Doing Nothing is for those who have found themselves religiously following practices that have not fundamentally changed their lives: new therapies, ancient meditations, exotic religions, or old-time religion. It encourages them to find the truths of life through the simple act of stopping the search.What do you do after you've tried everything to find enlightenment or happiness? "Do nothing," writes Steven Harrison. "As it turns out, nothing is a surprisingly active place, but it is here that we discover who and what we are."
Steven Harrison, who has helped guide readers to the experience of the present without practices, is an international speaker on the topics of consciousness, human development, relationship, and alternative education. He is the author of twelve books.
Table of Contents
introduction• • • I a story about absolute truth••• 7 something is wrong: emptiness and reality•• •9 the myth of psychology•• .15 the myth of enlightenment•• .25 teachers: authority, fascism, and love•• .27 the dark night of the soul••• 31 doing nothing••• 33 concentration, meditation, and space•• .41 the nature of thought•• •47 language and reality•• •49 religion, symbols, and power••• 55 the crisis of change•• .67 reaction, projection, and madness••• 71 the collapse of self••• 79 love, emptiness, and energy••• 83 communication beyond language • • • 87 the challenge of living • • • 93 health, disease, and aging • • • 109 death and immortality••• 125 inquiry••• 127 invitation to a dialogue••• 131
