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Image may contain: text that says "WHAT WE NEED, ABOVE ALL, IS A NEW CENTER TO OUR POLITICS- one that defends secularism, science, and free speech against their enemies on both the left and the right. And now we each must choose between supporting that civilizing project and joining in the chaos to come. MAKING SENSE"
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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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https://samharris.org/podcasts/227-knowing-mind/

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