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"Headlessness", the feeling of no self that mystics of all times have aspired to, is an instantaneous way of "waking up" and becoming more aware of oneself and the world. Douglas Harding's description of his first experience of headlessness, a work first published in 1961, has now been revised. Describing the technique and placing it within the Zen context, this book also includes parallels from traditions other than Buddhism, as well as a concluding chapter on the "headless way".
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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In this small volume Douglas Harding has been able to condense the entire spiritual quest of mankind into a few short sentences. His vision of the reality of total spiritual awareness is so simple that it is easy to dismiss this book as presenting yet another "New Age" gimmick. All I can say is that once you have experienced and seen as Douglas sees, through the "one eye" that you share with him, once you have done that you will never be the person you once assumed you were!
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This is quite a remarkable book by any standards. I think it's appropriate to point out that for some people it works and for others it simply doesn't. That said the only way to find out is to actually read it!
This isn't anything to do with the slew of new age books that have appeared over the last decade, it was originally published in 1961 by The Buddhist Society. Douglas Harding recounts an extraordinary experience and how he developed an understanding of it through the mystical traditions of the world, mostly centred on Zen Buddhism. Most importantly, dear reader, you can have the same experience by following the simple instructions. Of course this sounds too good to be true - but it is! Douglas Harding is now in his nineties and still spreading the word of his amazing discovery.
You have every right to be sceptical but this book does change lives for the better and puts a smile on your face.
I first read this book thirty years ago, it was a slow burn for me, took weeks before the penny dropped but a friend of mine was on a natural high for three months.
Outrageous claims I know but this book is something very special.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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The simplicity of what Douglas teaches is fantastic. No longer do you have to spend years on the path... All you have to do is trust your senses and forget your conditioning for a short moment. Once viewed from the perspective that Douglas presents the boundaries we have imposed between us an the world appear absurd. The ideas we have developed about ourselves are shown to be false. Prepare to be amazed...
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Amazingly simple
I would say this book is a must read for the seeker of spiritual truth. I have read widely in the fields of Zen, Advaita and mystisicm, and never have I seen the core consept... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sven
it is a test for reading abilities
With all the respect to Mr. Harding I have to say, this is the worst book I've ever read in my life. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Curious Reader
A Book in a Million
It's interesting to read the unfavourable reviews as well as the favourable ones, as this is the sort of book you can go through phases over (assuming you recover from any initial... Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. Owen
waste of money
This book is, in my view, utter rubbish.
As the title suggests, the core idea is not only that the writer does not have a head, but that no one else does either. Read more
As the title suggests, the core idea is not only that the writer does not have a head, but that no one else does either. Read more
Published 19 months ago by John D. Andrews
Very disappointing
I really thought this book was very poor. The central theme, as I understand it, revolves around the Buddhist concept of the non-existence of the 'self', and that we should move to... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2009 by David Golightly
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