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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2024 · 9 MIN

Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, Robert Wright

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In-depth study of the book- 📚Explore our comprehensive analysis for free.(Warning: Proceed with caution! Reading this might just count as finishing the book. 😉) Read the full book- 📚Dive into the complete text. This book explores how Western Buddhist scholarship explains core Buddhist concepts such as "suffering" and "emptiness" from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. The author, Robert Wright, argues that natural selection has led humans to pursue fleeting pleasures, trapping them in a cycle of "suffering," and to attribute subjective "essence" to things, resulting in the perception of "emptiness." Through mindfulness meditation, people can gradually overcome these limitations imposed by natural selection, gaining insight into the nature of things and achieving true freedom.

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