Sam Harris's "A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion: Waking Up" serves as a multifaceted exploration of the human mind and spirit. It is a seeker's memoir, an introduction to the intricacies of the brain, a manual for contemplative instruction, and a philosophical dissection of what most ...
I recently finished Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, and found it a welcome addition to the literature on mindfulness. It also adds to the growing literature that tries to find alternatives to the antiquated religions which are slowly losing their appeal for millions ...
Atheist Spirituality Hits the Big Time: A Review of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion by Sam HarrisSAM HARRIS WAKING UP A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Simon and Schuster. ...Gold, Sigfried
(with Maajid Nawaz).The End of Faithwon the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. Harris's writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics -- neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, spirituality, violence, human reasoning -- but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves ...
reincarnation, inreligionandphilosophy, rebirth of the aspect of an individual thatpersistsafter bodilydeath—whether it beconsciousness,mind, thesoul, or some other entity—in one or more successive existences. Depending upon the tradition, these existences may be human, animal, spiritual, or, in...
“The era of them just listening to Sam Harris’s take on religion is over.” For at least 300 years, clergy have fretted about how to get men to go to church. Women’s dominance in the pews has been one of the most reliable sociological facts of the Christian world . But that’s...
HARRIS, Sam, 1967-ATHEISMSPIRITUALITYRELIGIONSSOCIAL dynamicsFAITHPHILOSOPHY of religionSome thinkers of the modern period have reached the general opinion that the social appearance and social dynamics of religion have increased, and therefore, religion is on the rise. However, the historical and ...
[to music] over the heart is observable, and whoever is not moved by listening [to music] is deficient, lacking in moderation and spirituality, excessively distorted and hardened in character, even in comparison to camels, birds or cattle, since all of them are moved by rhythmic melodies” ...