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Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment

Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc · talk · Watch on YouTube

Religion, belief & skepticismPhilosophy & ethics

What it is

Sam Harris's talk at the 2012 Global Atheist Convention on the secular attitude toward death and living in the present moment, with a guided meditation element.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as a liberating account of present-moment awareness and mindfulness.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “Maybe Mindfulness meditation can help you”

    Mindfulness meditation to reduce pressure when learning

    __m, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Do you get impatient when learning new things?”

  2. “I think this is a liberating truth about the human mind.”

    Sam Harris on living in the present moment

    finkin1, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “You May Want to Marry My Husband”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sam harris, meditation, mindfulness, atheism, present moment

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