Conversations Beyond Science and Religion A Buddha Pill?
b"It seems that everyone, from Oprah Winfrey to Robert Murdoch to Sam Harris, is getting on the meditation bandwagon.\\xa0 Amazon lists thousands of books on meditation, each one offering another method to connect with the Inner Self, or describing profound experiences and revelations produced through meditation.\\xa0 But is meditation all that it cracks up to be?\\xa0 Is it really the panacea\\xa0 for all that ails the human soul?\\xa0 This week's guest, Dr. Miquel Farias, along with co-author, Catherine Wikholm, has written a new book, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?, that takes an objective and scientific look at the reality of meditation.\\xa0 Yes, meditation is a soulful and meaningful activity that can instill a sense of the spiritual but, the authors conclude, it also has dark side, and at times may not always deliver the results anticipated.\\xa0 Listen in as Philip and Dr. Farias explore a different take on meditation."