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#398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker

2025/1/21
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Sam Harris: 我最近经历了洛杉矶火灾,不得不紧急撤离家园,这让我对心理成长的重要性有了更深刻的认识。这段经历让我更加体会到正念冥想的重要性,它帮助我处理了焦虑和压力,让我能够在面对突发事件时保持内心的平静。 我意识到,人们普遍认为成年后心理成长会停止,这是一种误解。事实上,我们可以持续提升自己的心智,就像我们持续进行身体锻炼一样。我们需要建立一种新的常态,即承认并重视终身的心理成长,这包括在智力、人际关系和注意力运用等方面不断提升自己。 冥想是一种重要的工具,它可以帮助我们洞察自身思维的局限性,从而减少世界上的混乱和痛苦。通过冥想,我们可以更好地控制负面情绪,避免做出错误的决定。现代人的注意力非常分散,这与过度使用智能手机有关。冥想可以帮助我们集中注意力,提高效率。 冥想并非通过其他活动间接获得,而是一种需要专门学习的实践。当我们开始冥想时,会发现自己的思维如同一个喋喋不休的疯子,冥想可以帮助我们暂时摆脱这种干扰,让我们能够更好地专注于当下。 冥想让我们能够辨别并选择是否跟随自己的思绪。几乎所有的人类活动,无论是积极的还是消极的,都是思想的产物。通过冥想,我们可以认识到“自我”是思想的产物,而非独立存在的实体。大部分痛苦都源于我们对“自我”的错误认知。 冥想可以帮助我们觉察到痛苦源于沉溺于思绪,从而做出选择。我们可以认识到“自我”的概念有多种理解方式,其中一种是虚幻的,会带来不必要的痛苦。“我”的感受是思想的产物,而非独立存在的实体。“自我”的体验类似于做梦,我们被意识的内容完全占据。 即使在事情顺利的时候,“自我”也会带来痛苦,例如骄傲感。通过冥想,我们可以觉察到意识并非“自我”,并认识到“自我”的虚幻性。通过冥想,我们可以认识到不存在独立于思想之外的“思考者”。

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Sam Harris shares his experience fleeing his home due to the LA fires and highlights the importance of meditation in managing the stress. He also promotes his Waking Up app, which offers guided meditation and lessons on various life topics.
  • 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 training.

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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.