Waking Up – Guide To Spirituality Without Religion

Sam Harris’s book, Waking Up, offers a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. It is aimed at those who believe that historical figures like Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Rumi were not epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Harris argues that there are important truths in the experiences of contemplative individuals, and that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow. Waking Up is part seeker’s memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality.