The Riddle of the Self

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.

What are we calling ‘I’?

One thing each of us knows for certain is that reality vastly exceeds our awareness of it.

One question immediately presents itself: Where am I that I have such a poor view of things? And what sort of thing am I that both my outside and my inside are so obscure? And outside and inside of what? My sk...