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<p>Regarding one’s felt sense of agency or “self” in the control of one’s actions, Alan Watts once said, “There is a colossal disparity between the way in which most individuals experience their own existence, and the way in which the individual is described in [the] sciences....” Neuroscientist and philosopher, Sam Harris, in <i>Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion</i> tackles the disparity problem between scientific understanding and subjective experience by recognizing that operationalizing terms such as <i>spirituality</i>, <i>meditation</i>, and <i>enlightenment</i> within a secular framework may lead us to mechanisms for relieving suffering. To accomplish this, Harris invites each of his readers to conduct “an experiment within the laboratory of [one’s] own mind.” Incorporating established principles of behavior into an exploration of core themes within <i>Waking Up</i>, this review proposes to promote radical behaviorism as an ally to Sam Harris’s scientific conceptualization of spiritual practice.</p>

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Experiencing Nonduality on the Scientific Path: A Review of Sam Harris’s Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion

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    2025年1月29日

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  • David Roth

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Regarding one’s felt sense of agency or “self” in the control of one’s actions, Alan Watts once said, “There is a colossal disparity between the way in which most individuals experience their own existence, and the way in which the individual is described in [the] sciences....” Neuroscientist and philosopher, Sam Harris, in Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion tackles the disparity problem between scientific understanding and subjective experience by recognizing that operationalizing terms such as spirituality, meditation, and enlightenment within a secular framework may lead us to mechanisms for relieving suffering. To accomplish this, Harris invites each of his readers to conduct “an experiment within the laboratory of [one’s] own mind.” Incorporating established principles of behavior into an exploration of core themes within Waking Up, this review proposes to promote radical behaviorism as an ally to Sam Harris’s scientific conceptualization of spiritual practice.