Being Nature

Being Nature by Wes Nisker guides us on how to tune into our own biology in pursuit of spiritual awakening. The book provides a practical programme, complete with enjoyable and even playful meditations, for realising greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness.

Nisker shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights that the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago. The book reveals the origins of attachments, desires, emotions, and thoughts in our own bodies.

Taking us on an evolutionary journey to find the origins of our emotions, desires, and thoughts, Wes "Scoop" Nisker demonstrates not only how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets of Buddhism but also how we can interpret traditional Buddhist practices through this scientific lens for more personal freedom and peace of mind.

Using the traditional Buddhist meditation series of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as a framework, Nisker offers a witty narrative alongside practical meditations and exercises. These are designed to train the mind to overcome painful conditioning and gain greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness. He explains how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology convey in scientific terms insights such as the impermanence of the body, the origins of thoughts, and the body's internal communication.

Presenting a variety of new ways to harness the power of mindfulness, Being Nature transforms our understanding of both ourselves and the world. Nisker teaches us how to employ our understanding of evolution in the service of spiritual awakening.