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No Self, No Problem

How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism

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No Self, No Problem

By: Chris Niebauer PhD
Narrated by: Charlie Varon
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Has science confirmed what the Buddha already knew?

In this groundbreaking audiobook, neuropsychology professor Chris Niebauer explains how after decades of research on the brain, Western science may have inadvertently confirmed a fundamental tenet of Buddhism: anatta, or the doctrine of "no self".

Niebauer shows how findings in neuropsychology suggest that our sense of self is actually an illusion created by the left side of the brain and that it exists in the same way a mirage in the middle of the desert exists: as a thought rather than a thing. This incredible thesis has significant and wide-ranging implications in psychology, philosophy, religion, and personal growth.

Not content to merely detail how this radical new - yet ancient - perspective could change our view of the world and what it means to be human, Niebauer also offers a range of intriguing exercises at the end of each chapter that will allow you to experience this truth for yourself.

Listen to this audiobook, and you will never view "self-help" the same way again!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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this book changed my perspective for my own meditation practice and in teaching meditation to others, thank you!

this book was definitely a game-changer, it change

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Loved the narrator and the explanation of the accompanying pdf with the picture experiments.

Awesome

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This is a good book that is worth listening to. Don't let the relatively short duration of the book stop you from buying it. If this is a topic that interests you, then you will be glad that you did.

Worth reading!

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this book is perfect. no thoughts head empty. no mind noise no mind no self no problems. bliss is here in silence

please read this it is magical

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I like the overall performance and story of this book. I felt like the writer was very intentional in his efforts to convey the message. I learned a lot, and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Very insightful and very well written book.

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This book connects the science of the brain to the teachings of Buddhism. Or is it the teachings of Buddhism connecting to the science of the brain?😎 Read it if you are seeking the truth about “reality”.

Mind blowing

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I've been meditating for a good 8 years on and off really just for de-stressing and health reasons. I'm a pretty analytical person, athiest, science-oriented, very much "in my head." I remember hearing Sam Harris go on and on about the self and I thought, what's the point of all this? It made no sense. Then more recently I came across Angelo DiLullo and his explanations of non-duality were much more interesting to me and I went on a quest to educate myself much more about the subject. I feel like this book is a great "primer" in that regards. A lot of it was very familiar to me having already listened and watched a bunch of non-dual teachings in the last month or so. But I think this might be a good introduction for anyone who doesn't have any knowledge of the subject and is more science-oriented.

Neibauer, who I just now see has an active YouTube channel that I'll be subscribing to, introduces you to these topics from the context of the brain and it's division between left and right hemispheres and what their demondstrated functionalities seem to be. This isn't psuedoscientific junk, but actual science based on peopl who had their left and right hemispheres disconnected from each other, those who've had strokes or other damage to particular areas of the brain, etc. Sure, some of the ideas in the book are not scientific - they tread on the philosophical or even religious, such as that there's just one overarching conciousness (idealism) that is essentially playing a game with itself by hiding it's true nature in localised instances or portals of that conciousness we call humans. Still it's fascinating and something that I've decided at this point in my life I want to pursue more to see if I ever can get to a place of more "knowing" realization rather than simply my thoughts which certainly at this point understand many of these non-dual ideas and even can intellectually agree with them.

Great explainer of non-duality for the left brain

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Finally someone has been able to explain coherently what I had experienced after years of meditation. this book has added much to my understanding of myself and others. I enjoyed how this author, an acedemic, moves beyond mere science near the end of the book. I think the scientific method is a great method but has its limitations.

Must be considered

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I (both my left and right brain 😄) really liked this book. It summarises the most important issues with self, experiments pointing to a different understanding of it and alternative theories.

Great overview of the self question

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The author makes things easy to understand and yet profound. The science isn't complicated and it is relatable to normal life. I enjoyed it very much.

love it

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