13 Top philosophy books like No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series) by Chris Niebauer

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No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

By: Chris Niebauer

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

While in grad school in the early 1990s, Chris Niebauer began to notice striking parallels between …

"Perhaps the reason we can't find the self in the brain is because it isn't there."

-Chris Niebauer, No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

"Perhaps the reason we can't find the self in the brain is because it isn't there."

-Chris Niebauer, No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

If you liked the philosophy plot in No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series) by Chris Niebauer , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

By: Jack Kornfield , Daniel J. Siegel , Rick Hanson , Richard Mendius

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like any… read more

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  • psychology
  • neuroscience
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2. Poor Richard's Almanack

By: Benjamin Franklin

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

A collection of Ben Franklin's timeless maxims, rules, and aphorisms. read more

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3. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment

By: Robert Wright

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditat… read more

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4. Uncomfortably Happily

By: Yeon-Sik Hong

3.63

Format: 143 pages,

Inspired by Yeon-sik Hong's attempt to move to the country with his partner, Uncomfortably, Happily… read more

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  • nonfiction

5. On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious

By: Douglas E. Harding

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

Headlessness, the experience of "no-self" that mystics of all times have aspired to, is an instanta… read more

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6. No Self No Problem: Awakening to Our True Nature

By: Anam Thubten

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

No Self, No Problemis about how to realize the ultimate meaning of life in each moment by dissolvin… read more

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7. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more

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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

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8. Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life

By: Jill Bolte Taylor

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology … read more

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9. Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

By: Ryan A. Bush

4.22

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

The Instant Cult Classic on the Art of Reprogramming Your Own Psychological Software Neuropsycholog… read more

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"The Buddha may have been the Beethoven of his psychological state, but Beethoven got to where he was gradually, and still fell somewhere on the endless continuum of musical mastery by the end of his …"

-Ryan A. Bush, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

"Psychitecture is a high-level design and implementation process - creative problem-solving for the subjective experience - and when utilized persistently, it can take a mind that is like a prison and…"

-Ryan A. Bush, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

"Societal pressures work to pull you up to the line of psychological adequacy, and psychotherapy can be used when society falls short. But these aims are far too low. Falling within the current normal…"

-Ryan A. Bush, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

"The way your mind is structured will determine the person you will become, the life you will live, and the fulfillment you will realize. When you modify your mind, you make changes to the operating s…"

-Ryan A. Bush, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

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10. Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)

By: Rupert Spira

4.32

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Everybody is aware, all seven billion of us. We are aware of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and pe… read more

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"Awareness is inherently whole, complete and fulfilled in itself. Thus its nature is happiness itself--not a happiness that depends upon the condition of the mind, body or world, but a causeless joy t…"

-Rupert Spira, Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)

"Our true nature of eternal, infinite awareness is never completely forgotten or eclipsed by objective experience. However agitated or numbed objective experience may have rendered our mind, the memor…"

-Rupert Spira, Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)

"The apparently separate self or finite ‘I’ around whom all experience revolves is the true and only ‘I’ of eternal, infinite awareness – the ‘I’ of God’s infinite, self-aware being that shines in eac…"

-Rupert Spira, Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)

"a mind that is accustomed to repeatedly dissolving in its source or essence becomes progressively saturated with its inherent peace. When such a mind rises again from the ocean of awareness, its acti…"

-Rupert Spira, Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)

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11. No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

By: Chris Niebauer

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

While in grad school in the early 1990s, Chris Niebauer began to notice striking parallels between … read more

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"Perhaps the reason we can't find the self in the brain is because it isn't there."

-Chris Niebauer, No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

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12. No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings

By: Noah Rasheta

4.45

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

Presented in a practical Q&A format, No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners is the most clear-cut intro… read more

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13. Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

By: Mark Epstein

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

"Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is … read more

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"The ego's instinctive favoring of itself is eroded by a sense of the infinite"

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"There is much self-esteem to be gained from learning how and when to surrender."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"The most important events in our lives, from falling in love to giving birth to facing death, all require the ego to let go."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"We are already equipped to meet whatever befalls us. Life's challenges are challenging, but there is room for faith, for confidence, even for optimism."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

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14. That Little Voice In Your Head: Adjust the Code That Runs Your Brain

By: Mo Gawdat

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

To fix a machine, first you need to find out what’s wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to … read more

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15. Unstressable: A Practical Guide to Stress-Free Living

By: Mo Gawdat

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Unstressable is a handbook for those who realize stress isn’t what happens to you; it’s how you han… read more

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16. Awake: It's Your Turn

By: Angelo DiLullo

4.62

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

You can wake up from the dream of separation. If you know what that means, then you’re in luck, thi… read more

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17. The Joy of Not Thinking: A Radical Approach to Happiness

By: Tim Grimes

4.11

Format: 63 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the Joy of Not Thinking... When I was sixteen, I had a mental breakdown. It happened while… read more

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18. You Are the Happiness You Seek: Uncovering the Awareness of Being

By: Rupert Spira

4.69

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

How may we find happiness and peace? In this book, Rupert Spira distills the message of all the gr… read more

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19. Principles for Success

By: Ray Dalio

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining, illustrated adaptation of Ray Dalio’s Principles Principles for Success distill… read more

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20. There Is No You: Seeing Through the Illusion of the Self

By: Andre Doshim Halaw

3.96

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

Nearly every religion, philosophy, and worldview has one belief in common — they all subscribe to t… read more

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21. New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong

By: Stephanie Harrison

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ Well-being expert and social media sensation Stephanie Harrison of @… read more

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6 must-read audiobook books like No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series) by Chris Niebauer

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Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

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No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

Chris Niebauer

4.26

Transform Your Habits

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings

Noah Rasheta

4.45

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Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

Mark Epstein

3.81

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David Brooks

4.14

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

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Brianna Wiest

4.20

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Ryan Holiday

4.21

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