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Spiritual Experience and Meditation
The podcast discusses the ways in which spiritual experiences can be achieved through pharmacology, crisis, training or meditation which is highly recommended by high performers in their respective fields. It stresses on the language barrier that limits us as it keeps us talking about self-transcendence in first century or seventh-century terms.
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In his upcoming book "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion," Sam Harris discusses the possibility of experiencing self-transcendence through means such as pharmacology, crisis, or meditation, without indulging in the language of the Iron Age.
22:47 - 28:19 (05:32)
Summary
In his upcoming book "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion," Sam Harris discusses the possibility of experiencing self-transcendence through means such as pharmacology, crisis, or meditation, without indulging in the language of the Iron Age. Harris highlights the importance of approaching spirituality in modern, evidence-based terms rather than through highly normative beliefs from past centuries.
ChapterSpiritual Experience and Meditation
Episode#201: The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour: Meditation, Mindset, and Mastery
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The podcast discusses the benefits of meditation and its potential to improve one's capacity for moment-to-moment well-being.
28:19 - 30:49 (02:29)
Summary
The podcast discusses the benefits of meditation and its potential to improve one's capacity for moment-to-moment well-being. It is recommended that one should not have to adopt any of the doctrine of Buddhism to get started with meditation.