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    The Enigma of Self-Realization
    The Enigma of Self-Realization
    The Enigma of Self-Realization
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    The Enigma of Self-Realization

    By Shakti Mhi

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    The teaching in this book emerged from silence. It has nothing to do with scriptures or holy writings. It has nothing to do with lineage, gurus or paths. The teaching in this book arose without interference of the mind. It was revealed beyond mind, beyond Shakti Mhi. The teaching in this book belongs to the moment.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMar 18, 2013
    ISBN9781626755055
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      The Enigma of Self-Realization - Shakti Mhi

      shakti mhi

      Copyright © 2007, Essention Publishing

      Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, or for educational or non-profit purposes, without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations used in book reviews and critical articles.

      When asked, permission is frequently given.

      Contact: permission@essentionpublishing.com

      1st Edition, 2007. First printing.

      Design by Jen Eby

      Enigmus concept by Daniel Mirecki

      Author photograph by Nick Seiflow

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

      mhi, shakti

      The Enigma of Self Realization

      Editors: Mary Stern and Peggy Richardson

      ISBN 978-0-9784584-0-9

      eISBN: 9781626755055

      1. Meditation – essays.

      2. Enlightenment – essays.

      mhi, shakti, 1963 – . I. Title

      Dewey Decimal: 291.4

      Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens.

      Distributed worldwide by essentionpublishing.com.

      There are many layers to the symbol of the snake question mark, which we have named Enigmus. Throughout human history, the snake has been used to denote wisdom and mystery. Joseph Campbell, in the book The Power of Myth, explained that ...the snake is a symbol of life throwing off the past and continuing to live. The snake sheds its skin just as the moon sheds its shadow. The symbol of the snake wrapping itself around a question mark is a symbol of the inherent wisdom in all of us, where the answer is often contained within the question itself.

      What often allows us to reveal the unknown and unseen is a change of perspective, a different lens; a shedding of old ways of seeing and being, the shedding of the temporal skin.

      To Daniel

      Contents

      The Fifth Element

      The Four W's

      What is Realization?

      The Small Self: The Inhibitor of Realization

      When and How is the Small Self Formed?

      The Small Self as An Onion

      Ego: The Bodyguard of the Small Self

      The Unsatisfied Self

      Acknowledgment

      The Search for Recognition

      The Higher Self: A State Beyond All Concepts

      The True Meaning of Karma

      Can You Dance Gracefully?

      You are Nobody

      Intuition, the Voice of the Higher Self

      Intuition and Insight

      Mass Consciousness

      Life as a Movie

      Feelings and Emotions

      Be Careful of Beliefs

      Frog into Prince

      The Hidden Lake

      A Night of Fireworks

      Perfect As It Is

      Questions and Answers

      Does realization exist?

      I've been searching for realization for quite a long time,

      but with no success. What could be the reasons?

      Where can I find realization?

      Since departing on the spiritual path, I often feel confusion,

      and even panic. What is your advice?

      What exactly is meditation?

      I feel I am going nowhere, wasting my time in meditation.

      What can you suggest?

      In many books about meditation that I read, the mind is described as a negative force. Is this really the case, or does the mind have positive aspects as well?

      Is the Higher Self not just another concept of the mind?

      How does Karma affect those who know its laws?

      Are they affected more than those who are not

      aware of these laws?

      Is it possible to love someone without being attached to them?

      Can you talk about creativity?

      Can you please explain the meaning

      of this verse from Tao Te Ching:

      When nothing is done,

      nothing is left undone.

      I do my work, then step back,

      the only path to serenity.

      When my work is done, I forget it;

      this is why it lasts forever.

      Is manifestation not just the end result of an action,

      conscious or not? Even thinking is an action

      Is it alright to have goals?

      Why do people often perceive the same moment or event differently? While one gains joy, the other may experience pain from the same moment

      Sources

      About the Author

      About this Book

      The teaching in this book emerged from silence.

      It has nothing to do with scriptures or holy writings.

      It has nothing to do with lineage, gurus or paths.

      The teaching in this book arose without

      interference of the mind.

      It was revealed beyond mind, beyond self,

      beyond shakti mhi.

      The teaching in this book belongs to the moment.

      The Fifth Element

      The gigantic boat was moving quietly towards the massive glacier's wall, cutting through the icy water like a sharp knife, carving a temporary scar in the big blue ocean.

      The pieces of ice that had detached from the glacier were floating like giant blue lotus flowers. As we got closer to the solid frozen wall, the boat stopped moving. The sound of the main engines disappeared. I looked at the primordial, untouched nature of Alaska that surrounded us.

      I realized that I was experiencing the missing element for the first time. For many years I had felt that there were

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