Jed Talks #2: Away from the Things of Man

by Jed McKenna

The second book in the Jed Talks series by Jed McKenna, author of the Enlightenment Trilogy and the Dreamstate Trilogy.

Genres: Philosophy, Spirituality, Nonfiction

238 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2018

Reviews

[Joseph Knecht · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Jed Talks, I have to listen.

In this second part of the trilogy, Jed continues the discussion on no-self told though different analogies from movies and daily life. I especially liked the example when Leonardo DiCaprto gets interviewed after his movie Inception, where he is being told that he is still within the dream and needs to awaken. Hilarious.

The ending of the book was moving since it spoke directly to my bastard voice inside me. I also found this book funnier than the previous one.

Jed talks in a way that is spiritual but also entertaining.

[Sam Klemens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, as usual. This is almost perhaps the most accessible Jed book in terms of I may actually, possibly (probably not) give this to someone in my family. Whereas hand Damndest to someone and they'll think your nuts.

Jed discusses at length human adulthood which I found interesting. As usual it's well written. Another Jed book that you know you should read slowly but is difficult to put down.

Self-annihilation baby, let's figure out what the fuck is going on here.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read Jed McKenna books and embrace Spiritual Autolysis.

[Josef]

Kek.

Kek. I used to be Joe. Literally. But then I found the path to the volcano. I also stepped into the underworld as Joseph and the biblical mythos began....

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most enlightening book I have ever read. Jed is the greatest thinker of all time.

[Miro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it a lot less than the first one but still had some brilliant sections. The entire Inception plot was amazing

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very impressive that Jed McKenna continually finds different ways to express the ideas he's written several books about. Each book has some original ideas and approaches in looking at "enlightenment". As always, this is extremely well-written, often funny, really difficult to refute (but worth trying) and wholly unique. He's in another galaxy. Truly one of a kind.

As mentioned by others even with humor and a occasional light touch, this book and his others are not to be taken lightly. If you read with an open mind his books will confront you in very serious ways which any reader should want in my estimation and be prepared for.

[Fairy Biba · Rating 3 out of 5]

He's awake but at a certain point he gives me the idea to be trapped himself into thinking "the little bastard" is a better version of "smiling mickey mouse". Then it shouldn't be little bastard but "notdoingthecool-simplespectator". I sort feel something' s wrong here, as much as believing everything is just butterflies and unicorn, he's not really just spectator but deviating on the -be cool side, yoda (but with a cool hat and a cool look and a dark coat waiting you in a corner) is better than Mary Poppins (dressed in rainbow, not with the movie dress) -. A part this detail, really good book. Ps: revising this after have discovered mental science books. People search for mental science! It ll give you the true sense of all our existence. This book now is the opposite of what I think, in the meaning that there's unity and purpose in life, as an Neverending process of creation and being! Opposed to what the author says here