The Science of Mental Freedom
A practical guide to freedom from unnecessary suffering
The Question That Wouldn’t Let Go
At nine years old in Sri Lanka, a question arose: “If everything disappeared… including
me… what would remain?”
Fifty years of investigation led to this book.
The Science of Mental Freedom.
Grounded in neuroscience and verified through direct experience, this book reveals why we suffer unnecessarily and what reduces that suffering. The result: increased clarity that naturally brings more joy, inner peace, and productivity.
Coming Q1 2026
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Why This Book Exists
You came here because something wasn’t working.
You have a job, a place to live, and enough financial stability to meet daily needs. Maybe you’ve built a life that looks fine from the outside. But inside, something feels off. Persistent anxiety. Background worry. Mental restlessness that seems impossible to escape.
Some treat it as normal, just part of being human. Others pursue therapy, medication, or self-help. All valid responses. But they all point to the same question: why does mental suffering persist even when life is manageable?
You didn’t come seeking philosophy or spiritual attainment. You came seeking relief from unnecessary suffering.
This book offers exactly that.
What Makes This Different
Most approaches to mental suffering fall into one of two camps: scientific but sterile, or spiritual but impractical. This book bridges both.
Not mystical. Every insight is grounded in contemporary neuroscience and psychology. You’ll understand what’s happening in your brain when suffering arises.
Not theoretical. Every practice is tested through direct experience. You’ll verify the insights yourself rather than taking anyone’s word for it.
Works with or without religious practice. This book neither requires nor discourages beliefs, rituals, or faith traditions. It simply asks two things: your willingness to question what you read, and your willingness to test it in daily life.
An immediate recognition that can’t be unseen. Through a simple demonstration anyone can verify immediately.
The result: a clear path to mental freedom that respects both your intelligence and your need for practical relief.
Who This Is For
This book welcomes anyone seeking relief from unnecessary mental suffering. You might be spiritual but skeptical of religion. You might be religious but open to psychological insight. You might be neither – just tired of persistent anxiety despite having your life together. What you bring: Your willingness to question what you read and test it in your own life. All backgrounds welcome. All perspectives respected. All sincere investigation supported.
What You’ll Discover
This book reveals why anxiety persists regardless of success level – whether you’re meeting basic needs or you’ve achieved everything you thought would bring peace. And more importantly, it shows you what to do about it.
You’ll learn to recognize the mental patterns that create suffering. Not through years of meditation or therapy, but through immediate, direct observation of how your own mind works.
You’ll discover practices that work during actual stress, not just during calm moments. Practices you can apply during difficult conversations, work pressure, family conflicts, and daily challenges.
And you’ll understand why trying harder to be happy keeps you stuck, while a completely different approach sets you free.
You won’t eliminate all suffering – life includes genuine difficulty. What you will eliminate is the mental suffering you add on top of real challenges. The anxiety about anxiety. The stories about what things mean. The constant mental restlessness.
What you gain: clarity when making decisions, presence with people who matter, peace through ups and downs – and the freedom to fully enjoy life’s genuine pleasures without the mind’s constant interference.
About the Author
Mohan Mark Amaratunga, PhD
Mohan Mark Amaratunga is a retired life sciences R&D executive who has spent 50 years investigating consciousness and mental suffering.
Raised in a secular family in culturally Buddhist Sri Lanka, he began exploring existential questions at age nine. That childhood investigation never stopped. It simply evolved from philosophical wondering into systematic inquiry, combining rigorous scientific training (PhD in biochemistry) with decades of direct contemplative practice.
For the past 25 years, his focus has been the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and timeless wisdom traditions. Not as an academic pursuit, but as a practical investigation: Why do we suffer unnecessarily? And what actually works to reduce that suffering?
Mohan is not a religious scholar or a neuroscientist. He’s a translator who bridges complex ideas across disciplines to make them accessible and practical. His approach: rigorous investigation, personal verification, and clear communication stripped of both academic jargon and spiritual mysticism.
After 40 years in the United States, including decades in life sciences R&D leadership, he understands the cost of mental clutter in high-pressure environments. These insights didn’t make him immune to suffering – they emerged from navigating it, often imperfectly, through real-world challenges.
This book distills 40 years of investigation into practices you can begin applying immediately. What took decades to discover can be verified by you in minutes.
The Science of Mental Freedom invites you to explore your own mind as the primary laboratory, leading to what Mohan calls “mental freedom”: the capacity to live with clarity, authenticity, and significantly less unnecessary suffering.
Coming Q1 2026
The Science of Mental Freedom will be available in early 2026.
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“Mental clarity dissolves unnecessary suffering. What took 50 years to discover, you can begin verifying today.”