How Meditation Can Change Your Life – Sam Harris

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   @CosmicSkeptic

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

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   @MajaMessiah

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   Thank you both for having this conversation❤️

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   @harlsmusic

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   mediation is science

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   @rando8916

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   So is there like a growing process as you age where all your thoughts are kinda quiet at the back of your mind, then loud at the forefront of your mind, then just a list in front of your mind

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   @bardbar

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   the real question is "Where is your head?". now, let's start again.

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   @gonzalocamunez637

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   Sam is very sensitive and poised except when it comes to admitting the most extensively documented genocide in human history. Sadly, that will be what people remember about him the most. Another sad case of “us vs them divide” blindness

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   @DefenestratedOligarch

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   I get a kick out of this conversation, Harris‘s description of what it’s like to be at beginning meditator is so accurate.

   Alex is a brilliant young man, but he clearly has not meditated much before. He’s making the extremely common assumption that one meditates to find an elevated experience.

   It took me a good amount of time to get past that myself. I started meditating looking for a replacement for drugs. And it’s actually not like that at all. All meditation offers is clearer insight into what is actually happening in your own head.

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   @HeadsetHistorian

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   I didn't know anyone was skeptical of meditation, I thought it was just in the realm of exercise. I don't see it as anything "woo" or such as it's just an action to perform, no belief required

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   @TheAionGuard

   May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

   How can you be a meditation skeptic if you haven’t done it? You couldn’t even make it make sense!

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    @garybiester7168

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Is he a closet Buddhist?

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    @taylorb2162

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Breath in. Breath out. Relax. Now let's bomb another Muslim hospital in Palestine. That's good. Great. Keep breathing. Murder is moral. In. Out. Great great. Relax.

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    @marvelavenger1353

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    I noticed time pass so fast In deep mediation,

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    @Abhi-nb1xo

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    What he is describing is Anapaan which is like a practice pre requisite of Vipassana as taught by Gautam Buddha

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    @jacobchalkler1652

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Lazy skepticism: dismisses without engagement. No experiment, no evidence, just vibes and ego armor

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    @okonmt

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Dear Alex,

    I’m turning 60 next month. I started meditating when I was 21, originally with Transcendental Meditation (mantra-based). What meditation does for me is actually very simple: it clears mental noise. Twenty minutes are usually enough to reach a state of deep relaxation.

    Over the years, I’ve experienced the occasional neurological or perceptual effect, but I don’t interpret these in mystical terms. I’m not interested in esotericism or spiritual narratives. From my perspective, meditation is a mental technique, not a belief system.

    What happens when the mind genuinely quiets down—when thoughts pause for a few moments—is surprisingly powerful. Those brief “empty” states of awareness can be profoundly calming, sometimes more effective than substances people use to relax or escape. No metaphysics required.

    Many people struggle with this because of what’s often called the “monkey mind.” You close your eyes, and the thinking just keeps going. Learning to allow short periods of real mental silence is difficult, but when it works, it’s remarkable.

    I don’t meditate continuously. I’ve had breaks that lasted weeks or even months. But I always come back to it—not out of discipline or ideology, but because, pragmatically, it works.

    Best,
    Martin

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    @meiseki_mu

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    I don’t understand how you can be skeptical of something like meditation without ever trying it…..does this guy not have 5 mins? lol

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    @kalle9610

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Sam is amazing. A violent zionist talking about spirituality and peace. Sums up everything that is wrong with western spirituality.

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    @HoneyWindbutton

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    You don’t have to believe in mediation for it to work. Just try it.

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    @HoneyWindbutton

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    “I’m a meditation skeptic, I’ve never tried it”. 😂

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    @sniffableandirresistble

    May 3, 2026 at 9:52 pm

    Make it simpler!!! Brain waves exist alpha beta theta delta. Theta isn't sleep delta isn't theta its sleep, both in delta and theta brain waves exist conclusively that repair and harmony are emphasized so we may function at our best. It's not gay!!! ❤

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