THE UNBELIEVABLE HAPPINESS OF WHAT IS

¦ Author Jon Bernie is a non-dual spiritual teacher in the
lineage of Adyashanti, with four decades of experience in
the practice and study of Buddhist traditions.
¦ Emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, and regret create
excessive suffering and seem to be more prevalent, despite
medicinal and technological advances. This book will show
readers how to accept and work through difficult emotions
rather than to resist them.

We all want happiness and to be fulfilled, but so many of us fail to reach the level of contentment we've built up in our minds, often believing there's something wrong with us and blaming ourselves, others, or circumstances for our perceived lack of accomplishment or satisfaction. But the truth is, happiness is not something we have to get or achieve, because it's something we already have—in fact, it's what we already are.
This book sheds light on the struggle to find happiness, showing how our unexamined beliefs distort our identities and make us suffer by creating unconscious tension in our bodies and minds. Readers will learn how to bring awareness to these patterns and begin to unravel the tightly held, negative beliefs that
overshadow their existence. Using this compassionate, heart-centered approach, readers can work with their feelings rather than resist them, find guidance and support in surrendering to the relief of not knowing, and learn to relax into and live as awareness. Most importantly, readers will discover what they've been seeking but has never really been out of reach—the unbelievable happiness of accepting what is.

Jon Bernie is a contemporary spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti, with decades of experience in the practice and study of Eastern traditions, including Theravada, Zen, and Advaita. He's also an experienced healer and teacher of somatic embodiment, with extensive training in the Alexander Technique, qigong, and more. As a counselor, Bernie works with individuals to facilitate consciousness development and deep
emotional healing. He leads regular classes, retreats, and intensives in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Based in California, foreword author Adyashanti is a spiritual teacher and author of The Way of Liberation, Falling into Grace, and True Meditation.