TY - BOOK AU - Harris,Sam TI - Waking up: a guide to spirituality without religion SN - 9781451636017 AV - BL624 .H333 2014 U1 - 204 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Spirituality KW - Irreligion N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index; 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 ER -