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#181 - The Illusory Self

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Importance of Meditation

There are not many people in a position to understand the science and relevant philosophy of meditation, says Richard Dawkins. Traditional efforts to have these insights have tended to occur in religious or cultic contexts, he adds. The fact that some people who talk about the illusion of the self turn out to be new age frauds "is inconvenient," but irrelevant at the end, writes Dawkins.

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