Harris, Sam,  1967- <br/><br/>
Waking up :  a guide to spirituality without religion / 
Sam Harris. 
 - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 
 - viii, 245 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index. 
<br/><br/> pt. 1. Spirituality. The search for happiness.  Religion, East and West.  Mindfulness.  The truth of suffering.  Enlightenment.  pt. 2. The mystery of consciousness. The mind divided.  Structure and function.  Are our minds already split?.  Conscious and unconscious processing in the brain.  Consciousness is what matters.  pt. 3. The riddle of the self. What are we calling "I"?.  Consciousness without self.  Lost in thought.  The challenge of studying the self.  Penetrating the illusion.  pt. 4. Meditation. Gradual versus sudden realization.  Dzogchen: taking the goal as the path.  Having no head.  The paradox of acceptance.  pt. 5. Gurus, death, drugs, and other puzzles. Mind on the brink of death.  The spiritual uses of pharmacology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781451636017 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014012097 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spirituality.<br/>Irreligion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL624  / .H333 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>204