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Legends · 1924–1997

Thaddeus Golas

Spiritual GrowthEmotional Wellbeing

Compressed a philosophy of enlightenment into a concise invitation to accept experience and expand awareness through love.

Thaddeus Golas is included in the Legends collection for work associated with Spiritual Growth and Emotional Wellbeing. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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Legends

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1924–1997

life and work

2

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Ideas associated with the work

  • Explore the work through spiritual growth
  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
“Love is the action of being in the same space with something without resistance.”

— Thaddeus Golas, The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment

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“Love is the action of being in the same space with something without resistance.”

— Thaddeus Golas, The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment

Compressed a philosophy of enlightenment into a concise invitation to accept experience and expand awareness through love.

  • Spiritual Growth
  • Emotional Wellbeing

Signature works

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01

The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment

1972 · The underground classic: love it the way it is.

02

Love and Pain

1980s · A short companion on suffering and acceptance.

03

The Lazy Man's Life

1990s · His late autobiographical reflections.

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