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#295 - Philosophy and the Good Life

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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How Metaphysical Claims Interact With Happiness and Suffering

"I was not making any metaphysical claims about the elusoryness of the self," he says. "But then the question is how could one's metaphysical beliefs change the character of one's experience?" He argues it's always a matter of thinking about what is true. If all you have from moment-to-moment is thought, you really are a hostage to your own thoughts and feelings. But meditation promises an alternative: recognizing the larger space in which it's occurring.

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