Waking up :a guide to spirituality without religion /Sam Harris.

Name/Title

Waking up :a guide to spirituality without religion /Sam Harris.

Description

Spirituality. The search for happiness ; Religion, East and West ; Mindfulness ; The truth of suffering ; Enlightenment -- The mystery of consciousness. The mind divided ; Structure and function ; Are our minds already split? ; Conscious and unconscious processing in the brain ; Consciousness is what matters -- The riddle of the self. What are we calling "I"? ; Consciousness without self ; Lost in thought ; The challenge of studying the self ; Penetrating the illusion -- Meditation. Gradual versus sudden realization ; Dzogchen: taking the goal as the path ; Having no head ; The paradox of acceptance -- Gurus, death, drugs, and other puzzles. Mind on the brink of death ; The spiritual uses of pharmacology. viii, 245 pages :illustrations ;22 cm

Book Details

Author

Harris, Sam

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2014

Publication Subjects

Spirituality. Irreligion.

Call No.

BL624.H333 2014

ISBN

9781451636017, 1451636016

LCCN

2014012097

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia