Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion | Dr. Sam Harris

Why it is included: Many rational, scientifically-minded people are turned off by the dogma and mythology of religion.

Sam Harris bridges this gap.

As a neuroscientist and philosopher, he argues that "spirituality" is simply the project of inspecting the nature of consciousness.

He deconstructs the illusion of the "Self" without asking you to believe in anything supernatural.

It provides a rigorous, secular path to the same insights found in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: that the ego is an illusion and that consciousness itself is the ground of being.

It is essential for ensuring that the flourishing worldview is accessible to everyone, regardless of their religious background.