Why Buddhism is True The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment By Robert Wright

Robert Wright approaches Buddhist meditation through evolutionary psychology, philosophy and his own experience of practice. He asks why perception, desire and habitual reactions can create suffering, and how meditation might change the way those processes are experienced.

Conversations with meditators accompany an argument intended to make Buddhist ideas accessible in a secular setting. The title expresses Wright’s thesis rather than a proof of every Buddhist belief; the book is an exploration of mind and practice, not a guarantee of lasting happiness.