From Mindfulness to Wakefulness: Science and Practices on the Journey to Enlightenment

Offers a groundbreaking exploration of wakefulness through science, psychology, and mindfulness-based approaches In From Mindfulness to Wakefulness: Science and Practices on the Journey to Enlightenment, Michael Chaskalson reframes one of humanity’s oldest pursuits-awakening-as a natural state that can be explored, understood, and cultivated using the language of contemporary science and psychology.Drawing on decades of practice, teaching, and research, Chaskalson proposes that wakefulness is not supernatural or mystical, but rather an achievable condition marked by deepening mindfulness, compassion, wisdom, and joy. Connecting modern neuroscience and psychology with contemplative traditions, Chaskalson guides readers step by step, showing how wakefulness grows through everyday practices-seeing reality more clearly, loosening attachment to ego, developing positive emotions, and embracing mortality.Each chapter weaves together evidence-based insights, meditations, and reflections, encou