
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author who has been one of the most prominent advocates for secular meditation — the practice of mindfulness and contemplative techniques stripped of religious and supernatural beliefs. His 2014 book 'Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion' argues that meditation can provide genuine transformative benefits — including profound shifts in the sense of self — that are fully explicable in scientific terms. Harris developed the Waking Up app, which presents guided meditations alongside lectures on the nature of consciousness, making it particularly popular with intellectually curious non-religious practitioners.
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