers great wisdom with uncommon clarity from an extraordinary sage. Nisargadatta guides beyond awakening to the true nature of consciousness and completes the journey in Self-realization."

Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Arkana) by Sri Ramana Maharshi
Katie Davis says: "Ramana Maharshi is one of the most revered sages of modern day India. It is edited with expertise and clarity. This is a must read and palpably carries the energetic frequency of the Self-realized. Ramana's teachings are lucid, profoundly clear and completes the journey in Self-realization."

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being by Sundance Burke
Katie Davis says: "A new release Free Spirit by Sundance Burke speaks pragmatically and with great clarity in a contemporary, intelligent manner and sometimes with a touch of humor. This books is speaking as Freedom and the deepest Truth. He guides us out of the ego state of consciousness and completes the journey in Self-realization."

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) by Eckhart Tolle. Katie Davis says: "A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is a guide to awakening from the ego state of consciousness and is written in a clear and pragmatic manner for those who are ready to surrender ego's suffering."

Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Katie Davis says: "Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle encourages those who are attached and identified with the ego state of consciousness to inquire more deeply than the surface level of life. He writes with great clarity, detail and is a master at dissecting the ego."

Wake Up and Roar by H. W. L. Poonja
Katie Davis says: "Wake Up and Roar contains Volume I and II with beautiful photos of one the world's greatest sages offering the deepest Truth of Non-duality, Advaita and Self-realization."

The Diamond in Your Pocket: Discovering Your True Radiance by Gangaji
Katie Davis says: "A Diamond in Your Pocket by Gangaji contains dialogues that she has encountered with seekers of Truth and enlightenment. She is one of the extraordinary teachers of our times."

Freedom Dreams: An Invitation to Awakening by Dasarath
Katie Davis says: "Freedom Dreams by Dasarath is one of the most skillfully written books on non-duality and Self-realization. Dasarath writes with great clarity and wisdom. He awakened with the Indian sage, Papaji."

The Impact of Awakening: Excerpts From the Teachings of Adyashanti by Adyashanti
Katie Davis says: "The Impact of Awakening by Adyashanti is a clear guide to awakening. Adyashanti writes with great clarity and wisdom in a very grounded manner."

Krishnamurti's Notebook by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Katie Davis says: "There are many great books by J. Krishnamurti. I am suggesting this book for those in the maturity of this journey for its beauty and enrichment."

I Am by Jean Klein
Katie Davis says: "I recommend all of the books by the sage Jean Klein. They are written in dialogue form with clarity and wisdom. Of them all, I Am by Jean Klein would be a good starting point."

The Myth of Enlightenment: Seeing Through the Illusion of Separation by Karl Renz
Katie Davis says: "In the Myth of Enlightenment, Karl Renz cuts right to the chase in a no nonsense manner that is endearing, honest, fresh and sometimes humorous."

Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse
Katie Davis says: "Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse offers great beauty, clarity and Truth from the awakened."

Silence Of The Heart by Robert Adams
Katie Davis says: "Silence of the Heart includes dialogues with the sage Robert Adams. In a no nonsense manner, he guides awakening to Self-realization with clarity and wisdom."

It Happens by Itself by Isaac Shapiro
Katie Davis says: "Isaac Shapiro is a world teacher from Australia and in It Happens by Itself and his other book Outbreak of Peace, he guides awakening to Self-realization."

A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Byron Katie
Katie Davis says: "A Thousand Name for Joy by Byron Katie guides us to live in harmony with what is and the discovery of who we really are when we surrender our stories."

Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment by Katie Davis
Katie Davis says: "The new release Awake Joy is a clear and pragmatic, A-Z handbook to escaping the ego's personal growth strategies, guides to awakening, deepens in the nature of consciousness to complete the journey in Self-realization."

Katie Davis Recommended Reading: Dual Spirituality, Intelligent and Deeply Inspirational

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:27:52 -0500

This recommended reading list by Katie Davis lists books that offer messages of spirituality from a dual perspective that reflect intelligence and deep inspiration. There are many, many brilliant and rich books that could be listed in this category. This list includes mostly new releases and primarily those books that I have been asked to write book reviews for this past year.

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The Dance of the Lion and the Unicorn by Mark Waller
The Dance of the Lion and the Unicorn by Mark Waller is an insightful and intelligent presentation, which beautifully reflects Mark Waller's many years of successful counseling. I enjoyed his honesty, clarity and humor. I highly recommend this book for all who are interested in conscious, joyful relationships. ~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightement

Handbook for the Spirit by Richard Carlson, Benjamin Shield
Foreword by Marianne Williamson
Handbook for the Spirit is a treasure that could be your resource for daily inspiration. In this collection, some of the world's visionaries such as Mother Theresa, Michael Beckwith, Shakti Gawain and Wayne Dyer intimately share their personal relationship with God.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Spot of Grace: Remarkable Stories of How You DO Make a Difference by Dawna Markova
Spot of Grace is a gift that could be your treasured resource for daily inspiration. In elegant, yet practical language, Dawna Markova has compiled a collection of encouraging short stories that highlight the moment when people have discovered grace.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlighenment

Spirit Heals: Awakening a Woman's Inner Knowing for Self-Healing
by Meredith L. Young-Sowers
Meredith speaks from the Heart with compassion. The daily activities that she includes in each chapter are practical and powerful. This book is a gift for all those who long to realize that Spirit Heals.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlighenment

Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World
by Bill Plotkin
Nature and the Human Soul is a compassionate and masterful handbook to living. Bill Plotkin respectfully points to our ultimate wholeness and the maturing wisdom of the human being that naturally flows when we are open to the wonderment of our natural world.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlighenment

The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife by Marianne Williamson
The Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson inspires us to embrace the new midlife in her intimate, motivating and inspirational manner.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer
In his profoundly inspiration manner, Wayne Dyer leads us to change our thoughts in order to change our life, while referring to the wisdom of the Tao.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) by Shakti Gawain
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain offers deep inspiration and motivation to use your imagination to create what you want in your life.
~ Katie Davis, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment

Part III of VI: Free Videos: Awakening, Meditation, Spirituality, Advaita, Nonduality, Self-realization by Katie Davis, Author, Awake Joy

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Davis) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:02:08 -0500

Katie Davis, author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment" is interviewed by Jordan Shafer of Compassionworks on awakening, spirituality, meditation, enlightenment, advaita, nonduality and Self-realization.

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http://www.katiedavis.org/freeawakeningvideos.html