Look for Yourself: The Science and Art of Self-Realization

by Douglas E. Harding

Book Overview

This book is an outstanding collection of essays by Douglas Harding, author of the contemporary spiritual classic "On Having No Head."In "Look for Yourself," the esteemed mystic/philosopher helps us... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878019015
• ISBN13: 9781878019011
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Inner Directions Foundation
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, insightful, uplifting, unique....

I am truly grateful to Douglas E. Harding for this superb book, which is a collection of articles by Douglas over nearly four decades. Every one of these is a gem. Mr. Harding teaches you how to look inward and how you can come to the realisation that what you are really is an infinite capacity for love. The Advaita concept which is not that easy to grasp has been lucidly demonstarted by this articulate sage. This book is a must for any seeker.Love and best wishes.

who are you really really?

mr harding has for half a century traveled the world sharing his view of our ultimate identity. he has also found time to write some great books. this is one of his best. for that matter it is one of THE best. he simplifies the in-seeing into our truest and deepest identity. with that seeing and realization comes a great clarity of who and what and where we really are. you could sit in zazen for 10 yrs or read this book in 3 hrs. either method has a very good chance of helping you know yourself in a truly new and wonderful and freeing way. most problems will shrink into a manageable size once you realize WHO has the problem. most joys will be increased when you see the wonder of their SOURCE. this book is profoundly spiritual without being dogmatic, sectarian, or emotionally icky. there's no superstition here, just a clear sweet insight into WHO you are and what I AM.

An interesting approach to the duality of experience

At first glance Harding's "headless" approach looks more like a gimmic than a spiritual exercise. Pretending that one has no head seems like something for children to do. Harding's methods help one break through the subject/object duality of experience. All experience begins with the "I" thought. With Harding's headless method the "I" is no longer idenfied with it's customary location in the head but with what one experiences.I admit I had a hard time with some of his language as there seems to be a slight communication gap (for me anyway) between British and American english. It wasn't until I actually has a headless experience that I saw the profundity of his work. With so many spiritual texts sounding like the other this is truly a unique work and perspective.

The Best Wake-up Call I've ever seen

Harding exceeds the remarkable clarity of even his own previous work with this gem of clarity and insight into our fundamental nature. A "must read" for anyone who want to really "get" what Zen, Buddhism, Christianity, etc. have really been about - and to get it in a moment, instead of at the end of a lifetime's effort!