'An extraordinary book...It will shake up your most fundamental beliefs about everyday experience,and it just might change your life.'Paul Bloom___For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion,Sam Harris's new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. Throughout the book,Harris argues that there are important truths to be found in the experience of contemplatives such as Jesus,Buddha and other saints and sages of history-and,therefore,that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow.Waking Up is part seeker's memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way,and no author other than Sam Harris-a scientist,philosopher,and famous sceptic-could write it. ___'A demanding,illusion-shattering book.'Kirkus Reviews'A pleasure to read.'Huffington Post
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9781784160029Number of pages: 256Weight: 178 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 16 mm
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Sam Harris reminds us that awakening does not depend on religious belief. With his usual probing clarity,Sam points out the rational methodology for exploring the nature of consciousness.So entirely of this moment,so keenly in touch with the growing number...who are willing to say that they do not find the succor they crave,or a truth that makes sense to them,in organized religion.Sam Harris ranks as my favourite sceptic,bar none. In Waking Up he gives us a clear-headed,no-holds-barred look at the spiritual supermarket,calling out what amounts to junk food and showing us where real nutrition can be found. Anyone who realizes the value of a spiritual life will find much to savour here - and those who see no value in it will find much to reflect on.Harris shows how our egos are illusions (and) how abandoning this illusion can wake us up to a richer life,more connected to everything around us.Waking Up is an extraordinary book...It will shake up your most fundamental beliefs about everyday experience,and it just might change your life.
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