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. For the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, sam harriss new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. I recommend this book regardless of your belief system. Making sense with sam harris listen via stitcher for. A guide to spirituality without religion wikipedia. A guide to spirituality without religion by sam harris. He is the high priest of spirituality without religion.
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. A guide to spirituality without religion that have traditionally been considered spiritual. Waking up by sam harris hi david, i also read that book by sam harris some time ago. His books include the end of faith, letter to a christian nation, the moral landscape, free will, lying, and waking up.
The other sources of funding had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the. There are some new agey components to the material but he offers coherent talks and instruction for mahamudra meditation for westerners, without having to join a. Islam and the future of tolerance with maajid nawaz waking up. Reginald ray called mahamudra for the modern world. The purpose of this book is to offer readers a clear view of the problem, along with some tools to help them solve it for themselves. Harris draws upon personal experience, neuroscience, psychology, and buddhist conceptions of the mind to explore the nature of consciousness and how it is possible to embrace.
Waking up book by sam harris audiobooks full duration. For the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, sam harriss 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. Between godliness and godlessness the new york times. A guide to spirituality without religion audible audio edition.
From multiple new york times bestselling author, neuroscientist, and new atheist sam harris, waking up is for the 30 percent of americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that jesus, buddha, lao tzu, rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Was the firebrandtype philosopher and scientistcofounder of project reason and author of the end of faith and letter to a christian nationchanging teams. 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. Making sense podcast with sam harris stream episodes now. Sam harris is the author of the bestsellers the end of faith, letter to a christian nation, the moral landscape, and lying. Throughout the book, sam harris argues that there are important truths to be found in the. He attempts to show that a certain form of spirituality is integral to understanding the nature of the mind.
A guide to spirituality without religion sam harris my anticipation for the new sam harris book turned to anxiety when i learned it would be about 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. The end of faith won the 2005 pen award for nonfiction. Almost midway through sam harriss new book, waking up, he paints a scene that will shock many of his fans, who know him as one of the countrys most prominent and articulate atheists. A guide to spirituality without religion sam harris isbn. The end of faith won the 2005 penmartha albrand award for nonfiction. For the 30 percent of americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that jesus, buddha, lao tzu, rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Waking up a guide to spirituality without religion audiobook cd.
Sam harris, author, horseman, skepticextraordinaire, has set out to discuss the inherently difficult topic of the nature of consciousness, particularly in. A guide to spirituality without religion audible audiobook. Waking up a guide to spirituality without religion by sam harris audiobook. Sam harris will discuss a range of psychological insights from his new book, waking up. Waking up sam harris author 2014 ham sam harris author 2014 waking up. Harris has been writing best sellers for many years from the perspective of a rationalist and atheist. A guide to spirituality without religion, sam harris displays his spiritual side by revealing his passion for mindfulness meditation. He is the author of several bestselling books, including the end of faith and the moral landscape, and is the cofounder and ceo of project reason, a foundation dedicated to spreading secular values and scientific reason. Voir les formats et editions masquer les autres formats et editions. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way, and no author other than sam harrisa scientist, philosopher, and famous scepticcould write it. As befits a book called waking up, its an eye opener. In this episode of the podcast, sam harris speaks with andrew yang about the covid19 pandemic.
His work has been published in more than twenty languages. His books include the end of faith, letter to a christian nation, the moral landscape, free will. The end of faith won a 2005 pen award for nonfiction, and his writing has been published in over fifteen languages. While researching various perspectives during the preparation of my next book transformational awakening i came across sam harris waking up. You may be tempted to assume, by its conspicuously short page length and tranquil, skyblue cover, that it will be light reading, but light reading it is not. In this book he is not bashing organized religion so much as. Waking up is part seekers memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. From bestselling author, neuroscientist, and new ath. Aug 20, 2014 a rational approach to spirituality seems to be what is missing from secularism and from the lives of most of the people i meet.
Sam harris is the author of the end of faith, letter to a christian nation, the moral landscape, free will, lying, waking up, and islam and the future of tolerance with maajid nawaz. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In lying, bestselling author and neuroscientist sam harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. Sep 09, 2014 for the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, sam harriss latest new york times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. Harris is particularly opposed to dogmatic belief, and says that pretending to know things one doesnt know is a betrayal of science and yet it is the lifeblood of religion. For the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, sam harris new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by. For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion, sam harris new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.
Waking up by sam harris overdrive rakuten overdrive. Waking up a guide to spirituality without religion by sam harris audiobook duration. Sam harris is known as one of the most prominent critics of religion, and is a foremost figure in the new atheism movement. Anyone who realizes the value of a spiritual life will find much to savor hereand those who see no value in it will find much to reflect on. Aug 31, 2014 almost midway through sam harriss new book, waking up, he paints a scene that will shock many of his fans, who know him as one of the countrys most prominent and articulate atheists. Excerpt from waking up read by sam harris on his podcast.
Sam harris has written a beautifully rational book about spiritually, consciousness and transcendence. While broadly opposed to general religion and the belief systems they entail, harris. The central motif of how consciousness precedes the self, that the self is an illusion, and all of this is demonstrable through a meditation practice is built upon steadily and will some wonderfully engaging writing. Buy audiobook from barnes and noble buy audiobook from itunes. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of.
The practice was first described in the satipatthana sutta, which is part of the. Waking up audiobook cd jefferson county public library. A guide to spirituality without religion, sam harris displays his spiritual side by revealing his passion for mindfulness meditation whether or not you agree with his views on faith, harris makes a compelling philosophical and scientific. The last chapter gurus, death, drugs, and other puzzles is. They discuss the failures of global leadership, the widespread distrust of institutions, the benefits of nationalism and its current unraveling in the u. Sam harris has been outspoken about atheism and his views on organized religion. In this episode of the podcast, sam harris speaks with yuval noah harari about the covid19 pandemic and its future implications. In waking up he gives us a clearheaded, noholdsbarred look at the spiritual supermarket, calling out what amounts to junk food and showing us where real nutrition can be found. Harris draws upon personal experience, neuroscience, psychology, and buddhist conceptions of the mind to explore the nature of.
Purchase through the sns amazon store part of the proceeds support our mission sam harris is a neuroscientist and author who is often referred to as a major voice in atheism though having little use for the. The goal is to come out of the trance of discursive thinking and to stop reflexively grasping at the pleasant and recoiling from the unpleasant, so that we can enjoy a mind undisturbed by worry, merely open like the sky, and effortlessly aware of the flow of experience in the present. From multiple new york times bestselling author, neuroscientist, and new atheist sam harris, waking up is for the 30 percent of americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that jesus. For the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, waking up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. A guide to spirituality without religion 2014 by neuroscientist and atheist sam harris explores how to develop a spiritual practice that is not based on outmoded religious beliefs about how the world works. Listen to making sense with sam harris episodes free, on demand.
First 2 chapters interesting but then got progressively more tedious for me. Waking up a guide to spirituality without religion by sam. From sam harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous new york. With his book waking up, sam harris does a great job of threading a path between scientific skepticism and spirituality. Few books of this calibre have been able to bend my mind in such a radical way, as to leaving me funnily amused and perplexed upon finishing them, as waking up has. Sam harris was obviously fortunate to have received the teachings from tulku urgyen. Waking up by sam harris okay, so sam harris is a supercontroversial fella. Sam harris is the author of five new york times bestsellers. The making sense podcast is adfree and relies entirely on listener support. Waking up is part memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality.
For the millions of americans who want spirituality without religion, sam harriss latest new york times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. Lying by sam harris, narrated by sam harris by audible. His writing has been published in more than 20 languages. A guide to spirituality without religion paperback june 16, 2015. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author sam harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. 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.
With a chapter on consciousness and another one on self. Sam harris is an american neuroscientist, as well as a contemporary critic of religion and proponent of scientific skepticism. He focuses on white lies those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort. Waking up ebook by sam harris 9781451636031 rakuten kobo. In this episode of the making sense podcast, sam harris addresses listener concerns that he uses a double standard to evaluate the relative threats of white supremacy and jihadism.
893 464 1363 524 366 146 228 763 1090 851 862 112 1381 807 1040 551 225 314 712 1175 849 175 1334 533 1391 1000 296 1354 930 22 597 869 1049 837 296 937 56 145 450 1250 196 774 1291 396 784 1120 172