The book showcases Harding's communication skills through straightforward language and simple, amusing drawings, making complex ideas accessible to younger readers. Written in 1941, it reflects his determination to engage a broad audience. Many concepts presented here serve as early versions of ideas that would be expanded upon in his later, more significant work, The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth.
Exploring the core of religious experience, the narrative delves into Enlightenment as a journey to self-truth, alongside the pursuit of scientific truth about the external world. It examines the intricate relationship between spirituality and science, highlighting how both realms seek understanding and meaning in different contexts. Through this interplay, the book invites readers to reflect on the connections between personal enlightenment and broader scientific inquiry.
Podívejte se, kdo skutečně jste Tento kurz má devět lekcí, během nichž objevíte nesmírně cenný poklad, jímž je zjištění, kdo skutečně jste. Nejste to, jak vypadáte - z nulové vzdálenosti nejste nic - jste celistvá prázdnota obsahující úplně všechno. V centru vašeho lidského já sídlí Bůh, Já, Buddhova podstata - můžete to nazvat jakkoli. Chcete-li "vidět", nemusíte ve svém životě vůbec nic měnit. Dokonce ani nemusíte meditovat - nezáleží na vaší minulosti a okolním prostředí, protože stačí jen být pozorní.
'Reason and imagination and all mental chatter died down... I forgot my name, my humanness, my thingness, all that could be called me or mine. Past and future dropped away... Lighter than air, clearer than glass, altogether released from myself, I was nowhere around.' Thus Douglas Harding describes his first experience of headlessness, or no self. First published in 1961, this is a classic work which conveys the experience that mystics of all times have tried to put words to.