Today’s release on The Best of Making Sense feed:
“#159 CONSCIOUS. Sam speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about her book, CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.”
NEWS
Metta for Everyone
My new guided meditation series is now available to all on my website.
Campus Protests, Antisemitism, and Western Values: Making Sense Episode #367
Once again, I hope everyone will listen with an open mind.
Click here to listen on YouTube
Nautilus Article: What Is Time?
The more closely we observe the present moment, the more amorphous it becomes. It vanishes as we reach out to touch it, transforming into the next moment, and the next… When we look out at the ocean, we naturally perceive the waves while understanding (both intellectually and intuitively) that there is no real “thing” that is a wave. The concept is useful shorthand for a dynamic phenomenon that occurs in nature. So too with the human brain, which is an ever-changing symphony of electrical firing among billions of neurons…
Click here to continue reading my article in Nautilus Magazine, “What is Time?”
My new meditation series for the Waking Up app
Metta for Everyone
I struggled with Metta practice for years, but through my work teaching children, I found a new way to approach my own practice. I hope this series helps others connect to the transformative exercise of cultivating compassion.