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Whether it is called enlightenment, pure awareness, or the "unconditioned mind," there exists an awakened state of pure liberation that is at the heart of every contemplative tradition. Yet, according to Peter Fenner, this experience of boundless consciousness does not have to exist separately from our day-to-day, "conditioned" existence. Rather, we can learn to exist as unique individuals at the same time as we rest in a unified expanse of oneness with all existence--in a state he calls "Radiant Mind." In Radiant Mind, Peter Fenner shares the insights, techniques, and exercises he has developed in teaching the thousands of students who have attended his sold-out workshops, including: * How to observe and dissolve fixations, to live in the here and now without being controlled by our desires * Listening and speaking in a way that moves us toward pure openness--and lets us share this experience with others * Tools for identifying our conscious and unconscious sources of suffering--and learning to transcend those patterns "As extraordinary as unconditioned mind may sound," teaches Peter Fenner, "it isn't distant from our everyday life; it's always readily available to us." Now, this respected authority on both Eastern spirituality and Western psychology introduces readers to a set of practices available to anyone open to the complete possibilities of their spiritual evolution--and to the experience of the unconstrained bliss of Radiant Mind.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30778 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 286 pages

About the Author
Peter Fenner, Ph.D. studied as a monk for nine years with many notable Buddhist lamas, including Sogyal Rinpoche, Zopa Rinpoche, and Thubten Yeshe. He is founder of the Center for Timeless Wisdom, and the author of numerous books, including Reasoning Into Reality (Wisdom Publications, 1995) and The Edge of Certainty (Nicolas-Hays, 2002). He has taught workshops at Stanford Medical School, Columbia University, and elsewhere.

Customer Reviews

Taking practise to the next step!
Radiant Mind is a fantastic book! Having read many books on Zen, Buddhism and meditation, along with personal training and meditation retreats, I have to say Fenner nails it! It is difficult to say exactly what it was in the book that was most meaningful, but what Fenner says and how he says it definately gave me several Ah-Ha moments. Similar to Adyashanti's teachings, if you have moved beyond dogma and liturgy in Buddhism, and are truely looking for the essense of Buddha's awakening, then this work is where you want to spend time. It is a book I will return to many times.

Clear and lucid, even shows us *how*!
This book is exceptionally clear and lucid, while covering material that is deep and too often difficult.

If you pay close attention, you'll be able to notice that the author gives us readers a *process*, somethings to do...that help us get results.

This isn't theory-only, it's very practical.

If you want good background and foundation, processes and methods that work, if you want to come away with clarity and be able to make progress -- then this is one of those rare books that will give you all that.

An Enlightened Approach to Enlightenment
For those seeking some form of Enlightenment, Fenner shines a bright, if not harsh, light on just what enlightment is - and is not. His writing is actually very positive and helps one to experience the non-dual in everyday life (hence: Radiant Mind), instead of merely seeking to "be" non-dual, which of course is an impossibility. This is the CD version - it is clear but Fenner does speak a bit slowly, perhaps attempting to induce a calm aura into his ideas. Very straight forward and down to earth, a welcome change to the Ken Wilber style. A valuable addition to a seeker's library.