NEUROSCIENTIST EXPLAINS The #1 Reason Why People Suffer IN LIFE | Sam Harris & Lewis Howes

Thank you for watching this powerful interview with Sam Harris!

Sam Harris is a New York Times best-selling author, podcast host, and creator of the Waking Up Course. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.

Sam shares that when he experiences emotions like anger to sadness, he becomes interested in the emotion. He observes his body’s reaction and tries to distance himself from his feelings. So get ready to learn how mindfulness can end suffering on Episode 824.

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[stevebonella]

The mental clarity of this man is astounding. Terrific stuff.

[JimSting]

Sam is somewhat unique in that he combines philosophy and neuroscience, achieving results that either on their own cannot. Exactly what 21st century humanity needs.

[amirkhan]

Sam Harris is a walking testimony to the philosophy of not lying, striving to deliver the truth, and that makes his message extremely powerful. I know I can always listen to him and learn something fundamental about the nature of reality. Thanks for sharing this.

[rationalmystic]

You know that you have lived a good life when you have had Sam Harris sitting three feet away from you talking about life . what a great podcast . thank you Mr Howes and deep gratitude Mr Harris. Lots of love and goodwill to you . take care sir.

[MasterSimpkins]

I like that Sam has opened up a lot recently about his personal life and its effects on him

[Four_Eyes]

You killed it Lewis... minimal interruptions and "mhmms" while asking thoughtful questions that really pulled some fresh content out of Sam.

[SevenRemedies]

There should be a lesson at school called mindfullness.. Peace .. 🌞

[vividhkothari]

"The thing we actually want is a good enough excuse to totally relax in a present moment."

That's a very unique insightful comment that I haven't heard before. That's very interesting. And more I think about it, more I find it to be true. I just want things that will give me an excuse to be in present THEN.

[FacelessProjects]

What a fantastic conversation. Thank you Lewis Howes, Sam Harris is as close to an idol as I have.

[stomachhurts]

It’s fkn insane how he woke me up to this after years of random practice and drugs from reading his book.. and now he explains how I’m not fkn crazy and I’m just at that exact stage he’s talking about.. I love u Sam

[torshops]

also props to the interviewer.. he got Sam to talk about things a little outside his comfort zone it seemed

[andresarias]

I actually loved those questions. I had never seen Sam get so personal before.

[EthanSchwandtTheMindMapGuy]

Loving all the Sam Harris content! Perfect timing for me :)

[bitarezaee]

I have found this interview much much more useful than the one in Impact Theory. He didn't allow the guest to talk and discuss...thanks for listening patiently

[sammysam]

We suffer more in our imagination then in life itself

[xvguebp]

Ive literally seen every piece of Sam Harris footage, and this is the one of the best, for me, in my opinion. The interviewer asked things other people just don't ask, and it revealed a different, slightly vulnerable and cute side of Sam. Sam can get a little robotic and was leading me to believe his intellect was at the expense of some other qualities that I saw in abundance in this interview. Good stuff. Refreshing.

[adamk]

Just finished the interview, and as someone who, like Sam, doesn’t have or pretend to know the concise answer to everything asked of me or my input, i can relate to the long pause of processing a direct or standard question. I liked this interview, and the interviewer seems like a good guy but the problem with asking someone who’s incredibly thoughtful and introspective to have a succinct answer to truncated questions is a little like asking the emperor how his dinner tasted. That being said, I admire Lewis for seeking a conversation with someone who is a profound thought leader, and the humble process of being eager to soak up valuable insights.

[artmurilloTX]

It was so awesome seeing Sam's authenticity, openness, and frankly, patience throughout this entire interview. Its great to know that wise, intelligent people dont have be arrogant or come across as jerks.
Great interview, it makes me like Sam Harris on a more personal level. Makes me want to keep reading his material.

[gabrielekennedy]

Thank you, love Sam Harris. One of our best living thinkers.

[hairyclamakabushsenior]

23:55
“Concentration is intrinsically pleasurable”
24:20
“its really just the concentration, it doesn’t matter what your focused on”