Are Things Getting Better and Worse?

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I'm kind of curious though, do you still hold that view? Because it's not telelogical, because it's not necessarily guided by some kind of influence. And has anything in the intervening years since you wrote that caused you to think differently about that overarching conclusion,. which is igree stephen pinker did it the book sapients ris a great book called factfulness that argues something similar human by roctor burman. So what seemed really kind of clear in 20 ten in certain ways, now, all these years later, i think some of our basic ideas, like the continuous improvement in intelligence over time as measured, world widens, seem to be falling apart.

Michael Taft is a meditation teacher and best-selling author of many books such as The Mindful Geek and Nondualism. He is also the host of the podcast, Deconstructing Yourself.

In this episode, Eric and Michael discuss spiritual practices and learning to deconstruct and reconstruct ourselves.

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In This Interview, Eric and Michael Taft Discuss Deconstructing Yourself and …

His podcast and blog titled “Deconstructing Yourself”
Learning to “untangle” the concepts and emotions that can overwhelm us
The importance of “reconstructing” ourselves after the “deconstructing”
Taking our meditation practice from the cushion into everyday life
Finding what is sacred to you and bringing more of it into your life
Defining and distinguishing between psychology and spirituality
Thoughts and feelings and seeing their constructiveness
Vipassana practices and his work with Shinzen Young
Differences between early and later Buddhist practices and traditions
How real spirituality contends with the intense human condition

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