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Reading The Mind Illuminated by John Yates (Culadasa). It's the first (and possibly only) book which gives a systematic step by step guide to reaching enlighten
by cosmo_vegas 5y ago
Reading The Mind Illuminated by John Yates (Culadasa). It's the first (and possibly only) book which gives a systematic step by step guide to reaching enlightenment. It explains things in a clear objective scientific way without any reference to religion.
- akprasad 5y agoTMI has rightfully become a classic meditation book and it's one I still recommend, but at the risk of stirring the pot, I think it's important for new readers to be aware of the author's major improprieties, which led to him being exiled from his organization: https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards/message/15190494 https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards... I felt this was important to share because there's a common fantasy in online meditation communities that if you meditate "enough" or in "the right way," you can fix all of your problems and fully self-actualize. But Culadasa is a stunning counterexample to that. As much as inner work is important, outer work is important too.