From “I AM” to non-duality, no-self, emptiness and spontaneous perfection
Awakening to Reality
This blog is about spiritual awakening, maps and stages, the blinding effects of our strong momentum/conditioning (karmic propensities), view, realization, experience, etc. If you're new here, I recommend going through the 'Must Reads' articles (see sidebar). For discussions you are welcome to join the Awakening to Reality Facebook group
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Explore the heart of the teachings
Core readings on awakening, anatta and emptiness. Begin here, or explore the library at your own pace.
AtR Dharma Library
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A short mobile guide to Awakening to Reality's core readings and library sections. The full sidebar library is still preserved after the article.
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Feedback:"The shortened AtR guide is very good. It should lead one to anatta (the experiential realization of no-self) if they really go and read. Concise and direct." – Yin Ling
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This is the original 1300+ page document on which the practice and abridged guides are based.
"I also want to say, actually the main ATR document >1200 pages helped me the most with insight... ...I did [read] it twice 😂 it was so helpful and these Mahamudra books supported ATR insights. Just thought to share." – Yin Ling
"To be honest, the document is ok [in length], because it’s by insight level. Each insight is like 100 plus pages except anatta [was] exceptionally long [if] I remember lol. If someone read and contemplate at the same time it’s good because the same point will repeat again and again like in the nikayas [traditional Buddhist scriptures in the Pali canon] and insight should arise by the end of it imo.", "A 1000 plus pages ebook written by a serious practitioner Soh Wei Yu that took me a month to read each time and I am so grateful for it. It’s a huge undertaking and I have benefitted from it more that I can ever imagine. Please read patiently." – Yin Ling
ATR Guide preview
Listening to PDFs on Various Devices
How to download PDFs and listen with text-to-speech (TTS).
iPhone (iOS 18+)
Download & unzip: In Safari, download the ZIP. Open Files → Downloads and tap the .zip to extract.
Add to Books: In Files, select the PDFs → Share → Books (may appear as “Save to Books”).
Listen with Speak Screen:Settings → Accessibility → Read & Speak → Speak Screen → turn on Speak Screen (and optionally Show Controller / Highlighting). Open the PDF in Books, then two-finger swipe down from the top, press Play on the floating controller, or say “Siri, speak screen.” Adjust Voices & Speaking Rate there.
Android
Download & unzip: In Chrome, download the ZIP and extract in the Files app.
Open a PDF: Use Drive PDF Viewer, Acrobat, etc.
TTS options: Turn on Select to Speak in Settings → Accessibility (voices/speed under Text-to-speech output), or use an app like @Voice Aloud Reader.
Windows
Open the PDF in Microsoft Edge.
Click Read aloud (or press Ctrl+Shift+U).
Use Voice options to change voice and speed.
Adobe Acrobat Reader: View → Read Out Loud → Activate → choose a mode; voices in Preferences → Reading.
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