Deep Awake: Wake Up To Oneness and Celebrate Your Individuality

by Tim Freke

Frustrated with outdated forms of spirituality that urge us to reject the ego, the bestselling author of The Jesus Mysteries invites us to embrace our personal selves as a doorway to spiritual awakening
 
Is the author of more than 20 books on the world’s spiritual traditions, Tim Freke is in a unique position to present a revolutionary new approach to spiritual awakening. With astonishing clarity and directness, he explains why popular spiritual teachings that urge us to reject the mind, attack the ego, and detach from the vicissitudes of life are misguided.

Using the powerful tool of ‘paralogical thinking’, he reveals that everyone has both a ‘deep I’ and a ‘personal self’. The ‘deep I’ is our spiritual essence, which is one with everyone and everything. We experience the ‘deep I’ as a feeling of limitless love. The personal self by contrast is our tender humanity; it feels pleasure and pain, hope and heartache, love and loss. The personal self feels separate from the world.

Tim’s powerful paralogical insights reveal that the personal self is not an obstacle to our spiritual essence which must be overcome but rather a doorway to the ‘deep I’. Indeed, it is only through the personal self that we can find and then embody the ‘deep I’ in our lives. The ego is not the villain but rather the hero of the spiritual journey.

When we are deep awake, we wake up to oneness and celebrate separateness. We embrace both our spirituality and our humanity. Authentic spirituality is not about detaching ourselves from life, but about wholeheartedly diving in so that we can express our deep love and our unique human passion in the world.

225 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2016

About the author

Tim Freke is a British philosopher and author of over thirty five books on world spirituality, translated into more than fifteen languages. A Sunday Times bestselling writer, he lectures globally and leads seminars exploring gnosis. His recent work, Why Your Life Really Matters, blends book and podcast formats. He has been listed among the most spiritually influential living people and has co-authored several notable titles.

Reviews

[Nadije · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a beautiful introduction for someone who has begun spiritually awakening, and an easy read for remembrance for someone, like myself, who has a consistent relationship with God but need words to satisfy my longing when I’m feeling distant from God. The book is written in language that is not difficult to understand, I’ve never read work from an author that explains God and higher planes of consciousness in such a precise and easily digestible manner. After finishing the book I felt propelled into complete devotion to God again and being in awe of the mystery. I would recommend this book to any and everyone!!

[Laura]

A spiritual book for today's world

[Sandrine · Rating 3 out of 5]

In a sense is the prequel to the major work that is “Soul Story” and thus a good companion piece to it.

[Pam Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating book which explains the philosophy of being " DEEP AWAKE", a oneness with the universe and seeing life on a new level and perception. When your longing to feel alive, living in the now and experiencing it and enjoying it then this is one of those books you should read. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A MUST READ BOOK