Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Description of the three principal types of thoughts and the cognitive neuroscience networks in which they occur; problematic thoughts from the default mode network, tasking thoughts in the task positive network, and problem solving that is done "off line".
Problematic thoughts can be largely eliminated by using nondual, self-inquiry, to reduce/eliminate the ego/I. This allows higher performance while doing tasks.
Most complex problem solving is done off-line by the "elephant" of billions of neurons and trillions of synapses that make up the high speed parallel processors and huge data storage of our brain. After the "elephant" solves the problem, it is sent to the on-line "rider"/press secretary, the "I", for broadcast and claiming credit.
Blogposts "Can you stop your "blah,blah" thoughts? What thoughts are useful?" @ preview.tinyurl.com/dxj5gmz, and "Elephant or rider? Intuition or reasoning?..." @ preview.tinyurl.com/o9887cc may also be very useful.
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. Amazon paperback. Blogpost "Updating Your Brain's Software" @ happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2018/03/updating-your-brains-software.html"
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
Description of the three principal types of thoughts and the cognitive neuroscience networks in which they occur; problematic thoughts from the default mode network, tasking thoughts in the task positive network, and problem solving that is done "off line".
Problematic thoughts can be largely eliminated by using nondual, self-inquiry, to reduce/eliminate the ego/I. This allows higher performance while doing tasks.
Most complex problem solving is done off-line by the "elephant" of billions of neurons and trillions of synapses that make up the high speed parallel processors and huge data storage of our brain. After the "elephant" solves the problem, it is sent to the on-line "rider"/press secretary, the "I", for broadcast and claiming credit.
Blogposts "Can you stop your "blah,blah" thoughts? What thoughts are useful?" @ preview.tinyurl.com/dxj5gmz, and "Elephant or rider? Intuition or reasoning?..." @ preview.tinyurl.com/o9887cc may also be very useful.
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. Amazon paperback. Blogpost "Updating Your Brain's Software" @ happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2018/03/updating-your-brains-software.html"
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
