Waking Up with Sam Harris: Mindfulness, Non-Duality, and the Illusion of the Self
Commune with Jeff KrasnoShow Notes
How do you regulate your nervous system in a world built to hijack it?
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and creator of the Waking Up meditation app, for part two of a two-part conversation. After diagnosing the political chaos in part one, they pivot to the practice of meeting it with clarity, exploring mindfulness, non-duality, and what's prior to thought.
They discuss:
Why almost no one can hold attention for 30 seconds
The real root of psychological suffering
Dualistic vs. non-dualistic meditation practice
Psychedelics and meditation compared
The social construction of the self, from childhood to Sartre
The hard problem of consciousness and the mystery of awareness
If you want to learn Sam’s approach to staying engaged with the world without losing your mind to it, go to https://onecommune.com/sam to get 30 days of his Waking Up app for free.
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