Resources

The following resources offer guidance and support for fostering presence, healing and bliss. This list is small, personal, and focuses on the less well known. Please share your own most treasured resources on the Message Board. ONLINE www.thework.org The Work of Byron Katie presents a unique type of inquiry that often leads to great realization and opening. The website offers books, tapes, video, chat and many other opportunities to interact with vibrant community of those doing "The Work." www.humankindness.org Founded by Bo and Sita Lozoff, the Human Kindness Foundation does remarkable work with prisoners, but its approach is equally applicable to everyone. This organization is an inspiration in blending social responsibility and personal spirituality. PRODUCTS Vibralite 3 Vibrating Watch This is an inexpensive watch that you can set to vibrate at a regular interval, bringing you right back to the present moment no matter how far you may have drifted. BOOKS Open Secrets by Rabbi Rami Shapiro A small treasure. Available, to my knowledge, only through the Human Kindness Foundation (see above). 365 Nirvana Here and Now: Living Every Moment in Enlightenment by Josh Baran An amazing collection of passages pointing toward the experience of Unity, from all the mystic traditions, as well as contemporary music, literature, and even a few cartoons. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine Powerful and practical wisdom about real and lasting recovery from every kind of deep wounding. Undefended Love by Jett Psaris and Marlena Lyons One of the best books ever about applying the teachings of non-duality to the often confounding realm of romantic relationships. Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie, with Stephen Mitchell A great introduction to The Work of Byron Katie (see above) Doing Nothing: Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search by Steven Harrison Very helpful in avoiding the kind of well-intentioned grasping for "enlightenment" that lures us from the present moment. Bare Bones Meditation by Joan Tollifson A searingly honest account of personal trauma, growth and awakening. How Can I Help? by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman Indispensable for anyone attempting to live a life of conscious service. The Faith to Doubt by Stephen Batchelor A radical approach to presence that draws on Buddhist thought but challenges many of its main assumptions. Exile By Geoffrey Oryema When I play music at workshops around the world, this haunting album is the one everyone asks about. Quest Books The publisher of "Unconditional Bliss" has its own online catalogue of helpful books from both a spiritual and personal growth oriented persective. FOR CHILDREN Voyage to the Bunny Planet: Moss Pillows/Island Light/First Tomato/Boxed Set by Rosemary Wells This series of delightful books makes the case for celebrating the here and now in a way that can resonate at even the youngest ages. LITERARY REPRESENTATION tridentmediagroup.com This leading literary agency represents Raphael and may be interested in your work as well. Visit their site to learn more. TOP