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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
Atmamun
by Kapil Gupta • 2016
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
4.44
1k+
Atmamun Summary
Atmamun 87%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ 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 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2009
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
3.57
277
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness 87%
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
by Susan Blackmore 2009
3.57
277 ratings
Pursuing Consciousness
by Peter Ralston • 2015
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
4.72
95
Pursuing Consciousness Summary
Pursuing Consciousness 87%
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
by Peter Ralston 2015
4.72
95 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 Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk • 2019
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
3.74
1k+
The Simulation Hypothesis Summary
The Simulation Hypothesis 87%
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
by Rizwan Virk 2019
3.74
1k+ 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
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 86%
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
Out of Your Mind
by Alan W. Watts • 1998
Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.
4.42
5k+
Out of Your Mind Summary
Out of Your Mind 86%
Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.
by Alan W. Watts 1998
4.42
5k+ ratings
Infinite Love is the Only Truth
by David Icke • 2005
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
4.09
565
Infinite Love is the Only Truth Summary
Infinite Love is the Only Truth 86%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 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 86%
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
by Luc Ferry 2011
3.96
4k+ 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 86%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 86%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education
by Samael Aun Weor • 1977
Your ego is the biblical Satan. Education, real education, is learning to dissolve it.
4.27
55
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education Summary
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education 86%
Your ego is the biblical Satan. Education, real education, is learning to dissolve it.
by Samael Aun Weor 1977
4.27
55 ratings
What Is Zen?
by Alan W. Watts • 2000
The separate self is a convention. Zen is the immediate, wordless experience that dissolves it.
4.16
706
What Is Zen? Summary
What Is Zen? 86%
The separate self is a convention. Zen is the immediate, wordless experience that dissolves it.
by Alan W. Watts 2000
4.16
706 ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
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39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 86%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 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 86%
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 Secret of Light
by Walter Russell • 1947
Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.
4.37
208
The Secret of Light Summary
The Secret of Light 86%
Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.
by Walter Russell 1947
4.37
208 ratings
Busting Loose From the Money Game
by Robert Scheinfeld • 2006
Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.
4.04
723
Busting Loose From the Money Game Summary
Busting Loose From the Money Game 86%
Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.
by Robert Scheinfeld 2006
4.04
723 ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 86%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 86%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 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 86%
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
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 86%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
The Nature of Consciousness
by Rupert Spira • 2013
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
4.41
3k+
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness 86%
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
by Rupert Spira 2013
4.41
3k+ ratings
Exploring the Paranormal
by R. Alan Streett • 2024
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
4.29
24
Exploring the Paranormal Summary
Exploring the Paranormal 86%
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
by R. Alan Streett 2024
4.29
24 ratings
The Krishnamurti Reader
by J. Krishnamurti • 2011
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
4.20
71
The Krishnamurti Reader Summary
The Krishnamurti Reader 86%
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
by J. Krishnamurti 2011
4.20
71 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 86%
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996
4.37
2k+ ratings
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
517
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising 86%
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018
3.85
517 ratings
The Book
by Alan W. Watts • 1966
The boundary between you and everything else is just a habit of thinking.
4.21
25k+
The Book Summary
The Book 86%
The boundary between you and everything else is just a habit of thinking.
by Alan W. Watts 1966
4.21
25k+ ratings
Bright-Sided
by Barbara Ehrenreich • 2009
America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.
3.74
11k+
Bright-Sided Summary
Bright-Sided 86%
America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 86%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Scout Mindset
by Julia Galef • 2021
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
4.09
7k+
The Scout Mindset Summary
The Scout Mindset 86%
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
by Julia Galef 2021
4.09
7k+ ratings
Just So
by Alan W. Watts • 2020
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
4.27
399
Just So Summary
Just So 86%
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
by Alan W. Watts 2020
4.27
399 ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy 86%
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018
4.27
44 ratings
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way
by John C. Parkin • 2007
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
3.42
6k+
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way Summary
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way 86%
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
by John C. Parkin 2007
3.42
6k+ 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 86%
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
by Adyashanti 2004
4.29
3k+ ratings
12 Commandments
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2022
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
4.40
42
12 Commandments Summary
12 Commandments 86%
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2022
4.40
42 ratings
Nothing special
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
4.14
3k+
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special 86%
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
Reality Transurfing 3
by Vadim Zeland • 2008
Wanting repels. Dropping importance pulls it in. The Russian manual for a reality that cooperates.
4.43
956
Reality Transurfing 3 Summary
Reality Transurfing 3 86%
Wanting repels. Dropping importance pulls it in. The Russian manual for a reality that cooperates.
by Vadim Zeland 2008
4.43
956 ratings
Zen
by Osho • 2003
You are the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Zen begins where self-improvement ends.
4.22
420
Zen Summary
Zen 86%
You are the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Zen begins where self-improvement ends.
by Osho 2003
4.22
420 ratings
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
3.90
76k+
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 86%
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.90
76k+ ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 86%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 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 86%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Scientology
by L. Ron Hubbard • 1976
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
3.71
382
Scientology Summary
Scientology 86%
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
by L. Ron Hubbard 1976
3.71
382 ratings
The Voice of Knowledge
by Miguel Ruiz • 2000
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
4.21
10k+
The Voice of Knowledge Summary
The Voice of Knowledge 86%
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
by Miguel Ruiz 2000
4.21
10k+ ratings
The Shift
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2010
Ambition left you empty. The exit is a turn toward service, humility, and your spiritual source.
4.18
2k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 86%
Ambition left you empty. The exit is a turn toward service, humility, and your spiritual source.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
Awareness
by Anthony de Mello • 1990
You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.
4.29
17k+
Awareness Summary
Awareness 86%
You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.
by Anthony de Mello 1990
4.29
17k+ ratings
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living
by Linda Elder • 2006
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
3.80
465
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 86%
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
by Linda Elder 2006
3.80
465 ratings
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