Waking Up By Sam Harris

[Focus Shift]

In Waking Up, Harris argues that it is difficult to see the relation between consciousness and matter. Thus, a more precise way of examining consciousness is with meditation. To this view, the practice can be taken up without the formalities of organized religion. Religion has its dogma and lack of scientific rigor in comparison to the scientific worldview of today. What do you make of taking up spiritual practices from a rational point of view? 

[Globalcollective]

Nice video man, just a few tips on the filming side. Make sure your camera is white balanced everytime you move to different locations, also the make sure to correctly expose the camera as the shot is quite dark. I use to work on big budget feature films so wanted to offer u some tips, (don't want to sound condercending aha) 

But I liked cut aways and the image dose stand out somehow x 

[Focus Shift]

@Globalcollective Right on, will definitely do more tests to get that consistency. 

Edited March 16, 2021 by Focus Shift

[fridjonk]

1 hour ago, Focus Shift said:

What do you make of taking up spiritual practices from a rational point of view? 

It will eventually have to collapse, but most start it from a rational view which is fine. 

[lmfao]

Waking Up by Sam Harris is great. If it wasn't for Sam Harris advocating for meditation, who knows, maybe I wouldn't have gotten into any of this. 

If someone starts off rationalist, a mystical experience or two from practice can open you up, if you're willing to not be blind and very dogmatic about interpreting it. Unfortunately Sam himself though is. 

Edited March 17, 2021 by lmfao

[Raptorsin7]

His app is great, he has conversations with different spiritual teachers. I got introduced to jim newman and tony Parsons because of the app