Sam Harris, PhD: Cutting Through to Consciousness Without a Center

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

How do meditation and mindfulness accelerate moral progress? Is spiritual insight alone sufficient to solve today’s problems? Dr. Sam Harris is a five-time New York Times bestselling author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast Making Sense. He is also someone who has practiced meditation for more than 30 years, having studied with teachers in Tibetan, Burmese, Indian, and Western traditions. Here, Tami Simon sits down with Sam Harris for a deep conversation on the nature of consciousness and the implications of spiritual realization.

Tune in for this “aha moment”–filled podcast exploring: the illusion of the self and the default state of identity; advaita and nonduality; two different types of mystery; the future of AI; psychic phenomena; synchronicity, superstition, and skepticism; a new perspective on how to be happy; the superpower of noticing; tantra; Dzogchen and “the goal as the path”; looking for what is looking; resolving the view; becoming mindful of “the glimpse”; meditating from the neck down; and more.

Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

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0:00.0	Hello friends. My name is Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True Podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership
0:16.1	community and digital platform. It's called Sounds True One. Sounds True One features original premium transformational docu series
0:27.4	community events classes to start your day and relax in the evening. Special weekly live shows including a
0:36.8	video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show community question and answer session with featured guests.
0:45.0	I hope you'll come join us.
0:47.0	Explore, come have fun with us and connect with others.
0:51.0	You can learn more at join.
0:54.3	Sounds True.com. I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the
0:59.0	sounds true foundation, our nonprofit that creates equitable access to transformational tools and
1:07.3	teachings. You can learn more at sounds true foundation.org and advance, thank you for your support.
1:16.5	In this episode of Insights at the Edge,
1:19.2	my guest is Sam Harris.
1:22.1	And I am so pleased to have this opportunity Sam to talk with you.
1:26.7	You write and talk about a wide range of topics including the problems with faith, morality, free will, secular enlightenment, gun ownership,
1:40.4	the dangers of the Islamic religion and more.
1:46.4	And what really impresses me is not so much the wide range,
1:51.6	but you're what I would call a stand-up guy. You stand up for your
1:57.0	convictions and you speak to them truthfully from your experience, from your knowing, and I really respect that.
2:05.2	And I'm really excited to have this conversation with you.
2:08.5	Let me just tell you a little bit more about Sam.
2:10.9	He's the author of five New York Times bestsellers,
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