Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction The Cure Is Ancient

1 The Need for Speed Is Suicide

2 War on the Nervous System

3 Cultural and Historical Background

4 The Ancient Science of Mind Fasting

5 The Modern Science of Mind Fasting

6 Downregulating the Sense of “I” with Mind Fasting

7 The Art of Practicing Mind Fasting

8 Fasting the Mind Evokes Enlightenment

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Jason Gregory is a teacher and international speaker specializing in the fields of Eastern and Western philosophy, comparative religion, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. He is the author of The Science and Practice of Humility and Enlightenment Now.

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