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Dirty Enlightenment: The Inherent Perfection of Imperfection
Dirty Enlightenment is a stripped-down, radical presentation of the Nature of Reality and your spiritual place in it.
In actuality, you are a miraculously present infinite field of transcendental being presenting itself to itself as subtle radiant energy of pure intelligence. This truth is consonant with the view of Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Advaita Vedanta, Kundalini Yoga, primal Buddhism, and with all radical spiritual traditions. Since this is already and eternally the sole condition, the spiritual challenge is merely to recognize that this is the case, with no special conditions or abilities needing to be cultivated, nothing in one's life needing to be changed or improved in the slightest.
With the simple recognition of the nature of your actual condition, you are freed from the confused implications of any misinterpretations of what your condition is, that you may have been laboring under. This recognition is available since it is clearly displayed by every aspect of your experience, and will be discovered by direct investigation without preconceptions. In actuality the only "spiritual" problem possible is misinterpretation, which can give rise to beliefs in separate existence, dependency, vulnerability, inadequacy, failure, death, etc., etc., whereas in fact none of these imagined conditions actually exist at all.
The apparent "imperfection" that you may believe your life to be, is in fact already and inherently an entirely transcendental, miraculous eternal perfection, and it can be easy to discover this fact with self-verifying certainty.
Peter Brown presents this understanding from several perspectives, as direct description, meditative aphorisms, and question-and-answer discussion, with a personal retelling of his own path of discovery.
In actuality, you are a miraculously present infinite field of transcendental being presenting itself to itself as subtle radiant energy of pure intelligence. This truth is consonant with the view of Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Advaita Vedanta, Kundalini Yoga, primal Buddhism, and with all radical spiritual traditions. Since this is already and eternally the sole condition, the spiritual challenge is merely to recognize that this is the case, with no special conditions or abilities needing to be cultivated, nothing in one's life needing to be changed or improved in the slightest.
With the simple recognition of the nature of your actual condition, you are freed from the confused implications of any misinterpretations of what your condition is, that you may have been laboring under. This recognition is available since it is clearly displayed by every aspect of your experience, and will be discovered by direct investigation without preconceptions. In actuality the only "spiritual" problem possible is misinterpretation, which can give rise to beliefs in separate existence, dependency, vulnerability, inadequacy, failure, death, etc., etc., whereas in fact none of these imagined conditions actually exist at all.
The apparent "imperfection" that you may believe your life to be, is in fact already and inherently an entirely transcendental, miraculous eternal perfection, and it can be easy to discover this fact with self-verifying certainty.
Peter Brown presents this understanding from several perspectives, as direct description, meditative aphorisms, and question-and-answer discussion, with a personal retelling of his own path of discovery.
199 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 21, 2013
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February 6, 2022
woah
I can’t describe the feeling I got while reading this book. If you’re a seeker READ it! I couldn’t put it down and I am an adult classified with ADHD but you bet my attention stayed put.
And there was a moment , a moment where , for a split second I was like , “ Ohhhh wow! I see!!”
I’m going to read it again. Was like a good roller coaster
I can’t describe the feeling I got while reading this book. If you’re a seeker READ it! I couldn’t put it down and I am an adult classified with ADHD but you bet my attention stayed put.
And there was a moment , a moment where , for a split second I was like , “ Ohhhh wow! I see!!”
I’m going to read it again. Was like a good roller coaster
September 13, 2017
It's interesting that stripped-down is used in the description, as stripped-down and unembellished nonduality is how I describe my preferences for this kind of stuff. This is without a doubt the best book I've read on the subject. This is a lean read, free of fluff, and highly worthy of repeat readings.
February 19, 2021
A remarkable look at the radical nature of being.
This book provides many pointers to that which lies beyond.
Peter Brown continually demonstrates the utter insufficiency of language at describing reality.
This book provides many pointers to that which lies beyond.
Peter Brown continually demonstrates the utter insufficiency of language at describing reality.
March 22, 2019
Read and reread
This is a book that can be read again and again until understanding blossoms. And when that happens this book is still very good.
This is a book that can be read again and again until understanding blossoms. And when that happens this book is still very good.
February 24, 2017
One of the most profound books I have read in "being."
April 24, 2016
THE perfect book if you are positioned to receive it. Straight, no-nonsense realization. If you're seeing already, reading this book may remove the haze and bring your seeing into focus. Highly, highly recommended.
April 3, 2014
A nice book, though not really about enlightenment. Another ego backdoor, truth that's not really truth type thing. Another 'enlightened master' claiming you can both have the cake and eat it too.
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