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Voyager: The Art of Pure Awareness
Inspired by the Upanishads sacred writings and the poetry of Zen and Taoism, Voyager is an inspirational and transformational work that conveys the ineffable truth of existence -- we are pure awareness at our centre, human in appearance.
There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in your heart. --Chandogya Upanishad
We are voyagers, set on a course to find our own unique purpose in life.
Each of the twenty-five chapters is a journey toward our inner self. By exploring the shores of our human-beingness ever more deeply, we realise our soul is the lighthouse -- the light that guides us safely home. By simply experiencing ourselves without distraction of mind, we see beyond personal drama to our one true inner nature. We realise we are all connected in the still ocean of pure awareness.
It is only the mind which appears as the world and as bondage; there is no world other than the mind. On inquiry, this mind turns out to be nothing more than ripples (thoughts) in the still ocean of pure Awareness . --The Ribhu Gita
Pure awareness is an art that requires practice to quiet the surface of mind and still the moving waters of our emotional seas. Awakening is recognising all world appearances are illuminated from the light that shines in our heart.
We stand at the bow of our ship. The sky is clear, the sea is calm. ...Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find . --Walt Whitman
There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in your heart. --Chandogya Upanishad
We are voyagers, set on a course to find our own unique purpose in life.
Each of the twenty-five chapters is a journey toward our inner self. By exploring the shores of our human-beingness ever more deeply, we realise our soul is the lighthouse -- the light that guides us safely home. By simply experiencing ourselves without distraction of mind, we see beyond personal drama to our one true inner nature. We realise we are all connected in the still ocean of pure awareness.
It is only the mind which appears as the world and as bondage; there is no world other than the mind. On inquiry, this mind turns out to be nothing more than ripples (thoughts) in the still ocean of pure Awareness . --The Ribhu Gita
Pure awareness is an art that requires practice to quiet the surface of mind and still the moving waters of our emotional seas. Awakening is recognising all world appearances are illuminated from the light that shines in our heart.
We stand at the bow of our ship. The sky is clear, the sea is calm. ...Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find . --Walt Whitman
92 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 11, 2008
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About the author
Robin Craig Clark
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I have wandered many ancient paths across England, Wales, and the Outer Hebrides. Walking in nature and studying Celtic mythology has become my lifelong inspiration.
I believe everything connects in magic and mystery. That beneath our everyday existence, mystery breathes behind all things. Our natural world is filled with otherworldly, marvellous, and supernatural elements.
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June 19, 2013
This book is somewhat outside the sphere I usually read, so I'm not sure how removed from the target audience I actually am. There was a lot of beautiful imagery, and it was readable, but I think the boat-trip metaphor might have been a bit too thick for me to really grasp what was being conveyed; I'm sure this book will appeal to those in the target demographic.
I think one of the things that really prevented me from engaging in the desired exercise was the constant reliance on Columbus and how he went against popular belief to achieve his goals. At the time flat-earth theory was pretty much dead in the water, and what was really being held against Columbus was the fact that his proposed voyage was for a trip that was a third of the current estimates of Earth's circumference (which had been worked out to remarkable precision back in the days of ancient Greece) meaning that him and his crew would have starved to death long before reaching India, it was only by luck that America was there that his expedition wasn't a total waste. Knowing this kind of took the prose out of the noble example being set forth.
An interesting book for those with interest in the subject. Plenty of food for thought.
I think one of the things that really prevented me from engaging in the desired exercise was the constant reliance on Columbus and how he went against popular belief to achieve his goals. At the time flat-earth theory was pretty much dead in the water, and what was really being held against Columbus was the fact that his proposed voyage was for a trip that was a third of the current estimates of Earth's circumference (which had been worked out to remarkable precision back in the days of ancient Greece) meaning that him and his crew would have starved to death long before reaching India, it was only by luck that America was there that his expedition wasn't a total waste. Knowing this kind of took the prose out of the noble example being set forth.
An interesting book for those with interest in the subject. Plenty of food for thought.
June 25, 2013
Pure Poetry in both prose and images... A syn-esthetic adventure for both Heart and Soul. A magnificent voyage through mind to the illuminating Soul... A learning experience, where silence bears music and the night sky becomes the background for the birth of stars...
The pictures, true delight! The colors are superb, the drawings mostly symbolic without ever being weird or "complex" (as in "mind complex") but rather clear and crystalline as gems, always so easy to understand because they are so close to our heart.
Congratulations to the Writer, the Illustrator and the Editor! What a great team!
Thank you, Robin, for giving me this chance to read and meditate this wonderful work of Art.
Maria Carmo,
Lisbon, 25 Th. June 2013.
The pictures, true delight! The colors are superb, the drawings mostly symbolic without ever being weird or "complex" (as in "mind complex") but rather clear and crystalline as gems, always so easy to understand because they are so close to our heart.
Congratulations to the Writer, the Illustrator and the Editor! What a great team!
Thank you, Robin, for giving me this chance to read and meditate this wonderful work of Art.
Maria Carmo,
Lisbon, 25 Th. June 2013.
June 3, 2013
I recommend this inspiring book to anyone who is on a journey of self awareness and connectedness. It reminded me of things I had forgotten, introduced me to some new ways to look at things and rounded out some incomplete concepts for me with beautifully imagined metaphors. Filled with great quotes from great minds and I'm not sure if it was intended by the author, but I found some great imagery tools for use in meditation.
June 24, 2014
This book falls into the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, suggesting the "now" as a self awareness and giving interesting information on how to get to a state of awareness. It reads almost as a poetry book, there are several beautiful quotes from famous motivators/writers/poets etc, and the pictures illustrating the pages are just breathtaking. I read the ebook version, and believe the print version would mostly look like a coffee table book! For those who like self help books, this is a beautiful read.
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