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A simple man, Nisargadatta Maharaj, was a householder and petty shopkeeper in Bombay where he lived, and died in 1981 at the age of 84. He had not been educated formally, but came to be respected and loved for his insights into the crux of human pain and the extraordinary usidity of his direct discourse. Hundreds of diverse seekers traveled the globe and sought him out in his unpretentious home to hear him. To all of them he gave hope that "beyond the real experience is not the mind, but the self, the light in which everything appears...the awareness in which everything happens."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love the coverReviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023
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Whenever I am looking for this book I ask my kids if they have seen my spaceman book and it makes me giggle. I always think teachers like these just want to shake someone out of the dream state but instead find ten thousand ways to point back to the same thing.



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5.0 out of 5 stars experience of the voidReviewed in the United States on November 11, 2012
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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's Talks on Realizing the Infinite is one of his last discourses. Here he elaborates on
the experience of nothingness (the absolute) as the final goal of spiritual work.
He is truly one of the greatest masters of the yoga of wisdom. Highly recommended to advanced seekers.

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Anne Gorman
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but rather complicatedReviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
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Perhaps it is because the author is from a different part of the world, but I found it hard to follow. Then I read another book about the emptiness which was much easier to grasp. However, I did understand some of it.

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Robert Rogers
3.0 out of 5 stars HmmmReviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
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Not as good as other similar books by the same writer.It is harder to read for some reason.Have read many books on or by Nisargadatta and he remains my favorite teacher.Would not recomend this book to a friend.

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2.0 out of 5 stars It is strange how entangled, complicated and dense SNM's ...Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2017
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It is strange how entangled, complicated and dense SNM's books, other than his famous I Am That, are. Did edtior Maurice Frydman work some magic on I Am That? Could it be that the clarity of that work owes to Frydman? Maharaj seems much less impressive--laborious and blurry--in these books edited by Robert Powell.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful insight into these teachings.Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2014
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This enlightened teacher was a fascinating person, to say the least. I read at least three books of his teachings. I found them pleasantly thought-provoking and helpful to me on my journey.

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An Intense book to read but worth the purchase.

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A clear transmission of the truth

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not convinced... on the contrary!Reviewed in France on December 14, 2013
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As part of my personal research, I have read many books. For various reasons, he did not convince me. In short, I find it a little excessive to assert so easily some apparent “truths” about finally divine features even if what is written is the author's experience. On the other hand, there must be a strong reductive impact linked to the inevitable barrier of language, since ~and especially in areas falling within this mystical category ~ words betray far more than they reflect such profound thoughts, necessarily approximate as soon as one wants to describe them with words. Anyone interested in Hinduism should probably find his cup of tea there... I think the mystical domain is richer, more varied and less restricted than that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for vedanta seekersReviewed in India on February 22, 2019
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Zen And Reality: An Approach to Sanity And Happiness On a Non- Sectarian Basis : Amazon.com.au: Books

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5.0 out of 5 stars very high quality writing about how the deep meditation experience feels and can be interpreted

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very interesting book, dating from 1960s but fascinating insights into how the meditation/buddhist/zen experiences feel. I don't personally agree with some of the spiritual/universe type backdrop he adds, but fascinating and refreshing; makes you think afresh.
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Read years ago,great little book,this is my second purchase,reccomended to two other people
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He provides a clear intro to the nature of mindfulness and where Jiddu Krishnamurti fits with Zen...
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Christian Zen: The Essential Teachings of Jesus Christ Powell, Robert

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Christian Zen: The Essential Teachings of Jesus Christ 

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by Robert Powell (Compiler)
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Jesus’ remarkable and rather puzzling statements from the Gospel of Thomas, considered “secret sayings,” have suffered centuries of misinterpretation, reinforcing a skewed view of both Christianity and Jesus himself.

In Christian Zen, noted scholar Robert Powell deciphers their true meaning and shows how they mirror Zen philosophy. 

His commentaries explain that the sayings embody the timeless teaching of advaita, the esoteric expression of the inner meaning of all the great religions. 

128 pages 
November 4, 2003 



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"Some years ago, when the Gospel of Thomas was a brand new discovery, an undergraduate student enthusiastically told me it made Jesus sound like a Zen Master. Now, finally, from the eminent spiritual writer Robert Powell we have a definitive treatment of this theme."
—Robert Ellwood, Emeritus Professor of Religion, University of Southern California


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4.0 out of 5 stars Christian Zen Informs the Gnostic Gospel of ThomasReviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
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This is a just little booklet but its value is deeper than its length. 

It contains most of the text of the gnostic Gospel of Thomas, which is perhaps the earliest surviving Christian text. 

It is thought to have been written on the order of 20-years after the death of Jesus, about the same time as the lost "Q" source material; predating the New Testament Gospels. 

However, other scholars date it as late as 140 years after the death of Jesus. 

In any event, it is contemporary with the four gospels found in the New Testament, which are generally accepted as being written between 50 and 130 after the death of Jesus. 

There is a distinctly "Zen-ish" or "Buddhist" flavor to these sayings, all of which are attributed to Jesus. 

I found the author's commentary on these to be concise and thoughtful, as well as thought-provoking. And isn't this the point?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, yet problematicReviewed in the United States on January 17, 2012
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The translation provided in the text was clear for the most part, but the author does not say whose translation he employs, or whether he translated the text himself. His commentary for each of the logia (sayings) is sometimes superficial and repetitive, while at other times being on-the-mark. 

He interprets the text according to his personal spiritual views of Advaita (non-dualism) rather than approaching the text on its own terms or in the context of ancient Jewish wisdom literature. 

Powell also excludes about a dozen of the sayings from the Gospel of Thomas on the grounds that some of the sayings are either too obscure or out of place.

 However, having read the Gospel in its entirety, I felt that he should have included some of the sayings that he left out, such as the parable of the leaven to describe the Kingdom of God.

The Gospel itself sometimes feels too obscure compared to mystical texts of other traditions such as the Upanishads, Tao Te Ching, or the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. It should be read in conjunction with other such texts in order to be better understood.

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Steve Burns
4.0 out of 5 stars Jesus teaches ZenReviewed in the United States on September 16, 2006
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This very small book lists verses of the gospel of Thomas on each page and then gives the authors comments about what he believes they mean. The authors opinion is that in the gospel of Thomas 

• Jesus is teaching nonduality and 
• how to discover the true Self and 
• over come the illusion of separation and individual ego 
• by living truly in the eternal Now.

I agree with the authors opinion completely and believe this book is closer to the true esoteric teachings of Jesus than the Bible.

 This is a perfect book for beginners that are searching for truth or studing Zen.

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Michael Draper
4.0 out of 5 stars A non-dual interpretation of The Gospel of ThomasReviewed in the United States on February 19, 2009
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In this book, Robert Powell interprets the Gospel of Thomas from a non-dual perspective. What I mean is, he interprets Jesus as an enlightened teacher who is simply pointing to the kingdom of heaven all around you, the oneness of everything. Jesus is saying you are not separate from God, and never were. You need only to drop all religious concepts and see. 

This is what esoteric Christianity is all about. 

There are other books about this. 'Inner Christianity' by Richard Smoley is also very good.

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Carol A. Charbonneau
5.0 out of 5 stars Increase your understanding of the Bible.Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014
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Clearly puts the teachings of Jesus into a perspective that can be absorbed , understood and personalized. Great for those of us who have wondered how Zen philosophy fits with the word of Jesus.

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David M. Pittle
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, I've already done that for you.Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2017

I am a student of the Gospel of Thomas, also a Zen Christian for more than 50 years. I was part of the Zen Christian Sangha in Tokyo and spent time in monastery in Japan. This book takes the obvious step of simply rephrasing sayings from the Gospel of Thomas and making them sound more Zen-light. I have no doubt that Jesus espoused many of the same teachings we find in the sutras and the teachings of the masters. But this book waters them down, as though reading a few words, would actually bring kensho or light on the path.

It has become common to attribute many of Jesus insights to his supposed stay in Egypt in early years, or other encounters with Buddhist teachers. This is based on the erroneous gospel stories of the flight into Egypt. But there is no evidence of this flight. And it really dismisses the amazing level of enlightenment which Jesus seemed to posess.

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A great alternative to the typical books on Christianity, which are usually full of the usual chapter and verse notations in bold face (3:12. ..6:11). This book actually discusses the quotations and the teachings, sometimes briefly, never saying more than needs to be said, cutting right to the heart of the matter. In the glossary at the end of the book, there were parallels in one particular concept to Baudrillard's writing on the precession of simulacra. I would recommend this to anybody interested in the meaning of it all and any self-reflection that might accompany that search.

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