10% Happier with Dan Harris How To Suffer Less: Joseph Goldstein, Sam Harris, and Dan Harris on the Buddha’s Eightfold Path
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Apr 2, 2025 
Joseph Goldstein, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, and Sam Harris, neuroscientist and creator of the Waking Up app, dive into the Eightfold Path as a roadmap to enlightenment. They dissect concepts like 'right view' and the importance of mindfulness in navigating suffering. With vivid metaphors, they explore attachment, letting go, and the necessity of ethical conduct in spiritual practices. Their engaging conversation also highlights practical tips for cultivating a liberated mindset and the transformative power of generosity.
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Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
- The Eightfold Path offers clear instructions for achieving enlightenment, incorporating wise living and meditation.
- It emphasizes the uprooting of greed, hatred, and delusion as causes of suffering.
Nature of Suffering
- Suffering (dukkha) is defined as the inevitability of unwanted experiences due to the unstable, ever-changing nature of reality.
- Clinging to the idea of permanence causes suffering.
Rope Burn and Monkey Trap
- Joseph Goldstein shares the analogy of rope burn, where clinging tighter to a rope being pulled causes more pain, representing clinging to impermanent experiences.
- He also shares the monkey trap analogy, where a monkey grasps food and gets trapped, illustrating the difficulty of letting go.
