The Dole Lama, He's Unattached to Everything, Even the People

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Dalai Lama is one of the world's most famous meditation masters. He has been described as 'the ultimate mench' for his kindness and goodness. Buti says he can't keep no satisfaction, because mother nature doesn't care if you're happy. She just wants you to be a better person than you are right now.

Sam Harris speaks with Arthur C. Brooks about what it takes to build a good life. They discuss the power of social comparison, the intelligence taboo, political dignity and ethical hierarchy, the Dalai Lama, the nature of love, fluid and crystallized intelligences, the strange case of Linus Pauling, the limits of identity, atheism and religious faith, fear of death, psychedelics, existentialism, St. Thomas Aquinas, and other topics.

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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.