{"product_id":"the-great-undoing","title":"The Great Undoing","description":"In love with Presence  Stuarts vision is radically \"non dual\" - a perfect foil for the thoroughly conditioned  dualistic image maker  story teller called the mind. At first  his approach to mind might appear too pithy. \"Your mind is not your friend. Leave it alone.\" And \"if you want a quiet mind  dont listen.\" But wisdom often hides behind simple  direct phrases. Most of Stuarts verse offerings included in the five chapters of this book have arisen out of silence during the past few months  while others have appeared over a longer period of time. While the words and phrases themselves could not be more modern and colloquial  the poems have arranged themselves nicely into classical yogic themes: Vedantas world-as-object or Illusion; Attachment to the Illusion brought about by wrong identification with body\/mind; the separate  isolated Me as the centerpiece of limited  egoic becoming; Mind  which is merely another word for thought which conditions all existence; and  finally Awakening to and in no-thing. Some of the aphorisms are presented from the first person perspective of the individual who at times exults in new found freedom and at others awakens only to a new found appreciation of his or her awful predicament as a body\/mind. Others bespeak teachings directly from the mouth of the Impersonal Itself. Whatever the form  these Western sutras are uncompromising in their spirit and message. Characteristically  when asked  Stuart describes them simply as disarming. They are both a map of Advaitas pathless path and a statement beyond fact. \"The Great Undoing is a remarkable book  tender and fiercely direct  it feeds discernment! Thank you  Stuart.\" Pamela Wilson","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44920493146165,"sku":"ByrdShop_095539998X","price":88.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_095539998X_8f6a758e-2aed-4722-9dba-7bb952a22031.jpg?v=1768560576","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-great-undoing","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}