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SCENES FROM AN ENLIGHTENED LIFE

A film telling the story of Barry Long's spiritual realisations
in his own words,
using a montage of archive photographs and filmed interviews.

Release date on Vimeo.com: 5 April 2014.

Running time: 45 minutes

Barry Long was born dead. Then he breathed and for 32 years made a go of existence - until he really came to life by learning to love. He spent the next 45 years teaching others how to discover the truth of life, love and death for themselves. Towards the end of his days he looked back on the often painful process that ultimately led to an entirely untroubled, enlightened life.

The story is inspiring and challenges common preconceptions about enlightenment, what it means and how it comes about.

The film includes previously unseen footage of Barry as he examines his realisations, speaks about the power of his love for woman, for God and truth, and reveals in simple words and ordinary ways both his genius and his humanity.

This is a visual counterpart to Barry's posthumous autobiography.

BARRY LONG'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Published July 2013

'My Life of Love and Truth' tells Barry Long's story from his early years in Australia to a career as a successful Australian newspaper editor; how he abandoned that world, went to India and then to England to be a writer; how the love of woman completely changed his life and a burning love of the truth utterly transformed him. It is Barry's own candid account of the succession of spiritual crises and realisations that made him a spiritual master.

"Liberation or spiritual freedom is not gained by trying to be like everyone else. Liberation is to have the will, the power, the simplicity to be what you are from moment to moment, without pretence and without considering what you or others think you should be or should not be. Naked of being anything you must stand, and stand alone."

We at The Barry Long Foundation are delighted to announce that now, almost ten years after Barry's death, his long-awaited autobiography has been released.

We have emailed the news to everyone whose address we have. Because of the high cost of mailing this book overseas from The Foundation's offices in Australia we recommend going to a bookstore or online retailer such as: Amazon.com USA, Amazon.co.uk Europe, or The Book Depository which offers free shipping.