Enlightened Idiot

"e;I lay down because of a very painful 'knot' in my stomach. The pain became so intense that I curled up in a fetal position to endure it.I cried out something like: 'Holy mother, help me!' I have no idea where that came from.Suddenly, I 'stood' at the beginning of a round tunnel, like the undulating inside of a ringworm. I heard a pulsating hum and saw three scenes in succession.[...]Then I realized that I might be in the 'tunnel with light at the end,' an archetypal image for dying!I recoiled from it, because I didn't feel like dying yet."e; The memory of this near-death experience prompted the author to undertake self-inquiry. After nearly three years, this led to an unity and enlightenment experience. He describes his observations as a self-inquirer and life coach, hoping to offer support to readers interested in personal development.In this illustrated book of around 230 pages in the printed version, the author gives clear and challenging guidelines to engage in self-inquiry based on his near-death and enlightenment experience, and his experiences as a lifecoach. This book consists of three parts:The (Long) Way to Self-Inquiry describes why we are motivated to begin self-inquiry and the difficulties we encounter in doing so. This part concludes with concrete tools to begin with self-inquiry.The second part, Tools for Self-Inquiry, provides various frameworks and tools to carry out self-inquiry.Finally, Concepts and Deepening discusses commonly used concepts in the world of spirituality and self-inquiry. Idiot: from the Latin idiōta, which comes from the Old Greek ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs, 'uneducated; layperson'), which comes from ἴδιος (idios, 'oneself, private, separate')