Will I love Waking Up?

I was very surprised by Sam Harris’s book. I follow Sam’s podcast, Making Sense, and his app, Waking Up. Sam has been a controversial atheist and has written books on the subject. In this book, Sam reveals his long and in-depth relationship with meditation and Buddhism.

What intrigued me most was the thoughtful distinction he made between organized religion and spirituality. I have been interested in that distinction as I struggled to make sense of my early childhood religious experiences and my out-of-body experiences.

Additionally, Sam lays out the fundamentals and benefits of meditation as a practice for… show more.

This book was my first introduction to the mind-altering experience of nondual awareness. I had had fleeting glimpses of nonduality during meditation without having a frame or a name for it. With characteristic humor and acumen, Sam Harris explains both the benefits of dropping the illusion of separateness and the specific technique for entering into the vast field of open awareness. Prepare to have your mind blown—and transformed.