Waking Up
A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris
Discover the scientific and contemplative approach to spirituality in this groundbreaking meditation guide. Written by neuroscientist Sam Harris, explore how paying attention to the present moment can shape the quality of your life, and uncover important truths found in historical figures like Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, and more. Harris argues that there's more to understanding reality than science, backed by his expertise in philosophy and skepticism. Part memoir, part exploration of spirituality, Waking Up is a unique and informative read.
Publish Date
2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.91
ISBN
9781451636024
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
I suspect many of you want recommendations on books about meditation and spiritual experience. There’s no book out there that is free of the superstition and religiosity you tend to get with books aboutBuddhism or Advaita Vedanta, the Hindu teachings of non-duality. I can’t really recommend those books without caveat. I wrote the book that I think needed to exist, “Waking Up,” which was my last book. I am reluctant to include my own book in a list of books everyone should read, however. But there was a reason why I wrote that book, because there’s really no book I could point rational people, students of science, critics of religious mumbo jumbo, with a clear conscience. – source2015-06-01T05:28:17.000Z
@rneppalli @BrianGrazer Loved "Waking Up." Also check the Raptitude blog. – source