
LET’S BE REASONABLE: Sam Harris and Rufus in Conversation
The Next Big Idea
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The Importance of Non Distraction in Meditation
The ultimate fruition of practice cannot be an incapacity for thought, right? It can't be a thought free state because your Buddha's need to be able to function in the world. You don't want to be catatonic as a yogi or as a meditator. And there's also these experiences people have in meditation where the mind becomes really skylike and there are no clouds in it. So then you become a kind of heroin addict of your own meditational efforts - seeking pleasure.
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