Science of Mental Freedom: Why Achievement Never Fixes Anxiety

By: Amaratunga, Mohan Mark

If your mind is already pulling you away from these words, this book is for you.

You've built a life that works. Career. Stability. Meaning.

So why does it still feel hard to enjoy-and harder to stay steady under pressure?

The exhaustion you feel isn't coming from your actual work.

THE FLICKERING BULB SYNDROME

Think of your mind like a flickering light bulb.

Instead of steady, brilliant light, it wavers. It hums with background noise. It burns enormous energy just to stay lit-yet never quite illuminates the room.

That flicker is the unnecessary stress running beneath your conscious awareness. A subtle software glitch consuming energy meant for your real life.

SEE THE ROOT. REMOVE THE STRESS.

The Science of Mental Freedom isn't about coping with a dim bulb. It's about fixing the connection.

Through simple practices-grounded in neuroscience and ancient wisdom-you'll learn to catch the exact moment suffering begins.

Someone cuts you off in traffic. Your hands tighten on the wheel. Between the event and your reaction, there is a fraction of a second where your brain has registered something unpleasant but hasn't yet constructed the story of disrespect, violation, or threat.

That gap is where freedom lives.

The recognition is direct. Verifiable in your own experience. Requires no belief system.

THIS BOOK IS FOR:

People whose lives are working, yet feel strained.
Those who carry responsibility and quietly carry stress.
Serious inquirers seeking understanding, not slogans.

THE PRACTICES

The practices take seconds, not hours.
The work requires honest attention.
Freedom from unnecessary suffering is achievable.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mohan Mark Amaratunga, PhD, spent two decades leading complex technology portfolios at GE Healthcare, where managing intricate systems taught him to look for root causes, not just symptoms.

He then turned that same empirical rigor toward a single question: How does the mind create suffering-and can the mechanism be seen and interrupted?

Five decades of investigation later, his answer: Once you see it, you cannot unsee it.

Endorsed by clinical psychologists, a Buddhist scholar-monk, medical researchers, and senior academics and executives across industries.

COMING Q2 2026

How to Stop Suffering From Stories Your Mind Creates

A shorter, more accessible companion volume-written for Audible and designed for busy lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQ7F6L7J
• ISBN13: 9798994888513
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Salma Ease Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"