Profound and blissfully insightful

Profound and blissfully insightful

Much gratitude for this audiobook 💙
It’s helped me through a tough time. Will be revisiting lots.

I originally listened via my local library but it was too good that I wanted my own copy.

Recommend to everyone. James’ voice is soothing AF

Some quotes:

“when we allow ourselves to do nothing and just be, we start to experience the always-OK part of our experience. Our consciousness starts to shine forth through the gaps of our however-chaotic-or-not life, and we begin to feel the truth of the possibility that our essential nature is already rested and whole.”

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“proper rest will engender action that is most connected with your truest self.”

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“We might find ourselves experiencing a new kind of wisdom, one that is less in the mind and more from our whole, deeper being. This deeper knowing has a quieter quality; it’s more of a whisper and less of a shout. We hear it only when we’ve turned all other noise down, and although it demands an acceptance of the unknowable qualities of life, it feels like the only truth.”

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“Rest is the ultimate act of allowing everything to be just as it is. It is not dependent on anything other than a surrendering of control, desire and condition. Rest has no conditions. If you find yourself trying to control rest, remind yourself that if there is one thing you need to do about your restlessness, it’s nothing.”

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“When we rest close to the edge of sleep, the two sides of that edge might fuse into a ‘waking dream’ state, when we are neither awake nor asleep. This is your opportunity to practise it:

As you find yourself unable to sleep, or get back to sleep, rather than fight the experience, can you embrace it? Consider this time as an opportunity to be with yourself, and rest...

... Allow your mind to shift from worry about the lack of sleep to a looser, more accepting state”

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“Welcome unease with ease”

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“approach yourself with inquisitive kindness – being with yourself, listening to yourself, sensing into your body and becoming aware of how it is feeling.”

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we need this book now

James and Gabby have put together a great resource for us and we need it now. This book is beautifully written and to listen to, as the two voices seamlessly weave together helping to keep our attention and creating interest. It is full of gems and nuggets a blessing for us right now. Thank you

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The eye of the storm

I fund this book very soothing not forcing answers on you but quietly asking questions you knew in heart were there all the time .It will be a book I read many times .Thankyou

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wonderful

Beautifully written, this book will help to guide you into a place of deep peace, acceptance and rest. James is an amazing guide on this journey.

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Interesting read

This book tests you to examine how busy your life is. I found myself questioning why I always feel the need to be in control and why I can’t just sit and do nothing. I keep returning to it time and time again. I’m still a work in progress but it a great book for anyone who needs more rest but won’t admit it.

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Thoroughly relaxing

I could listen to James's voice all day! Some interesting concepts and investigations. Would recommend

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