The Game

“What are you reading?” I asked. “I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj,” he said. “I like him better than Sri Ramana Maharshi. His teachings are more modern and easier to read.” “Wow—impressive.” I didn’t know what else to say; I wasn’t particularly familiar with Indian Vedanta writing.

Among the required reading for all PUAs were books on evolutionary theory: The Red Queen by Matt Ridley, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Sperm Wars by Robin Baker.

Mastering Your Hidden Self.

There was a lesson here: The less you appear to be trying, the better you do.