Ann Purcell Wins Living Now Award

Journey of Enlightenment Ann Purcell photo

Green Dragon Books, announces that author Ann Purcell has won a Living Now Book Awards Silver Medal for her book, The Transcendental Meditation Technique and the Journey of Enlightenment.

The Living Now Awards recognize the excellence of newly published books in a wide range of lifestyle categories, from cooking to spirituality. The awards are presented by the Jenkins Group of Traverse City, Michigan. Jenkins Group is dedicated to promoting books that improve readers’ lives, bring families together, and make the world a safer, healthier place.
“These award-winning books inspire people to be more tolerant and forgiving,” said Awards Director Jim Barnes. ” In a world filled with racial injustice and religious intolerance, millions of people are living in fear and lacking the basics of a safe, happy life. Good books are a weapon against ignorance.”

About the Book
Enlightenment has long been regarded as a state reserved for a few rare individuals, a state that can only be gained by living a recluse life in a cave or in a monastery somewhere. It has been thought that enlightenment is very difficult to achieve, requiring one to give up all worldly possessions and to lead an austere life. Ann Purcell debunks these false assumptions in her new book The Transcendental Meditation Technique The Journey of Enlightenment.
By relating her own experiences and those of Transcendental Meditation practitioners throughout the world Purcell lays before us the secret to personal fulfillment, spontaneity, inner peace, and balance. She deftly explains how’s and why’s so that every person around the world can experience enlightenment and unbounded bliss inside, no matter what their race, religion, or socio-economic background.

About the Author
Ann Purcell has been a full-time teacher of Transcendental Meditation since 1973, teaching Transcendental Meditation and advanced courses around the world. She has worked on curricula and course development for universities and continuing education programs. She has a B.SCI (Bachelor of the Science of Creative Intelligence) and an M.SCI from Maharishi European Research University, Seelisberg, Switzerland. She received her Ph.D. in Supreme Political Science from Maharishi University of World Peace, Vlodrop, Netherlands. She is the author of Tender Flower of Heaven, a collection of 120 poems, and also writes for the Huffington Post.
The Transcendental Meditation Technique and the Journey of Enlightenment is published by Green Dragon Books and is available wherever books are sold. Listen to Ann’s Interview about Meditation with Sister Jenna.