Popular spiritual writer and teacher Jan Frazier shows how to move from emotional and mental turmoil to quiet joy and happiness in ''The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is.''Frazier, the author of the bestselling ''When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening,'' offers practical and effective suggestions for developing ''present-moment'' awareness as the key to awakening. Frazier shows how getting caught up in being on a spiritual journey often sustains the illusion of time--specifically some future time when you hope to awaken. But letting go of the idea of the future and staying focused in the present can give you access to a rich life free of suffering.''''When you are hurting, or feeling very unawake, or dissatisfied with yourself, instead of saying 'I've got to change' or 'I've got to get enlightened, ' step outside of the whole thing and simply observe your thoughts and feelings -- neutrally, without judgment. This nonjudgmental looking is transformative.'''' -Jan FrazierWhether you feel stuck in your life, or simply want to suffer less and live more consciously, ''The Freedom of Being'' offers a blueprint to make the shift into the present.