Dialogues of Self-Inquiry  In his introductory autobiography "The Birth of the Lion" OM C. Parkin shares an extraordinary account of awakening to REALITY after a harrowing experience of near death and his subsequent meeting of his last teacher Gangaji. Combined with questions and answers taken from public gatherings called "Dialogs of Self-inquiry" (Darshan) OM C. Parkin confronts the reader directly with the essential question: Who is the "I" to which we relate our happiness and unhappiness, our past, present, and future? At the same time, he ruthlessly unmasks the arrogance of ego, clearly revealing how the mind clings to suffering and false identification even in the face of the truth that enlightenment is now. "I am a non-traditionalist, and for whatever reasons I have been granted the grace of experiencing total consciousness without any illusion of physical, emotional or mental limitation. This consciousness is what I AM. Whether the body appears or not, it doesn't matter. Only this direct experience has any authority, and this direct experience is possible for everyone. When is it possible? Now! Now is what you are searching for, and now is who searches. Everything is now. Everything dissolves into this Now." OM C. Parkin    Hardcover, 230 pages, slightly abridged translation of the German "Die Geburt des Löwen" Publisher: advaitaMedia Published in: 2003    

3 parts - subtitles in English Part 1: Inner SchoolPart 2+3: study material for self-inquiry In 1995, the German wisdom teacher OM C. Parkin founded the Enneallionce - School for Inner Work. This school is a place for people who have set out to follow an inner path and the burning question about their true nature. In 2010, the school found its home in the modern monastery Gut Saunstorf - Place of Stillness. These three DVDs give a sound and touching insight into the nature of an Inner School in our Western culture. The viewer gets an impression of the life of a spiritual community and its teacher in a modern monastery, of the joys and sorrows, the challenges, and the need for self-study in this 'University of the Soul'. Parts 2 and 3 are interviews teachers of the Enneallionce have conducted with their teacher. They are devoted to essential questions of the inner path and are excellently suited as study material for self-inquiry.  Trailer of part 1:

This small booklet contains a conversation in which OM radically does away with the superstition and the preconceptions that have developed around the myth of enlightenment, here in the West."No spiritual teaching touches enlightenment. All techniques are directed towards the future, but enlightenment is now! This state is that out of which all other states arise. Then, there is no "I " any more that wants something other than that which is." (from "The Myth of Enlightenment") Booklet, 25 pages  Publisher: advaitaMedia Published in: 2003; Republished 2018    

The Lost of the Soul in the Digital Age  This little book describes a tragic misunderstanding and its consequences. This misunderstanding has its roots in the limited state of consciousness of the founding fathers of the digital revolution and it continues in many of its enthusiastic supporters. “They are all subject to a serious confusion of internal/external levels.” The book presents a dialogue with students (some working in the computer industry themselves or professionally dealing with digital media), which emerges from this statement.  Published 2018 by: Gateways Books and Tapes, Nevada City CA

- Navigating the wisdom path This book illuminates the path to liberation for those who turn inward, beyond the boundaries of religious denominations, and rise above the attachments in life in order to attain knowledge of their true nature. The foundation of this path is laid out in five chapters: The Study of the Mind, Understanding Suffering, The Nature of the Inner Path, Teacher & Student and The Ten Ox Pictures. The Intelligence of Awakening describes the prospect of the transformation of our human life which—from an inner perspective—is determined through the identification with an I, which was created by the thinking mind’s restricted worldview. It provides a practical and comprehensive orientation for the spiritual seeker who looks to sort out the many competing claims and approaches to wisdom teachings that are circulating in our globalized world. Verlag: Gateways Books & Tapes, 2019 Paperback, 430 Seiten

Zweisprachige Ausgabe – Deutsch-Englisch "Wer bin ich?" ist der Titel einer Reihe von Fragen und Antworten, die sich mit dem Thema Selbsterforschung befassen. Die Fragen wurden Sri Ramana Maharshi von einem Schüler gestellt, der ihn im Jahre 1902 in einer Höhle am Berg Arunachala/Südindien aufsuchte und um spirituelle Führung bat.  Es ist überliefert, dass Ramana Maharshi diese Fragen in der ihm geläufigen Sprache Tamil beantwortete. Dieser Text wurde 1923 zunächst in Tamil herausgegeben, erfuhr mehrere Überarbeitungen, wurde 1982 von einem indischen Gelehrten der Universität Madras ins Englische übersetzt und 2002 schließlich in eine moderne deutsche Fassung übertragen. Wegen der Schönheit und Kraft des englischen Textes wurde dieser in dieser Ausgabe neben die deutsche Übersetzung gestellt, so dass der Text zweisprachig wiedergegeben wird.  Dieses Werk gehört zu den beiden einzigen Prosastücken unter Ramana Maharshis Mitteilungen in eigenen Worten. Sie vertreten klar die zentrale Lehre, dass Selbsterforschung der direkte Weg zur Befreiung ist. Die besondere Art und Weise, in der die Erforschung durchgeführt werden sollte, wird in "Nan Yar?" einleuchtend dargelegt. Um die Kostbarkeit des Textes zu würdigen, ist besonderer Wert auf eine bibliophile Ausstattung gelegt worden. Dem Schmuckbändchen ist eine Abbildung Ramana Maharshis im kraftvollen Mannesalter beigegeben. Die schöne Ausstattung rechtfertigt den höheren Preis, von dem ein Teil an den heute noch bestehenden Sri Ramanasramam in Tiruvannamalai, zu Füßen des Arunachala gelegen, weitergegeben wird.  OM C. Parkin schrieb für die 3. Auflage 2018 ein neues Geleitwort, welches die Essenz dieser spirituellen Kostbarkeit (Band 1) eindrücklich auf den Punkt bringt! Bilingual edition (German on the left and English on the right side)    Hardcover, 86 Seiten     Erschienen bei: advaitaMedia     Erscheinungsjahr 3. Auflage: 2018  Hier können Sie das Geleitwort zu dem Buch vorgelesen von OM C. Parkin anhören ------ ENGLISH: Who am I?" is the title of a series of questions and answers dealing with the subject of self-inquiry. The questions were asked of Sri Ramana Maharshi by a student who visited him in 1902 in a cave on Mount Arunachala / South India and asked for spiritual guidance. It is said that Ramana Maharshi answered these questions in the Tamil language, which he is familiar with. This text was first published in Tamil in 1923, underwent several revisions, was translated into English in 1982 by an Indian scholar at the University of Madras and finally translated into a modern German version in 2002. Because of the beauty and power of the English text, it has been placed next to the German translation in this edition, so that the text is reproduced in two languages. This work is one of the only two prose pieces among Ramana Maharshi's communications in his own words. They clearly represent the central teaching that self-inquiry is the direct path to liberation. The particular way in which exploration should be carried out is stated in "Nan Yar?" presented plausibly. In order to appreciate the preciousness of the text, special emphasis has been placed on bibliophile equipment. A picture of Ramana Maharshi in vigorous manhood is attached to the ribbon. The beautiful furnishings justify the higher price, part of which is passed on to the Sri Ramanasramam in Tiruvannamalai, which is still in existence today, at the foot of the Arunachala. OM C. Parkin wrote a new foreword for the 3rd edition in 2018, which impressively sums up the essence of this spiritual treasure (Volume 1)! window.midvox = (function(d, s, id) { var js, as = d.getElementsByTagName(s); fjs = as[0], o = as[as.length - 1],p = "midvox_"+Math.round(Math.random()*65536); t = window.midvox || {}; o.setAttribute('id',p); var init=["4000688487","9783936718003 ",5,2]; var item={init:init}; item.setScriptMark = p; item.setCntId="2248861096"; item.setLang="de"; if (!t.queue) t.queue = []; t.queue.push(item); if (d.getElementById(id)) return t; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.async = "true"; js.src = "//appjs.blickinsbuch.de/gateway/app.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); return t; }(document, "script", "midvox_async"));

This brochure gives an overview of the school’s teachings as well as an insight into the philosophical foundation on which the work is based. When I sent the text “The Inner Path” (page 6) to some people for feedback, amongst other responses I received an answer from a student that he felt stupid when reading it. This is the condition we meet on the inner path time after time, because we increasingly “know that we do not know anything”. And that is just fine. Conscious Not-Knowing can be equated with stupidity by no means, as we have learned. Rather, this state is a prerequisite for the conception of true knowledge and our soul’s unfolding on the inner path. Thus I would like to encourage the reader to receive these pages not-knowingly, even if that might mean not understanding a certain amount through the thinking mind. Not-Knowing resembles the open and curious state of mind of a child that truly wants to learn about itself and the world. As the text “The Youngest Part of the Soul” (page 20) describes, I attribute high value of Inner Work to the rediscovery of the forgotten, suppressed child – the youngest part of our soul. Human beings who can look at the world through the innocent eyes of a child live in natural awe and respect towards the wonder of the divine creation and rejoice in their existence. OM C.Parkin 32 pages Publisher: Enneallionce – School for Inner WorkPublished in: 2003