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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

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Summary

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion， Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology。

From Sam Harris， neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books， Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experiences of such figures as Jesus， the Buddha， Lao Tzu， Rumi， and the other saints and sages of history。 Throughout this book， Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow， and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives。

Waking Up is part memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality。 No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way， and no author other than Sam Harris—a scientist， philosopher， and famous skeptic—could write it。

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Joe Schroer ，

A fascinating book cover to cover。 Sam is a top tier level thinker and intellectual with a wit and vocabulary that left me re-reading ideas many times。 Although I do not agree with everything he purports， both principally and systematically， I find the structured arguments refreshing to what I am used to reading。 The last few chapters are definitely most intriguing to me， and I felt slightly stretched during the details of specific meditative teachers。 Would recommend to anyone who questions the A fascinating book cover to cover。 Sam is a top tier level thinker and intellectual with a wit and vocabulary that left me re-reading ideas many times。 Although I do not agree with everything he purports， both principally and systematically， I find the structured arguments refreshing to what I am used to reading。 The last few chapters are definitely most intriguing to me， and I felt slightly stretched during the details of specific meditative teachers。 Would recommend to anyone who questions the capabilities of their own minds or to define what realizing existence means。 。。。more

Cal ，

I cannot understate the profound revelations in this book。 If you have a desire to better understand the workings of the mind， then read this book。 The knowledge imparted by Sam Harris was like glimpsing under the hood of the car engine for the first time。

Cytokinesara ，

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE！ WILL READ OVER AND OVER AGAIN！

Andromeda ，

If there is an award for a book that is destitute of proper research， it should go only to "Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality without Religion"， which is the purest codswallop of the first water。 Probably， I might even consider giving the author a meritorious cash prize for being the first to have convinced a careful reader like me to read his palaver cover-to-cover。 In this regard， it shall be the greatest unpardonable injustice if I do not reserve a special mention for Harris' literary age If there is an award for a book that is destitute of proper research， it should go only to "Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality without Religion"， which is the purest codswallop of the first water。 Probably， I might even consider giving the author a meritorious cash prize for being the first to have convinced a careful reader like me to read his palaver cover-to-cover。 In this regard， it shall be the greatest unpardonable injustice if I do not reserve a special mention for Harris' literary agent who managed to convince Black Swan to publish something that looks like the leaves from the diary of a man， who found comfort in Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine （=ecstasy）。Anyone who disagrees with my observation should consider my suggestion --- endeavour to send the book's manuscript to another literary agent or publisher， and see whether anyone worth his salt， in the book industry， would deign to publish it。In spite of the author's background， he has come across as the most celebrated bigot， right from the first word of "Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality without Religion"。 His noisome bigotry， dogmatism， xenophobia and racialism shine dazzlingly forth from every syllable in the bitter treatise， which the author endeavours to pass off as the home truth。（Disclaimer: I am not taking issue with him because he holds views that are contrary to my own convictions。 [I am sure either he or his publisher who reads this review would be tempted to put me down as a disgruntled creationist who is squaring account with him。] In point of fact， I have read Harris's "Lying" --- but it did not elicit such vituperation from me。）The principal problem with works like "Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality without Religion"'s getting the public's endorsement and approval is， the public itself。 Like I said earlier， anyone who can separate the wheat of good work from the chaff of twaddle （like the present book） would even condescend to publish a page from the book。 But if people like Harris have oftentimes succeeded in breaking into print， and even survive on the royalties， the reason is the public， which has perennially been stupefied， spellbound and mesmerized by people from Stanford， Oxford， Harvard and Cambridge。 Anything， even if it is the rank garbage， comes from elitists is touted as precious jewels。 We have always been conditioned to believe that the elitists are brainboxes of the world。 Let me but cite a few examples from "Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality without Religion" to corroborate my considered view that it should immediately be consigned to the bin of time:1。 Harris claims in the book that he lived and studied with a "wide range of monks， lamas， yogis" but he has not shown any verifiable proofs to bear himself out。 2。 He claimed that much of what the yogis claim as their supernatural experiences is "patently absurd" --- but he showed no evidence to support his perverse view。 3。 He categorically proclaimed that the Orient has not produced anything in the form of invention that can compete with what the Occident has achieved。 （Even if this statement is found in the essay of a secondary school pupil， it shall not be forgiven for the adolescent's intellectual myopia。 To， therefore， see it coming from someone who claims to be a neuroscientist is rather stupefying）。4。 He thinks that "eastern wisdom。。。。 derived from the tradition of Buddhism" and that "Advaita" has borrowed all its concepts from the former。 If I have an audience with Harris's history teacher， I shall first slap him for imparting wrong and misleading information to the writer。5。 He says that Hatha Yoga is a dangerous practice --- I shall publicly kowtow to Harris if he could produce not 100s but just one piece of evidence to support this radicalistic bigotry。If Harris had made it a point to understand "spirituality"， he would not have puked such nauseating swill that has its genesis in his festered mind， which has been set to deny everything that will help him disabuse himself of his wrong notions。 Harris is none different from the fanatical religionists who seek to ram their "truths" down the throats of others。 He is just as sectarian and bigoted as they are。 。。。more

Dustin Griffin ，

I liked it。

Arthur Cassidy ，

Yet to go wrong with Sam Harris。 Extremely articulate and unique approach to meditation incorporating science and philosophy in way that many people can not。

Holly ，

I’m so disappointed that I cannot rate this book any higher。 I waited 6 months for an audio version from my library and I’m just grateful I didn’t pay for it。 Initially， I found the book interesting。 Harris’ views on religion often bother me， his podcast often sounds pompous and arrogant。 I really expected this book to be similar to the secular mindfulness I’ve learned in therapy over the year， but a little deeper and more intricate。 However， his mindfulness isn’t secular at all。 It’s based on h I’m so disappointed that I cannot rate this book any higher。 I waited 6 months for an audio version from my library and I’m just grateful I didn’t pay for it。 Initially， I found the book interesting。 Harris’ views on religion often bother me， his podcast often sounds pompous and arrogant。 I really expected this book to be similar to the secular mindfulness I’ve learned in therapy over the year， but a little deeper and more intricate。 However， his mindfulness isn’t secular at all。 It’s based on his studies of eastern religion， which I found quite silly。 What really turned me off was his use of autism in an example of theory of mind。 This triggered me， I won’t lie。 I’m an autistic adult。 The fact that in the 21st century people still believe that we lack theory of mind only goes to show that we are still considered a population of damaged human beings。 His “research” must be terribly superficial to have used this example and also named autism a mental disorder。 I mean， dig a little deeper！ The autistic community tends to be largely skeptical of religion and we read books by neuro typical authors。 Surprise， we can read and think for ourselves！ So when an author speaks of us in such a way， it alienates and entire population of readers。 The points could have been made without the use of autism as an example anyway， it was completely irrelevant。 While I appreciated Letter to a Christian Nation and have enjoyed the free version of the Waking Up app， I don’t think I will read any more of this authors books。 Aside from the ignorance of autism， I just find his writing to be lacking any actual depth。 He comes off as a great intellectual， but he does so without any connection at all。 He immersed himself in eastern religion while being outspoken against religion。 I appreciate that。 However， it makes me feel like his criticism of other religions and groups of people could benefit from some connection as well。 His arrogant and ego driven discussions lack any real depth， in my opinion。 When it comes to mindfulness， I’ll stick to Headspace for a non-religious guide to “waking up”。 。。。more

Jessica Mathes ，

Honestly I only read half the book。 It was interesting at times but not totally my cup of tea。 It sat on my nightstand so long， and after so long I just finally gave up。

Danny Wakeham ，

A contemporary guide to spirituality without religion。 An exploration into the mystery of consciousness。 Guidance for the eager seeker in navigating common pitfalls on their spiritual path。 This book is 206 pages， Harris does well to include no fluff material to bolster its size。 The main topics are Spirituality， Consciousness， The Riddle of the Self， Meditation and other smaller subjects like Gurus， Psychedelics and Near Death Experience。 The book demanded great concentration for me to read。 Pa A contemporary guide to spirituality without religion。 An exploration into the mystery of consciousness。 Guidance for the eager seeker in navigating common pitfalls on their spiritual path。 This book is 206 pages， Harris does well to include no fluff material to bolster its size。 The main topics are Spirituality， Consciousness， The Riddle of the Self， Meditation and other smaller subjects like Gurus， Psychedelics and Near Death Experience。 The book demanded great concentration for me to read。 Particularly the chapter on Consciousness， you should expect to be confused if you rush to finish this book。My 5 favourite quotes“Changing your perception of the world is often as good as changing the world” “how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the character of our experience， and therefore， the quality of our lives”“Your mind is the basis of everything you experience and of every contribution you make， it makes sense to train it” “you are not a body of atoms， molecules and cells; you are consciousness and it’s ever changing contents passing through various stages of wakefulness and sleep， from cradle to grave” “If you are thinking without knowing you are thinking， you are confused about who and what you are。” 。。。more

Melissa H。 ，

Within the first chapter， he succeeds in alienating almost everyone and I can’t say he improves from there。 Smug。

John Quast ，

This book helped me expand my awareness from the Judeo/Christian mindset that I had matured in but sensed was not a complete understanding of the world。 Sam Harris gives language to what I had begun to intuitively understand， that there is a universal consciousness that we can access as we let go of our sense of self。

Sean Meagher ，

If you already follow Harris’ various meditation talks and sessions， you will find most of this book to be very familiar。 Harris presents his various arguments， based both on philosophy and neuroscience， in favor of meditation practice。 He also confronts many of the real world problems that may give would be meditators pause， and offers some guidance and advice into starting your own practice。 This is basically a text based summation of all of Harris’ various thoughts and recommendations on the If you already follow Harris’ various meditation talks and sessions， you will find most of this book to be very familiar。 Harris presents his various arguments， based both on philosophy and neuroscience， in favor of meditation practice。 He also confronts many of the real world problems that may give would be meditators pause， and offers some guidance and advice into starting your own practice。 This is basically a text based summation of all of Harris’ various thoughts and recommendations on the topic as a whole。 If read at the right time in life， this book could be just as life changing as The End of Faith was for me when I discovered it as a teenager。 If you are already an adherent to Harris’ meditation works， you likely won’t find anything new here that you hadn’t heard before， but it might be nice to revisit some of his mainstay topics and concepts。 。。。more

Mauricio Monge ，

Aburridisimo

Wolfgang Nitzsche ，

Sehr gutes Buch， empfehlenswert！ Ich habe es vor allem gelesen um etwas zur Person Sam Harris zu erfahren， da ich seine App "Waking Up" neu entdeckt habe und nun nutze。Wie es so ist， man liest vor allem Bücher， derren Inhalt man schon in Grenzen selbst auch so sieht， sonst hätte ich erst gar nicht anzufangen es zu lesen。 Einige Inhalte waren für mich völlig neu， andere ergänzten meine bisherigen ansichten。 Für mein Gefühl hat Sam Harris zu oft seine bisherigen Kritiker im Auge und antwortet teil Sehr gutes Buch， empfehlenswert！ Ich habe es vor allem gelesen um etwas zur Person Sam Harris zu erfahren， da ich seine App "Waking Up" neu entdeckt habe und nun nutze。Wie es so ist， man liest vor allem Bücher， derren Inhalt man schon in Grenzen selbst auch so sieht， sonst hätte ich erst gar nicht anzufangen es zu lesen。 Einige Inhalte waren für mich völlig neu， andere ergänzten meine bisherigen ansichten。 Für mein Gefühl hat Sam Harris zu oft seine bisherigen Kritiker im Auge und antwortet teils sehr intellektuell und ist in ein paar Passagen zu seinem Fachgebiet der Neurowissenschaft sehr tief in fachlichen Betrachtungen。 Für mich ist das Buch eine gute Ergänzung zur App von Sam Harris。 Es ist aber kein Lehrbuch zur Meditation sondern eine Beschreibung des Verständnisses von Sam Harris zum "Erwachen"。 。。。more

Aurora ，

The first time I've read the book， I was far behind it; so it took me years to fully embrace the ideas within。Now that I've tried to reread it after a long time ， I'm feeling like to be far beyond it。I almost skipped all the chapters; that's called progress。 The first time I've read the book， I was far behind it; so it took me years to fully embrace the ideas within。Now that I've tried to reread it after a long time ， I'm feeling like to be far beyond it。I almost skipped all the chapters; that's called progress。 。。。more

Ceri Geldenhuys ，

Some food for thought ， but maybe too philosophical in parts。

Ethan Decker ，

I really liked the section on meditation。 The part on consciousness got a little to philosophical for me。 And it's clear the split-brain phenomenon has had a big impact on Sam's thinking。 One piece that was missing IMO， especially for a sciency guy like Sam， was reconciling the hunger & quest for inner peace/enlightenment with the needs of the self to stay alive & propagate。 I really liked the section on meditation。 The part on consciousness got a little to philosophical for me。 And it's clear the split-brain phenomenon has had a big impact on Sam's thinking。 One piece that was missing IMO， especially for a sciency guy like Sam， was reconciling the hunger & quest for inner peace/enlightenment with the needs of the self to stay alive & propagate。 。。。more

Rohit ，

This book offers a secularist approach to spirituality and meditation without any of the usually associated unscientific mysticism or religious dogma。 Sam explains the importance and relevance of contemplative practices for all individuals: "not enlightenment but simply the capacity to be at ease in any moment regardless of whatever is happening"and clearly lays a secular approach to gleaning insight into consciousness。 The Dzogchen method of beginning with awareness of selflessness is similar t This book offers a secularist approach to spirituality and meditation without any of the usually associated unscientific mysticism or religious dogma。 Sam explains the importance and relevance of contemplative practices for all individuals: "not enlightenment but simply the capacity to be at ease in any moment regardless of whatever is happening"and clearly lays a secular approach to gleaning insight into consciousness。 The Dzogchen method of beginning with awareness of selflessness is similar to what Sam pushes you towards in his app Waking Up。There are also great passages on the brain and consciousness （split brain etc） from a neuroscience view which further help to demonstrate the subjective nature of experience。 Sam's personal stories with teachers and psychedelics are always great to hear 。 。。。more

Rana Yamout ，

تعتبر الحياة الروحانية عملية تدريجية من تبديد التشويش والتخلص من التوتر 。 الهدف الواقعي من الممارسات الروحانية ليس الدخول في حالة دائمة من الاستنارة ، بل في القدرة على ان الانسان يكون حراً في اللحظة الحالية وسط أية احداث 。 الوعي يشكل المادة لكل تجربة يمكن ان تعاش الان او في المستقبل ، فلا بد انها قابلة للإدراك من خلال الحواس ، فبدون الوعي لن يكون هناك دافع للتفكير في الطرق التي ينبغي التصرف بها تجاه الاخرين 。 يرتبط التأمل لفترات زمنية طويلة مع تغيرات بنيوية متنوعة في الدماغ ، وتميل الاجسام الثفن تعتبر الحياة الروحانية عملية تدريجية من تبديد التشويش والتخلص من التوتر 。 الهدف الواقعي من الممارسات الروحانية ليس الدخول في حالة دائمة من الاستنارة ، بل في القدرة على ان الانسان يكون حراً في اللحظة الحالية وسط أية احداث 。 الوعي يشكل المادة لكل تجربة يمكن ان تعاش الان او في المستقبل ، فلا بد انها قابلة للإدراك من خلال الحواس ، فبدون الوعي لن يكون هناك دافع للتفكير في الطرق التي ينبغي التصرف بها تجاه الاخرين 。 يرتبط التأمل لفترات زمنية طويلة مع تغيرات بنيوية متنوعة في الدماغ ، وتميل الاجسام الثفنية والخصين في الدماغ الى ان تكون اكبر حجمًا في نصفي الدماغ عند المتأملين ، وترتبط هذه الاشكال من التأمل مع زيادة في كثافة المادة الرمادية وفي انثناءات تلافيف القشرة للدماغية ، تكون بعض هذه الاختلافات بارزة عند ممارسي التأمل الاكبر سناً وهذا يظهر ان التأمل يحمي من حدوق ترقيق في كثافة القشرة الدماغية الذي يصاحب التقدم في السن 。 يظهر المتمرسون البارعون في التأمل ان استجابتهم للألم تختلف عن المبتدئين في التأمل ، ويظهر عندهم أيضًا نشاط اقل في المناطق المرتبطة بالقلق في الدماغ بينما يترقبون حدوث الألم。 ان ممارسة الحضور الذهني تحسن من وظائف جهاز المناعة وضغط الدم ومستويات الكورتيزول وتقلل من الاكتئاب والقلق وردود الفعل العاطفية 。 。。。more

Koushyar Rajavi ，

Here is the recipe for writing a "scientific" book on spirituality:1- Use Buddhist literature。2- Search for words with religious connotations （e。g。， soul， spirit）。 3- Replace them with "consciousness" or its derivatives。 4- Throw in a bunch of sentences that sound vague and sophisticated （e。g。， "consciousness is the one thing in this universe that cannot be an illusion"， "Consciousness—the sheer fact that this universe is illuminated by sentience—is precisely what unconsciousness is not"， "consc Here is the recipe for writing a "scientific" book on spirituality:1- Use Buddhist literature。2- Search for words with religious connotations （e。g。， soul， spirit）。 3- Replace them with "consciousness" or its derivatives。 4- Throw in a bunch of sentences that sound vague and sophisticated （e。g。， "consciousness is the one thing in this universe that cannot be an illusion"， "Consciousness—the sheer fact that this universe is illuminated by sentience—is precisely what unconsciousness is not"， "consciousness is the context in which the objects of experience appear"）。 Jokes aside， this book was not what I had expected from "a guide to spirituality"。 It started well， and it ended well， maybe because it started and ended with discussion of psychedelic drugs， but the middle parts of the book were very boring to me and I don't think I learned how to become a more spiritual person using this book。 Reading Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now is in my opinion a much better guide to spirituality （it is not scientific， but he never claims to be so！）。 。。。more

Ernesto ，

Este fue el primer libro que leemos en mi nuevo club de libros。 Fue escogido aleatoriamente pero yo lo recomendé。 La verdad estuvo más complejo de lo que esperaba。 El libro explora la idea del yo， el origen de la conciencia y la naturaleza misma de ella。 El autor， un neurocientífico y filósofo por entrenamiento， lleva décadas practicando técnicas de meditación con gurús budistas y eso lo coloca en una posición única: la de tener credenciales académicas para cuestionar desde un punto de vista cie Este fue el primer libro que leemos en mi nuevo club de libros。 Fue escogido aleatoriamente pero yo lo recomendé。 La verdad estuvo más complejo de lo que esperaba。 El libro explora la idea del yo， el origen de la conciencia y la naturaleza misma de ella。 El autor， un neurocientífico y filósofo por entrenamiento， lleva décadas practicando técnicas de meditación con gurús budistas y eso lo coloca en una posición única: la de tener credenciales académicas para cuestionar desde un punto de vista científico los beneficios de la meditación， la existencia del alma， pero sobre todo la ilusión del yo。 Sam Harris arguye que nuestra idea del yo， o sea nuestra concepción de nosotros mismos como los pensadores de nuestros pensamientos， no es más que una ilusión。 Él intenta convencer a sus lectores que los humanos somos meros espectadores de lo que sucede en nuestro cerebro y que la meditación ayuda a quienes la practican a descubrir esto。 Según él， reconocer que no existe un yo como lo concebimos otorga una gran paz interior y tranquilidad。 La verdad me es difícil aceptar lo que plantea; es complicado admitir que no soy yo quien piensa mis pensamientos y que todos los procesos mentales que ocurren dentro de mí son automáticos e involuntarios。 Pero la evidencia que he visto， tanto en este libro como la de ciertas teorías de ciencias físicas apunta a que no hay tal cosa como un yo， lo que implica que tampoco hay libre albedrío。 Concluyo， no me encantó el libro pero abrió mi mente a nuevas ideas y formas de pensar sobre la conciencia y la relación entre el mundo mental y material。 。。。more

Jeremiah Small ，

Spirituality for atheists。 Pretty legit discussion of how to disentangle religion and cults from self reflective exploration。

Stephanie ，

Probably do not read this if you follow western religion because he stomps on it like dirt :p BUT I think Sam Harris is my new spiritual leader？？ 🙃😅🤷🏻‍♀️

LB ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fine。 Why are so many thought experiments necessary？ If you’re seeking a crazy out of body experience it’s fine but it’s not something I would seek out or usually recommend。 Really goes for the take that consciousness isn’t real which is proven semi-convincingly then can’t prove what’s happening in our minds other than consciousness。

Cory ，

esoteric

Nancy ，

Read this book right after 10% happier - this was more about the science of conscience and experiments to look into it。 I think its okay to accept the positive effects of meditation without knowing the underlying neuroscience of it。 It's like we accept gravity and learn to build with it， without knowing what causes gravity。Some of his suggestions - trying drugs were outright bizzarre to me。 Read this book right after 10% happier - this was more about the science of conscience and experiments to look into it。 I think its okay to accept the positive effects of meditation without knowing the underlying neuroscience of it。 It's like we accept gravity and learn to build with it， without knowing what causes gravity。Some of his suggestions - trying drugs were outright bizzarre to me。 。。。more

Cait ，

The best review I can give this book: it wasn’t what I was expecting it to be， but for what it turned out to be… I liked it a lot。

Luke ，

This interpretation sets him apart of Hitchens。 Hitchens was not able to critique Buddhism productively。 Harris’ reductionism is utilized well to skeptically critique misused faith。 Upon doing so he doesn’t get attached to defaming others。 He shows a genuine respect and practice of meditation。 He recognizes how it effects the focus of his mind and where he stands in comparison to both legitimate and sham spiritual guides。 His open mindedness shows the discrepancy between the older reactionary at This interpretation sets him apart of Hitchens。 Hitchens was not able to critique Buddhism productively。 Harris’ reductionism is utilized well to skeptically critique misused faith。 Upon doing so he doesn’t get attached to defaming others。 He shows a genuine respect and practice of meditation。 He recognizes how it effects the focus of his mind and where he stands in comparison to both legitimate and sham spiritual guides。 His open mindedness shows the discrepancy between the older reactionary atheism and the more well adjusted atheism of today。 To me this is the improved version of Hitchens’ breakthrough book God is Not Great。 。。。more

Kirill Cherniakov ，

Jesus f*cking hell， every time I'm telling myself that Sam Harris is overrated as hell and his books are nothing but overblown NYT articles， and every time I manage to find someone who's going to convince to read yet another one of his books， and EVERY f*cking time it's an incredible disappointment。I legit have ZERO clue what he was planning to do with this book， except to flex on us， goyim， with all his might and knowledge about THE RIGHT meditation， about all the shortcomings of religions。 I k Jesus f*cking hell， every time I'm telling myself that Sam Harris is overrated as hell and his books are nothing but overblown NYT articles， and every time I manage to find someone who's going to convince to read yet another one of his books， and EVERY f*cking time it's an incredible disappointment。I legit have ZERO clue what he was planning to do with this book， except to flex on us， goyim， with all his might and knowledge about THE RIGHT meditation， about all the shortcomings of religions。 I kid you not — chapters are barely connected， and occasionally it feels as if they were written by different authors。 In Chapter on brain， we get Harris the Scientists who's debunking myth， sharing summaries of interesting research， making parallels。 But then we literally move to the next chapter， and we get Harris the Voodoo Doctor who's telling us about the secret knowledge he got from monks in Nepal （I kid you not， lmao） about the right way to see the world。Some passages were really interesting， no doubts about that。 His spin on the entire ego/self-less concept was cool。 But， ffs， it would've looked WAY better as just a long ass article in NYT or in his blog （the way waitbuywhy does it）。 。。。more

Kai ，

Not really a guide， but an overview of scientific findings on consciousness， ideas of the self， how they relate to traditional spiritual practices。

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