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Synopsis Dr. Powell is widely recognised as one of the most inspired writers on the subject of Advaita, the teaching of non-duality. In Path Without Form, he invites the reader to accompany him on his own adventures in self-exploration – a journey that spanned several decades and eventually led him to the ultimate teaching of the non-dual nature of reality. He takes us on a journey beyond the realm of the ego, beyond the subject and object, good and bad, high and low, to the ground on which the manifest universe rests. This is where the mind and intellect cannot reach and which is beyond words. Only by turning within, or by self-enquiry, can anything of volume be discovered and made one’s own. And truly great discoveries await the one who is sufficiently motivated by his love for such self-inquiry! Any authentically acquired insight can then be the starting point for an ever-deepening exploration, for only through proper understanding of what one is, can deliverance be brought about from all that which binds us. In this process, the external teacher can function only as a catalyst; that is, he can lead us to the well but cannot make us drink the clear water. Dr. Powell has done a masterful job clearly indicating the path to where we never have been.