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#63 — Why Meditate?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Introduction

Sam Harris: Joseph Goldstein is a meditation teacher. He started the Insight Meditation Society in Berry, Massachusetts. We talk about why one would use an app and the utility of guided meditation. And then we get into esoteric selflessness and the Buddhist concept of enlightenment.

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