Know Thyself

Sam Harris joins the Know Thyself Podcast today for a deep dive into consciousness, free will, and artificial intelligence. He explains the illusory nature of self, our daily psychosis, and why it's essential to wake up from the 'dream' of our thoughts. Sam shares how the practice of meditation can help set us free, and how to break the spell of negative emotions. 

He also dives deep on the pitfalls of the spiritual path, explaining the drawbacks of non-dual thinking, emptiness in Buddhism, and why some Gurus misbehave. 

Sam gives a thorough explanation into his present thesis on solving the hard problem of consciousness, explains how the concept of free will can be limiting with understanding psychopaths, and if he believes that artificial intelligence will one day become conscious.

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Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(2:41) The Illusion of Self and the Process of Suffering 

(11:08) Our daily psychosis - Identification with thought 

(16:35) The Transitory Nature of Thought and the Benefits of Meditation

(27:14) When ego is useful, and when to let go 

(32:40) Breaking the Spell of Negative Emotions

(35:19) Understanding Impermanence and its Relation to Suffering 

(43:31) The concept of "Emptiness" in Buddhism

(56:32) Pitfalls of the ‘goal’ of enlightenment

(59:11) The Duality of the Spiritual Path

(1:12:15) The Illusion of Seeking and False Beliefs in Meditation Practice

(1:14:58) How non-dual teachings got twisted

(1:17:31) Waking up vs embodiment 

(1:25:21) Why spiritual teachers misbehave 

(1:30:57) Sam’s Personal Pivotal Moments in the Journey of Self Inquiry

(1:44:46) The hard problem of consciousness 

(2:09:24) Consciousness and Intelligence in AGI

(2:17:42) Do we really have Free will?

(2:29:57) Why Gratitude & Reason Heals Us

(2:40:02) Conclusion

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Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times best sellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.

Sam’s work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), The Annals of Neurology, among others. He also hosts the Making Sense Podcast, which was selected by Apple as one of the “iTunes Best” and has won a Webby Award for best podcast in the Science & Education category.

Sam received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He has also practiced meditation for more than 30 years and has studied with many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers, both in the United States and abroad. Sam has created the Waking Up app for anyone who wants to learn to meditate in a modern, scientific context.

https://www.samharris.org

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Sam Harris joins the Know Thyself Podcast today for a deep dive into consciousness, free will, and artificial intelligence. He explains the illusory nature of self, our daily psychosis, and why it's essential to wake up from the 'dream' of our thoughts. Sam shares how the practice of meditation can help set us free, and how to break the spell of negative emotions. 

He also dives deep on the pitfalls of the spiritual path, explaining the drawbacks of non-dual thinking, emptiness in Buddhism, and why some Gurus misbehave. 

Sam gives a thorough explanation into his present thesis on solving the hard problem of consciousness, explains how the concept of free will can be limiting with understanding psychopaths, and if he believes that artificial intelligence will one day become conscious.

https://www.wakingup.com/knowthyself for free 30 days of Waking Up App

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:41 The Illusion of Self and the Process of Suffering 

11:08 Our daily psychosis - Identification with thought 

16:35 The Transitory Nature of Thought and the Benefits of Meditation

27:14 When ego is useful, and when to let go 

32:40 Breaking the Spell of Negative Emotions

35:19 Understanding Impermanence and its Relation to Suffering 

43:31 The concept of "Emptiness" in Buddhism

56:32 Pitfalls of the ‘goal’ of enlightenment

59:11 The Duality of the Spiritual Path

1:12:15 The Illusion of Seeking and False Beliefs in Meditation Practice

1:14:58 How non-dual teachings got twisted

1:17:31 Waking up vs embodiment 

1:25:21 Why spiritual teachers misbehave 

1:30:57 Sam’s Personal Pivotal Moments in the Journey of Self Inquiry

1:44:46 The hard problem of consciousness 

2:09:24 Consciousness and Intelligence in AGI

2:17:42 Do we really have Free will?

2:29:57 Why Gratitude & Reason Heals Us

2:40:02 Conclusion

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Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times best sellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.

Sam’s work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), The Annals of Neurology, among others. He also hosts the Making Sense Podcast, which was selected by Apple as one of the “iTunes Best” and has won a Webby Award for best podcast in the Science & Education category.

Sam received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He has also practiced meditation for more than 30 years and has studied with many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers, both in the United States and abroad. Sam has created the Waking Up app for anyone who wants to learn to meditate in a modern, scientific context.

https://www.samharris.org

https://www.wakingup.com/knowthyself for free 30 days of Waking Up App

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

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Meditation expert Emily Fletcher, shares how to use your sexual energy and meditation to manifest the life of your dreams and is launching a new podcast, (https://link.chtbl.com/whythis) Why Isn't Everyone Doing This?

Emily actualized her life-long dream of being on Broadway, only to find herself stressed, sick, and unhappy. After some soul searching she found meditation, and in one session was transformed. 

Today she shares what meditation actually is and why we can't afford to NOT meditate. She also dives deep on what she calls "pleasure prayer", of harnessing the creative potential of your orgasm to manifest. Emily also shares the lessons she has learned from motherhood, how to achieve harmony in relationship, and why the world is starving for a pleasure revolution.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

5:11 From Broadway to Meditation: Becoming Fulfillment 

11:00 Loosening the Grip on Our Desires: Stress Less, Accomplish More

17:50 Global Shift to Awakening  

23:14 Achieving a Meditative State 

27:27 We Can't Afford to NOT Meditate 

32:54 Transcending Sexual Shame & Reclaiming Your True Desire

41:20 Using Sexual Energy as Creativity

49:53 Pleasure Prayer: Manifesting with Your Orgasm

57:17 Not Everyone’s Meant to be a Monk

1:01:55 Emily's Vision for a Pleasure Revolution

1:10:25 The Challenges & Rewards of Motherhood

1:16:02 Polarity & Dynamics in Partnership

1:20:39 Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?

1:25:01 Emily’s Message to Humanity 

1:26:20 Conclusion

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Emily is the founder of Ziva and the host of the spine-tingling new podcast, Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This? (link.chtbl.com/whythis).

She is an international speaker whose superpower is making esoteric tools accessible to a mainstream audience, teaching over 50,000 people meditation and manifesting. Her best-selling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and has been translated into 12 languages. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, Good Morning America and Vogue. She’s taught at Apple, Google and Harvard Business School. 

A formerly stressed Broadway performer going gray at 27, Emily was desperate for a solution when she found meditation -- which immediately cured her insomnia and anxiety. Her transformation was so dramatic that she quit acting, went to India, and studied the ancient tools Ziva students swear by today.

Over the past three years she has dedicated herself to developing innovative embodiment practices that empower individuals to transmute stress into boundless joy.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zivameditation/

Ziva Meditation: https://zivameditation.com/podcast

Emily's new podcast, Why Isn't Everyone Doing This: https://link.chtbl.com/whythis

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg

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Mark Manson, Author of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" explains why most self help is backwards, and how to actually improve your life and wellbeing. 

He shares his perspective on life, death, success, and finding our purpose. Mark recounts how the surprising death of his friend shifted his view on life, and why it's important that we lean how to die before we die. He describes the challenges he faced after becoming 'an overnight success' and selling 10 million copies of his book - challenging the idea that success can make you happy. He uses 'The Paradox of Progress' to explain why the wealthiest countries are also the most unhappy. Mark also explains the fundamentals for building a healthy relationship, and how to use the context of the past to inspire gratitude for the present.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro 

1:45 The Death of My Childhood Friend

8:12 How to Die Before You Die

9:56 The Painful Reality of Personal Growth and Change

12:44 The Challenges of Success and Happiness on the Macro and Micro Level

19:44 What to Give a F*ck About 

23:37 Stopping BS’ing Yourself

25:55 Why the Rich are Unhappy - The Paradox of Progress

32:05 Finding Meaning Beyond Success and Dealing with Exponential Swings

37:20 Overcoming Depression after Massive Success

40:12 The Backwards Law and the Pursuit of Positive Experiences

43:44 Letting Go: A Pathway to More

47:10 Self Sabotage: Manson's Law of Avoidance

54:11 The never-ending wheel of self-improvement

57:17 Taking LSD & Seeing God 

1:03:56 Finding Your Unique Combination of Skills and Gifts

1:12:28 The Limitations of Identity and Finding Meaning Beyond Success

1:14:57 The Importance of Maintaining Separate Identities in a Romantic Partnership.

1:17:53 Historical Context & Understanding Progress

1:27:44 Conclusion

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Mark Manson:

Mark is the three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, as well as other titles. His books have sold around 20 million copies, been translated into more than 65 languages, and reached number one in more than a dozen countries. In 2023, a feature film about his life and ideas was released worldwide by Universal Pictures.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson/

Website: https://markmanson.net

Books: https://markmanson.net/books

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson

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Know Thyself

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/

Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg

Listen to all episodes on Audio: 

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Sound Alchemist and Medicine Woman, Vylana Marcus, reveals how to harness the power of sound to transform pain into liberation. She shares her personal journey of overcoming unworthiness and finding her true voice, giving advice for anyone struggling to uncover and step into their own unique gifts.

Vylana also shares the story of her troubled past relationships, which eventually led her to her sacred union with Aubrey Marcus, and how together they have built the partnership beyond her wildest dreams.

She also dives deeps on channeling light language, motherhood, emotional healing, and even shares a live sound alchemy with us.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:07 Live Sound alchemy

12:40 Vylana's Journey to Sound 

23:41 Finding your Unique Gifts 

36:00 Overcoming Unworthiness

50:26 Sacred Union 

1:04:13 Motherhood 

1:09:25 Cymatics 

1:11:49 Light Language & Channeling 

1:29:03 The Full Spectrum of Emotions 

1:49:15 Conclusion

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Vylana Marcus:

Passionate about leveraging various modalities and mediums within the healing arts to support the expansion of both individual and universal consciousness; Vylana is a visionary sound alchemist who has dedicated her life to healing the collective as both an artist and a medicine woman.

Vylana could be called many things, but the descriptor she would be most proud of is permission slip. Permission for women and men to remember the full breadth and magic of their birthright. Permission to embrace this era of radical change and transformation. Permission to simply be, just as you are.

Instagram:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Vylana

Website: https://vylana.com/

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

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Sound Alchemist and Medicine Woman, Vylana Marcus, reveals how to harness the power of sound to transform pain into liberation. She shares her personal journey of overcoming unworthiness and finding her true voice, giving advice for anyone struggling to uncover and step into their own unique gifts.

Health expert and Biodynamic farmer, Chervin Jafarieh, explains how to reclaim your personal sovereignty and unlock your healthiest life, in this toxic world. He dives deep on the power of discernment, and how to rediscover the fundamentals of your health. Reminding us in pursuit of vitality, not to overlook the simple things: like sunlight, clean water, and healthy habits.

He also explains why negative thinking, subconscious beliefs, and gossip all contribute to an unhealthy version of ourselves. 

Chervin shares the fundamentals of biodynamic farming, his personal healing journey, and why he created Cymbiotika, a leading supplement company.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:29 Power of discernment 

9:18 The Journey to Awakening 

20:34 Staying Open, Finding Alignment

27:34 Fundamentals for Our Health

39:25 Toxicity of Gossip & Cancel Culture

43:03 Cymbiotika

49:16 Chervin’s Personal Healing Journey 

58:22 Humanity’s Great Opportunity 

1:05:53 Back to basics: Essential for Thriving

1:10:50 Transcending Fight or Flight

1:13:36 Biodynamic Farming and Nature of Self 

1:20:33 Inner Child & Play

1:26:10 Conclusion

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Chervin Jafarieh is a life-long seeker of truth and knowledge. Through his podcast Wake the Fake Up, media accounts and interviews, he shares deep insights on areas of study such as Eastern and Western medicine, orthomolecular medicine, epigenetics, nutrition, detoxification, biodynamic agriculture, and philosophy, with the soul intention to awaken a higher potential contained within each of us. He is also the founder of leading supplement company, Cymbiotika, and a biodynamic farmer.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chervin333/

Website: https://www.chervinjafarieh.com

Cymbiotika: https://cymbiotika.com

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg

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Aaron Abke explains how to call forth our awakening by understanding The Law of One. The Law of One is a channeled text uncovering the origin of the universe, and explaining that all things exist as one. Aaron shares the meaning of life, and how to ascend through the different densities. He describes the 3 beliefs of our ego (and how to overcome them), awakening Kundalini Energy, and the journey to enlightenment. 

Aaron also shares his own personal story of leaving being a pastor, becoming a fitness model, and ultimately having a spontaneous awakening that shifted his entire perspective.

This episode is great for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of reality and continue on their ascension process. 

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:28 Meaning of Life: Defined by the Law of One

26:48 Waking up from Programming

34:39 Spiritual IQ

36:43 Process of Healing & Ascension 

45:32 Spiritual Bypassing

49:49 Aaron's Awakening

56:33 3 Beliefs of the Ego

1:03:44 Healing the Wound of Lack

1:11:45 Harnessing Kundalini Energy

1:21:11 From Seeker to Enjoyer

1:30:00 Caution for Awakening Kundalini

1:35:37 What is Enlightenment

1:40:32 Unpacking Religion

1:49:12 Call Forth Awakening

1:52:20 Conclusion

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Aaron Abke is a spiritual teacher and content creator, with a mission is to awaken this planet to the awareness of our oneness and collective destiny, which is called "4th Density Consciousness". This is Unity Consciousness; the awareness of Love and Oneness as the Highest Truth of the Universe.

Highly studied in The Law of One, Aaron teaches others how to integrate and embody this Truth in their Being, rather than merely learning about it. His aim is to provide humanity with the tools, knowledge, and practices needed to ascend our consciousness to the 4th Density Level.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronabke/

Website: https://www.aaronabke.com

4D University: https://www.4duniversity.com

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg

Listen to all episodes on Audio: 

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André Duqum

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Relationship coach Stefanos Sifandos explains how to uplevel your relationships and create epic love. He dives deep into the damage that porn does to us, our societal distortions around love, and playing 'the dating game'. He explains his own journey of overcoming childhood trauma and a sex addiction, and why he believes that deliberate celibacy healed his relationship to the feminine. 

He also shares his advice for how to find 'the one' and build a loving partnership, giving his tools for how to fight, defining agreements, and making love last past the honeymoon phase. 

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:09 Creating Safe Spaces to Feel

8:26 Finding “The One”

11:59 Relationships as a Mirror

20:08 Stefanos Journey to Love

25:45 'Toxic' Masculinity

34:20 Porn’s Damage

44:28 Learn How to Fight

56:54 Have Better Sex

1:02:43 Attraction to Inner Beauty

1:07:04 Defining Agreements in Relationship

1:10:17 Choosing Celibacy 

1:23:26 Men’s & Women’s Groups

1:33:20 Conclusion

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Stefanos Sifandos: 

With over 15 years of experience in the personal development space, Stefanos is a trained educator, Behavioural Scientist and relationships expert with an extensive background in Psychology, Philosophy and Ecology. He is passionate about and committed to leading people to closer to their highest potential and to each other. Stefanos’ philosophy merges the best of Eastern and Western methodologies to promote spiritual balance and empower people in life and love.

From trauma release to navigating the murky waters of modern masculinity, to helping women understand the men in their lives, he helps people escape negative patterns and cultivate a positive sense of self. Stefanos has worked with thousands of men and women from all walks of life; special forces soldiers, Olympic gold medalists, elite world champion fighters, and everyday people have relied on him to restructure and reframe their relationships with themselves, their past, their trauma, their potential and their loved ones.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanossifandos/

Website: https://stefanossifandos.com

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Know Thyself

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Website: https://www.knowthyself.one

Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg

Listen to all episodes on Audio: 

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Lukis Mac shares how he alchemized his trauma and became the creator of his own reality. He describes how to use breath work as a tool to access subconscious emotions and begin to rewrite our experience of this life. As many of our limiting beliefs and unhealthy patterns happen without us being aware of them, breath work can be a great tool to unlock those unfelt emotions and begin to heal the pain of the past. He and André also dive deep on the importance of facing your fears, getting clarity on your direction in life, and taking aligned action to truly create a life of your choosing.

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Lukis Mac is an Artist, Breathwork Practitioner and Co-Founder of Owakened Breathwork - a Breathwork method that guides individuals into an altered state of consciousness to enhance physical, spiritual and emotional wellbeing.

His deep work supports individuals to release trauma and suppressed emotions so they can rediscover their inner power.

Originally from New Zealand, Lukis now travels leading live group events and working privately with celebrity clients around the world.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukismac/

Owaken Breathwork: https://www.instagram.com/owakenbreathwork/

Website: https://www.lukismac.com