Dear Friend,

I recently received my book galleys in the mail. Don’t worry if you have no idea what a book galley is; I had no idea until I wrote a book. When I first read the publishing contract it mentioned something about "book galleys". I promptly asked my agent: "What is a book galley?" So much for pretending to be anything other than a first-time author… :)

A book galley, I now know, is a pre-publication version of the book. It looks just like the actual book, although the internal formatting is not completely finished. It also says "This copy is not for distribution to the public", and other such modifiers…

120 copies of the galleys were sent to my publicist, and 50 more of them ended up at my house. I wasn't planning on being particularly excited. I mean, I knew they were coming. It has been a full year since I wrote the book. No big deal, right?

And then I opened the box that Fed Ex delivered. I was on the phone with my mother and started to scream. My poor mother had to listen to me scream for the next ten minutes, since every time I turned the page, I would begin jumping up and down all over again. I even surprised myself with how excited I became.

Even now, almost a week since opening the box, I am filled with an ineffable joy every time I look at the book. From the cover to the content, it is as if molecules of jubilation jump between my book and me.

Now you might think that this excitement comes from the fact that I have accomplished something, achieved something that I set out to do. You might think it is because I feel worthwhile, having accomplished this feat. Perhaps that I am motivated by a feeling of success.

Although this may be true, it has very little to do with my feelings of well-being. No, my joy has very little to do with accomplishing anything at all. Rather, it comes from the fact that I realize so clearly that I have nothing to do with any of it. I am merely observing the beautiful process of evolution.

It is in this act of observation that the observed and the observer become one and experience the joy of creation. In Vedic terminology, the Self curves back on Itself to experience Itself. In this experience of unity, you experience the bliss of who you truly are.

Let me explain in detail in the article below…

Peace, Love, and Beauty,

Sarah Maria

Experience Unlimited Bliss

The experience of ecstatic bliss comes from the realization that you are not the doer. That's right - you are not the doer. You are not the doer because there is no "you" to do anything. Yes, you think you exist. And from one perspective, you certainly do. However, most of us are addicted to the idea of a separate self. We spend our entire lives imagining ourselves to be a separate, distinct entity. The problem with this is that we consider ourselves to be separate from the world around us. We believe that we are separate from other people; we believe we are separate from the environment. We might even believe that we are separate in some ways from ourselves. And we most certainly believe ourselves to be separate from our dreams and visions, goals and aspirations. We identify ourselves with our bodies and our minds. When our minds cause us trouble, we suffer. When our bodies cause us trouble, we suffer.

Fortunately, as ancient wisdom reveals, pain happens - suffering is optional. The suffering comes because we believe ourselves to be a body-mind, a separate entity, and this is all that we believe ourselves to be. We experience ourselves as inherently limited: we are only as beautiful as our bodies are young. We are only as gifted as our minds allow us to be. We are only as successful as we are accomplished.

This experience of limitation is a lie. It is an illusion, and the more you are able to pierce through this veil of separation, the more you can discover your true nature, which is at once and always beautiful, magnificent, and glorious. You will discover that although you are human, you are also divine, and it is in the experience of your own divinity that you will discover the power to create worlds; you will experience the bliss of your own being.

You can then begin to create your life from a place of unlimited potential. You can begin to create a life that steps out of the mundane and into the miraculous. You can begin to experience yourself not as an isolated, separate entity, but as the vast ocean of consciousness manifesting as a human being.

When you create from this place, from this place of grandeur, from this place of magnificence, from this place of inspiration, it is like throwing a boomerang. You throw your intention out into the world, and you wait. Then it comes back ten-thousand fold, showering you with the abundant blessings that are your birthright.

The blessings come, the universe delivers gift after gift, straight into your life. The gifts come because you are acting from a place of unity with all of creation, which is ultimately acting from a place of love.

It is in the receiving of these gifts, in the return of the boomerang of your intention, that you experience the bliss of your own being. You experience yourself being enveloped in love, a love so deep and so pure, that the experience alone dissolves any notion of a limited, isolated, separate self.

As an ancient quote declares:

Know that by which everything else is known.

Discover who you truly are - everything else will come of its own accord.

Create a life that is an expression of the true you, and experience the greatness that you are.

May you experience the boundless love of your eternal essence.

Awakening the Feminine
Connecting To Your Source of Power

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I Am That
by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

My current favorite book of all time is I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.  It documents conversations that a modern-day enlightened being had with people who came his way.

It has expanded my consciousness profoundly.

Sarah Maria is a body-image expert and teacher who can help you discover the beauty that you already are so that you can create a body and a life that you truly love. Her first book, Love Your Body, Love Your Life, is being published by Adams Media and will be available for purchase in November '09. She combines ancient spiritual wisdom with modern science and shows you, step-by-step, how to pacify your mind, heal your heart, befriend your body, and transform your life.

She has studied with the leading experts in health, spirituality, personal development, and success, including Deepak Chopra, physician Dr. David Simon (co-founder of the Chopra Center for Well-being in Carlsbad, CA), Dr. Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, renowned Ayurvedic physician Vasant Lad, and many others. She is a lover of eastern philosophy and spiritual wisdom and passionately shares these teachings that have so transformed her own life.

Before founding Break Free Beauty, Sarah Maria received her law degree from Stanford University and her Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University in NYC. She has lived and traveled throughout Latin America, and has also visited many countries around the world. Her greatest passion is helping people discover the beauty and the greatness that resides inside so they can live from this place of grandeur, transforming themselves and the world.