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On Having No Head
- Narrated by: Richard Lang
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
'Reason and imagination and all mental chatter died down... I forgot my name, my humanness, my thingness, all that could be called me or mine. Past and future dropped away... Lighter than air, clearer than glass, altogether released from myself, I was nowhere around.' Thus Douglas Harding describes his first experience of headlessness, or no self. First published in 1961, this is a classic work which conveys the experience that mystics of all times have tried to put words to.
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- Leo_pee1
- 24-10-24
Really interesting approach to loosing the ego/self.
I do think the state of mind is paramount when you do turn your attention to yourself and this is not emphasised enough in the book (but I’ve only read it once), ie be in a mediative trance-like state prior to the inward visualisation of your body
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-21
Subtly Profound
What’s being touched upon and discussed here is subtle. However within the subtle is the absolute insight / knowing / looking. You are total and complete openness. Douglas goes about this is in a unique and creative way. Thank you Douglas and thank you Richard for keeping the teaching going strong.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-09-22
A masterpiece on nondualism
I absolutely loved this book. It’s one of the best books on nondualism I’ve ever read. Beautifully delivered in audio format. I’m going to listen to this over again and will recommend to everyone.
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- Richard Mitten
- 01-07-21
Where' s my head at?
I enjoyed this short book immensely and it gave me a real sense of voidness.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-08-19
This book is invaluable to meditation practitioner
I have enjoyed both reading and listening to this book. I find the experience psychedelic at times while trying to grasp the concepts put forward by Harding. To really understand this book requires an open mind and a playful attitude.
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- MR JM FOSTER
- 10-02-19
Deep
Quite esoteric, but for those interested in nonduality this book is incredibly valuable. highly recommended
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- J Abrams
- 02-03-21
Charmed me
a well read audio book, it really needs your full attention, every word was valuable
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- Lauren Blunt
- 20-10-20
Load of nonsense!
I was recommended this book through one of Sam Harris’ books. I’m very scientifically minded and just couldn’t fathom this nonsense. Maybe if you’re more spiritual this book is for you. For me I’ll certainly be returning it!
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- Erwin
- 29-02-20
Nice idea, perhaps, but too much hokum
The idea of seeing the world through a viewport, and letting the world come in through that same viewport, is interesting at best. The author however uses too many hokum to fill the book.
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- Leigh
- 04-04-19
Measured, interesting, but fails to convince
It’s a nicely written tale, told in a measured, jovial tone, but I was left ultimately frustrated with it.
From the outset the author makes assertions that jar with experience but my resolve to give him the bandwidth to address it progressively waned as the measured tone started to feel overly matter-of-fact despite not having satisfactorily established what he was saying as anything approaching a fact.
Eventually my patience frayed and I was left staring into deliberately obtuse justifications for what seems to amount to nonsense.
I do feel like I’m at fault though - it’s me who’s not seeing the punchline or spotting the metaphor - but I’m annoyed the author didn’t do enough to address that since it appears to be the whole point in the exercise.
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