by Sanjiv Manifest | May 7, 2025 | Books
We habitually search for certainty and something to grasp. But in holding on to nothing at all, there is immense openness and freedom. This book points to waking up from our imaginary bondage, from the story of lack, and from the imaginary ‘me’ who seems to be at the center of all our suffering and confusion. It points to what is effortlessly happening, what is obvious and impossible to avoid—the ever-present, ever-changing, actuality of this moment. Nothing to Grasp is a celebration of life as it is.
About the Author
Joan Tollifson writes and talks about the wonder of simply being alive. She has a background in Buddhism, Advaita, radical nonduality and nontraditional meditation and inquiry, but she identifies with no particular tradition. Joan has lived in Chicago, California, rural New York, and is currently living in southern Oregon. Her other books include Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life; Awake in the Heartland: The Ecstasy of What Is; Painting the Sidewalk with Water: Talks and Dialogs about Nonduality; and Death: The End of Self-Improvement.
by Sanjiv Manifest | Apr 22, 2025 | Books
A beautiful collection of poetry by Billy Doyle, a long time student of Jean Klein and yoga teacher in the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism.
“These writings come from a non-dualistic perspective. Our focus is on the nature of our real identity. Until we come to know it, we are lost in a world of ignorance.
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This I-image, the ego, is no more than a collection of shifting ideas and experiences, with no independent reality. In taking ourselves to be a separate entity we have come adrift from our homeground, and inevitably fear and desire arise. In compensation we pursue happiness and security and try to escape pain and sorrow.”
by Sanjiv Manifest | Apr 16, 2025 | Books
In a new edition of this classic, the renowned Zen monk and best-selling author Thich Nhat Hanh explains what real love is and how we can experience it in our daily lives, for readers of any faith.
Thich Nhat Hanh offers us a Buddhist view of love along with techniques for manifesting it in our daily lives. In his characteristically direct, simple, and sweet style, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and freedom.
by Sanjiv Manifest | Apr 9, 2025 | Books
One of the most consistently popular titles by Dr. Klein, The Ease of Being is a collection of dialogues with seekers in the mid-1980s at seminars in Europe and the United States.
by Sanjiv Manifest | Apr 3, 2025 | Books
Restoring your body, mind, and spirit amid change is an act of courage, empowerment, and hope. This warm, powerful guide will help you honor the changes and spaces in your life with purposeful rest and reflection.
If you’re trying to push your way through endings, beginnings, and places of uncertainty, only to find yourself more confused, disconnected, tired, and uncertain, this book will hold and fortify you. Yoga teacher and activist Octavia Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all sorts of change. Change in our lives—whether it be welcome, joyful, challenging, or more subtle—presents us with the opportunity to pause and gather our energy to work with whatever lies ahead.
by Sanjiv Manifest | Mar 19, 2025 | Books
What is the fully embodied experience of happiness, and is there any way for it to last? Feeling Happy explores what happiness is and offers practical steps toward cultivating happiness as a deep, embodied expression of life and connection to others.
The book is filled with examples from everyday life alongside exercises and meditations that unravel the complexity of getting stuck in patterns of thought and behavior that cause suffering. It offers accessible insight into the nature of being, that will allow you to wake up and integrate your physical body, heart, and mind so that even in difficult times, compassion, equanimity, and happiness can emerge.
