In this episode of the podcast, Stephen Laureys interviews Sam Harris about meditation practice and the scientific study of the mind. They discuss why Sam began to practice meditation, the difference between dualistic and nondualistic mindfulness, the search for happiness, wisdom vs knowledge, our relationship with death, the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth, the hard problem of consciousness, the role of introspection in science, meditation and free will, the self and the brain, the difference between voluntary and involuntary actions, dangerous knowledge, the mystery of being, the power of hypnosis, and other topics.
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#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk
#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
#242 — Psychedelics and the Self
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
#240 — The Boundaries of Self
#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais
#238 — How to Build a Universe
#237 — Another Call from Ricky Gervais
#236 — Rebooting New York City
#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais
#234 — The Divided Mind
#233 — The Groves of Misinformation
#232 — Inequality and Revolution
#231 — Crossing the Abyss
#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year
#228 — Doing Good
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