The Awakening
The personal journey, and the question of the self behind thoughts.
A journey from your old self to your higher self. By Arf.
The book moves from Arf’s personal story into his exploration of awareness, mind, emotion, meditation and spiritual meaning.
It asks the reader to do more than consider an idea: notice it in experience, reflect on it and bring something useful into daily life.
First edition: 2023.
Expanded second-edition manuscript: 2026.
Edition availability, format and purchase details are available directly from the author.
Ask about the bookThe personal journey, and the question of the self behind thoughts.
Ideas about emotion, belief, mental rehearsal and personal change. Research references and spiritual interpretations require different kinds of reading.
Meditation, breath, sound, meaning and the work of carrying insight into life.
The book is an invitation to experience the teachings: notice a pattern, meet an intention through feeling, build a meditation practice and return to the work in ordinary life.
Continue through the teaching pages and the references that inform Arf’s perspective.
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