Chris Niebauer

While at university in the early 1990s, Chris Niebauer began to notice striking parallels between the latest discoveries in psychology, neuroscience and the teachings of Buddhism, Taoism and other schools of Eastern thought. When he presented his findings to a professor, his ideas were quickly dismissed as "pure coincidence, nothing more." Fast-forward 20 years later and Niebauer is a PhD and a professor and the Buddhist-neuroscience connection he found as a student is practically its own genre in the bookshop. But according to Niebauer, we are just beginning to understand the link between Eastern philosophy and the latest findings in psychology and neuroscience and what these assimilated ideas mean for the human experience. In this ground-breaking book, Niebauer writes that the latest research in neuropsychology is now confirming a fundamental tenet of Buddhism - called Anatta or the doctrine of "no self." Niebauer writes that our sense of self or what we commonly refer to as the ego, is an illusion created entirely by the left side of the brain. Niebauer is quick to point out that this doesn't mean that the self doesn't exist, but, rather, that it does so in the same way that a mirage in the middle of the desert exists, as a thought rather than a thing. His conclusions have significant ramifications for much of modern psychological modalities, which he says are spending much of their time trying to fix something that isn't there. Niebauer offers a series of exercises to allow the reader to experience this truth for him - or herself, as well as additional tools and practices to use after reading the book, all of which are designed to change the way we experience the world - a way that is based on being rather than thinking.

In his bestselling book No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism, Dr. Chris Niebauer explored the incredible link between Eastern philosophy and the latest findings in psychology and neuroscience, and made the case that the latest research in neuropsychology is now confirming a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, what is called anatta, or the doctrine of "no self." We are just beginning to understand these parallels, and what they mean for the human experience. Now, in this practical and powerful guide, Niebauer takes us deeper and offers powerful tools, exercises, and practices you can do right now that will help you begin to experience the state of "no self," and its benefits, on your own. Since we now know that the self is an illusion created entirely by the left side of the brain, we can explore the myriad ways this revelation can change the way we experience the world. This companion workbook is a wonderful beginner's guide that will help you tap into a true sense of mindfulness and inner peace, understand human consciousness, and alleviate the daily suffering caused by the way we identify with the false self. If you want to take your consciousness journey even further, this is the book that will set you on the right path.