I’m very happy to announce that Gemma O’Brien’s stunning cover artwork is complete, and my new book, CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind is available for pre-order. (Coming June 4, 2019)
Click here to pre-order CONSCIOUS
NEWS
10% Happier Podcast Interview
Susan Kaiser Greenland and I talk with Dan Harris on his 10% Happier podcast. Our conversation is wide-ranging—from teaching meditation in schools to careerism in the secular mindfulness movement. Dan is a self-described fidgety, skeptical ABC newsman who had a panic attack live on Good Morning America, which led him to something he always thought was ridiculous: meditation.
He is author of the bestselling book 10% Happier.
Introducing The Waking Up App
Sam’s meditation app is here!
Join Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author—on a course that will teach you to meditate, reason more effectively, and deepen your understanding of yourself and others.
My Favorite 2018 TED Talks #2
The Discoveries Awaiting us in the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
by Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi’s presentation was another one of my favorite moments this year. This ambitious plan is one of the first ideas of TED’s “The Audacious Project”, an initiative to inspire global change.
Guest Post: “What Is Spirituality?” by Thomas Metzinger
An excerpt from Spirituality and Intellectual Honesty
by Thomas Metzinger
Here’s something to spend the weekend contemplating… Can something like a completely secularized form of spirituality exist? Or is this idea perhaps incoherent—something that on second sight cannot be described consistently and without getting lost in obvious contradictions?