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Embracing the Now: Finding Peace and Happiness in What Is Kindle Edition

by Gina Lake (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 180 ratings
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The Now--this moment--is the true source of happiness and peace and the key to living a fulfilled and meaningful life. Embracing the Now is a collection of short essays about the Now that can serve as daily reminders of the deepest truths. Full of clear insight and wisdom, it explains how the mind keeps us out of the Now, how to move into the Now and stay there, and what living from the Now is like. It also explains how to overcome stumbling blocks to being in the moment, such as fears, doubts, judgments, misunderstandings, distrust of life, desires, and other conditioned ideas responsible for human suffering.

From Embracing the Now: "By becoming aware of what else is showing up in life in this moment besides thoughts, you can begin to really live in this moment and respond to it naturally, uncluttered by your mental commentary. You are in the moment but without the ego's influence on it. Spiritual freedom is when the voice of the ego no longer dominates and colors the landscape of life. Rather, it is one small aspect of it--one other thing that comes and goes in this landscape. This voice becomes impersonal--something in the landscape that has no more personal relevance than the bird's song or the temperature of the room. It's experienced, but not experienced as 'you.' Then it's possible to experience the Experiencer--the true Self that is behind all life and behind your life. This Experiencer is in love with life, and when you let it live you, you are in love with life, and your actions and words express that. Freedom from the ego brings a relaxation into the true Self and the possibility of being that in the world instead of the ego."

"Embracing the Now is startlingly clear. On the mainstream nondual spirituality front, Gina Lake is a contender for top author/top teacher honors, along with Eckhart Tolle. Both she and this book have what it takes." -Jerry Katz, author of One: Essential Writings on Nonduality
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Gina Lake has been a nondual spiritual teacher since 1999, after having a spiritual awakening. She is the author of over twenty-five books about spirituality. She has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and over thirty years’ experience supporting people in their spiritual growth. She lives in Sedona, Arizona with her husband, who is also a spiritual teacher, and their two dogs.

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"Embracing the Now is startlingly clear. On the mainstream nondual spirituality front, Gina Lake is a contender for top author/top teacher honors, along with Eckhart Tolle. Both she and this book have what it takes." -Jerry Katz, author of One: Essential Writings on Nonduality

"This book from Gina Lake is a collection of essays packed with practical advice about how to find happiness by living in the now....Gina understands the ego's nature very thoroughly and examines it in many different ways in these essays....she leads the reader into analyzing it, exposing its many pretenses, and then shredding it....Gina's purpose in these essays is to help move her readers beyond the pain that is cause by the ego. To do that, she points to another voice, one more subtle and quiet, one that sometimes requires spiritual sensitivity training to hear: the voice of essence. Essence--also known as Awareness, Being, Self, etc.--is who you really are. As Gina says, `You know essence when you experience it, just as you know the ego when you experience it. They feel very different and are very distinct.'....Gina offers guidance on developing sensitivity to it, such as by meditation and by the simple but powerful act of noticing. By various means, its presence gradually becomes obvious, so much so that it can actually be felt, and it becomes an anchor for living in the now. Gina's writings have an especially notable characteristic. When she discusses the nature of essence and how to live from its perspective, her words take on a special life and energy. There is a feel of essence speaking through her. In this set of essays, that voice has come to the fore, speaking ever more strongly and with the authority of understanding. And that may be an understatement." --Dennis Trunk, Editor, Third Millennium Gateway, September 14, 2008

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"When you are very present in the moment without giving your full attention to thoughts, as we usually do, you discover that many other things are arising in the moment besides thoughts. The mind discounts these other things as unimportant and uninteresting, so if you keep paying attention to your mind, you never have a real chance to find out about these for yourself. When we finally become disillusioned with the mind's complaints, judgments, poor guidance, and version of reality, which is generally quite negative, we begin to look outside the mind for true happiness and true guidance, which is where it can be found."

"You don't have control over what arises in any moment, but you can control where your attention goes, and that will determine how you experience the moment. Any moment can be an experience of peace and contentment or an experience of upset and dissatisfaction, depending on where you put your attention. If you put it on thoughts and emotions and identify with them, you won't experience peace and contentment, but if you put it on your senses or on what is arising from essence, you will be content and happy. Attention is the secret to happiness!"

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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
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Gina Lake has been a channel since 1986 and a nondual spiritual teacher since 1999, after having a spiritual awakening. She is also the author of over twenty-five books. She has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and over thirty years’ experience supporting people in their spiritual growth.

After a further spiritual deepening in 2012, Mother Mary, Jesus, and a circle of Ascended Masters made contact with her, and Jesus began dictating books through her. These teachings from Jesus are nondual (Oneness) teachings, based on universal truth, not on any religion. They are messages of love and peace and how to be an expression of that in your life.

Gina Lake’s website: http://www.RadicalHappiness.com

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GinaLakeChannelingJesus

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Wayne Fritzsche
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing at the Ego
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2012
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I have "studied", if one can all it that, Eckart Tolle's "Now" series. They are all very good.

I stumbled upon "Embracing the Now", and was warmed by what was Gina was saying. She makes at once detailed points, and yet presents the succintly, and then goes back to more generalized points. I felt I got to know this thing called "Ego" much better. By being led how to look at it, I begin to understand why it should be "laughed" at.

This is the first book I have read of Gina's...I shall read many more.

My wife doesn't like reading much, largely because she spends so much time in the car. I would love it if this book were put on a CD (could be more as I get to know her writing).

Read this book.
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ghitiudragos
5.0 out of 5 stars Embracing the Now
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2011
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I have read and done many things in the search for Enlightenment. Some authors speak with clarity, some with authority, some with depth and some manage to point directly to what is always here, always now. Gina Lake writes with all of the above qualities, in a way that leaves nothing untouched. If you found yourself feeling what Awakening is all about, but unable to take the step towards, well, towards Now, this is an excellent bridge, because it speaks in both extraordinary and mundane ways. You will fall in love with the kindness, the graciousness and the acceptance that flow form this book.
For all the seekers, try it! It just might be the last step in suffering and the first step into Being!
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F.M.
5.0 out of 5 stars A true gem!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021
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A beautiful reminder to stay anchored in the present moment, in order to stay aligned as pure self. It provides guidance on how to expose the ego and choose not to identify with it.
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Anthony D
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Great
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011
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Yes, I recomend this book! I have read many books on the subject of this genre, and this is in the top 5 on my list.

There are some thought provoking concepts and ideas that, surprisingly, I found to be origional. If your tired of reading OSHO, or books on the great BUDDA, then please give this a try.

Warning, this is about meditaion, awarness, and enlightenment. So if you are still stuck in the middle ages, gave your life Jesus, or are closed minded, then you REALLY need to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate self help book,
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2012
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Have recommended it to my friends. She makes what some 'gurus' say easy to understand in very clear english no 'hmmm, how can I say? ' junk as if you need to be 'enlightened' in order to understand the content. She takes away the mysticism and makes vedanta etc accessible to us so called normal folk. Also recommend all her other books which expand on the theme. cannot recommend this writer highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars All around wonderful experience, will definitely purchase from this company again:)
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
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My book arrived quickly & the condition of it was better than the description, it looks brand new. Im very pleased & will definetly purchase from this company again.
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Yogachef
5.0 out of 5 stars great book in helping me along my path
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013
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Great book to help keeping me motivated as I travel my path. Most of the books I have read by Gina Lake are excellent. I have learned to live in the now but it is still easy to forget during the day and allow myself to wander into the regrets of the past or the worry of what might happen. A book like this helps me to remember to come back to the present more often than had I not continued with my daily reading of inspirational books.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Materialist Perspective.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2013
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I am very early in the book, so the star rating may change as I finish it, but I wanted to post a preliminary thought. I have read five or so books on mindfulness now, and have been practicing being present and even doing formal meditation for several months. I have felt big mind, and I know there is really something serious here. It is not easy to be an atheist materialist and read some of these books. But Gina's book is the first on the subject where she states utterly quite early in the book, that there is a soul that makes to the body work, and that when the soul leaves the body dies, but the soul still exists. It absolutely is not my intent to start a fight on the subject, but I have to say that I reject that notion utterly. Please don't focus on the thought that I am asserting I am right. What I am asserting is that the assertion makes it rather hard for me to keep forging through the work. I will, and I will update the review when I finish.

Part of my struggle as someone who believes consciousness is an entirely material phenomenon is to find a way to interpret Zen and Buddhist beliefs in a way that is believable to my rational mind. Yes it is much less important to focus on that and it seems irrelevant to a large degree when you are deep in an effective meditation period. So I do try not to let disagreements like this impact the practice, but I do find the bold assertion of the eternal existence of a soul to be fairly off-putting.
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Michael Radhey
5.0 out of 5 stars A rare treasure indeed!
Reviewed in Canada on May 10, 2017
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This book is an amazing find! This author, if she was a physicist could easily help me understand quantum mechanics; but that book still awaits in my future. This book deals with the NOW. And what a masterful job Gina Lake does.
When you read this book, you will have all the essential knowledge described by the great mystics, but in plain, simple, non-technical, relaxed friendly writing. Over the years, I have read many books that held out the promise of insight into such spiritual knowledge, but this one actually delivers. And does so without using any complicated concepts. Definitely, in earlier times she would have been burned at the stake for spreading such radical knowledge, or at least like Galileo confined by the authorities to her home.
I had not heard of the author until I came across this Kindle book. I was rewarded for taking a chance on the purchase. I encourage you to do the same.
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wendy taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and enlighten yourself
Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2022
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This book resonated with me each time I picked it up.
So easy to read and not get lost in the fluff.
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Joandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book clearly illustrating how the mind takes us off ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2014
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Brilliant book clearly illustrating how the mind takes us off into the past and future at the drop of a hat thus undermining the most precious time we have... the present moment! The book explains how we can let go of the thoughts and fears about who we think we are and how we should be living in order to truly see and enjoy each moment as it is, thus allowing us to flow through and learn from all of our experiences in life - even those we feel are bad! Would highly recommend this book for those who, like myself, often struggle to stay outside the confines of the mind and find themselves worrying over all the unimportant things in life... I'm certainly working towards staying present.
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Patrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Gina's Bücher sind die besten ihrer Art!
Reviewed in Germany on April 21, 2014
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Ich habe so viele ähnliche Bücher gelesen - kein Autor versteht es so klar, schnell und auf den Punkt auf das wertvollste hinzuweisen, was ein Mensch wohl erfahren kann: Dass wir nicht unsere Gedanken sind.

Es ist nicht notwendig, um eine einfache Wahrheit ein großes Geheimnis zu machen und lange drum herum zu reden. Genau das tun aber so viele andere Bücher in diesem Bereich. Und es ist nicht leicht die Trennlinien zu finden, gerade am Anfang. Im Prinzip braucht es keine Bücher mehr, wenn man die Wahrheit erst einmal erfahren hat, aber Gina's Bücher geben immer neue Perspektiven auf, die auf dem langen weg zum vollständigen Glück helfen. Lange Zeit dachte ich, Eckhardt Tolle würde die einfachste Sprache sprechen, bis ich Gina's Bücher fand.

Ich kann alle ihre Bücher also gar nicht genug empfehlen!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2017
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Good read, but for me a bit difficult to follow.
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