The Wright Show with Robert Wright

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tvThe Evolution of GodNonzero,Why Buddhism Is True) and Jeff Warren

Some points:
-How Jeff went from science journalist to meditation teacher
-Jeff’s new book, co-authored with Dan Harris, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
-How ADD and bipolar tendencies shaped Jeff’s practice
-The life-changing experience of falling out of a tree while on mushrooms
-The interaction between mindfulness, not-self, and suffering
-Defining enlightenment
-The varieties of consciousness
-How meditation can shift your priorities

 

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Being human takes practice.

Get short reflections on meditation, mind, and the baffle-wonder-challenge of somehow existing. Includes three videos on how to kick-start your meditation practice, and several badly-timed jokes.