Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439195455 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From one of America’s greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human brain. The mind is designed to often delude us, he argued, about ourselves and about the world. Buddhism holds that human suffering is a result of not seeing the world clearly—and proposes that seeing the world more clearly, through meditation, will make us better, happier people.In Why Buddhism is True, Wright leads readers on a journey through psychology, philosophy, and a great many silent retreats to show how and why meditation can serve as the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age. And it is
This is a truly transformative work.”—Paul Bloom, professor of psychology at Yale University and author of Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion“What a terrific book. This book will be useful for all of us, from experienced meditators to hardened skeptics who are wondering what all the fuss is about.”—Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and bestselling author of Real Happiness “What happens when someone steeped in evolutionary psychology takes a cool look at Buddhism? If that person is, like Robert Wright, a gifted writer, the answer is this surprising, enjoyable, challenging, and potentially life-changing book.”—Peter Singer, professor of philosophy at
He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton University, where he also created the popular online course “Buddhism and Modern Psychology.” . He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the widely respected Bloggingheads and has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Time, Slate, and The New Republic. Robert Wright is the New York Times bestselling author of The E