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The harder we try to meditate, the more we get in our own way. Peter Russell shows that true meditation is instead about the practice of allowing: releasing effort, relaxing the mind, and gently returning to the present moment. In clear and calming prose, he walks readers through a minimalist approach to meditation.

Peter Russell reframes letting go as letting in and letting be and applies this approach to letting go of judgements and grievances, our fears and our attachments, unhealthy emotions and fixed beliefs, our ego and our assumptions as to what will make us happy. Along the way, he explores the essence of forgiveness, the value of kindness, and the perennial question of "Who am I?"

Why has the most innovative of species become so dangerous? The answer, suggests Peter Russell, lies in humanity's accelerating pace of development. We are heading into a future with technology beyond our dreams, but in a world that is breaking at the seams.

Peter Russell calls for a spiritual renaissance in the face of the dangers of ever-accelerating change. Here is an extraordinary vision for the future of humanity that integrates the evolving nature of civilization with our timeless quest for harmony and inner peace.

Peter Russell shows how our global information networks may be leading us toward an evolutionary breakthrough as significant as the emergence of life some three and a half million years ago. Heralded as a major leap in Western thinking, this book presents an empowering view of our future.

An introduction Transcendental Meditation, its origins; how it produces a state of profound rest, the opposite to the accumulation of stress and tension; and its implications for health, clarity of mind and creativity. It also expl;ores the higher states of consciousness to which TM can lead, and its implications for society as a whole.

A new translation with Alistair Shearer of selections from the nine principal Upanishads, a cornerstone of Indian philosophy. They teach of an absolute field of intelligence that underlies all creation. This divine ground is our true nature, and bringing our lives into conscious harmony with it is the ultimate purpose of human existence.