The Self is an Illusion - Sam Harris

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (48)

0:00 Mysteries of Language and Consciousness chapter 4
0:00 Philosophical Discussion on Perception and Reality
0:42 The Mysterious Nature of Language Expression
1:10 Ego Death and Spiritual Experience Described
1:38 Psychedelic Experiences and Ego Death Discussion
2:24 Psychedelics Guarantee a Change in Experience chapter 2
2:24 Psychedelics Guarantee a Change in Experience
3:15 Psychedelics as Gateway to Spiritual Expansion
3:44 Spiritual Progress and Impermanence of Experiences chapter 3
3:44 Spiritual Progress and Esoteric States
4:18 Impermanence of Consciousness Experiences
4:48 Spiritual Experiences and Psychological Freedom
5:43 Meditation and Psychedelic Experiences Compared chapter 3
5:43 Benefits of Meditation and Personal Growth
6:21 Meditation and Consciousness Relationship
6:50 Consciousness and the Sense of Self
7:30 Non-duality and Selflessness in Meditation chapter 3
7:30 Non-duality and Selflessness in Buddhism
8:03 Unity with a Larger Consciousness
8:33 Selflessness and Pure Perception in Meditation
9:38 Finding Inner Peace in Psychological Suffering chapter 3
9:38 Overcoming Psychological Suffering through Recognition
10:14 Equanimity in Unpleasant Experiences
10:48 Finding Inner Tranquility Through Selflessness
11:23 The Nature of Experience and Subjectivity chapter 4
11:23 Philosophical Discussion of Experience and Subjectivity
12:20 The Concept of Ego and Identity
12:44 Body's Influence on Mental State
13:10 Defining the Boundaries of Consciousness
14:06 The Illusion of Self and Personal Experience chapter 4
14:06 Philosophical Discussion of Self Illusion
14:48 Philosophical Perspective on Personal Thoughts
15:20 Philosophical Discussion of Personal Identity
15:59 Impersonal Nature of Consciousness
16:52 The Nature of Self and Perception chapter 4
16:52 Freedom from a Perpetual Sense of Self
17:35 Philosophical Discussion of Human Perception
18:06 Searching for a Center of Self
18:49 Exploring the Efficacy of a New Capacity
19:35 Meditation and Changes in Human Consciousness chapter 4
19:35 Benefits of Visible Physical Transformation
20:13 Meditation Skeptic Turns to Practice
20:42 Philosophical Discussion of Self and Consciousness
21:19 The Nature of Self and Consciousness
21:59 Mental Health and Therapy Discussion chapter 3
21:59 Existential Anxiety and Mental Health
22:47 Online Therapy Session Options and Process
23:15 BetterHelp Review and Promotion

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