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EPISODE · Jul 25, 2026 · 22 MIN

Why Buddhism Is True Summary | Robert Wright

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Natural selection engineered the brain to lie. This book summary reveals why evolutionary psychology vindicates ancient Buddhist insights. Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright, the key ideas in minutes. Read the full summary free: https://read.getstoryshots.com/why-buddhism-is-true Follow the show and a new book lands in your feed every day. Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright: An audiobook summary and review by StoryShots. 🎯 FREE Audiobook Summary of Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright 🎧 More than 500,000 downloads a month. Big ideas from the world's best nonfiction. Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright book summary covers the key ideas and takeaways in a free audiobook format, listen anywhere. ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Who Is This For 1:29 About the Author 2:04 The Happiness Trap Built Into Your Genes 3:29 Why You Cannot Just Think Your Way Out 4:47 The Self That Is Not Running the Show 6:20 The Moment Everything Reframes 8:15 Turning Down the Emotional Volume Through Meditation 9:44 The Mistake of Treating Feelings as Enemies 11:03 Seeing Through the Illusion of Fixed Essence 12:50 The Claim That Meditation Could Change Civilization 14:39 Implementation Guide 15:41 Review and Criticism 💬 Is our sense of a conscious self just an illusion created by competing evolutionary modules? Drop a comment and let us know! --- 🔗 SHOW NOTES & LINKS: 📱 Explore 1M+ book summaries on StoryShots: https://www.getstoryshots.com 🎬 Watch animated summaries: https://www.youtube.com/@StoryShotsApp 🔜 New book summaries every week, follow StoryShots so you never miss one! --- 🌍 StoryShots in other languages: 🇩🇪 Deutsch: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Az1R3Dh3SM5SNWGtKkdIt 🇪🇸 Español: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bOAo9yLLGUsjvTuajRTXC 🇫🇷 Français: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MjjjT7sE8WZnQr4x767zE 🇸🇪 Svenska: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oHF3vhEEzH6DnYpVv9YNr 🇧🇷 Português: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tpZC1RaUN8VzKdlvOCRmJ 🇮🇹 Italiano: https://open.spotify.com/show/6fycgcQBpBOCA6MFvOnYlo 🇵🇱 Polski: https://open.spotify.com/show/033zocvJvkWDDBkRioN1kR --- ⚖️ This is an independent summary and review, not a replacement for the book. We quote only briefly, always credit the title and author, and encourage you to read the original. Copyright stays with the rights holders, and we rely on the commentary, review and quotation rights available under the copyright law that applies to you. If you hold rights in a work we cover and have a concern, write to [email protected]. In the US this is fair use (17 U.S.C. §107); in the UK, Australia and Canada, fair dealing for criticism and review. StoryShots (also searched as "Story Shorts"), Free book summaries you can listen to anywhere. #BookSummary #AudiobookSummary #FreeAudiobook #BookReview #KeyTakeaways #BestsellerSummary #SelfImprovement #PersonalDevelopment #BusinessBooks #Productivity #StoryShorts #EvolutionaryPsychology #SecularBuddhism #MindfulnessMeditation #IllusionOfSelf #EmotionalRegulation #CognitiveScience #WhyBuddhismIsTrue #RobertWright #StoryShots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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