From one of America’s most brilliant writers a New York Times bestselling journey through
psychology philosophy and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral
clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we
suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At
the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world
including ourselves more clearly and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. In this
sublime” (The New Yorker) pathbreaking book Robert Wright shows how taking this promise
seriously can change your life—how it can loosen the grip of anxiety regret and hatred and
how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of other people. He also shows why this
transformation works drawing on the latest in neuroscience and psychology and armed with an
acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that
began with Wright’s landmark book on evolutionary psychology The Moral Animal and deepened as
he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some of the world’s most skilled
meditators. The result is a story that is provocative informative and...deeply rewarding” (The
New York Times Book Review) and as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit
clarity and grace for which Wright is famous Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a
spiritual life in a secular age and shows how in a time of technological distraction and
social division we can save ourselves from ourselves both as individuals and as a species.
