Book: On Having No Head
What a strange, fantastic little book! I recently read Douglas Harding’s “On Having No Head” after hearing Sam Harris mention the book in one of “Waking Up” meditations, and then many times on subsequent podcasts. The book is a long look at an insight that blew Harding’s mind — from the first-person person, as a matter of subjective experience, there was no evidence around that he had a head. Put another way — if you try not to read into what you’re seeing, and just describe exactly what’s in front of you, not only is there no head on display… but the whole picture of who you are, of the person doing the looking, looks quite strange indeed. ...