Waking Up (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 317 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.
From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experiences of such figures as Jesus, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history. Throughout this book, Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow, and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives.
Waking Up is part 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 skeptic—could write it.
Customer Reviews
Not Bad, Not What I Expected
There were parts I sort of spaced out on, ironically enough. I have long since heard about mindfulness in other places, so it felt like an inferior and unnecessary rehash. The conclusion is really what I expected the whole book to be like. Those were the things I was hoping for throughout the book. The neuroscience sections were interesting enough, but it was hard to tell if this book was meant to be science, spirituality, or scientifically provable spirituality. I feel like this book is more about consciousness than spirituality, honestly.
Great Insights without the mysticism
Great read.
Semper Fi
Love your work bro, pure genius and intellectual engagement.