The main aim of this book is to act as a stand-alone guide to Awakening; which is synonymous with Enlightenment when maintained. The title comes from a photo I took of the sunrise over the ocean which a friend suggested I use as for the cover. This book is composed of articles, resulting from my further investigations (and contemplations) into the nature of Reality. The thrust of the book is that beneath the surface appearance of thoughts (including all mental activity) and sensations there is a deeper level of being, which is the perceiver of these. The former are a flow of fleeting objects whereas the latter, which is the Awareness of these, is a constant conscious subjective presence. This is the only constant that has been (with) you since you were born and that which has witnessed your entire life. So this is what you actually are rather than the ever changing body/mind in which these thoughts and sensations have occurred.

The Ocean of Consciousness

Drake, Colin

Religion & Spirituality

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A 'Simple Guide to Awakening' by investigation of one's moment to moment experience,which leads to one becoming 'aware of awareness'. Awakening is becoming fully established in, and identified with, awareness. This book is designed to help its readers go ?beyond the separate self?; that is to free oneself from obsessive thinking and worrying about one?s self-image, health, wealth, status, achievements, lack of achievements, past, future and ultimate survival. These are all caused by identifying oneself as an individual object in a universe of multiple objects, and also by comparing oneself with like objects (other people). How we identify ourselves is at the heart of how we view the world and our place in it. If we fail to correctly identify ?what we are? (in essence) then this leads to an unfulfilled life, with its consequent frustrations and mental suffering.

Beyond the Separate Self

New Age & Spirituality

Colin Drake

Having spent 15 years as a financial advisor for some of the nation's wealthiest people, Colin Drake debunks one of our most prevalent cultural myths: that when we finally have enough money, we'll be living the life we've always wanted. Deep down, we believe that being rich will make us happy. So, rather than work on being happy, we work on getting rich. Yet most people never become wealthy, and most people lack aliveness. This book explores why we are failing at wealth and why we are lacking in vitality, and offers a powerful strategy for creating both. Our desire to be rich is our desire to be free. Our desire to be free is our desire to be alive. So, when you get right down to it, wealth planning is aliveness planning. Wealth planning is about designing our fulfillment and then solving the financial pieces needed to fuel that fulfillment. This book is for people who want to live passionately and who want enough wealth to fund a fantastic life; for people hungering to find and give the best of themselves; for dreamers who want a game plan; and for doers who want an inspiring vision for their lives. It’s about the art, science and psychology of creating wealth and Woohoo! Money and happiness. Wealth and well-being! There will always be ways to make more money. This book is about making the most LIFE. And that’s what we want the money for anyway! Read this book like you mean it. Start like your life depends on it. You’ll emerge with an inspired game plan for your own Woohoo Wealth!

Woohoo! Wealth: The 7 Pillars of Creating the Wealth You Want and a Life You Love

Business & Money

Personal Finance

Carpe Vitam Press

This book is written as a stand-alone guide to Awakening and is composed of articles written since the publication of Awakening and Beyond.It is designed to allow the reader to directly investigate their own experience wich reveals the Awareness in which this occurs. This is what my books are all about, becoming 'aware of Awareness' through direct investigation and then continuing with further 'investigation of the Way' (the Tao, the nature of reality). I call this the Open Way for it is open to all and is a way to Awaken. The are many 'ways' but most of them are closed in that they require their adherents to have special knowledge, ability and discipline; whereas, awareness of Awareness is a simple direct seeing which when cultivated leads to full Awakening.

Awareness of Awareness - The Open Way

This book is a stand alone guide to awakening from the dream of being a separate object in a universe of separate objects. It contains new articles written since the publication of 'Hidden In Plain Sight' and is based on radicaI method entailing investigating each direct moment of experience. This astoundingly simple, and powerful, technique is explained in detail in a two hour long interview on 'Buddha At The Gas Pump' with Rick Archer. Here are some comments by watchers and listeners of this: ljust listened to the interview from BATGAP.com. It was brilliant. I’d really enjoy access to your guided meditations. Could you direct me to them? Also I’d like to be added to your email group please. Thanks for all you shared, it was so helpful to listen in. Best, Michelle Pacione Hi Colin, I am so grateful for the help that you give to the spiritual community. I’ve watched your interview with Rick on YouTube and did your exercise to enquire yourself to find awareness and your true self. It was so good I clicked on very quickly and brushed awareness, such a beautiful moment and revelation….thank you so much for that!! Eduardo Bensi I loved your interview at Budda at the gas pump. Bryant Rogers Recently watched your interview with Rick Archer, and I wanted to let you know that this has turned out, for me, to be one of his favorite interviews. I can really identify with your practice for getting in touch with the “higher self” while quieting the mind. Liked it enough, that I plan to order one of your books. Kevin Wingate-Pearse I just listened to your interview on BatGap. I have been doing my own inquiry of awareness practice but have never found a good way to explain it to others, as you so beautifully do. Thank you. From Cate Beery

Direct Investigation Reveals The Absolute Reality

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

A book of poems based on 'The Ocean of Consciousness' a stand alone guide to Awakening from the dream of being a separate object in a universe of such. Here are comments from readers of these poems. D Paris Bradley: This was truly awesome! Rick Herranz: Thank you for sharing the HIGHER LIGHT OF WISDOM Barbara Carter: Thanks Colin for sharing your exquisite poems of wisdom Ashutosh Kumar: Superb Farahnaz Hobbi Alidash: Even reading these sentences is a kind of meditation, thanks Yoga Synthesisom: Love this poem! Raichand Jain: Excellent post like it very much, Regards Navin Kamani: Colin Drake your words & process is wonderful. Doriel Worley: This is wonderful! It is a map of the path that takes you back to that first AHA! experience - so long ago it seems, the very beginning when you made contact with the glory within. Laurence A. Dov Carp: Very lovely poem. Has it all... depth, profundity, provocativeness, accuracy. Richard F Hay: Always "Spot On," My Brother.

Poetry From The Ocean Of Consciousness

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