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ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK Kindle Edition

by Wayne Liquorman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK by Wayne Liquorman

Enlightenment is not what you think but rather the ultimate, unimaginable dissolution into all that IS.

Finally, a book has come along that may help to dispel some of the more persistent myths surrounding Enlightenment and Enlightened people! With his typical good humor, Wayne shines a bright, clear light on the subject, helping us to understand not only what Enlightenment isn't but encouraging us to realize directly and intuitively the Truth of Enlightenment itself.

This is an important book. With Grace, it could be the last one in your spiritual library.


"Wayne's teaching is part of the alluring and enduring tradition of spiritual inquiry in which the question is always more important than the answer, and in which the love and immeasurable patience of the teacher are what heal the wounds of the seeker." John Strydom, Clinical Psychologist


"Wayne skillfully dispels the illusion that Consciousness is something other than who you already are." Matthew Flickstein, Film Producer


This book is so full of wisdom that I find I can only read about 4 or 5 pages at a sitting. I love this book like I love dessert. It is powerful, and explodes in my consciousness the way a great dessert explodes my taste buds. It is so much fun to read and so stimulating it is almost obscene in its power and effect.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005N0KMX2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Advaita Press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 745 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 165 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929448220
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  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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Wayne Liquorman

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Wayne Liquorman (b. 1951) describes himself as being “completely ordinary.” He grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and then attended the University of Hawaii where he graduated with a BA in Creative Writing.

He then returned to Southern California, married, fathered two children and started an import/export business. A nineteen-year bout with active alcoholism and drug addiction ended spontaneously in 1985 leaving him sober and a spiritual seeker. His goal became to determine, “what power in the Universe could transform me so suddenly and against my will.” After 16 months of daily involvement with the Twelve Steps and intensive spiritual seeking, he met his guru, the retired president of the Bank of India turned Advaitic Sage, Ramesh S. Balsekar. He soon began publishing Ramesh’s books and arranging Ramesh’s speaking tours. Spiritual Awakening occurred for Wayne in April of 1989, soon after which he wrote the book NO WAY…for the Spiritually Advanced. He published the book under the pen name Ram Tzu because he didn’t want “a bunch of miserable seekers cluttering up my living room.”

Clearly, life had other plans for him. In 1996 Ramesh instructed Wayne to teach. When Wayne tried to convince Ramesh he was not suited to be a teacher, Ramesh answered his objections with the simple words, “if they come, talk to them!” People began coming and Wayne now spends half of each year traveling the world, talking about personal powerlessness and Advaita to groups of interested people (and often has a bunch of spiritual seekers cluttering up his living room when he is not traveling!) His Living Teaching and his powerful presence continue to touch the lives of many.

This is his fifth book.

Wayne’s schedule (including free Live Internet broadcasts) and further information about the Living Teaching of Advaita can be found at: www.advaita.org.

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  • jman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple pointers to the truth
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
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    I have been a "spiritual seeker" ever since I can remember. This book helped to answer my remaining questions and now I have no more questions. That is nice!
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  • J. Luna
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020
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    Wayne Liquorman elucidated his "living teaching" with such clarity and consistency . Few books I've read have been so effective at pointing out such commonly held misconceptions about enlightenment and what is. He answers the questions he's being asked in such a down to earth unpretentious manner as well. Thoroughly enjoyable except for the ego which he calls the false sense of authorship or F S A. This book is one of the best in explaining what non-volition really is and how integral that understanding/seeing/knowing is to liberation or at least enabling us to let go of so much of the heavy burden of being "the doer".
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  • Gambit
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you are into the radical non duality
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
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    But personally I don't like this movement / approach. Just saying stuff like there is no doer, nothing you can do, there is no one here and etc...
    I don't believe in this.
    I'm not yet enlightened but I am much more close than before I started doing spiritual practices.

    If I had said: there is nothing I can do, I am not a person and etc..
    I would have done nothing
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  • Prime Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wayne is by far the best teacher of Advaita for seekers born to the English ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2016
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    Wayne is by far the best teacher of Advaita for seekers born to the English language. After 30 years of reading the Indians, it finally makes sense because of Wayne.
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  • Tao
    5.0 out of 5 stars Freaky
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2013
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    If this book comes to you when the soil is fertile it will quite literally push you of your axis, if it comes to you when your not ready you throw it down in disgust. Read this book with an open mind, then read it again, check your own experience and you may also see that Wayne has some points here that will keep you thinking for a long time. In my top five books that had long lasting effects on my life.(paradox in this paragraph not included)
    10 people found this helpful
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  • Walford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Early in this book Wayne notes that the people who ...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015
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    Early in this book Wayne notes that the people who come to him are mostly the burnouts, the seekers who've been banging their heads against the wall (I'm paraphrasing here ;) for long enough that they're ready for something different. He's a charming and uncompromising exponent of radical nondualism, with a distinct flavor I find very appealing. So, if you've passed beyond the feel-good stories about 'spirituality', Wayne's your guy.
    7 people found this helpful
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  • Bob
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pointers
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015
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    I love Wayne's pointers, what can I say. He helps me focus on what is important in life. This is a great book.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • J. A. Weber
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful addition on the path to where we ...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2014
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    A very helpful addition on the path to where we want to go in this new age. Liquorman speaks in today's words for today's times.
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  • sophie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2015
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    An amazing book but will need to read again. Very thought provoking and informative . A must read for anyone seeking enlightenment.
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  • frankie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2019
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    This book answered just about every question I had regarding non-duality, and I had dozens.
    It opened the door to other books by different authors.
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