“It gives me great pleasure to see Alec’s hard work come to fruition in this book. I don’t know much about the Gnostic tradition, but I have learned that the word gnosis points to a direct seeing or wisdom. Alec explores from many different perspectives how we create mental models or maps based on our assumptions about the nature of the mind and reality. As he says: we cannot form a good model of reality unless we also have a good model of the mind that builds that model of reality. This work explores multidimensional models of mind, emotions, and body to dispel any limiting beliefs about who we are.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Alec helps us learn how to think creatively and penetratingly about how we construct helpful and not-so-helpful beliefs or models about the nature of the mind and reality. By carefully examining multiple models and views, we can free ourselves from unnecessary suffering and confusion. Of course, all maps and concepts ultimately point beyond themselves to what is ineffable, but they form an essential base camp on that path.”
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
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