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Neil Hayes

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Dr Neil Hayes has a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Oxford. He has meditated for many years and has learnt from monks in multiple Buddhist traditions. He is a double cancer survivor who has benefited from sufficient suffering to road test the mind training techniques he advocates.

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Neil Hayes My book "A View From A Lake: Buddha, Mind and Future" actually started as a psy-fi novel, but soon I realised I had a factual story to tell first. I w…moreMy book "A View From A Lake: Buddha, Mind and Future" actually started as a psy-fi novel, but soon I realised I had a factual story to tell first. I would like to attempt the novel one day. The mystery would by why we all develop a sense of "self", even though no individual self survives the death of the body. Maybe the self-view that is so destructive to our planet is a species that merely uses our bodies as its agent? (less)
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Wow again!

My hero Professor Richard Gombrich of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies sent me a message about my book -

"I have enjoyed examining your book. I found it very interesting, lucid and helpful".

I have followed the Prof's work for two decades, and am so honoured that not only has he read mine, but he was so complimentary about it!

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“There is a wager that we must all make; for the small stake of some rewarding mental training, we can attain lasting contentment and contribute to a positive outcome for our planet.”
Neil Hayes, A View From A Lake: Buddha, Mind and Future

“The sight of somebody meditating needs to become commonplace.”
Neil Hayes, A View From A Lake: Buddha, Mind and Future

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