The Awakened Life: A Collection of Writings on Spiritual Life, (Paperback)

The Awakened Life contains a thoughtful mix of essays on spiritual life and as spiritual beings, how we may broaden our vision, stepping out of our limited circles of interests and concerns, and accept ourselves as aspects of the universal self. They suggest an enlightened approach, according to the values and principles enshrined in our scriptures, to understand the significance of human life and what we may do to widen our vision and work on our limitations. The books provides an insight into our understanding human suffering, inner harmony, the working of the ego, the state of the self, the middle path, equanimity, god-centric life, the composition of the human personality, spiritual laws, detachment, spiritual materialism, morality, discipline and spiritual liberation. It covers a broad spectrum of spiritual subjects including the following. -How to derive inspiration from God, accepting him as your role model. -How to deal with the problem of the ego and its manifestations. -How to use reason, emotion and faith to experience peace and stability. -The importance of middle path and the need to avoid extremes. -What we may learn from suffering and what we may do to resolve it. -The divine nature of desire and how we may use it with right intentions. -How to manifest God's divine qualities in our lives abundantly. -How to extend your vision to feel oneness with the univerrsal self. -How to cultivate equanimity in a world of duality and contradictions. -The facets of human suffering what we can learn from them . -How to practice transformative spiritualism in a materialistic world. -The unity and diversity of human personality. The worlds within worlds. -How to balance your worldly concerns with your spiritual aspirations. -How to overcome perceptual bias and see things as they are. -The importance of food in spiritual transformation. -Transforming the lower self for spiritual transformation. -The nature of spiritual laws and how they govern our lives. -The true meaning of spiritualism and qualities of