Verslaafd aan denken

Jan Geurtz

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Hoe komt het dat we vaak geen enkele zeggenschap lijken te hebben over wat we denken? Waarom gaan we steeds méér denken als we gebukt gaan onder beknellende gedachten? En hoe komt het dat we onszelf bij een toekomstige vervelende gebeurtenis al weken van tevoren lastig vallen met angstige gedachten erover?

In zijn nieuwe boek ontleedt Jan Geurtz het verschijnsel denken, en ...more

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Jun 30, 2013 Renée rated it liked it

Actually this is a 4 star book, possibly 5 if I had read it some years ago. It is just that lately I didn't feel like reading (popular) scientific books, books with philosophical reasoning in it, mostly because I have done quite some philosophy reading for my bachelor and I was longing for simple, easy to digest books. I have periods in which I almost exclusively read hard nutcracker books, and now I am in a period where I only want to read novels, well novels...and graphic novels. No politics, Actually this is a 4 star book, possibly 5 if I had read it some years ago. It is just that lately I didn't feel like reading (popular) scientific books, books with philosophical reasoning in it, mostly because I have done quite some philosophy reading for my bachelor and I was longing for simple, easy to digest books. I have periods in which I almost exclusively read hard nutcracker books, and now I am in a period where I only want to read novels, well novels...and graphic novels. No politics, no societal issues, no reasoning, just stories and images wherein I can be absorbed, dissolved.

So this book has excellent reasoning passages making the illusionary division of the self with its surrounding visible not only from an experiential standpoint, but through reasoning as well. It is quite unique in that respect. It contains some wonderful personal experiences of the writer as well and some interesting exercises to develop awareness from experience, because ultimately it does come down to that, even though some people may need convincing through reason.

But here is another reason why I didn't feel like reading all of the first nutcracker chapters...I am already convinced. Though I am not at all able (nor interested) to describe the nature of thinking and not-thinking from a (semi)buddhist perspective in a convincing and clear manner, though I may often fall back into ordinary mind vs body reasoning, though I have a lot to learn, I know the way to do this and it is an experiential way for me. I feel like I do 'get' it now and what rests is a long practice of meditation and cultivating awareness. I don't need anyone to show me the way or tell me why this is a good path to walk unto, I know what I am doing...and so I have become very selective in the things I want to know or experience that help me on this path. I don't need anyone to tell me anything really.

I also feel the exercises in the book are quite worthwile, it is just that I already have so many exerices I can choose from already, knowing the ones that suit me best, that I don't feel the need to add anything new, instead to minimalize them, simplify things...

So basically I read pieces of the book in a bit arbitrary way, looking for the parts about personal experience. I think a few years ago, when I was still very much searching for answers, this book would have been perfect! ...more

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Apr 06, 2019 Jan van Wijngaarden rated it really liked it

Prachtig boek met heel veel wijze inzichten en mooie oefeningen (contemplatief) maar ongeschikt voor beginners denk ik. Volgens mij schrijft de schrijver dat zelf ook ergens. Dat heeft er niets mee te maken dat ik zo slim ben maar het is gewoon handig om de materie al tot je genomen te hebben in "lichtere" vorm. Bijvoorbeeld verslaafd aan liefde van Jan. Het is ook geen boek om in één keer uit te lezen. Steeds een stukje en dat in laten dalen werkte bij mij het beste. ...more

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Mar 17, 2019 Kiki van Dongen rated it it was amazing

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In 2014 zorgde Jan Geurtz voor mijn allereerste onderzoek naar het bewustzijn en spiritualiteit. Verslaafd aan Denken is taaie stof om mee te beginnen, toch vond ik het echt een heel goed boek! Zijn wijsheid is oneindig en de rust die dit boek brengt kan heel fijn zijn. Ookal is het soms heel verwarrend voor je ego om dergelijke stof tot je te nemen. A must read for sure! <3

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Feb 14, 2018 Ray Lo rated it liked it

Niet het beste boek van Jan Geurtz, maar het geeft u wel een goed inzicht in de essentie van meditatie. Het is nogal technisch.

Maar de meerwaarde ligt 'm in het feit dat Geurtz een outsider - insider verslag weergeeft van zijn eigen zoektocht; dit maakt meditatie en -in zekere zin- spiritualiteit & het onderricht van de grote meesters toegankelijker. Om het anders te zeggen: hij verkleint in zijn schrijven de schijnbaar onoverbrugbare afstand tussen aspirant en meester. ...more

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