"Waking Up" with Sam Harris

[@knotyourguru]

I woke only to realize I am asleep.

[@DrewRoshambo]

See you in Waterloo.

[@Vanilsonleal]

I love listening his explanation on consciousness process.❤

[@iconoclasticflow1620]

"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.

[@christopherwall444]

Can listen to Sam most of the day..helps me untwist my own natural yet conflicted thinking..

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

I stopped listening to anything any Jew has to say, and life has never been better.

[@miquelr2353]

​@@-Swamp_Donkey-so youre a nazi? Anti jew and pro fascism?

[@WickedIndigo]

@@-Swamp_Donkey-looks like swamp donkey is more than just a username, it’s a literal description🤡

[@ovichitayat5796]

strangely, i could be confused about all manner of things yet crystal clear about the falsehoods of religions.

[@Addictedtobleeps]

The best video I've seen of him yet. Very thankful for this upload.

[@sammysorrentino8311]

Loved this inspiring thoughtful heart felt true

[@WickedIndigo]

The Rational Mystic himself, what a treat

[@JBrooksNYS]

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.

[@tjnelson2143]

Why wasn’t it a good idea?

[@joshuaharney1181]

59:13 There’s a sound in the pause after “some stories……” that sounds like a sound effect from the original Mario.

[@vibe4394]

Truly profound. That's not a coincidence. The work of god. Surely.

[@sheridixon190]

I heard it. Skipped ahead to get there.

[@sheridixon190]

I heard it. Skipped ahead to get there.

[@hazelettridge]

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.

[@johnnynguyen3521]

Excellent comment, thank you

[@stoinge]

love this upload , thank you

[@danielm.taddeo2186]

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.

[@robertvandeloo]

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-jd1kc9xw1x]

Describing being “awake and aware” i.e. “woke”, as profoundly beautiful, is apparently out of reach for far too many of us.

[@FutureAbe]

@@user-jd1kc9xw1x I dont understand what you mean

[@user-jd1kc9xw1x]

Lately, “woke” is an adjective used with disdain by right wing, conservative, Christian nationalists to describe any perspective remotely associated with liberal, progressive ideology.

[@munkymunk9053]

@@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.

[@bereketbessie9616]

57:50

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]

what the heck 😄

@@reasonrationality Some things are just unacceptable ^^

[@FutureAbe]

It’s okay for laptops

[@JordanMMiracle]

@@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.

[@miquelr2353]

Who cares what brand of product you use jeez

[@moonman5543]

I can agree with much of what he says about religions, but he talks about being awake, but still sees things in dualities.

[@QueGolazo30]

What are some things that he speaks of in dualities but are not dualistic

[@Howtobe777]

You can't speak non-dual.

[@ChristianJaredful]

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.

[@WickedIndigo]

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.

[@AbirTarafdar]

1:19:51 poor guy.

[@JJ-ds2get-her]

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.

[@antoniosantiago22]

Out of curiosity what do u find displeasing about this lecture..

[@JJ-ds2get-her]

​@@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]

@@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]

@@MrMattias87 it’s a long time ago. What is the main point of the video?

[@v_north]

@@JJ-ds2get-her If you do it because it's good for you, then you are missing the point😉

[@ALavin-en1kr]

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?

[@swapblue]

Most of the time, you are lost in thought (like you are in a dream) Waking Up refers to being in the present

[@Williamwilliam1531]

The hard problem is not the inability to define consciousness, rather it’s the inability to explain consciousness via physical processes.

[@ALavin-en1kr]

@@Williamwilliam1531 That means it is very likely and predated quantum events. We could say that what emerges with quantum events in contrast is elemental.

[@Williamwilliam1531]

⁠@@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-en1kr]

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?

[@QLHeal]

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.

[@cymatti]

You can build awareness of your liver and spleen, pancreas, thyroid?

[@JordanMMiracle]

@@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.

[@WickedIndigo]

@@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-bi1dp4km2o]

To me, he comes over as bitter..

[@BubbaF0wpend]

Bitter at what?

[@AbirTarafdar]

4:14 nah.

[@dinmavric5504]

"Becoming a Fascist" with Sam Harris

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

He’s Jewish. And fascism isn’t a bad thing.

[@QueGolazo30]

@@-Swamp_Donkey-I’m curious why it’s not a bad thing

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

@@QueGolazo30 fascism is the antidote to communism. One creates, the other destroys.

[@scottymeffz5025]

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]

Help Destroy Christianity , then return to Judaism… pretty ninja of you Sammy…😉