I'm intrigued by that someone agnostic about it and again we'll talk about maybe another time but certainly all of us have a feeling of daydreaming mindlessly our minds flitting from topic to topic. I think one of the challenges for people who are who are who come to meditation especially from a Buddhist perspective is that telling people they don't that there is no self sounds like bad news. There was a tourist bus in some Scandinavian country that that pulled into a rest stop and there about 30 people on it and everyone gets off to enjoy the countryside and get some lunch and apparently there was one tourist this who was described as an Asian woman.
According to neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, rationality is the key to safeguarding everything we cherish, and its only true enemy is dogmatic inflexibility. Harris speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the views that have made Harris famous, teasing out the often mind-blowing subtleties of his religious and cultural critiques. They discuss what Harris has learned as a podcaster and author, and how ecstasy launched his spiritual journey. Finally, they move on to the power of meditation, exploring the way it can lead to self-transcendence and real connection with others.