Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2023-04-24
Books mentioned on Sam Harris ON: The MEANING OF LIFE & Finding Wisdom Through MEDITATION | Jay Shetty
Sam Harris recommended Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara. Jay Shetty recommended Waking Up by Sam Harris.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Cobalt Red
Cobalt Red is an investigative non-fiction book by Siddharth Kara that exposes the harsh ethical realities, human costs, and slave labor involved in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to power modern electronics.
Recommended“he he's put his book coming out called Cobalt red but he just did a two-hour uh podcast with Rogan which was just this Litany of Horrors”
Where to get it
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Waking Up
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris is an insightful exploration of meditation, consciousness, and the secular aspects of spiritual practice, bridging scientific rationality with inner awareness.
Recommended“That's what we do; everyone listening and watching; the podcast is called Making Sense. The app is called Waking Up, and the book has the same title.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Waking Up
“In the beginning when you're practicing, what I tend to teach in 'Waking Up' is a technique called mindfulness, which most people engage dualistically at first.”