Robert Wright: Why (Science Says) Buddhism Is True

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, best-selling author Robert Wright speaks with Tricycle’s web editor, Wendy Joan Biddlecombe, about how evolutionary psychology supports what the Buddha taught us about suffering and not being satisfied in the present moment. In the talk, Wright explains why we haven’t evolved past difficult emotions such as anxiety and how mindfulness meditation can provide a way to work through—and maybe even free us from—them.

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Thought provoking and practical!

Informative and interesting.

Having read the book and now listening to this talk I have a greater awareness and understanding of the feelings and experiences I have had. This provides an excellent foundation to build my practice on. Many thanks. 🙏

If you are interested in Wright’s work as I am, and would like to learn more from him, I recommend his Buddhism and Modern Psychology course offered by Princeton University available at Coursera. https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

Really informative and enjoyable. Thank you for this.