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The Cloud of Unknowing

by Ira Progoff

It concerns the states of consciousness of those desiring God/Enlightenment which take one to the mindfulness/mindlessness described as the goal in many Eastern traditions. The individual must come to a place of living totally in the moment, without anticipation or personal programs, in order to live a perpetual experience of Union.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?