Doing Nothing
Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search
Published on 15. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
132 pages
978-1-59181-308-8 (ISBN)
Description
Doing Nothing, the spiritual classic by Steven Harrison translated into twelve languages, offers relief to the weary seeker. In a world that's always encouraging us to do more, Harrison invites us to make the simple yet radical choice to do nothing.
Discard your ideologies and dogmas, your gurus and ritual, argues Harrison in this caustic exploration of our psycho spiritual obsessions. The solution lies in not seeking a solution. Doing Nothing: Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search is for those who have found themselves religiously following practices that have not fundamentally changed their lives: new therapies, ancient meditations, exotic religions, or old-time religion. It encourages them to find the truths of life through the simple act of stopping the search.
What do you do after you've tried everything to find enlightenment or happiness? "Do nothing," writes Steven Harrison. "As it turns out, nothing is a surprisingly active place, but it is here that we discover who and what we are."
Discard your ideologies and dogmas, your gurus and ritual, argues Harrison in this caustic exploration of our psycho spiritual obsessions. The solution lies in not seeking a solution. Doing Nothing: Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search is for those who have found themselves religiously following practices that have not fundamentally changed their lives: new therapies, ancient meditations, exotic religions, or old-time religion. It encourages them to find the truths of life through the simple act of stopping the search.
What do you do after you've tried everything to find enlightenment or happiness? "Do nothing," writes Steven Harrison. "As it turns out, nothing is a surprisingly active place, but it is here that we discover who and what we are."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boulder, Colorado
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
173 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59181-308-8 (9781591813088)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Steven Harrison is an international speaker on the topics of consciousness, human development, relationship and alternative education. He is the author of eight books, including the spiritual and nondualism classic, Doing Nothing.
Content
introduction• • • I
a story about absolute truth••• 7
something is wrong: emptiness and reality•• •9
the myth of psychology•• .15
the myth of enlightenment•• .25
teachers: authority, fascism, and love•• .27
the dark night of the soul••• 31
doing nothing••• 33
concentration, meditation, and space•• .41
the nature of thought•• •47
language and reality•• •49
religion, symbols, and power••• 55
the crisis of change•• .67
reaction, projection, and madness••• 71
the collapse of self••• 79
love, emptiness, and energy••• 83
communication beyond language • • • 87
the challenge of living • • • 93
health, disease, and aging • • • 109
death and immortality••• 125
inquiry••• 127
invitation to a dialogue••• 131
a story about absolute truth••• 7
something is wrong: emptiness and reality•• •9
the myth of psychology•• .15
the myth of enlightenment•• .25
teachers: authority, fascism, and love•• .27
the dark night of the soul••• 31
doing nothing••• 33
concentration, meditation, and space•• .41
the nature of thought•• •47
language and reality•• •49
religion, symbols, and power••• 55
the crisis of change•• .67
reaction, projection, and madness••• 71
the collapse of self••• 79
love, emptiness, and energy••• 83
communication beyond language • • • 87
the challenge of living • • • 93
health, disease, and aging • • • 109
death and immortality••• 125
inquiry••• 127
invitation to a dialogue••• 131