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Misconceptions about nonduality including a) that it requires levels, title and an endpoint, b) or religious teachings, c) that no practice is necessary, d) that mystical experiences can't be understood scientifically, e) that psychedelics can produce persistent nonduality, f) that nonduality is a psychotic state, g) that if there is no "I" you won't be compassionate, h) that all research on nonduality is reliable and i) that "no thoughts" isn't the goal.
Presented @ the Science and NonDuality Conference in San Jose, CA in Oct. 2015.
Blogpost "The Eight Myths of NonDuality" @ happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-eight-myths-of-nonduality.html
Useful links for more information:
Website: happiness-beyond-thought.com
Blog: happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/user/gudakesha7/videos
MP3 Downloads: happiness-beyond-thought.com/downloads
Soundcloud Channel: soundcloud.com/gary_weber
Facebook: facebook.com/gary.weber.528
See happiness-beyond-thought.com/about for more links to interviews and articles and information.
Books
1) Happiness Beyond Thought: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Free Scribd.com version: scribd.com/doc/113131786/Happiness-Beyond-Thought-A-Practical-Guide-to-Awakening
Paperback version available on amazon.com
2) Dancing Beyond Thought: Bhagavad Gita Verses and Dialogues on Awakening
Free version: happiness-beyond-thought.com/dbt.html
Amazon: amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=mfjAlBLyzgM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og
3) Into the Stillness: Dialogues on Awakening Beyond Thought (with Rich Doyle)
New Harbinger Publications: newharbinger.com/stillness
Barnes and Noble: barnesandnoble.com
Amazon: amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)
4) Evolving Beyond Thought: Updating Your Brain's Software
Panel Discussions
Science and Nonduality Conference 2013:
"Filling in the Details": youtube.com/watch?v=er-0SE-7JRE&feature=share&list=FLMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og
"What is Enlightenment?": bcove.me/q81mq5iv
Interviews
BATGAP: batgap.com/gary-weber,
Bloggingheads TV: bloggingheads.tv/videos/14840
Secular Buddhist: secularbuddhism.org/2014/04/27/episode-198-gary-weber-happiness-beyond-thought-a-practical-guide-to-awakening
VoiceAmerica Business: voiceamerica.com/guest/29056/gary-weber
soundcloud channel @ soundcloud.com/gary_weber
FB @ facebook.com/gary.weber.528
An .mp3 of this dialogue is @ happiness-beyond-thought.com/downloads
Misconceptions about nonduality including a) that it requires levels, title and an endpoint, b) or religious teachings, c) that no practice is necessary, d) that mystical experiences can't be understood scientifically, e) that psychedelics can produce persistent nonduality, f) that nonduality is a psychotic state, g) that if there is no "I" you won't be compassionate, h) that all research on nonduality is reliable and i) that "no thoughts" isn't the goal.
Presented @ the Science and NonDuality Conference in San Jose, CA in Oct. 2015.
Blogpost "The Eight Myths of NonDuality" @ happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-eight-myths-of-nonduality.html
Useful links for more information:
Website: happiness-beyond-thought.com
Blog: happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/user/gudakesha7/videos
MP3 Downloads: happiness-beyond-thought.com/downloads
Soundcloud Channel: soundcloud.com/gary_weber
Facebook: facebook.com/gary.weber.528
See happiness-beyond-thought.com/about for more links to interviews and articles and information.
Books
1) Happiness Beyond Thought: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Free Scribd.com version: scribd.com/doc/113131786/Happiness-Beyond-Thought-A-Practical-Guide-to-Awakening
Paperback version available on amazon.com
2) Dancing Beyond Thought: Bhagavad Gita Verses and Dialogues on Awakening
Free version: happiness-beyond-thought.com/dbt.html
Amazon: amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=mfjAlBLyzgM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og
3) Into the Stillness: Dialogues on Awakening Beyond Thought (with Rich Doyle)
New Harbinger Publications: newharbinger.com/stillness
Barnes and Noble: barnesandnoble.com
Amazon: amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)
4) Evolving Beyond Thought: Updating Your Brain's Software
Panel Discussions
Science and Nonduality Conference 2013:
"Filling in the Details": youtube.com/watch?v=er-0SE-7JRE&feature=share&list=FLMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og
"What is Enlightenment?": bcove.me/q81mq5iv
Interviews
BATGAP: batgap.com/gary-weber,
Bloggingheads TV: bloggingheads.tv/videos/14840
Secular Buddhist: secularbuddhism.org/2014/04/27/episode-198-gary-weber-happiness-beyond-thought-a-practical-guide-to-awakening
VoiceAmerica Business: voiceamerica.com/guest/29056/gary-weber
soundcloud channel @ soundcloud.com/gary_weber
FB @ facebook.com/gary.weber.528
An .mp3 of this dialogue is @ happiness-beyond-thought.com/downloads
