Why Meditation Is So Important | Sam Harris

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[Justacommentor]

That is one of the teachings of Buddhism, and Vedanta which is one of the core philosophies of Hinduism.

[DeuceDeuceBravo]

It's hilarious to me how the MAGA crowd loves to crow about "triggered" liberals but here they are spending their time commenting on a completely unrelated video because they disagree with the political views of a philosopher. 😄

[ScottGericke]

Sam Harris is taking a knock from his mind! It’s beating him from the inside outwards.

[raoulduke]

problem is the harder you try to meditate the less effective it is

[Shmyrk]

What did Sam do to make everyone hate him so bad?

[nephilimninjaofnibiru]

Meditation....What might help Sam with TDS.

[DThomas]

FBI et al ruin all their credibility … Sam Harris: “hold my beer”

[Zeon]

Do we really want to be 100% in the present moment most of the time?

Because I think it leads to a loss of identity from lack of being able to access our memory/ego.

[WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

I always wondered....if I am focusing on trying to be mindful or meditate then by definition I am not in the moment because I am focusing in trying to be mindful, meditate, focusing on my breath or whatever. Being in the moment means not focusing on anything, by definition..

Took nearly two years trying to learn this with a coach and it just seemed to defeat itself. It sounds like a super cool ability, but it never took and seemed self defeating.

[josueveguilla]

Who else doesn’t trust or take Sam Harris seriously? Raise your hand 🙋‍♂️

[eccehomer]

I see the problem now. It would appear everyone has the same capacity for egocentricity. Sam has found a temporary relief from his own... only for it to come back tenfold every time he opens his mouth.

[Chalk]

'Hey guys, meditation is good, democracy bad.'

[boulderingbadger]

Do people with little to no inner dialogue benefit also?

[danjak_rpg]

The religious types (Hindu, Christian, ISLAM, Budhist) call it

PRAYING....

[MisterMukdenTimes]

The fact that Sam Harris meditates is the single worst endorsement for meditation you will ever find.

[hudsontoo]

Oh yeah… I’m going to take who lessons from Sam Harris. That’s HILARIOUS!

[JardineKarate]

‘You can recognise thoughts as thoughts’, ‘you know they are not YOU as such’, but the question remains, so what? Just to confirm that we are nothing more than biological machines? It’s still pretty depressing.

[dane]

Chris why is this cut all over the place!

[kapalawatts]

Dang it, now I have to stop meditating?

[davidmjackson]

Wow. Didn't Buddha meditate into enlightenment, while Jesus only meditated into his own ego where he tempted himself with being king of all the world? Don't think any of these comments actually understand meditation. Jesus will think for you. No thanks.