On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious

Harding, Douglas E.

ISBN 10: 1878019198 / ISBN 13: 9781878019196

Published by Inner Directions Pub, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
• Publisher: Inner Directions Pub
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878019198
• ISBN 13: 9781878019196
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Headlessness, the experience of "no-self" that mystics of all times have aspired to, is an instantaneous way of "waking up" and becoming fully aware of one's real and abiding nature. Douglas Harding, the highly respected mystic-philosopher, describes his first experience of headlessness in "On Having No Head," the classic work first published in 1961. In this book, he conveys the immediacy, simplicity, and practicality of the "headless way," placing it within a Zen context, while also drawing parallels to practices in other spiritual traditions.If you wish to experience the freedom and clarity that results from firsthand experience of true Being, then this book will serve as a practical guide to the rediscovery of what has always been present.

About the Author

Douglas Harding is a highly respected mystic/philosopher who was known for his experience of Headlessness--the experience of "seeing" our original nature. Harding spent his live expressing this abiding experience, and also developed a series of awareness exercises that enabled other to see for themselves, "who we really are" in essence.