Essays in Truth

Nick Roach began his spiritual quest at an early age and underwent a prolonged process before he came to the experience that 'I am this'. He studied with Barry Long, who taught that 'stillness is the way.' I recently watched an interview with Barry shortly before he died, which was very interesting indeed. This book takes the form of a spiritual blog addressing various questions under the heading of enlightenment, insights, truth of love, revelations and world religions. His partner Sally also contributes a section. The questions are those that many spiritual seekers will be asking and Nick's answers are clear and direct. His fundamental practice is being aware of where you are and what you are feeling, which leads eventually and perhaps suddenly to the insight that your true nature is what you are behind your thoughts, beliefs and feelings – pure being. He goes beyond the non-dual cliché that there is nothing happening to no one and sees liberation as beyond enlightenment. Nick and Sally write eloquently about love, both making a key distinction between having sex and making love – for the man this means loving the woman selflessly and consciously (Barry Long also writes eloquently about this). The book offers a wise and compassionate perspective on enlightenment and the spiritual life.