Living with the Devil

What if “the devil” wasn’t some horned creature outside of you—but the voice in your head? The craving, fear, anger, and doubt you wrestle with every single day?

In Living with the Devil, Stephen Batchelor doesn’t offer a battle plan to defeat evil. Instead, he shows you how to live with it. Sit with it. Understand it. This book is part Buddhist philosophy, part psychological insight, and fully human. It’s real talk about suffering—where it starts, how it spreads, and how we can work with it instead of running from it.

Batchelor explores the idea of Māra, the Buddhist “tempter,” not as a monster, but as a metaphor. And it hits hard. Because the real fight isn’t out there. It’s in our thoughts, habits, attachments, and avoidance. And in that space, meditation isn’t escape—it’s confrontation.

Here’s something striking: research shows that naming your emotions can reduce their intensity by up to 40%. That’s exactly what this book helps you do. Identify the patterns. Face them. Make peace with the chaos, not by denying it—but by understanding its roots.

You won’t find sugar-coated mindfulness here. This is a raw, honest, liberating read. A spiritual mirror, not a manual. And yes—it might make you uncomfortable. That’s the point.

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