Product Description

A work of popular philosophy from an Eastern perspective, this analyses our perennial search for happiness and explains why we can't find it in modern lifestyles, pleasure or fame. It enlists the help of polls by sociologists, findings of evolutionary psychologists, historians, philosophers and others, as well as drawing on personal experience and examples, to show that true happiness is to be found in realizing that we are not separate from everything else-whether people, objects, or happiness itself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #812871 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Review
Goes way beyond self help books to examine belief itself - in particular, the belief that we are something individual and separate. As a friendly and experienced guide, he demonstrates that we are nothing other than happiness itself! Dr. Greg Goode, Doctor of western philosophy, New York. An insightful overview of the great questions of life itself: a compelling inner tapestry that encourages the reader to willingly embrace life being exactly as it is. Readable, relevant and recommended. Chuck Hillig, author of Enlightenment for Beginners Takes the mainstream by the hand and pragmatically leads them away from where they believe that they are in their minds, to where they actually are here and now in Heart. The guide is friendly, clear and intelligent, with well documented research. Katie Davis, author of Awake Living Joy Fluid and engaging, I highly recommend it. It serves to reaffirm Dennis Waite as one of the foremost contemporary writers on the subject of Advaita Vedanta in the West. Paula Marvelly, The Teachers of One

About the Author
Dennis Waite has previously published The Book of One (O Books), and is recognized as a world authority on Advaita, maintaining the largest website on the subject. He lives in Bournemouth, England.

Customer Reviews

Crystal clear introduction to your true nature
You have probably read many reviews which begin with a line proclaiming the unique worth of a book. Take your pick: this is a must-have book for the spiritual seeker, this book will clear up the Great Matter once and for all, etc. My line: this is an absolutely first-rate presentation of the heart of nonduality without lexica borrowed from the New Age (which, as Robert Bly once remarked, rhymes with "sewage"). Do your True self a favor--read this book. If you are new to the spiritual marketplace--read this book. If you are an Advaita old salt--read this book. Dennis has done us all a great service in presenting a profound, perrenial truth in a disarmingly easy to digest form. I initially balked at the presentation, as it is admittedly disguised as a self improvement book. Mid-way through the book it became quite obvious that the self-help premise collapses delightfully--that self improvement is an oxymoron. Thank you Dennis for this gem of a book.

The Ken Wilber of Advaita Made Simple
Dennis Waite is, in my opinion, THE authoritative voice on Advaita Vedanta writing today. This particular book presents the nondual teaching in a much more accessible format than his other two works, `Back to the Truth' and `The Book of One', which offer more erudite expositions and research. `How To Meet Yourself' is superb for those new to the subject or wanting a more relaxing read. Highly recommended.

Pure advaita - I guess
Dennis Waite knows his Advaita and when you're done with "Meet Yourself", you will too. The book traverses the land of what you are not for about 250 pages, which is approximately 200 pages too many - but you (ha ha) get the point. It's wordy and, ultimately, not all that intriguing. There are better and more concise books out there. Liberation from the Lie: Cutting the Roots of Fear Once and for All