Book description
For fans of Eckhart Tolleāa guide to mastering self-awareness through direct experience rather than old presumptions or harmful thought patterns
Through decades of martial arts and meditation practice, Peter Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a state of not-knowing.Ā Even the most sincere investigationā¦
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Book of Not Knowing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found that reading this book was challenging but ultimately extremely valuable.Ā I really appreciate the opportunity to be guided through a tour of my own beliefs, so that I can come to more fully distinguish what's real from what everyone else has told me is real.Ā The idea that the self is ultimately a conceptual construction without a basis in reality blew my mind wide open, in the sense that my entire conception of what is real was built on top of this basic misunderstanding.Ā This is why I call my book list the best books to help usā¦
From Larry's list on to help us understand human being.
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