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On Having No Head

By: Douglas Edison Harding
Narrated by: Richard Lang
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'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.

©1961, 2014 The Shollond Trust (P)2017 The Shollond Trust Buddhism Philosophy Spirituality Zen Inspiring Suspenseful
Clear Spiritual Explanations • Profound Philosophical Insights • Clear Narration • Transformative Perspective
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I absolutely love this book! The performance by Richard Lang, and content by the late & great Douglas Harding will forever be with me. This book lays out a truly direct path to freedom that is so simple anyone can understand. 12/10

Opened me up to being open

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The combination of the prophetic seer of humankind’s actual situation without the eons of social conditioning to see own self through the looking glass of other rathe than the Self combined by the reading by his chief disciple Richard Lang is a potent combination. I look forward to revisiting this spiritual classic time and time again.

Potentially Life Changing

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The perspective offered within the work are like none I have ever experienced. They taught me more about myself than any text I have come to know before. Langs narrative performance is undeniably perfection. Coupled with Lang's brilliant delivery, Harding brings to light spiritual extensions of knowledge and perspective based theory that will change the way you view yourself forever-and I can't be more excited for you! I can't wait for you to experience that wonder that is "The Headless Way."

Life Changing!

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I thought that this was brilliant and truly original. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and plan to re read it again today or tomorrow. I read the first two chapters a while ago, but wasn’t ready for it at that time.

Exceptional

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This! This! A simple way to see...really see what we are, accompanied with a delightfully written, detailed map to deepen and clarify that seeing. I return again and again to this book. Each time brings more clarity, more joy, and more peace. The mind wants to complicate and continue the search, but It's all right here.

Everything Is Right Here

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I think I will never see the world or myself the same way after having listened to this book.

My meditation up to this point has been about "stilling the pool" as they say, but this book has made me go deeper. Now I'm asking, "wait a second, what's the pool made out of? Is this even a pool?"

Consise, compelling, and charming. I would recommend to anyone interested in Buddhism or any open-minded and philosophical person.

Life Changing

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Changed my life, and I've only finished it days ago. Suggested reading only after one has completed Sam Harris' 50 day intro course via the Waking Up app. (May need to do twice, as I did).

Headline-less

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I enjoyed this book very much. If you like non duality you might enjoy it

Nice

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Wonderful read. I’ve heard about this idea and book many times and waited far too long to pick it up. it did not disappoint. Such an interesting perspective and powerful idea.

Simple but incredible idea

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