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#295 - Philosophy and the Good Life

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Importance of Having a Cold Detachment

There's a kind of self absorption in which one enters into one's own experiences in a way that is deeply damaging. When you're not clinging to any of that, when you recognize that your well being doesn't depend on maintaining that, then it all can just flow through. And that's where there's a sort of deeper notion of tranquility or equanimity that is the often stated goal of these contemplative traditions.

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