Pursuing Consciousness: The Book of Enlightenment and Transformation

Even with goals as lofty as self-transformation and enlightenment, Ralston's pragmatic approach keeps readers focused on the work at hand -- even during such unsettling tasks as investigating deeply ingrained psychological beliefs. Enlightenment, as direct consciousness, occurs independent of any mental gymnastics, but, as Ralston observed working with his Consciousness Apprentices, these two disparate pursuits can each empower the other.