{"product_id":"siddhartha-and-the-storytelling-monkey-9798245641386","title":"Siddhartha and The Storytelling Monkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Brandl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Zen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiddhartha \u0026amp; The Storytelling Monkey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop reading the map. Stand in the territory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are living in an age of architectural wonders, yet we are arguably the most confused generation of primates to ever walk the earth. We have more information than any of our ancestors, yet we seem further than ever from the \"Truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a spiritual crisis; it is a hardware malfunction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside every human skull lives a \u003cb\u003e\"Storytelling Monkey\"\u003c\/b\u003e-an evolutionary software that would rather believe a comfortable lie than an honest silence. We are hardwired to prioritize \"useful fictions\" over objective reality, trapping ourselves in a cage of conceptual maps that have no basis in our biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha \u0026amp; The Storytelling Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e, Fascia-Puncturist and philosopher Steve Brandl performs a radical excavation of the human condition. By merging the clinical reality of modern neuroscience with a profound, modernized interpretation of Hermann Hesse's classic \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve strips away the \"heavy fog\" of spiritual storytelling to reveal the raw territory of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you will discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Liquid Matrix: \u003c\/b\u003e How the beginningless web of human fascia proves we are a singular, pressurized process rather than a collection of separate parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Great Subtraction: \u003c\/b\u003e Why \"Awakening\" is not a mystical gain, but a biological subtraction of the stories that keep us small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Neural Architecture of Anattā \u003c\/b\u003e How the brain's \"Default Mode Network\" creates the illusion of a static self-and how to quiet it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Modern Siddhartha: \u003c\/b\u003e A reimagined journey for the modern mind, where the river isn't a metaphor, but a masterclass in the \"How\" of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student of the \u003ci\u003eDaodejing\u003c\/i\u003e, a fan of Hesse, or a skeptic seeking an intellectually honest path to peace, this book provides the blueprints to un-learn the maps and finally step into the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to stop the storytelling. The territory is waiting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594325934231,"sku":"9798245641386","price":1244.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798245641386.webp?v=1774985566","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/siddhartha-and-the-storytelling-monkey-9798245641386","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}