{"id":21707,"date":"2024-07-02T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=21707"},"modified":"2024-06-27T09:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:25:52","slug":"sam-harris-phd-cutting-through-to-consciousness-without-a-center","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/sam-harris-phd-cutting-through-to-consciousness-without-a-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Harris, PhD: Cutting Through to Consciousness Without a Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do meditation and mindfulness accelerate moral progress? Is spiritual insight alone sufficient to solve today\u2019s problems? Dr. Sam Harris is a five-time <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bestselling author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making Sense<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tune in for this \u201caha moment\u201d\u2013filled 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 \u201cthe goal as the path\u201d; looking for what is looking; resolving the view; becoming mindful of \u201cthe glimpse\u201d; meditating from the neck down; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available to watch live on video with exclusive access to Q&amp;As with our guests. 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