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Atmamun
by Kapil Gupta • 2016
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
4.44
1k+
Atmamun Summary
Atmamun 89%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ ratings
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
3.60
182
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity 88%
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019
3.60
182 ratings
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
by Guy Claxton • 1997
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
3.91
322
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind 88%
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
by Guy Claxton 1997
3.91
322 ratings
Creativity
by Osho • 1999
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
4.18
3k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity 88%
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
by Osho 1999
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 88%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 88%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 88%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 88%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 88%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 88%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
A Brief History of Thought
by Luc Ferry • 2011
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
3.96
4k+
A Brief History of Thought Summary
A Brief History of Thought 88%
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
by Luc Ferry 2011
3.96
4k+ ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 88%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 88%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
Instantly Directed Manifestations
by Richard Dotts • 2020
Manifestation's dirty secret: the thinking mind is the obstacle. A way around it in minutes.
4.64
241
Instantly Directed Manifestations Summary
Instantly Directed Manifestations 88%
Manifestation's dirty secret: the thinking mind is the obstacle. A way around it in minutes.
by Richard Dotts 2020
4.64
241 ratings
Manifest As You Read
by Richard Dotts • 2021
Your mind sabotages manifestation. The bypass works faster than a thought.
4.59
435
Manifest As You Read Summary
Manifest As You Read 88%
Your mind sabotages manifestation. The bypass works faster than a thought.
by Richard Dotts 2021
4.59
435 ratings
The Wisdom of Insecurity
by Alan W. Watts • 1951
Chasing security fuels anxiety. The counterintuitive cure: stop running and fully inhabit the now.
4.14
29k+
The Wisdom of Insecurity Summary
The Wisdom of Insecurity 88%
Chasing security fuels anxiety. The counterintuitive cure: stop running and fully inhabit the now.
by Alan W. Watts 1951
4.14
29k+ ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 88%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
Inside Out Revolution
by Michael Neill • 2013
Well-being is your default state. What if the way back isn't effort, but a single insight?
4.10
2k+
Inside Out Revolution Summary
Inside Out Revolution 88%
Well-being is your default state. What if the way back isn't effort, but a single insight?
by Michael Neill 2013
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Fullness of the Ground
by Judith Blackstone • 2023
Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.
4.79
19
The Fullness of the Ground Summary
The Fullness of the Ground 88%
Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.
by Judith Blackstone 2023
4.79
19 ratings
Intelligence
by Osho • 2004
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
4.11
1k+
Intelligence Summary
Intelligence 88%
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
by Osho 2004
4.11
1k+ ratings
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
by Chris Niebauer • 2023
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
4.35
151
The No Self, No Problem Workbook Summary
The No Self, No Problem Workbook 88%
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
by Chris Niebauer 2023
4.35
151 ratings
When Nothing Works Try Doing Nothing
by Frank J. Kinslow • 2014
The self-help industry runs on effort. Here is why trying harder is exactly what keeps you stuck.
4.17
35
When Nothing Works Try Doing Nothing Summary
When Nothing Works Try Doing Nothing 88%
The self-help industry runs on effort. Here is why trying harder is exactly what keeps you stuck.
by Frank J. Kinslow 2014
4.17
35 ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon 88%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 ratings
Spiritual Enlightenment
by Jed McKenna • 2002
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
4.38
2k+
Spiritual Enlightenment Summary
Spiritual Enlightenment 88%
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
by Jed McKenna 2002
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 88%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
Leap of Perception
by Penney Peirce • 2013
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
4.17
206
Leap of Perception Summary
Leap of Perception 88%
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
by Penney Peirce 2013
4.17
206 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 88%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
As One Is
by J. Krishnamurti • 2007
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
4.46
589
As One Is Summary
As One Is 88%
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
by J. Krishnamurti 2007
4.46
589 ratings
The Book of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1995
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
4.32
2k+
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life 88%
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
by J. Krishnamurti 1995
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 88%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2003
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
3.87
3k+
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness 87%
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
by Susan Blackmore 2003
3.87
3k+ ratings
No Self, No Problem
by Chris Niebauer • 2019
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
4.25
4k+
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem 87%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ ratings
Conversations on Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2005
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
4.02
2k+
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness 87%
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
by Susan Blackmore 2005
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind 87%
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991
4.14
1k+ ratings
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2016
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
3.91
314
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain 87%
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016
3.91
314 ratings
Total Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1996
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
4.37
2k+
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom 87%
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996
4.37
2k+ ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 87%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 87%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
SUPER BRAIN
by Deepak Chopra • 2012
Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.
3.85
4k+
SUPER BRAIN Summary
SUPER BRAIN 87%
Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.
by Deepak Chopra 2012
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 87%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Awareness
by Osho • 2001
Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.
4.31
3k+
Awareness Summary
Awareness 87%
Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.
by Osho 2001
4.31
3k+ ratings
Conscious Dreaming
by Robert Moss • 1996
Step inside a dream, awake. Meet guides, face nightmares, rehearse the future.
4.24
666
Conscious Dreaming Summary
Conscious Dreaming 87%
Step inside a dream, awake. Meet guides, face nightmares, rehearse the future.
by Robert Moss 1996
4.24
666 ratings
The End of Materialism
by Charles T. Tart • 2009
Lab-tested psi data defy materialism: the mind can perceive distant events and predict the future.
3.90
123
The End of Materialism Summary
The End of Materialism 87%
Lab-tested psi data defy materialism: the mind can perceive distant events and predict the future.
by Charles T. Tart 2009
3.90
123 ratings
Reality Transurfing 2
by Vadim Zeland • 2008
Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.
4.43
1k+
Reality Transurfing 2 Summary
Reality Transurfing 2 87%
Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.
by Vadim Zeland 2008
4.43
1k+ ratings
The End of Your World
by Adyashanti • 2004
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
4.29
3k+
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World 87%
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
by Adyashanti 2004
4.29
3k+ ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 87%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 87%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
The Flight Of The Eagle
by J. Krishnamurti • 2004
You cannot fight your mind with your mind: the effort is the wound, not the cure.
4.23
455
The Flight Of The Eagle Summary
The Flight Of The Eagle 87%
You cannot fight your mind with your mind: the effort is the wound, not the cure.
by J. Krishnamurti 2004
4.23
455 ratings
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Joseph Nguyen • 2022
Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.
3.79
58k+
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think 87%
Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.
by Joseph Nguyen 2022
3.79
58k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel 87%
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009
4.10
3k+ ratings
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