On Having No Head: Zen And the Rediscovery of the Obvious (Arkana S.) - Softcover

Harding, D.; Thursby, Gene; Smith, Huston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140190430 ISBN 13: 9780140190434

Publisher: Penguin, 1988

Synopsis

"Headlessness", the feeling of no self that mystics of all times have aspired to, is an instantaneous way of "waking up" and becoming more aware of oneself and the world. Douglas Harding's description of his first experience of headlessness, a work first published in 1961, has now been revised. Describing the technique and placing it within the Zen context, this book also includes parallels from traditions other than Buddhism, as well as a concluding chapter on the "headless way".

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0140190430
• ISBN 13: 9780140190434
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96