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Joan Tollifson – Nothing to Grasp (2012)Nothing to Grasp invites readers to explore their experience in the here and now, wake up from commonplace misconceptions, and see through the imaginary separate self at the root of human suffering and confusion. This book points relentlessly to what is most obvious and impossible to avoid-the ever-present, ever-changing, nonconceptual actuality of the present moment, which is effortlessly presenting itself right now-and encourages readers to celebrate life, exactly the way it is.Reviews:”I haven’t been this excited about a non-duality book in a long time. It’s really wonderful, and so well written![Tollifson has] a remarkable ability to avoid common conceptual confusions, and to explain why we often fall into them. [Tollifson writes] like someone who is not just tossing in all the usual recipes, but who understands and appreciates the active ingredients. It’s a bit like reading a cookbook by a chef who lovingly understands the recipes and can talk me through mistakes and substitutions (like what if I don’t have any flowering basil and I burned the polenta) versus reading a cookbook that is just a list of exciting, complicated recipes that are poorly understood by the author and best suited to nonhumans who have way better kitchens than I do.” ~ J Matthews, author of Radically Condensed Instructions for Being Just as You Are (Amazon)”This books speaks straight to my heart. [Tollifson’s] words are dynamite that blows up the concrete-encased assumptions that underpin the edifice of suffering. The book crackles with the energy of clarity on every page. Thank you, thank you more than words can say, for writing this book.” ~ Colleen Loehr, MD. (Amazon)About the Author:Joan Tollifson writes and talks with people about the nature of reality. She has an affinity with Advaita and Zen, but belongs to no formal tradition. Her first book, Bare-Bones Meditation, was published by Bell Tower in 1996 and has been translated into German and Dutch. Some of the teachers who have touched her most deeply include Toni Packer and Nisargadatta Maharaj. Tollifson has lived in California and New York, and currently resides in Ashland, OR.