This book provides a profound insight into the nature of the soul. It offers a clear understanding of distinguishing when you identify yourself with your thoughts, emotions, and experiences and when you immerse yourself in your pure awareness. The author emphasizes an important point about the two ways of living life: at the extremes of the pendulum or in the middle.
Whether you are living by clinging to something or rejecting it, you experience the pendulum’s swing, which cannot provide a genuine sense of security. The pendulum always oscillates between extremes, and identifying with it can lead to suffering from the constant cycle of gains and losses.
The ultimate goal is to find the middle way, where you harmonize with the flow of life, and everything naturally flows through you. Judgment about whether you like or dislike life’s decisions becomes unnecessary; instead, you strive to find acceptance and beauty in every experience. Detaching from suffering requires letting go of judgment, which can sometimes be challenging. Still, it ultimately leads to a life free from suffering. To achieve this, you need to train yourself to become aware of the one who observes thinking, feeling, and doing – your pure awareness. Suffering emerges when you identify with the gains and losses of the experiences you witness. You are akin to a theater spectator who forgets they are not the show but merely the observer.
This book encourages you to reconsider your perception of reality and, if you are ready, can guide you to make changes to reach the state of bliss often discussed by spiritual leaders. Approach the book with an open and curious mind to uncover its true message.