Pre-Owned Waking Up : A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Hardcover) 9781451636017

from bibleblaster

Some may find this a surprising work from famed atheist writer, Sam Harris. Spirituality? I found it insightful and clear (and a wonderful invitation into meditation practice). Harris points to some of the places where he and his "horsemen" companions (e.g. Dennett, Hitchens) disagree, and this h...

from cdogzilla

With Harris there's always a bit of an edge any time 9/11 and fundamentalism are mentioned, even this book might have lines that could be seized upon by those who see Harris as an Islamaphobe. But, that's not what this is about, and he's really very good at summarizing the position of consciousne...

from tgraettinger

Very intriguing reading - found myself wanting to underling many passages in the book. Harris' main thesis is that self-transcendence what spirituality is all about, and that it can be achieved through meditation and/or through pharmacology. Not sure that I follow his arguments well or at all som...

from spbooks

I enjoyed reading this book despite its obvious flaws. The chapters seem disconnected from each other as if the connecting thread has broken. About half way through I started wondering whether I was reading a different book. And, near the end, it seemed that Harris had moved a long way from his e...

from Tytania

You know I have to have a very high regard for Mr. Harris to read a whole book exhorting me to consider Buddhism and meditation. And I do. He presents an empiricist's take throughout. I still really need to sit down with somebody who practices these things and ask all my questions. I guess fir...