Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment / Robert Wright.
Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment / Robert Wright.
Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment / Robert Wright.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2017]
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G 2017/5860
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Taking the red pill -- Paradoxes of meditation -- When are feelings illusions? -- Bliss, ecstasy, and more important reasons to meditate -- The alleged nonexistence of your self -- Your CEO is MIA -- The mental modules that run your life -- How thoughts think themselves -- "Self" control -- Encounte...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2017]
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer--and the reason we make other people suffer--is that we don't see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: we can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly, and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. Robert Wright not o...
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Why Buddhism is true : the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment / Robert Wright.
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"August 2017"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-311) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/5860
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74VKVgye8DWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgye8DWd
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ISBN
9781439195451
1439195455
DDC
294.342
MMS ID
991024148783002626
