Sam Harris On Consciousness, Meditation, Misinformation, AI, & What Ails The Modern World
The Rich Roll Podcast
Freedom from Self-concern and the Profundity of Mere Being
The key insight is the freedom from self-concern and the ability to find profundity in mere being in the present moment. The experience involves falling into a well of being, leading to a clarity that transcends normal drug-induced states. Language is inadequate to describe this experience, which surpasses conventional reality. The crucial realization is that much of our suffering arises from our entanglement with thought and our failure to recognize alternative perspectives.
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