The True Purpose of Meditation | Sam Harris

[@ogdenreed]

Sam Harris is brilliant.

[@DeepakKumar-jx9vt]

is this what he said : who is that person behind my thoughts, creating those thoughts, who is that me.

[@sanjayyethipathi]

yes. and what are implications of your non existence?

[@zan6585]

It's called non-dualism. You are not the thinker of your thoughts, there is no ego, it is simply a construct of thought and the mind, all that is, is consciousness. The raw experience of sensations and the things around you. (I think at least) It's the discovery and re-discovering this (when you meditate) that actually grants the benefits he's talking about. This is separate from the western goal-oriented benefits of meditation (calmness, focus, etc.) although you will recieve those too when you glimpse non-duality.

[@barryjb]

@@zan6585 If the thoughts are coming from my brain then they are my thoughts. How can you say I am not the thinker of my thoughts if those thoughts come from my brain?