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“Meditation suffers from a towering PR problem.… If you can get past the cultural baggage, though, what you’ll find is that meditation is simply exercise for your brain.”

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Book:10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

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10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

This book is a candid account of the author's quest for happiness and peace of mind. It explores the challenges and benefits of adopting mindfulness techniques in everyday life, offering insights into the practical application of self-help strategies. more

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Dan Harris

Dan Harris, born on July 26, 1971, is a renowned American journalist known for his unique style and in-depth coverage of news events. more

“The atheist, agnostic, or secularist ... should guard against the encroachment of religion in areas where it has no place, and in particular the control of education by religious authority. The attempts to ban the teaching of evolution or other scientific theories -- a feeble echo of medieval church tyranny and hostility to learning, but an echo nonetheless are serious threats to freedom of inquiry and should be vigorously combated.”

“God's existence needs to be established independently before he can be brought into account for causation; it cannot be assumed at the start.”

Needs Existence Atheism Accounts Positive Atheism Causation

Book:God's Defenders: What They Believe and why They are Wrong : William James, C.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot, William F. Buckley, Jerry Fallwell, Annie Dillard, C.S. Lewis

Source: God's Defenders: What They Believe and why They are Wrong : William James, C.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot, William F. Buckley, Jerry Fallwell, Annie Dillard, C.S. Lewis

“The prose of Joe Pulver can take its place with that of the masters of our genre – E.A. Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti – while his imaginative reach is something uniquely his own.”

Masters Genre Prose Imaginative Lovecraft

Author:S. T. Joshi

“Wolves and those who see them are shot on sight.”

Shots Sight

Book:Shadowland

Source: Shadowland

“Because dead people are just like you and me, they still want things. They look at us all the time, and they miss being alive. We have taste and color and smell and feelings, and they don’t have any of those things. They stare at us, they don’t miss anything. They really see what’s going on, and we hardly ever really see that. We’re too busy thinking about things and getting everything wrong, so we miss ninety percent of what’s happening.”