Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Meditation and Ontology (with Daniel Ingram)

Mar 3, 2021

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The Importance of Mental and Ontological Hygiene

01:51

Understanding the Complexity of Love and Ontologies

01:28

Advice for Beginner Meditators on the Range of Experiences

01:07

The Importance of Observing

01:22

Introduction

2min

The Psychological Effects of Meditation

3min

The Effects of Meditation on My Intellectual Propensities

2min

The Importance of Consciousness

2min

The Quantum Leap: A Quantum Ledge of Perception

2min

The Consequences of Negative Emotion

3min

The Importance of Attention Concentration

2min

The Importance of Attention in Change Perception

4min

The Effects of Neurotic Thoughts on the PCC

2min

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How to Be a Better Meditator

2min

11.

The Different Stages of Intuition

5min

12.

The Variability of Perceptual, Attentional Development

3min

13.

The Importance of Meditation Retreats

2min

14.

The Power of Pencils and Needles

3min

15.

The Importance of Meditation for COPD Patients

2min

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The Relationship Between Ethics and Suffering

2min

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The Art of Genre in the Face of Kidney Stone Pain

3min

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The Proportionality of Pain

2min

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The Human Range of Tolerance for Pain

4min

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The Stranger Experiences I Had While Meditating

2min

21.

Amber Pentagrams in the Air

2min

22.

The Importance of Ontologies

2min

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The Role of Metacognitive Awareness in Chaos Magic

2min

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The Different Ontologies of Love

2min

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The Evidence of Reality

2min

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Dream of Vishnu and Matrix

2min

27.

The Utility of One Ontology Over Another

3min

28.

The Dark Night and the Psychological Effects of Meditation

2min

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How to Deal With the Dark Night

5min

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How to Meditate for the First Time

2min

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The Benefits of Meditation Techniques

2min

32.

How to Deal With Negative Feedback Loops

2min

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The Dangers of Meditation

5min

34.

The Beauty of the Real Old Stuff

5min

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Mastering the Core Teaches of the Buddha

3min

36.

The Antithesis of the Dharma

2min

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The Importance of Mixing Traditions

2min

38.

The Most Fair Critiques of Your Work

3min

39.

Terravada Insight Stages on Retreats

2min

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The Unfair Criticism of McTb2

3min

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How to Be a Better Meditator

3min

42.

How to Start Meditation

3min

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Why should we meditate? What are the typical developmental stages as one progresses along the contemplative path? What does it mean to "hold an ontology loosely"? Are some meditative techniques inappropriate for some practitioners? Are there risks associated with meditation?

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Spencer Greenberg — Host / Director
Josh Castle — Producer
Ryan Kessler — Audio Engineer
Uri Bram — Factotum
Jennifer Vanderhoor — Transcriptionist

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Meditation and Ontology (with Daniel Ingram)

The Importance of Mental and Ontological Hygiene

Understanding the Complexity of Love and Ontologies

Advice for Beginner Meditators on the Range of Experiences

The Importance of Observing

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