FromoneofAmerica’smostbrilliantwriters,aNewYorkTimesbestsellingjourneythroughpsychology,philosophy,andlotsofmeditationtoshowhowBuddhismholdsthekeytomoralclarityandenduringhappiness.AttheheartofBuddhismisasimpleclaim:Thereasonwesuffer--andthereasonwemakeotherpeoplesuffer--isthatwedon’tseetheworldclearly.AttheheartofBuddhistmeditativepracticeisaradicalpromise:Wecanlearntoseetheworld,includingourselves,moreclearlyandsogainadeepandmorallyvalidhappiness.Inthis“sublime“(TheNewYorker),pathbreakingbook,RobertWrightshowshowtakingthispromiseseriouslycanchangeyourlife--howitcanloosenthegripofanxiety,regret,andhatred,andhowitcandeepenyourappreciationofbeautyandofotherpeople.Healsoshowswhythistransformationworks,drawingonthelatestinneuroscienceandpsychology,andarmedwithanacuteunderstandingofhumanevolution.ThisbookistheculminationofapersonaljourneythatbeganwithWright’slandmarkbookonevolutionarypsychology,TheMoralAnimal,anddeepenedasheimmersedhimselfinmeditativepracticeandconversedwithsomeoftheworld’smostskilledmeditators.Theresultisastorythatis“provocative,informativeand...deeplyrewarding“(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview),andasentertainingasitisilluminating.Writtenwiththewit,clarity,andgraceforwhichWrightisfamous,WhyBuddhismIsTruelaysthefoundationforaspirituallifeinasecularageandshowshow,inatimeoftechnologicaldistractionandsocialdivision,wecansaveourselvesfromourselves,bothasindividualsandasaspecies.
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