Waking Up by Sam Harris | A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Описание: In this video, I share my reflections on Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris. This book explores spirituality from a secular perspective, weaving together mindfulness, meditation, neuroscience, and Buddhist wisdom.

I talk about my own journey growing up in the deep South, wrestling with the limitations of traditional religion, and how Sam Harris’s earlier book The End of Faith profoundly shifted my perspective. Waking Up continues that path—showing how practices like Vipassana meditation, Tibetan Buddhist techniques, and the “awareness of being aware” can open the door to self-transcendence without dogma.

Topics in this video include:
Why The End of Faith changed my life
How Waking Up bridges atheism, philosophy, and spirituality
Buddhist influences: Vipassana andTibetan practices
Turning awareness on itself: the power of direct self-transcendence
The importance of discernment when choosing spiritual teachers

If you’re curious about living a spiritual life without religious belief—or want to deepen your practice through mindfulness and clarity—this book is a must-read.

📚 Books mentioned:
Waking Up by Sam Harris
The End of Faith by Sam Harris
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Letting Go by David R. Hawkins