2026 Reading Challenge
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Contemplative Science


Contemplative Science Books

Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy
Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)
Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age
On Becoming Aware: A pragmatics of experiencing (Advances in Consciousness Research)
Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being
The Making of Buddhist Modernism
Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory: The Dharma of Natural Systems
Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion
The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Engaging Buddhism: Why It Matters to Philosophy
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
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