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Lynne Highfield asked this question about Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment:
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Robert K. As a reader I found it fascinating, as a student of insight meditation I had to put it down. Now, months later, I feel secure enough in my meditation …moreAs a reader I found it fascinating, as a student of insight meditation I had to put it down. Now, months later, I feel secure enough in my meditation practice to pick it up again. Paradoxically, a book that should have encouraged my meditation practice did this opposite...but not through any fault of Wright's per se.

But enough about me! Wright's central thesis is that evolution modeled the human brain not to make us happy, but to survive long enough to pass on our genes; and as a corollary, our brain doesn't give us an accurate read of the world, rather a read that will keep us alive. And keeping us alive oftentimes means giving us an overly negative, fearful view of our world.

Well researched and written. Like great non-fiction, educates and entertains.
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