Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2018-10-01
Books mentioned on Why Should I Explore My Own Consciousness? - Jeff Warren - #032
Jeff Warren is a Meditation Teacher and Writer, he is the co-author of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, and author of The Head Trip.
Chris Williamson discussed Waking Up by Sam Harris. Also mentioned: The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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.
Discussed“I'm also now rereading waking up by Sam Harris which is an absolutely fantastic exploration into the sense of self the nature of our own consciousness and meditation and spirituality without religion”
Where to get it
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The Science of Enlightenment
Discussed“You mentioned Shinzon Young who I know I really want to get onto who is one of your meditation teachers and he talks in the science of enlightenment His book he likens meditation to a magic trick that can double your life by increasing the depth of experience”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
“he's the co-author of meditation for fidgety skeptics with Dan Harris who is an American news anchor that very famously broke down and had a panic attack live on air”
Plugged The Head Trip
“and I wrote a book called the head trip which is sort of about the neuroscience where the neuroscience meets our experience like how and what these shifting states of consciousness mean for us you know waking sleeping and dreaming and the different variations and iterations”
Plugged Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
“and eventually just came out with a book with Dan Harris called meditation for fidgety skeptics which is sort of a kind of no [__] guide to what really goes on in a practice”