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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 89%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 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 89%
Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.
by Alan W. Watts 1998
4.42
5k+ 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 88%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ 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 88%
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
Dreaming Yourself Awake
by B. Alan Wallace • 2012
Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.
3.89
668
Dreaming Yourself Awake Summary
Dreaming Yourself Awake 88%
Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.
by B. Alan Wallace 2012
3.89
668 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 88%
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
by Rupert Spira 2013
4.41
3k+ 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
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 88%
Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.
by Vadim Zeland 2008
4.43
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 88%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ 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 88%
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
by Alan W. Watts 2020
4.27
399 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 88%
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 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 88%
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
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 88%
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
by Adyashanti 2004
4.29
3k+ 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 88%
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
Consciousness Speaks
by Ramesh S. Balsekar • 1992
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
4.51
144
Consciousness Speaks Summary
Consciousness Speaks 88%
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
by Ramesh S. Balsekar 1992
4.51
144 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 88%
The boundary between you and everything else is just a habit of thinking.
by Alan W. Watts 1966
4.21
25k+ 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 88%
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
The Greatest Secret
by Rhonda Byrne • 2020
The mind isn't you. One shift in identity ends suffering and reveals what death can't touch.
3.80
5k+
The Greatest Secret Summary
The Greatest Secret 88%
The mind isn't you. One shift in identity ends suffering and reveals what death can't touch.
by Rhonda Byrne 2020
3.80
5k+ ratings
God's Debris
by Scott Adams • 2001
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
3.94
8k+
God's Debris Summary
God's Debris 88%
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
by Scott Adams 2001
3.94
8k+ 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 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 88%
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
Illusions
by Richard Bach • 1977
A pilot befriends a former messiah and discovers the world is an illusion shaped by belief.
4.15
67k+
Illusions Summary
Illusions 88%
A pilot befriends a former messiah and discovers the world is an illusion shaped by belief.
by Richard Bach 1977
4.15
67k+ 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 88%
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
by Rizwan Virk 2019
3.74
1k+ ratings
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman • 1980
A gymnast who has everything but feels nothing begins training under a gas station sage.
4.13
57k+
Way of the Peaceful Warrior Summary
Way of the Peaceful Warrior 88%
A gymnast who has everything but feels nothing begins training under a gas station sage.
by Dan Millman 1980
4.13
57k+ ratings
An Extraordinary Absence
by Jeff Foster • 2009
Trying to wake up keeps you dreaming. The separate self you're trying to fix never existed.
4.26
161
An Extraordinary Absence Summary
An Extraordinary Absence 88%
Trying to wake up keeps you dreaming. The separate self you're trying to fix never existed.
by Jeff Foster 2009
4.26
161 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
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 88%
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.90
76k+ 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 88%
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
by Peter Ralston 2015
4.72
95 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? 88%
The separate self is a convention. Zen is the immediate, wordless experience that dissolves it.
by Alan W. Watts 2000
4.16
706 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 87%
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 eagle's gift
by Carlos Castenada • 1981
His teachers vanished, leaving an anthropologist to lead sorcerers hunted by the cosmic devourer.
4.09
4k+
The eagle's gift Summary
The eagle's gift 87%
His teachers vanished, leaving an anthropologist to lead sorcerers hunted by the cosmic devourer.
by Carlos Castenada 1981
4.09
4k+ 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.
3.95
39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 87%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
The Perfume of Silence
by Francis Lucille • 2010
All suffering is the illusion of being a separate self. These dialogues directly undo that illusion.
4.77
185
The Perfume of Silence Summary
The Perfume of Silence 87%
All suffering is the illusion of being a separate self. These dialogues directly undo that illusion.
by Francis Lucille 2010
4.77
185 ratings
Metahuman
by Deepak Chopra • 2019
Your consciousness built your cage. The direct way out is an effortless shift of attention.
3.76
3k+
Metahuman Summary
Metahuman 87%
Your consciousness built your cage. The direct way out is an effortless shift of attention.
by Deepak Chopra 2019
3.76
3k+ ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
3.93
25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 87%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
You are the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Zen begins where self-improvement ends.
by Osho 2003
4.22
420 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 87%
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
The Disappearance of the Universe
by Gary R. Renard • 2002
Two ascended masters explain the universe is a dream and forgiveness is the only way out.
4.06
6k+
The Disappearance of the Universe Summary
The Disappearance of the Universe 87%
Two ascended masters explain the universe is a dream and forgiveness is the only way out.
by Gary R. Renard 2002
4.06
6k+ 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
Talking Zen
by Alan W. Watts • 1994
The self you defend is a social fiction. Zen undoes it, and that undoing is freedom.
4.25
199
Talking Zen Summary
Talking Zen 87%
The self you defend is a social fiction. Zen undoes it, and that undoing is freedom.
by Alan W. Watts 1994
4.25
199 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 87%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 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 87%
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
by J. Krishnamurti 2011
4.20
71 ratings
'I' is a Door
by Philip Renard • 2017
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
4.39
120
'I' is a Door Summary
'I' is a Door 87%
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
by Philip Renard 2017
4.39
120 ratings
Enlightened Gardener, The
by Sydney Banks • 1991
Three suffering strangers meet a philosopher-gardener who claims their minds are already whole.
4.17
523
Enlightened Gardener, The Summary
Enlightened Gardener, The 87%
Three suffering strangers meet a philosopher-gardener who claims their minds are already whole.
by Sydney Banks 1991
4.17
523 ratings
Living a Course in Miracles
by Jon Mundy • 2011
The world is guilt projected outward. Wake up through forgiveness, which sees nothing to forgive.
4.32
303
Living a Course in Miracles Summary
Living a Course in Miracles 87%
The world is guilt projected outward. Wake up through forgiveness, which sees nothing to forgive.
by Jon Mundy 2011
4.32
303 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 87%
Your ego is the biblical Satan. Education, real education, is learning to dissolve it.
by Samael Aun Weor 1977
4.27
55 ratings
Freedom from the Known
by J. Krishnamurti • 1969
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
4.29
12k+
Freedom from the Known Summary
Freedom from the Known 87%
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
by J. Krishnamurti 1969
4.29
12k+ ratings
The Three Pillars of Zen
by Philip Kapleau • 1965
The classic guide to zazen: how sitting, breathing, and a wordless koan dismantle the everyday mind.
4.08
7k+
The Three Pillars of Zen Summary
The Three Pillars of Zen 87%
The classic guide to zazen: how sitting, breathing, and a wordless koan dismantle the everyday mind.
by Philip Kapleau 1965
4.08
7k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 87%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ ratings
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