Douglas Harding
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Douglas Edison Harding (1909 - 2007) was an English mystic, philosopher, and author of many books.
Developer of a modern method of meditation that enables participants to actually see who they really are. His method involves leading subjects in a series of experiments that reverse attention. This allows the subject to enjoy the experience of unity with the universe.
Harding was born in Lowestoft on 12 February 1909. He was raised in the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren, but was excommunicated at the age of 21. He died in Nacton on 11 January 2007.
[edit] Books
- The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth
- Look for Yourself
- On Having No Head, Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
- Head Off Stress
- Religions of the World
- To Be and Not To Be
- The Trial of the Man who said he was God
- The Little Book of Life and Death
- Face to No-Face
[edit] References
- Chapter from On Having No Head quoted and reviewed in The Mind's I - Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul. Hofstadter & Dennett, 1981 Penguin.
- Rowlands, Alan. "Douglas Harding, Mystic writer 'of genius'" (reprint), obituary, The Independent, 15 February, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
[edit] External links
Web page: http://www.headless.org
