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398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker

2025/1/21
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我经历了洛杉矶山火，不得不撤离家园。这段经历让我更加深刻地体会到正念冥想的重要性，它帮助我保持内心的平静，应对焦虑和恐惧。 人们普遍忽视了大脑训练的重要性，就像忽视身体训练一样。我们应该认识到改变思维方式是可能的，就像改变身体一样。我们需要一个新的关于人类成长的规范，承认终身学习和成长是必要的，这包括学习如何更好地与自己对话，以及如何觉察到思维的局限性。 人们对冥想的益处存在文化盲点，就像过去对体育锻炼和吸烟的认知一样。大多数人的混乱和痛苦源于他们对自身思维的缺乏洞察。冥想能帮助我们控制负面情绪，避免做出错误的决定，提升注意力，摆脱智能手机的过度依赖。 冥想不是通过其他活动偶然习得的，而是一种需要刻意学习的实践。我们的思维就像一个喋喋不休的疯子，时刻干扰着我们。冥想让我们能够选择是否跟随每一个想法。几乎所有人类活动，无论是积极的还是消极的，都是思想的产物。 我们对“自我”存在一种错误的认知，认为存在一个独立于思想之外的思考者。这种错误的认知是许多痛苦的根源。通过冥想，我们可以发现“自我”是思想的产物，而非独立存在的实体。“自我”感如同做梦，我们被意识的内容完全俘获。即使在事情顺利的时候，“自我”感也会带来痛苦，例如骄傲。 通过冥想，我们可以实现无我状态，这并非深奥的意识特征，而是表面的。冥想能够帮助我们觉察到痛苦的根源在于我们被思想所困扰。我们可以通过觉察来摆脱思想的束缚，获得内心的平静与自由。

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Sam Harris shares his recent experience of fleeing his home due to the LA fires and reflects on the importance of meditation during this stressful time. He also promotes his Waking Up app, offering a sample of its content to help people maintain their New Year's resolutions.
  • Sam Harris had to evacuate his home due to the LA fires.
  • Meditation helped him cope with the stress of the situation.
  • He promotes his Waking Up app as a tool for mental well-being.

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Sam provides an update about his experience of the LA fires and shares a few selections from the Waking Up app. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe).

Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up) app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.