This Extraordinary Moment: Discovering the Miracle of What Is

If we wish to investigate what some material object, say a piece of metal, consists of, through inquiring into its nature we can determine that rather than being merely a “piece of metal,” it is instead composed of various molecules arrayed in a particular way which in turn consist of all manner of atoms, subatomic particles, quantum fields, and so on. This book invites a similar investigation into our own subjectivity by asking a fundamental question: What are experiences made of, beyond the conventional descriptions and mental interpretations we bring to them? Through a series of brief essays, explorations, and guided meditations, the reader is invited to investigate this question firsthand, peering around the edges of what we think experiences are, particularly those conventionally labeled as problems (anxiety, fear, insecurity, depression, confusion), and exploring what the experiential moments that constitute our lives are actually composed of. Through this inquiry, what can be discovered is that all experiences, from the most painful to the most sublime, transcend any and all attempts at mapping or modeling them. Far beyond what language and conceptualization would have us believe, every experience, no matter its conventional descriptive label, turns out to be ultimately unfathomable and inconceivably rich. Happiness, sorrow, pleasure, pain, joy, anger, jealousy, gratitude—no matter how we might categorize or define them, every experience is an utter free fall into endless openness, subtlety, nuance, lusciousness, and depth.
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Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Astin, John
Binding: Paperback
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