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Liberation Unleashed: A Guide to Breaking Free from the Illusion of a Separate Self
Liberation Unleashed introduces you to the process of unraveling the false sense of a separate self at the center of your existence. With insightful metaphors, personal stories, and guided dialogues, this book points directly to our lack of separation and helps you move toward a new, more open reality of selfless bliss. Using the seven clear and focused steps presented, you’ll find liberation in realizing there is no individuated “I” and marvel at the true nature of things.
Author Ilona Ciunaite’s search for the truth began when she first “experienced silence of the thinking mind, a sweet sense of being, contentment, peace,” and “feeling at home.” Driven by a desire to reach that state of oneness once more, her path led her through spiritual writings to the process of deconstruction and non-dual self-inquiry and finally to a peaceful emptiness of not knowing, but of simply being. It’s from that place that Ciunaite cocreated the popular Liberation Unleashed forum—a global Internet-based community helping people see through the illusion of a separate self—and it’s just that sense of unknowing peace she wishes to impart with this book.
Liberation Unleashed is a lively, fresh, and moving account of the author’s own searching, liberation, and transformation, woven together with the stories of fellow seekers and a clear exposition of the simple, focused tools you can use to go through the “gateless gate.” With its conversational tone, provocative questions, and the presentation of the seven steps—“Clearing the path—meeting the fear,” “Strip away ALL expectations,” “Get in touch with the real,” “‘I’ is a thought,” “There is no separate self,” “How does it feel to see this?” and “Falling”—this book serves as an introductory how-to guide, demonstrating how to use the process of self-inquiry to get free from the falseness of the separate self and realize a blissful oneness.
So many of us go through life feeling isolated, searching for ourselves, or seeking a more authentic reality through religion, spirituality, or other, more unconventional means of expanding consciousness. Now, with this book and its guiding principles, you’ll learn how to look deeply into the nature of self and existence; combat the anxieties, fears, mental blocks, and reservations that can arise in self-inquiry; and see the simple beauty of the everyday moment.
Author Ilona Ciunaite’s search for the truth began when she first “experienced silence of the thinking mind, a sweet sense of being, contentment, peace,” and “feeling at home.” Driven by a desire to reach that state of oneness once more, her path led her through spiritual writings to the process of deconstruction and non-dual self-inquiry and finally to a peaceful emptiness of not knowing, but of simply being. It’s from that place that Ciunaite cocreated the popular Liberation Unleashed forum—a global Internet-based community helping people see through the illusion of a separate self—and it’s just that sense of unknowing peace she wishes to impart with this book.
Liberation Unleashed is a lively, fresh, and moving account of the author’s own searching, liberation, and transformation, woven together with the stories of fellow seekers and a clear exposition of the simple, focused tools you can use to go through the “gateless gate.” With its conversational tone, provocative questions, and the presentation of the seven steps—“Clearing the path—meeting the fear,” “Strip away ALL expectations,” “Get in touch with the real,” “‘I’ is a thought,” “There is no separate self,” “How does it feel to see this?” and “Falling”—this book serves as an introductory how-to guide, demonstrating how to use the process of self-inquiry to get free from the falseness of the separate self and realize a blissful oneness.
So many of us go through life feeling isolated, searching for ourselves, or seeking a more authentic reality through religion, spirituality, or other, more unconventional means of expanding consciousness. Now, with this book and its guiding principles, you’ll learn how to look deeply into the nature of self and existence; combat the anxieties, fears, mental blocks, and reservations that can arise in self-inquiry; and see the simple beauty of the everyday moment.
272 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2016
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December 25, 2019
This book has been a useful tool for coping with the existential terror that can follow a transcendent experience. I find it very helpful even if I do not wholly ascribe to the extreme premise that there is no ghost in the machine. The self is certainly an abstract construct, and recognizing this is very critical for breaking free from the mind games we play with ourselves that hold us back from being comfortable with the mystery of life. I appreciate the method of inquiry presented in this book - it is very effective.
October 31, 2021
DNF at 18%.
Either this book is built around a ridiculous theory, or I am just not ready to hear/understand it yet. The idea of “no self” is great if I don’t have responsibilities and problems and a history of complex trauma. But as it is, I fear that reading more will either bore me or lead me down a path of depression. I especially lost interest when reading the long printed conversations from the group’s forum.
Either this book is built around a ridiculous theory, or I am just not ready to hear/understand it yet. The idea of “no self” is great if I don’t have responsibilities and problems and a history of complex trauma. But as it is, I fear that reading more will either bore me or lead me down a path of depression. I especially lost interest when reading the long printed conversations from the group’s forum.
November 9, 2023
A fascinating, very specific nontraditional, un-Zen take on liberation and what it actually means. Now that I’ve read it, I have more questions than answers - maybe that’s on purpose, maybe not. I’m not sure. Who is the “I” who’s not sure?
January 2, 2019
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Para que “nadie” atraviese la puerta sin puerta. Una amena lectura con apuntadores directos para saber dónde mirar. Es el camino directo.
Para que “nadie” atraviese la puerta sin puerta. Una amena lectura con apuntadores directos para saber dónde mirar. Es el camino directo.
May 14, 2018
This is a very practical book giving lots of practical examples of the "direct pointing" method of awakening being used on lots of subjects.
Unfortunately this method doesn't work too well for me. It seems to encourage me to think more when the idea is to think less. So I have ordered a copy of Culadasa's The Mind Illuminated instead.
Unfortunately this method doesn't work too well for me. It seems to encourage me to think more when the idea is to think less. So I have ordered a copy of Culadasa's The Mind Illuminated instead.
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