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Beneath the walnut & Its Almond Chamber Paperback – May 17, 2021

by Hari Ram (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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Are you scared about your future leaving you paralysed like a rabbit facing a snake?
Do you wonder what is beyond the web of time that you are currently stuck in?
Are you craving to explode into a limitless zone away from your fears, anxieties, and worries?
You are not alone in this quest. Human beings have been hankering after this limitless zone since time immemorial. That zone is nowhere outside. It is just beneath your walnut-shaped brain and its almond-shaped medial temporal lobe. Read on to discover more!

About The Author
From his childhood, Hari Ram (b. 1979) had a passion for discovering the truth behind life steering clear of religious dogma. His journey of self-realization was backed by pure logic and science, especially neuroscience, leading to the discovery of the non-dual.
This book, his first, is a consequence of his efforts to spread awareness about the least understood (and often largely misunderstood) working patterns of the brain that could help people to break away from their existential angst, stress and depression and experience true happiness. An alumnus of the London School of Economics, Hari is a management consultant by profession and lives in Hyderabad, India with his wife Poornima and children Vyomesh and Smrithi.
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    137 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    May 17, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    8.66 x 5.12 x 1.18 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    9391116477
  6. ISBN-13
    978-9391116477
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ StoryMirror (May 17, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 137 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9391116477
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9391116477
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.66 x 5.12 x 1.18 inches
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The questions who we are, where we come from, what we are to do and where we go from here have haunted me since childhood. My father’s death in 2003 sparked enormous energy in me that blew away the sadness in a matter of days. When studying at LSE in London in 2005, I set out on a psychological quest to find out the source of that energy, not conceptually, but actually which necessitated that I negate all knowledge.

I steered clear off religious dogma in my quest for discovering the truth. My journey of self-realization was backed by pure logic and science, especially neuroscience, leading to discovery of the non-dual.

Through my first book, ‘Beneath the walnut & its almond chamber’, I intend to spread awareness about the least understood (and often largely misunderstood) working patterns of the brain that could help people to break away from their existential angst, stress and depression and experience true happiness.

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  • venkat
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to live Peacefully by understanding the inner workings of our Mind
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021
    I'm fascinated by books on philosophy of life and psychology of human minds written by both eastern and western authors. Some of these books were good reads from knowledge perspective but pretty much all of them were hard to turn that knowledge into practice and left me with doubts or gaps to trust them 100%. This book is simple, logical, with lots of nuggets of wisdom subtly mentioned on how our mind works and why it works that way and why we forget to notice in our busy life's. This book bridges the gap of it being a totally philosophical book vs that of a scientific one. Most books make it hard to believe and reach the path to Enlightenment and Freedom for common man when it is our birthright. This book gets you closer to that path.. Enjoy Reading!!
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  • Ravichandran pasala
    5.0 out of 5 stars Original and thought provoking
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021
    The book has to be read in one sitting, otherwise you may lose the train of thought. It is a complex book with numerous original ideas and thoughts. It is also important to read different chapters of the book more than once so that one can grasp the essence of the book. It is also good book to read and discuss among friends and colleagues. That will help one to remember
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A most thoughtful meditation on the nature of reality
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022
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    When I took up the book I thought I could finish it in one sitting. But when I started reading it, I realized that it should not be finished in one sitting. This book needs to be savored, each page and idea is worth pondering about and has the ability to stir up various revelations.
    What really stuck with me are Hari’s meditations on Time and how its an artificial construct of the human mind. This simple idea is so powerful that it made me think a lot about what it means to be alive and always in competition with the clock but importantly about the importance of letting go.
    I will definitely re read it and recommend this to everyone who wants to start exploring these subjects and thoughts.
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  • KM
    5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read!
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on January 15, 2023
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    A thought-provoking and necessary book for our time. I really enjoyed the relatable personal reflections and anecdotal bits around the ever-present, deeply-rooted human struggles with fear and time. A great read and highly recommend.
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  • Lakshminarainan R
    5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshingly original book, and a masterful debut
    Reviewed in India on July 25, 2021
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    Among myriad publications on the functioning of mind, brain and consciousness, it is amazing that the author still found it possible to write something so original!

    That is the hallmark of this book - while being inspired by many ideas, the thinking and the writing is so refreshingly original, and reflecting the integral thoughts and beliefs of the author, which he has deeply thought through and developed - through moments of personal crisis.

    I would highly recommend this book for its personal honesty in not reflecting another’s thought, but based on original experiences.There are no pretences, and one can almost feel Hari at every stage - weighing the need to cover a topic with suitable gravitas the way he “experiences it”, while also keeping the vocabulary and explanations simple to whet the reader, and keep the narrative concise enough to cover the ground sufficiently.

    He begins with the subjective perception of time, and the roots of knowledge and memory and the role played by the human ego - which he situates in the brain’s neuronic complex - in jealously guarding and bolstering one’s identity, as per the needs of daily situations.

    He then masterfully constructs a (very original) framework through which he deduces that as far as external entities are concerned - the brain is able to work efficiently to deduce patterns, and provide a stable basis to understand and interact with them (fully assimilated or “distributed” as he calls).

    But, when it comes to self-referential knowledge or memories (or idea of one’s identity), the neuronic complex does not seem to succeed as well - and makes it vulnerable to animal instincts, and our fears and prejudices.

    He also hints at how this crisis of improper handling of one’s identity is also reflected in the larger society - including being the flawed basis of how our economic systems are constructed . And the world as a whole is in crisis, because the individual is in crisis. He also provides very practical methods by which one can stabilise and steer themselves amidst an increasingly chaotic world

    The topics that Hari deals with in every chapter are so vast and deep, that each chapter could have been a book, in itself! Hari has possibly chosen to make a potential 10-volume book, simplified to be read in a few hours. Fait accompli!

    My only difference of perspective - while he stays clear of religious or spiritual explanations - I wonder if it is ever possible to address the subjective reality completely using objective scientific method. All mystical spiritual traditions hold that the ‘subjective reality’ cannot be grasped without the body of revealed wisdom that deal with the problem of individual consciousness (“Para Vidya” of Vedanta, “Gnosis” or Hermetic traditions, Zen/Vajrayana or Sufi mysticism). Each has a non-intuitive but exhaustive body of knowledge on this topic, and personally, I would have preferred a hat-tip to some of these traditions - perhaps a chapter to dwell into what has already been revealed and available.

    But, that is the issue of dealing with such a complex topic - where demarcation of the boundaries is a hard choice. Hari has chosen to limit the treatment to what can appeal to a secular audience - and as again - what he can vouch from personal experience.

    This is such a masterful debut, and I cant wait for what Hari brings next!
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  • Indu Madhavan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Time, Fear and Your mind - for dummies
    Reviewed in India on August 27, 2022
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    Great read – especially because it breaks down somewhat complex thinking and behavior patterns into basic building blocks- like a handbook for dummies! what could otherwise sound like fancy philosophy is broken down into simple handle able parts which can be worked on and fixed - It’s so amazingly simple and straight forward, when one is honest and look into why we do what we do; The mind is a great faculty given to us and quite trainable to suit our ‘needs’, if only we make the effort and step out of our own conditionings and biases. The author brings this profound perspective in a very easy conversational tone- almost like you are sitting across the table and talking about this – that’s the one big quality that sets this book apart from the typical self-help book. To review this one as a book would be doing injustice, it’s more like one way of looking at your own self – it is deeply profound and amazingly simple and straight forward!
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  • Kaddi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Must read! Serious food for thought!
    Reviewed in India on November 5, 2021
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    Why is the world on a treadmill to chase growth as individuals, companies and countries? Is the imaginary concept of time what is imprisoning our true potential between the future and the past? Are we doomed to live a life expected of us, built on assumptions we haven’t questioned?

    This book explores the human mind at the cusp of spirituality/philosophy, medicine and quantum physics - showing a path to unleashing our true selves - to be able to “commit the revolutionary act of keeping calm” in today’s world.
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  • Animesh Dubey
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Quiet Companion Through Chaos: Finding Strength Beneath the Walnut
    Reviewed in India on April 5, 2025
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    As a cancer survivor, I’ve come to value words that don’t just speak, but heal. Beneath the Walnut & Its Almond Chamber is one such book — a quiet, poetic companion that found me at a time when I needed it the most.

    This book doesn’t offer easy answers or loud declarations. Instead, it gently explores the inner landscapes of pain, hope, memory, and healing. In its pages, I found a mirror to my own journey — the uncertainty, the stillness, the fight, and the quiet grace that sometimes surprises you along the way.

    Reading it was like sitting beneath a tree in silence and realizing you’re not alone. There’s something deeply meditative about the way the narrative unfolds, inviting you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with parts of yourself that illness may have distanced.

    I didn’t just read this book — I lived with it, and it lived with me. It reminded me that healing is not always loud or linear, but it is real, and it is possible.

    To anyone walking through illness or simply seeking a deeper connection with the quiet courage inside us all — I cannot recommend this book enough.
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