[@hubermanlab] Essentials: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind | Dr. Sam Harris
Link: https://youtu.be/LQI8tl8S2PE
Duration: 37 min
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Sam Harris, author and podcaster focused on meditation and consciousness, joins Stanford neurobiology professor Andrew Huberman for a wide-ranging discussion on mindfulness, the illusion of self, and non-dual awareness. They explore the structure of 10-day silent retreats (12 hours a day of practice), the nonlinear "step functions" of meditation progress, and why meditation delivers more sustainable insight than psychedelics. The episode closes on the idea that meditation can reverse the causality of happiness, making presence possible on demand rather than contingent on external goals.
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