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Book Freak #227: The Perfume of Silence

A nonduality teacher’s dialogues on finding the freedom that is always already here

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The Perfume of Silence is a collection of dialogues between nonduality teacher Francis Lucille and his students that points directly to the consciousness underlying all experience and shows how recognizing it dissolves psychological suffering.

Core Principles

You Are Not the Body-Mind

Are you your thoughts, sensations, and perceptions? Or are you the awareness in which they appear? Lucille says we are the open, borderless consciousness that witnesses these changes.

“We have always been this consciousness, this presence.”

Welcoming Whatever Arises

Instead of fighting unwanted thoughts or chasing pleasant states, Lucille recommends welcoming whatever arises, including fear, boredom, and restlessness.

“We should be present to the totality of whatever arises in consciousness, instead of focusing on something that we want to get rid of.”

Happiness…