
The Silent Retreat (Being Alone, pt. 1)
20 minutes Posted Jul 22, 2015 at 1:44 pm.
— "It reminded me of a very low-level mushroom trip." – Nate
— Waking up by Sam Harris: amzn.to/1Mfihlw
— Joe Rogan's bit about the end of civilization: bit.ly/1RISgQ9
— "I didn't feel like I was a part of a cult, but I felt like other people were a part of a cult." – Nate
— Meditation teacher S.N. Goenka: bit.ly/1fXtKdv
— Nate explains why he started meditating
— "The best way that I can explain what meditation is now, like my understanding of it, is the ability to just witness reality as it happens." – Nate
— "The idea (of meditation) does not hold any appeal to me." – Jason
— Nate says meditating trains your mind like exercising trains your body
— "What happens is I am much more likely and much more quick to realize that I am reacting in a certain way and to realize that I do not have to act in that way." – Nate
— Looking for the Self, guided meditation by Sam Harris: bit.ly/1zxtmdg
— "I would just challenge you to try that. And you may hate it, and that's fine, but at least you would get an idea of what the meditation is." – Nate
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Show notes
Nate's recent 10-day silent meditation retreat at the Northwest Vipassana Institute (bit.ly/1Mj4PNE) is the topic.
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