The Silence of the Mind

WINNER of the INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2012 in the Poetry Inspirational category FINALIST in the INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2012 in the Spirituality General category ¦ ¦ ¦  A practical book on meditation and enlightenment, a must read for any¦ spiritual seeker.¦ A¦ more poetic Eckhart Tolle; Kahlil Gibran meets Krishnamurti.¦ Ilie Cioaras message is original and unique, as he never travelled to India and never belonged to any traditional school.¦ By practicing the silence of the mind, through an all-encompassing attention, we discover and fulfill our innermost potential of becoming one with the divine spark that lies dormant within us. ¦ ¦ ¦  "Having studied¦ Ilie Cioaras¦ inspired book, I am quite convinced that if¦ its¦ wonderfully wise¦ contents are read diligently, and¦ its prescribed¦ practise¦ is¦ persistenly¦ followed, then¦ it will gradually and gracefully lead the fortunate¦ reader to his or her own¦ Self¦ Realisation." Alan Jacobs, Poet and President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK¦  ¦  ¦  ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦  The Power of Emptiness The mind is completely silent, we are attentive – a clear consciousness, / All meanings, boundaries disappear – us and the Infinite are "One"; / Practically, we have a new mind – always fresh. /¦  Being in the pause – I become infinite! / It separates two worlds. I leave the limited world / And enter Boundlessness, through total melting; / The whole being is calm – a constant sparkle. / There is no time, no space – just everlasting Eternity; / I move in direct contact with life, in a permanent present. ¦  ¦ ¦ ¦  To read an extract visit www.thesilencebook.blogspot.com