Evolving Dharma
Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
Jay Michaelson
- A
- no-nonsense
- guide
- to
- the
- evolution
- of
- meditation,
- mindfulness,
- and
- enlightenment
- in
- modern-day
- society—from
- their
- religious
- origins
- in
- the
- East
- to
- their
- more
- secular
- incarnations
- in
- the
- WestEvolving
- Dharma
- is
- the
- definitive
- guide
- to
- the
- meditation
- revolution.
- Fearless,
- unorthodox,
- and
- irreverent
- scholar
- and
- activist
- Jay
- Michaelson
- shows
- how
- meditation
- and
- mindfulness
- have
- moved
- from
- ashrams
- and
- self-help
- groups
- to
- classrooms
- and
- hospitals,
- and
- offers
- unusually
- straight
- talk
- about
- the
- “Big
- E”—
- enlightenment.
- Michaelson
- introduces
- us
- to
- maverick
- brain
- hackers,
- postmodern
- Buddhist
- monks,
- and
- cutting-edge
- neuroscientists
- and
- shares
- his
- own
- stories
- of
- months-long
- silent
- retreats,
- powerful
- mystical
- experiences,
- and
- many
- pitfalls
- along
- the
- way.
- Evolving
- Dharma
- is
- a
- must-read
- for
- the
- next-generation
- meditator,
- the
- spiritually
- cynical,
- and
- the
- curious
- adventurer
- in
- all
- of us.
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