Inspiration and The Overself: Notebooks: Volume 14 (The Notebooks of Paul Brunton)

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Don't have a Kindle? Try the Kindle edition and experience these great reading features: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Showing of 3 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. This volume of the Notebooks of Paul Brunton is the most profound and meaninful of his works for those who are beginning or in the midst of their spiritual journey.

Brunton condenses his lifelong spiritual quest into a description of the eternal part of ourselves which he terms the Overself.

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This work as well as the rest of the Notebooks are not part of any religion or cult and are very much in the tradition of the great men and women who have spent their lives in trying to access and understand the ineffable knowledge and experiences that constitute the non-material part of our existence. There is nothing of the 'occult' in these volumes. I believe Brunton took the time throughout his life to provide a legacy and pathway to the many individuals who intuit that there is more to life than the materialistic and ego-centered culture that surrounds us.

Knowing of the existence of this work or having this book in your library may provide guidance in your life now or even years from now, when you are ready to try to understand what you are doing on this earth. Paul Brunton is a master of the english language.

The way he describes his world makes the reader truly understand. I love all of his works.

His work is a great contribution to mankind! As an artist, writer and musician, this volume of The Notebooks of Paul Brunton is one of my favorites. Here Brunton discusses true Intuition and how to distinguish it from false promptings from our own egos, i. In this volume Brunton also covers Mystical Glimpses and how to prepare for them and encourage them, as well as how to retain them. Perhaps most useful are the paragraphs discussing factors that can block these treasured Mystical Glimpses.

The final chapter of this volume is entitled "Glimpses and Permanent Illumination". In this section Brunton gives us the hope and the assurance that even brief mystical Glimpses one day can become an abiding state of being. As in his other volumes, Brunton uses the term "Overself", a term he himself coined, meaning our true Selves, i. At times, the term "Overself" in his writings could also be interpreted as the Divine Consciousness or God. As in his other volumes, Paul Brunton's writing is unpretentious and clear, easy to both read and understand. In my opinion, Brunton is one of the greatest spiritual Teachers of the last century - and we are very fortunate to have his published writings available to us.

Personally, I would recommend all of Brunton's Notebooks to any serious spiritual seeker. See all 3 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. Set up a giveaway. Store Welcome to our Bookstore! There is only one such guide for us all: For more information about each Notebook , go to Publications. Perspectives This volume contains paras from all 28 categories and every subsection of those categories of The Notebooks.

PB wanted his categories to be studied as a whole and in a specific order. Reading this book is a simple, singular treat that will open your mind and heart to many new perspectives of the spiritual journey. Keep one copy in your suitcase and the other by your meditation pillow; this is a true and accurate map of the modern spiritual journey, from its inception in mild curiosity to its realization in the compassionate immersion in Mind Alone. This part incorporates the most relevant practices and disciplines of yoga and other religious traditions as tools that allow us to purify and transform our individuality into a proper receptacle for higher consciousness.

Without these disciplines, error and harm will eventually befall us; with them, we will maintain a grounded relationship to the world and our loved ones even as we seek the inner reality of the Overself. Part 2, Relax and Retreat: In contrast to the first half, this category is inspiring and encourages the seeker to do what comes naturally—to relax and become open to the wonders and gifts of Nature and to simply look within when it is easy to do so.

PB discusses various types of retreats and provides many safe exercises including breath control to help us relax our bodies and our minds. Meditation PB considered meditation to be such an essential element of the quest that he gave it two categories: Here he presents us with all the ingredients essential for a successful entry into the world of meditation.

He tells us what time of day and what environment is best for meditation; how to begin and end a session; and he provides a wide selection of exercises suited for different needs and temperaments. The sixth chapter includes a wonderful list of mantras and affirmations, all of which we will return to with renewed understanding over the years. The Body While some passages will strike the beginner as ascetic and perhaps artificial or dated, throughout this category PB is merely recording the necessary modifications of modern physical habits if we are to achieve and maintain any spiritual progress.

For if the vehicle is weak, polluted, distracted or unshaped, the influx of Grace will inevitably exaggerate these tendencies; in contrast, the incorporation of genuinely natural habits will increase our sensitivity to, and pleasure of, the presence of the Overself.

Emotions and Ethics Part 1, Emotions and Ethics: Centered around the refinement of the ego into a cultured and noble being, this category outlines the specific virtues we should cultivate alongside our inner work—virtues which will be a direct means of transforming the world around us, even as we seek to improve ourselves. There are many specific exercises for educating our feeling function, disciplining our desires, and civilizing our relationships with family and fellow students.

While these disciplines are challenging, PB shows us their fruit: Part 2, The Intellect: Generally speaking, questers face one of two challenges: The first group is reluctant to abandon the logic and cleverness commonly associated with western philosophy, while the second is equally reluctant to forsake the emotional environment of mysticism and enter the arid chamber of the mind.

PB describes the specific ways in which the ego is the fundamental problem of the quest, even when it appears to be cooperating. Part 2, From Birth to Rebirth: Since it is the ego that is born and that dies, this category is quite naturally coupled with the preceding one. This category contains advice on how to prepare for death oneself, as well as how to best help another person before and after they have passed over.

PB continues with a discussion of reincarnation, which leads into the topics of karma, fate, freewill, and even astrology.

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He concludes with some early teachings on the World Idea, a topic he will return to in category 26 volume PB spent a great deal of his life exploring and experimenting with all the healing and health-related techniques of the world. Here he records what he has gleaned from these very personal experiments and researches. He was keenly aware of the importance of a strong healthy body to facilitate spiritual progress and describes many ways to restore the health when lost, starting with the most scientific, including the occult, and concluding with the spiritual healing power of the Overself itself.

Part 2, The Negatives: PB returns to his reflections on the ego as the source of a great deal of the negativity in ourselves and in the world.

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He teaches us about the special challenges facing those who would go against the ego in themselves and others and how to survive such confrontations—and even how to arrive at a positive outcome! This material, while a bit heavy, is absolutely practical, and worth studying, as it will invariably become intimately relevant at some point in our journey.

Here PB focuses on daily life and how to live it as a part of our spiritual practice. He talks about how to extract the lessons it offers us, both "in sunshine and in shadow. He also discusses various phases of life, especially youth and old age, and concludes with his reflections on the fate and future of the world. Part 2, The Arts in Culture: PB writes about the sacred mission of the arts and explores the positive or negative impact that art has upon our sensibilities and character—and even the whole social environment in which we live.

There are many beautiful paras here, worthy resources of inspiration in their own right. Its Legacy to the West: The Orient While it may seem that the commingling of Eastern wisdom and Western ways is all but complete, PB sheds new light on this living process and bears witness to its multifaceted significance. PB has both criticism and praise for each hemisphere and clearly demonstrates the ongoing need for a fusion of these paradigms as the only panacea to the problems and opportunities of our times.

There are lots of little gems throughout this book and a veritable treasure-trove of information about the great lights of 20th century India, including Shankaracarya, Ramana Maharshi, Aurobindo, Ananda Mayee, and Gandhi. The Sensitives A subtitle for this book could be: This could save your Life! PB presents a fully rational and objective evaluation of the esoteric, occult, mystical and magical realms—and those who are drawn to them.

Although there is much to learn from these realms, it is also easy to get lost, distracted, and even seriously harmed by them. To confuse the occult with the spiritual is to lose the true value of both; PB clearly distinguishes them here, and details the specific ways in which the occult can be used to help—or hinder—our spiritual journey.

This is a very practical guide for any who become—or already are—aware of the grand and sometimes exquisitely inspiring forces at play within our ordinary lives. Read it carefully, and know that it was written by a man who directly experienced all that he writes about here. PB tackles the ever-volatile issue of organized religion with his usual thoroughness and objectivity, with particular focus on the relevance or lack of religion for the individual quester. He discusses the truth of prophets and messengers, the wisdom and ignorance found in familiar scriptures, the specific shortcomings and contributions of many well-known religions of today and of the past.

He speaks of the greatest Love we can experience: It is not enough, he tells us, to meditate; we must also learn to pray with devotion and to have the humility to surrender to the true light within; otherwise our efforts will be stunted when they could flourish, nourished by the deep waters of spiritual grace.

PB closes this section with an extraordinary chapter on Grace where he blends inspiration and wisdom to show us how to prepare for Grace, seek forgiveness, understand its absence, and finally, recognize its miraculous presence in our daily lives. The five chapters in this section address many of the traditional topics of modern Western philosophy: However, PB does not exclude the wisdom of the East; he introduces several key ideas from Hinduism and Buddhism here.

From Hinduism he introduces the study of the four states of consciousness—waking, dreaming, sleeping, and the absolute, or "fourth state"—and he brings in the teachings of the Buddha on the transience of the world, and pure emptiness as a necessary metaphysical fact. Furthermore he manages to do all this without burdening the text or the reader with unfamiliar jargon or ritualized logic; he simply asks that we actively enquire into ourselves, our world, and our consciousness, and let reason be our guide. Part 2, What is Philosophy? PB certainly answers his own question here.

There he outlines the requirements for philosophy, which he regards as demanding a far greater discipline than mystical yoga or metaphysics—he considers the mastery of this essential to its realization. Throughout PB emphasizes the importance of Balance in all things and demonstrates the subtle power this can have on all aspects of the quest, the quester, and his or her impact on the world. In chapter 4 PB introduces the unique faculty of the sage: He gives us a glimpse of significance and its operation here, while reserving a full explanation of how it works for the final volume of the Notebooks.

The title of the last chapter sums up the importance of mentalism nicely: While it is simple to summarize—all we know is mind—it is quite another thing to comprehend and directly experience.

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