Chapter
The Practice of Mindfulness and Its Orienting Nature
1:55:04 - 2:07:54 (12:50)
Exploring the practice of mindfulness with a focus on awareness of breath and noticing thoughts, and the orienting nature of the practice in the search for the center of experience.
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The feeling of being the locus of attention and agency constitutes the sense of self.
1:55:04 - 1:57:59 (02:55)
Summary
The feeling of being the locus of attention and agency constitutes the sense of self. Acknowledging the difference between involuntary and voluntary actions is crucial to creating a comprehensive understanding of reality and the human mind.
ChapterThe Practice of Mindfulness and Its Orienting Nature
EpisodeDr. Sam Harris: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind
PodcastHuberman Lab
A search party is formed to look for a missing tourist, and an Asian woman, who is actually the missing tourist, joins the search party due to a language barrier misunderstanding.
1:57:59 - 2:02:39 (04:40)
Summary
A search party is formed to look for a missing tourist, and an Asian woman, who is actually the missing tourist, joins the search party due to a language barrier misunderstanding.
ChapterThe Practice of Mindfulness and Its Orienting Nature
EpisodeDr. Sam Harris: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind
PodcastHuberman Lab
Paying attention to our thoughts and searching for our center of experience can often lead us down the wrong path.
2:02:39 - 2:04:24 (01:44)
Summary
Paying attention to our thoughts and searching for our center of experience can often lead us down the wrong path. By recognizing that there is no one looking and looking for the mind instead, we can learn to quiet the undercurrent of thought and be more mindful.
ChapterThe Practice of Mindfulness and Its Orienting Nature
EpisodeDr. Sam Harris: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind
PodcastHuberman Lab
This podcast episode challenges the "if-then" mentality in meditation, arguing that there is no guarantee of reaching a sublime condition despite good intentions, concentration, and renunciation.
2:04:24 - 2:07:54 (03:30)
Summary
This podcast episode challenges the "if-then" mentality in meditation, arguing that there is no guarantee of reaching a sublime condition despite good intentions, concentration, and renunciation. The discussion also touches on the proper approach to meditation.