![]() ![]() The books seems to be aiming at a few different goals at the same time. The book Why Buddhism is True is effectively a layperson-friendly overview of that intersection. ![]() For the last few years, he’s taught courses, both online and in person, at the intersection of what one might call western Buddhism (basically Buddhism stripped of all of it’s supernatural elements), science (particularly natural selection), and psychology. Robert Wright is a psychology professor who has worked at a couple of well-respected universities. While there are parts of Why Buddhism is True that weren’t perfectly aligned with my personality and interests, overall I found the book to be very useful. He had found the book useful in his own investigation of mindfulness meditation and thought I might likewise find it helpful. ![]() The book was suggested to me by a colleague who knows I’m testing the waters of mindfulness meditation. Over the last few weeks I’ve been working my way through Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. ![]()
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