By Richard Moss, MD
Author of
The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of
Awareness
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The Mandala of Being shows us why
and how we habitually obstruct our innate potential
for what Richard Moss calls
radical aliveness,
a life of authenticity, overflowing energy, and
joy.
In these pages,
Richard Moss gives us an effective practice that is
readily incorporated into day-to-day life. It
illustrates that there are in fact only four places
our minds ever go when we leave the Now -- the past,
the future, judgments of ourselves, and judgments of
others. It allows us to trace precisely the path we
have taken away from our most authentic and
essential being whenever we are not fully present,
and simultaneously shows us the way home.
Drawing from his
profound self-realization and more than three
decades of working with people of diverse
backgrounds, Richard Moss accompanies and encourages
the reader on a journey toward freedom from fear and
any other limiting or threatening feeling. Deep
self-understanding, inner ease, spontaneous healing,
more fulfilling relationships, and enhanced
creativity are all wonderful blessings that can
arise from reading and reflecting on
The Mandala of
Being.
Book Description:
Many people obstruct their innate potential through
repeated patterns of emotional struggle and
suffering. This practical, hands-on guide explains
why and how people habitually fall into this trap
and provides a program, easily incorporated into
everyday life, that frees them from this destructive
behavior. Using a simple mandala, the book
illustrates the four places humans go when they feel
threatened, uncomfortable, or aren’t fully centered
or grounded in the present moment. Like a trail of
pebbles left behind on a hike, it helps trace the
path back to the authentic self. Drawing on his
three decades of teaching consciousness, Richard
Moss plays the role of wise shepherd, accompanying
and encouraging the reader on a journey toward the
genius within and away from fear and other
limitations. Most importantly, he offers an
always-available compass that directs readers back
to the true self, and into the magic of the present
moment.
Reviews:
Starred Review.
For more than 100 years, Eastern insights about the
quest for peace possible in the present moment have
filtered into the West. Just so, Moss chooses the
perfect visual map for this important book about
self-awareness: a mandala. A mandala is a geometric,
usually circular figure in Hindu and Buddhist
thought that represents the universe. In this
psychoanalytic realm, this figure represents the
quest for self-unity and completeness. Using the
mandala, Moss elegantly and with great elucidation
and precision offers a place for modern seekers to
stand centered in the now amid the four directions
of past and future, you and me. His volume presents
much clear thought about a potentially complicated
topic. Readers who enjoyed Eckhart Tolle's The Power
of Now and are ready to take the next step should
gravitate easily to Moss's probing marriage of
psychology, the transcendent nature of self, fear,
faith and love. The fruits of Moss's many workshop
experiences and exercises are cited throughout so as
to make this potentially dense subject surprisingly
accessible. A charity of spirit and extension to all
religious traditions percolates through this volume.
Concluding thoughts on the present climate of
politically and culturally generated terror make
this an especially potent offering
The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of
Awareness
Richard Moss, MD
Published by New World Library
January 2007;$15.95US; 978-1-57731-572-8
About
Author:
Richard Moss, MD,
is an internationally respected teacher, visionary
thinker, and author of five seminal books on
transformation,
self-healing, and the importance of
living consciously. For thirty years he has guided
people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines in
the use of the power of awareness to realize their
intrinsic wholeness and reclaim the wisdom of their
true selves. He teaches a practical philosophy of
consciousness that models how to integrate spiritual
practice and psychological self-inquiry into a
concrete and fundamental transformation of people's
lives. Richard lives in Ojai, California, with his
wife, Ariel.
His
books include:
The I That Is We (1981),
How Shall I Live (1985),
The Black Butterfly (1986),
The Second Miracle (1995),
all published by Celestial Arts, plus a
collection of aphorisms entitled,
Words That Shine Both
Ways
(self-published in 1997). His newest book,
The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of
Awareness, New World Library, is
available Feb. 2007. His works have been translated
into Spanish, French, German, and Danish and have
sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide.
For a calendar of
future seminars and talks by the author, and for
further information on CDs and other available
material, please visit
www.richardmoss.com.
Or contact Richard
Moss Seminars:
Office: 805-640-0632
Fax: 805-640-0849
Email:
2miracle@sbcglobal.net
PO Box 1379
Ojai, CA 93024
