Cliff Saron - Embracing Complexity

Recorded in person in Washington, D.C., where Mind & Life had gathered to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, this conversation finds Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, insisting that it was never about MBSR. It was about the “M.” Jon and David t ...  Show more

In this season opener, producer Phil Walker introduces the Mind & Life Podcast’s new host, health psychologist and contemplative scientist David Creswell. They talk about how David’s research has evolved since his 2023 guest appearance on the podcast, why the hardest moments in m ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson about the current scientific understanding of meditation practice. They speak about the original stigma associated with meditation, the history of introspection in eastern and western cultures, the recent ...

Stephen Laureys interviews Sam Harris about meditation practice and the scientific study of the mind. They discuss why Sam began to practice meditation, the difference between dualistic and nondualistic mindfulness, the search for happiness, wisdom vs knowledge, our relationship ...  Show more

In the latest Rupert Spira podcast episode on Advaita Vedanta Rupert talks with author, neuroscientist and head of the international Transcendental Meditation organisation in over 100 countries, Dr Tony Nader. The conversation delves deep into the Vedantic perspective on topics s ...  Show more