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Thaddeus Golas - The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment

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The foreword and first chapter of The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment, written in the early 70s by Thaddeus Golas. The audio was recorded by Thaddeus in the 80s.

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  • Bhumi is the Sanskrit name for Mother Earth in hinduism, but I guess it can also describe certain levels of reality, like the word loka for example. Yes, absolute enlightenment is a big deal.

  • What happened to "with or without psychedelic help," and why did extreme freak-out or space out turn in to crisis.

  • Good observation. This is what I read somewhere (see links in the video):

    "In 1988 an audio version of The Guide was recorded. The audiobook was abridged and contained only two-thirds of the content of the printed edition.

    Golas changed some of the content and it is interesting to listen to the tape and follow the words in the printed book. In the audiobook most mentions of LSD and sex were excluded from the recording."

  • Did he originally write it in the 60's?

  • From: 'How This Book Came To Be':

    Recently I was asked, "What led to your opening up to cosmic consciousness?"

    Was it at age fourteen during dental work, under gas, when I was aware of the pain as spirals of light? Was it when I slammed my head against a wall in Holland during World War II, was knocked out, and realized I was out in space seeing stars as I was coming to (just like the comic strips!)?

  • Was it in 1950, when I casually wrote in my journal, "Space is to energy as energy is to mass"—an idea that kept me busy for twenty years, especially after I equated space with consciousness?

  • Was it the satori in a Manhattan, Kansas, restaurant in 1966? Was it in 1969 when, the very weekend I was having a pamphlet published with my theories (terrible writing, impossible to read now), I was offered LSD and went Home? That was when I decided I wouldn't advertise my personal illumination, but would try to show it by my behavior and by what I produced. And it seems I succeeded, miraculously, with The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment [published in 1972].

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  • How wonderful, I wish you had all of it here. I lost my copy and have wanted to replace it. Now I have to go and order it. This changed my life when I first heard it. Spiritual wisdom for me doesn't get any better than Thaddeus Golas. It is all right there in his info, ALL the answers. Thanks for reminding me to replace my lost copy. Cheers! Love & Light.

  • I discovered this book recently - its a jewel. When you have had an experience of "reality" life is never going to be OK again. Trapped back in the "normal" is like being stuck in a dream - and knowing it. His ideas have given me some more pieces in the puzzle and I think he wrote it for himself as much as for others in this dilemma - where its a lonely place....for those who understand what I am saying.

  • Cool vidwe...Thanks Nicolas Cage.

  • Discipline is not a requisite for understanding a deep truth, but it is necessary if one wants to be effective at reducing other beings' intense suffering. I prefer o live in an universe where enlightenment goes hand in hand with the highest and better designed ways of helping those in need.

  • enlightening thanks :)

  • all of these concepts are essentially the teachings of the buddha

  • It has been a long time since I have seen my copy of this beautiful little book. Let's be laziest still: Expand. Be permeative. Don't resist. Love as much as you can. Expansion/love is available right now. Love youself for doing what you are doing.

    May all beings expand.

  • Satsang with Thaddi :) Thanks for posting. It's been 30+ years since I first read this and this is the first time I've seen that anybody else has.

  • Great! Thanks for posting.

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