What "no thoughts" means - 3 different kinds of thoughts
Channel: Gary Weber
Date: 2013-07-14

Description of the three principal types of thoughts and the cognitive neuroscience networks in which they occur; problematic thoughts from the default mode network, tasking thoughts in the task positive network, and problem solving that is done "off line".

Problematic thoughts can be largely eliminated by using nondual, self-inquiry, to reduce/eliminate the ego/I.  This allows higher performance while doing tasks.  

Most complex problem solving is done off-line  by the "elephant" of billions of neurons and trillions of synapses that make up the high speed parallel processors and huge data storage of our brain.  After the "elephant" solves the problem, it is sent to the on-line "rider"/press secretary, the "I", for broadcast and claiming credit.

Blogposts "Can you stop your "blah,blah" thoughts?  What thoughts are useful?" @ http://preview.tinyurl.com/dxj5gmz, and "Elephant or rider?  Intuition or reasoning?..." @ http://preview.tinyurl.com/o9887cc  may also be very useful.

Useful links for more information:

Website: http://www.happiness-beyond-thought.com 

Blog: http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/ 

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gudakesha7/videos 

MP3 Downloads: http://happiness-beyond-thought.com/downloads

Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/gary_weber

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.weber.528

See http://happiness-beyond-thought.com/about for more links to interviews and articles and information.

Books

   1)  Happiness Beyond Thought: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Free Scribd.com version: http://www.scribd.com/doc/113131786/Happiness-Beyond-Thought-A-Practical-Guide-to-Awakening
Paperback version available on http://www.amazon.com

   2)  Dancing Beyond Thought: Bhagavad Gita Verses and Dialogues on Awakening
Free version: http://happiness-beyond-thought.com/dbt.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfjAlBLyzgM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og

   3)   Into the Stillness: Dialogues on Awakening Beyond Thought (with Rich Doyle)
New Harbinger Publications: https://www.newharbinger.com/stillness
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle versions)

   4)  Evolving Beyond Thought: Updating Your Brain's Software.  Amazon paperback. Blogpost "Updating Your Brain's Software" @ http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2018/03/updating-your-brains-software.html"

Panel Discussions

Science and Nonduality Conference 2013: 
"Filling in the Details": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er-0SE-7JRE&feature=share&list=FLMSnyxnteEx7IOPIFkfh3og
"What is Enlightenment?": http://bcove.me/q81mq5iv

Interviews

BATGAP: http://batgap.com/gary-weber

Bloggingheads TV: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/14840

Secular Buddhist: http://secularbuddhism.org/2014/04/27/episode-198-gary-weber-happiness-beyond-thought-a-practical-guide-to-awakening

VoiceAmerica Business: http://www.voiceamerica.com/guest/29056/gary-weber