The Mystery of Consciousness

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Daniel Dennis: My view of consciousness is first of all, it's mysterious. He says we were designed by natural selection that our consciousness is so often adulterated with grasping and I would say out and out Warped. In his book Audacious he explains how meditation can help relax the mind into a state more pleasant for us.

Robert Wright, author of Why Buddhism Is True, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the psychotherapeutic insights of Buddhism and the benefits of meditation and mindfulness. Wright argues our evolutionary past has endowed us with a mind that can be ill-suited to the stress of the present. He argues that meditation and the non-religious aspects of Buddhism can reduce suffering and are consistent with recent psychological research.