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Dirty Enlightenment: The Inherent Perfection of Imperfection Kindle Edition

by Peter Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Dirty Enlightenment is a stripped-down, radical presentation of the Nature of Reality and your spiritual place in it.

In actuality, you are a miraculously present infinite field of transcendental being presenting itself to itself as subtle radiant energy of pure intelligence. This truth is consonant with the view of Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Advaita Vedanta, Kundalini Yoga, primal Buddhism, and with all radical spiritual traditions. Since this is already and eternally the sole condition, the spiritual challenge is merely to recognize that this is the case, with no special conditions or abilities needing to be cultivated, nothing in one's life needing to be changed or improved in the slightest.

With the simple recognition of the nature of your actual condition, you are freed from the confused implications of any misinterpretations of what your condition is, that you may have been laboring under. This recognition is available since it is clearly displayed by every aspect of your experience, and will be discovered by direct investigation without preconceptions. In actuality the only "spiritual" problem possible is misinterpretation, which can give rise to beliefs in separate existence, dependency, vulnerability, inadequacy, failure, death, etc., etc., whereas in fact none of these imagined conditions actually exist at all.

The apparent "imperfection" that you may believe your life to be, is in fact already and inherently an entirely transcendental, miraculous eternal perfection, and it can be easy to discover this fact with self-verifying certainty.

Peter Brown presents this understanding from several perspectives, as direct description, meditative aphorisms, and question-and-answer discussion, with a personal retelling of his own path of discovery. 
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"Leave the realm of the describable! It doesn't exist! You define your problems into existence, as well as their hoped-for solutions, thus creating an apparent difficult, limited reality, where none exists whatsoever.
This actual, present condition is absolutely inconceivable; ANY way you hold it to be with your descriptions and ideas does not actually exist, and cannot in actuality limit or entrap you.
Your imagined unrealization, confusion, spiritual obscuration, as well as the imagined enlightenment that you hope for as its solution, DO NOT EXIST! They are defined into apparent existence by your imagination.
This actual condition can be clearly known as it is, but not if it is held to be this or that in imagination.
Let go of all descriptions, and then what is this? You cannot say...but it is not nothing, and is wonderful beyond imagination."
The actuality of your experience is in fact entirely pure, transcendental radiance existing miraculously. This fact is the basis of Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Kundalini Yoga, and all primal spiritual traditions.
Nothing other than this fact is, and has always been, known by you as your experience, and recognizing it as it is gives access to full appreciation of its properties, which constitutes Liberation, Enlightenment.
The only thing that impedes this recognition is belief in the actuality of the imaginary misinterpretations of what this present condition consists of.
By simply noticing the naked quality of experience as it is that is always present outside the context of imagined interpretations, the apprehending intelligence can recognize its true nature of Transcendence.
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My "spiritual" life proper began in 1973, when at the age of 22 I had the extreme good fortune to receive "Transmission" from Pino Turolla. In the clarity I attained at that time I realized that my entire life had led up to that event, my character and obsessive nature regarding exploring Reality conspiring to the inevitability of the ongoing unfoldment that was quickened at that time, finally to bear fruit in more recent years.  After that quickening I redoubled my spiritual explorations, driven to strive to make some sense of what had happened, was happening, to me, what this exceedingly strange circumstance of my experience was, in the context of both my own inspirations and various more traditional approaches to these matters, including Raja, Jnana, and Bhakti Yogas (and being dragged kicking, screaming, and bleeding through Karma Yoga), Quabalah, Western occultism, Tarot, Shamanism, Dzogchen, Taoism, Tantra, Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism, among other spiritual traditions; and the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Bhagavan Nityananda, Nisargadatta, Longchen Rabjam, Lao Tzu, Hui Neng, Aliester Crowley, Jesus Christ, Neem Karoli Baba, and Austin Spare, among many others.Finally in a quiet moment in 1997, on a sunny February afternoon, sitting alone in my living room, a tiny opening of realization gently flowed into appearance, the entire universe fractally crystalizing around it in instantaneous virtual ripples, eating all separation, all event, even all Being, into absolute indescribable Radiance, of me/it/everything/nothing laughing/crying/wonder, as it ever was and ever will be...The accumulation of perspectives that were acquired over the course of all that (unnecessary?) exploration of traditional philosophies enables me to correlate ideas from within those traditions, when useful, in the context of a more direct, pragmatic, non-jargon-laden presentation of the direct discovery of the mystery of what YOU are, that I have named the Yoga of Radiant Presence.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DIL3X16
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Open Doorway; 1st edition (June 21, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 21, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1716 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 199 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1484134842
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My "spiritual" life proper began in 1973, when at the age of 22 I had the extreme good fortune to receive "Transmission" from Pino Turolla. In the clarity I attained at that time I realized that my entire life had led up to that event, my character and obsessive nature regarding exploring Reality conspiring to the inevitability of the ongoing unfoldment that was quickened at that time, finally to bear fruit in more recent years. The pattern of Life is indeed astounding, a symphony of meaningfulness and profundity becoming more itself as it spirals out/inwards over the spiderweb of time...

After that quickening I redoubled my spiritual explorations, driven to strive to make some sense of what had happened, was happening, to me, what this exceedingly strange circumstance of my experience was, in the context of both my own inspirations and various more traditional approaches to these matters, including Raja, Jnana, and Bhakti Yogas (and being dragged kicking, screaming, and bleeding through Karma Yoga), Quabalah, Western occultism, Tarot, Shamanism, Dzogchen, Taoism, Tantra, Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism, among other spiritual traditions; and the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Bhagavan Nityananda, Nisargadatta, Longchen Rabjam, Lao Tzu, Hui Neng, Aliester Crowley, Jesus Christ, Neem Karoli Baba, and Austin Spare, among many others.

Finally in a quiet moment in 1997, recovering from cancer at the time, on a sunny February afternoon, sitting alone in my living room, a tiny opening of realization gently flowed into appearance, the entire universe fractally crystalizing around it in instantaneous virtual ripples, eating all separation, all event, even all Being, into absolute indescribable Radiance, of me/it/everything/nothing laughing/crying/wonder, as it ever was and ever will be...

The accumulation of perspectives that were acquired over the course of all that (unnecessary?) exploration of traditional philosophies enables me to correlate ideas from within those traditions, when useful, in the context of a more direct, pragmatic, non-jargon-laden presentation of the direct discovery of the mystery of what YOU are, that I have named the Yoga of Radiant Presence.

http://www.theopendoorway.org/

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Cindy Kaeser
5.0 out of 5 stars I am currently reading this book. It is probably THE best I have read on enlightenment.
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021
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This book gets right to the pointer so to speak, without hype or background religiosity. Other authors who talk about enlightenment are usually only talking up their own experience, or theories they hold which sometimes can be entertaining, but creates a desire for the reader to somehow get the same experience as the author. Honestly that cannot be delivered which is why these kinds of books many times feed the seeker in us as well as provide the dollars in the self improvement industry. This book is different. It speaks to realization. Realization is not intellectual, it is that flash of insight. This book speaks to those realizations and will hopefully provide you with an aha moment or two if you are ready for it. I have read many books on enlightenment but the bottom line is that there is nothing one can do to force or bring about the situation. It is like memory. Either it is there or it is not. You can read about memory all day long but it is not going to give you the experience of memory. You can do practice such as meditation and have a hope that memory is going to pop in. Well it either does or it does not and you cannot control that or plan it. When you finally experience a memory though you know it. So that is the analogy as well as the mystery. Having a mom with dementia, and seeing her personality, memory and experience evaporate has given me the best realizations of the non-reality and impermanence of the very things we take for granted as the normal (seemingly) rock solid identities we rely on. Well how can that be true if it can be eliminated so easily? Poof! You have dementia and it is ALL gone. So then .. what is real?
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Dirty Enlightenment"
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This is a wonderfully catchy title and well deserving of being read by every human. It will WAKE YOU UP! Peter Brown is unique and speaks only the TRUTH, so that anyone can HEAR and REALIZE it. pati
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5.0 out of 5 stars woah
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I can’t describe the feeling I got while reading this book. If you’re a seeker READ it! I couldn’t put it down and I am an adult classified with ADHD but you bet my attention stayed put.
And there was a moment , a moment where , for a split second I was like , “ Ohhhh wow! I see!!”
I’m going to read it again. Was like a good roller coaster
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M Maxwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing
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A no nonsense approach to awakening. May help frustrated seekers that have spent decades searching. As Peter Brown says - try everything. This book may be it for you.
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James Webb
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
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This book is brilliant and full of nuggets of wisdom and deep questions which can help you to wake up to the truth, if that is what you really want. One of the best books in this genre, in my opinion. Highly recommended.
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R. F. Lake
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but nothing special
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2013
This book says the same thing that dozens of others have said before. The writing is not bad but not particularly entertaining. I find Jed Macenna's books to be more entertaining and insightful.
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Modestus Lorence
5.0 out of 5 stars Done deal!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
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It’s all already a done deal. Period.
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Farski
5.0 out of 5 stars Kick the doors in!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013
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I am only halfway through this book and, WOW, it is blowing me away. Literally. Blowing "me" away. Well written, direct, right between the eyes -- KAAPOW! Necessary reading for the frustrated seeker who desperately wants to seek no more. I bought the Kindle version and then promptly ordered the paperback so I can highlight and write notes all over it. I have a feeling I will be giving copies to friends. Five million stars for this one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is easy to read and understand
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2016
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It is easy to read and understand, also very accurate. I really enjoyed reading it and will read it over for sure.
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FumanBean
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended Unreservedly!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2015
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Having read a number of books on non-duality / reality - this is THE most powerful and resonant for "me" - whether it is similarly so for other readers is uncertain as no doubt each reader has their own unique "status". This book is where the rubber meets the road IMHO - no bulls*** - no "spiritual" concepts/lingo to grapple with - just telling it as it is. As another reviewer pointed out there are no "techniques" (not entirely true as the reader is advised to see for their self and to test out the aphorisms etc) - also it's clear that "this" can't be put into a neat, verbalised formula to go away and practice to "achieve". I think the power of the book appears to be in provoking a "switch in perception" in the reader (if indeed they "get it") by clear invitation. Re-reading is recommended it seems each sentence has much richness to offer.
I unreservedly recommend this book - possibly the best book on the planet IMHO!
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Diane White
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Australia on July 3, 2015
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Very happy to read this book, very grateful to the writer
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claude Gillard
5.0 out of 5 stars This book makes us question everything and is a beautiful way to personal enlightenemnt
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2016
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clear, true ,simple. This book makes us question everything and is a beautiful way to personal enlightenemnt
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Barry Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2015
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I couldn't recommend this book more highly - but them I went a step further to see if I could find out what this guy's really talking about, and now I know, which is a ridiculous way of saying it, but that's how language dictates rational thoughts quest for knowledge; it's never going to 'get' what Truth is, and no-one I've come across can get you through and around the obstacle of thoughts obsessive false-self 'referencing and believing it's fantasy word is a (the) real world, to the ever-present actuality of this indescribableness that is giving rise to all that could seem to be and is.........................he does it better by far than anyone I've heard of; the Yoga of Radiant Presence is totally awesome and so bloody simple;
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