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Constructing Our Lives: with Dr Shamil Chandaria
The Contemplative Science Podcast
Constructing a Positive Perception of Reality
The chapter explores how our brains create models of the world based on predictive dynamics, leading to pitfalls like addiction and depression. It discusses contemplative training to guide the brain towards more beneficial patterns and how various traditions recognize mind training for human flourishing. The conversation emphasizes the deconstruction of thoughts and emotions to realize their impermanence and constructed nature for freedom from craving and suffering.
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