I love listening his explanation on consciousness process.❤
@iconoclasticflow162012 күн бұрын
"there is a far-end of the continuum of human consciousness and well-being" this is absolutely my experience. a completely secular and unreligious *experience* of reality and selfhood/selflessness.
@christopherwall4442 жыл бұрын
Can listen to Sam most of the day..helps me untwist my own natural yet conflicted thinking..
@-Swamp_Donkey-25 күн бұрын
I stopped listening to anything any Jew has to say, and life has never been better.
@miquelr235317 күн бұрын
@@-Swamp_Donkey-so youre a nazi? Anti jew and pro fascism?
@WickedIndigo3 күн бұрын
@@-Swamp_Donkey-looks like swamp donkey is more than just a username, it’s a literal description🤡
@ovichitayat579622 күн бұрын
strangely, i could be confused about all manner of things yet crystal clear about the falsehoods of religions.
@Addictedtobleeps Жыл бұрын
The best video I've seen of him yet. Very thankful for this upload.
@sammysorrentino83112 жыл бұрын
Loved this inspiring thoughtful heart felt true
@WickedIndigo3 күн бұрын
The Rational Mystic himself, what a treat
@JBrooksNYS15 күн бұрын
Oh shit I was there. I remember this in NYC. He was supposed to release this as part of some waking up DVD or program or something and then he realized it wasnt a great idea.
@tjnelson214312 күн бұрын
Why wasn’t it a good idea?
@joshuaharney11812 жыл бұрын
59:13 There’s a sound in the pause after “some stories……” that sounds like a sound effect from the original Mario.
@vibe43942 жыл бұрын
Truly profound. That's not a coincidence. The work of god. Surely.
@sheridixon19017 күн бұрын
I heard it. Skipped ahead to get there.
@sheridixon19017 күн бұрын
I heard it. Skipped ahead to get there.
@hazelettridge10 ай бұрын
My first experience of Sam. Left with the image of myself as the sun emanating rays of light (thoughts) and another part of myself as light catcher trying to turn each thought into a fixed story. Going between the two parts, trying to hold them both.
@johnnynguyen35218 ай бұрын
Excellent comment, thank you
@stoinge2 жыл бұрын
love this upload , thank you
@danielm.taddeo218619 күн бұрын
AA third step is about giving your will and your life to a ''higher power'' as you see it. There is no religion in AA. In fact, it is discouraged to talk about religion and politics. It is mentioned at the beginning or every meeting.
@robertvandeloo13 сағат бұрын
Have you studied the Bahai faith No devil no hell just a higher consciousness? it is a higher consciousness yes? AT the less, it is a better world to live in.
@user-jd1kc9xw1x28 күн бұрын
Describing being “awake and aware” i.e. “woke”, as profoundly beautiful, is apparently out of reach for far too many of us.
@FutureAbe28 күн бұрын
@@user-jd1kc9xw1x I dont understand what you mean
@user-jd1kc9xw1x28 күн бұрын
Lately, “woke” is an adjective used with disdain by right wing, conservative, Christian nationalists to describe any perspective remotely associated with liberal, progressive ideology.
@munkymunk90535 күн бұрын
@@user-jd1kc9xw1x Which is exactly why compressing complex ideologies into single words or phrases is so dangerous because we all have different ways of unpacking such words. Ask a Muslim what it means to be a Muslim and, depending on where they come from, you will recieve many different answers.
@bereketbessie96165 күн бұрын
57:50
Жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Sam Harris fan and I could listen to him for hours on end. But I might never forgive him for using a Mac instead of a Windows computer.
@reasonrationality Жыл бұрын
what the heck 😄
Жыл бұрын
@@reasonrationality Some things are just unacceptable ^^
@FutureAbe11 ай бұрын
It’s okay for laptops
@JordanMMiracleАй бұрын
@@FutureAbe Nope. Still have to buy in to the Walled Garden. Get a Lenovo. Thinkpad, Legion, etc... I'm a tech pro and they are the only machines I will use for laptops.
@miquelr235317 күн бұрын
Who cares what brand of product you use jeez
@moonman554327 күн бұрын
I can agree with much of what he says about religions, but he talks about being awake, but still sees things in dualities.
@QueGolazo3025 күн бұрын
What are some things that he speaks of in dualities but are not dualistic
@Howtobe7774 күн бұрын
You can't speak non-dual.
@ChristianJaredful8 күн бұрын
Is there a trick to speaking like Sam Harris? Would love to know the secret. I sure as heck can't. Maybe it's practicing. Maybe it's speaking slowly.
@WickedIndigo3 күн бұрын
I think a big part is probably reading lots of books and becoming knowledgeable in many subjects. Reading gives you the blueprints of how to speak (and write obviously) very clearly. That and talking slowly probably helps a lot, he seems to take his time and make sure to pick the best words moment to moment.
@AbirTarafdarАй бұрын
1:19:51 poor guy.
@JJ-ds2get-her2 жыл бұрын
I really admire Sam Harris for the religion fight. But I’m not a fan of this one. He’s still my hero, for what he’s done in that fight.
@antoniosantiago222 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity what do u find displeasing about this lecture..
@JJ-ds2get-her2 жыл бұрын
@@antoniosantiago22 Personally, I don't feel I learnt anything new. He descriptively explained consciousness or spirituality, but the description isn't anything new. And he's come to the same conclusion that other religious folks have reached, which is nothing new, that is that everyone should meditate. But I don't think I should meditate because it's spiritually righteous. I do it because it's beneficial to my physical brain. He acted more like a guru in the video, rather than a scientist. He was strong previously when he argued from his expertise in cutting edge neurology. His insight was unique and refreshing. But the field of philosophy or spirituality are not ideal methods for exploring cutting edge territory. So you come up with a fascinating and mind-boggling philosophical argument, so what? You can't advance science with it. It's only an entertaining thought. It's not that useful. I really hope he can keep being scientist-first. He's not strong or unique for his talk in the video.
@MrMattias87 Жыл бұрын
@@JJ-ds2get-her Well he is an actual meditator and a meditation teacher. But he does say keep religion out of it.
@JJ-ds2get-her Жыл бұрын
@@MrMattias87 it’s a long time ago. What is the main point of the video?
@v_north Жыл бұрын
@@JJ-ds2get-her If you do it because it's good for you, then you are missing the point😉
@ALavin-en1kr2 ай бұрын
If you cannot define what consciousness is (the hard problem), it is a bit premature of talk of waking up. Waking up to what, and how?
@swapblueАй бұрын
Most of the time, you are lost in thought (like you are in a dream) Waking Up refers to being in the present
@Williamwilliam1531Ай бұрын
The hard problem is not the inability to define consciousness, rather it’s the inability to explain consciousness via physical processes.
@ALavin-en1krАй бұрын
@@Williamwilliam1531 That means it is very likely and predated quantum events. We could say that what emerges with quantum events in contrast is elemental.
@Williamwilliam1531Ай бұрын
@@ALavin-en1kr the (potentially temporary) failure of physical processes to exhaustively explain the existence of conscious experiences is deeply inadequate to conclude that consciousness precedes quantum events. That’s like saying - because no description of the atmosphere today can tell you whether or not it will be raining here on this day ten years from now, weather patterns are fundamental and must precede quantum events. No one could ever prove you wrong in either case, and if you were right it would change nothing about our mechanistic understanding of the world, nor would the revelation be able to make predictions about the future. So believe that if you like, but it’s an untestable, predictively inert hypothesis that seriously lacks good evidence for its truth
@ALavin-en1krАй бұрын
Waking up would likely mean not seeing the elements and forces as not fundamental to reality, just to physical reality. In physical reality could be included anything that is elemental and that likely would include mind; all forces; all elements. It would be whatever emerged with quantum events. What did not emerge with quantum events but predated them would be fundamental. The only thing that would fit that description would be consciousness. As it cannot be reduced or measured, is not elemental, or owes any debt to the elemental it must predate it. The elemental creating the non-elemental would not make sense, out of what would it create it?
@QLHeal2 ай бұрын
Sam Harris has apparently never studied with legitimate qi gong masters. It is indeed possible to develop awareness of organs. Makes some great points though.
@cymattiАй бұрын
You can build awareness of your liver and spleen, pancreas, thyroid?
@JordanMMiracleАй бұрын
@@cymatti We know it can go as far as the heart, possibly lungs, possibly others. There was that great study done with the monks who were put in a freezer (willingly, obviously), and were able to literally raise their body temperature in order to keep themselves comfortable. They used thermal imaging cameras and (I believe) traditional thermometers. However, even being able to do this at all, is absolutely remarkable. So, personally, it seems less far-fetched. I think that line about the pancreas was just a funny bit of rhetorical work, because for the general person, it holds true. But with enough focus? We are only just starting to scratch the surface of what is possible.
@WickedIndigo3 күн бұрын
@@JordanMMiracleI still somehow doubt this. There have been many Buddhas across the centuries yet we don’t have any record of any of them giving detailed analyses of internal organs. And there’s no record that enough mediation can bring you to these truths. I don’t have a real reason to doubt that people can learn to lower or increase body temperature through certain practices. Perhaps tapping into a subconscious part of the brain that is only accessible through enough focus and effort can govern you the ability to do this. But I don’t see how you could get awareness of these organs and what they’re doing exactly other than the tactile ones like the lungs and heart. But even in that sense you still aren’t getting anything near the scientific knowledge that we know through physically studying these things. I could be wrong about everything I said, this is just where my intuitions lay.
@user-bi1dp4km2o3 күн бұрын
To me, he comes over as bitter..
@BubbaF0wpend18 сағат бұрын
Bitter at what?
@AbirTarafdarАй бұрын
4:14 nah.
@dinmavric550428 күн бұрын
"Becoming a Fascist" with Sam Harris
@-Swamp_Donkey-25 күн бұрын
He’s Jewish. And fascism isn’t a bad thing.
@QueGolazo3025 күн бұрын
@@-Swamp_Donkey-I’m curious why it’s not a bad thing
@-Swamp_Donkey-24 күн бұрын
@@QueGolazo30 fascism is the antidote to communism. One creates, the other destroys.
@scottymeffz502522 күн бұрын
You either misunderstand Sam and the content of this lecture or misunderstand the term fascist. Probably spent too long in click-bait / dunking echochambers
@Jmriccitelli Жыл бұрын
Help Destroy Christianity , then return to Judaism… pretty ninja of you Sammy…😉