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Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being [Kindle Edition]

Sundance Burke (Author)
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As the title suggests, Free Spirit is a practical and profound pointing to the reader’s enlightened nature, a state of radiant peace that is entirely beyond human sorrow and suffering. For those of us who desire to be free, Sundance takes us by the hand and walks with us through the entire landscape of the egoic mind, until we reach its outer boundary. Here, he invites us to take a leap of Self-faith into simply being awareness. Will we survive?
Sundance says: “Who you think you are will not survive and who you are is never threatened. However, only by the leap can this be realized. Truly, all you surrender is your suffering and Now is the time.”
Within this book you will find answered and unanswered questions, humor, poetic prose, experimentation with consciousness and passages that illuminate the sense that we are far more than our thoughts, emotions, senses, body and energy. The entire venture is directed to our essence, that we might realize our Free Spirit.
Sundance demonstrates the light-hearted wisdom and spontaneous creativity that is the energy signature of liberated Consciousness. Every word in this book is sourced by the power of silent Truth.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 337 KB
  • Print Length: 224 pages
  • Publisher: BookBaby; 1 edition (31 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0074B57DS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #113,051 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book has a subtle ability to creep up on you and gently transform your perception of who you are.

On the surface it could appear to be a light, humorous telling of Sundance's experiences and philosophy. But I strongly suggest you take the time to feel into and under the words; for there you will find the living stillness within you to which the author's words point.

I like this book because of its simplicity and because Sundance does not try to conceptualise the deeper reality, the essence of Being that we all have in common. This tells me that he knows and lives the Truth, and has enough humility to leave the concepts and theories to lesser authors.

Namaste!

Break Out of Your Mind! - live from the endless Source that makes everything possible...
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Pragmatic and Awake 10 Jan 2012
Format:Hardcover
In 1982, the author, Sundance Burke, awakened with the sages, Satoshi (Osho/Nisargadatta influence) and Sunyata, named the Rare Born Mystic by his friend Ramana Maharshi, one of the most revered sages of modern day India.

In "Free Spirit," Sundance lives and breathes the joy, wonder and wisdom of this radical realization in a profoundly human manner. It is written as realized presence, which allows the energetic frequency to shine through every page. It is an intelligent and supremely practical guide to awakening from the dominion of the ego to realize the conscious freedom of the Heart. He communicates with great clarity, fresh insights and sometimes with a touch of humor that makes this book a pleasure to read. He consistently points by asking the right questions, which will encourage you to look directly in order to realize the Truth that Sundance names ... Free Spirit.

Katie Davis, Author, "Awake Joy"
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Nonduality with Clarity and Highly Energetic 27 May 2008
By Kathy Lynn - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I was looking forward to reading this book after attending an intensive with him in Toronto. Energetically, it was one of the most profound satsangs that I have ever attended and I have sat with many.

I loved this book for the energetic stillness that I sensed while I was reading and I also appreciated Sundance's ability to communicate the principles of nonduality with such clarity. I read a little of Nisargadatta's "I Am That" every day and it has been one of my favorites, although often I cannot understand what he is explaining. Sundance's insights are deep and profound, but he speaks in such a pragmatic manner that points us directly to the heart of awareness. He brilliantly demystifies the process of awakening to who we really are in a grounded and intelligent way.

I was especially helped by the section on Self-inquiry. In fact, it may be one of the clearest presentations that I have ever read. The chapter entitled "Realizing Freedom Now" was also helpful by making me more conscious of the root of all suffering in order to transcend this fear of the unknown.

Rather than conceptually telling us how to Self-realize, he asks the right questions and then points us where to look, so that we discover directly the deeper insights. Finally, he has a good sense of humor and in case you haven't noticed, this path can sometimes be quite strange.

I recommend this book for people who are interested in awakening and for those who are ready to go the distance and realize the Truth.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Wonderful Reminder of the Truth of Who We Are 1 Mar 2008
By Gina Lake - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Sundance Burke in Free Spirit compassionately invites us to notice the Awareness in which everything is happening instead of being lost in the content of the mind and experience. He continually points us back to the place of Freedom, Peace, and Love, which is our true nature. It is clear that Sundance is intimately familiar with this place of Freedom, and reading Free Spirit brings us into it as well. His writing is clear, and his tone is that of a true spiritual friend--one who has the wisdom of experience and the joy that inspires him to share it. -Gina Lake, author of Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Deeply Inscribed Invitation 27 Mar 2008
By Jerry Katz - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Free Spirit is a calmly breathed introduction to nondual teachings. Beyond that, it is a deeply inscribed invitation to inquire, ask questions, and simply see what is obvious. While there are notes of surrender, the dominant tone is that of self-inquiry.

Lots of questions:

There are entire pages filled with questions, and they culminate in the chapter entitled Realizing Freedom Now, which is about how to practice self-inquiry. "The direct inquiry is: Absent thought or any identification with its appearance ... Who am I? Living within this question is the opening to its answer."

The use of questions aligns with the book's purpose, which is "not to give you more objective knowledge about yourself, as you cannot know yourself as an object is known." We need to "deeply feel and witness our existence."

Theme - Beliefs:

Sundance makes it very clear that belief is not discriminative intelligence, rather beliefs are artificial and do not bear on reality. Beliefs leave us in a bad situation of limitation, fear, and inability to release them.

Theme - Suffering:

The author reminds us not to get attached to suffering since it is tied to beliefs and, like beliefs, suffering does not change reality.

The only hope for release from the grip of beliefs and suffering, it might be said, is hopelessness. I like how Sundance says it: "The beauty of hopelessness is that when we truly encounter hopelessness, we STOP! ... and settle into Self. We experience simply being. We are absolutely present and disarmed of all mental and emotional protection."

Twin Books:

While Sundance Burke focuses on questions and self-inquiry, his wife Katie Davis in her book, Awake Joy, which is the twin to this one, is more inclined toward surrender. The books make a valuable pair.

Jerry Katz
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