Sam Harris

how consciousness relates to the universe, or that it was here before the Big Bang, or that there's no physical world. We can leave all that aside for the moment. I'm happy to talk about that. But I'm just talking about what is available to experience if you're really paying attention, if you really notice what is happening moment to moment.

how consciousness relates to the universe, or that it was here before the Big Bang, or that there's no physical world. We can leave all that aside for the moment. I'm happy to talk about that. But I'm just talking about what is available to experience if you're really paying attention, if you really notice what is happening moment to moment.

how consciousness relates to the universe, or that it was here before the Big Bang, or that there's no physical world. We can leave all that aside for the moment. I'm happy to talk about that. But I'm just talking about what is available to experience if you're really paying attention, if you really notice what is happening moment to moment.

And the crucial difference between dualism and not, and ultimately suffering and not, is at bottom... identification with the stream of thought that's arising in consciousness. So it's just a fact about us that we're thinking basically every moment of the day. We're having a conversation with ourselves. We're remembering the past. We're anticipating the future.

And the crucial difference between dualism and not, and ultimately suffering and not, is at bottom... identification with the stream of thought that's arising in consciousness. So it's just a fact about us that we're thinking basically every moment of the day. We're having a conversation with ourselves. We're remembering the past. We're anticipating the future.

And the crucial difference between dualism and not, and ultimately suffering and not, is at bottom... identification with the stream of thought that's arising in consciousness. So it's just a fact about us that we're thinking basically every moment of the day. We're having a conversation with ourselves. We're remembering the past. We're anticipating the future.

We're subtly or grossly failing to make actual contact with the present moment because Everything is being conceptualized and rehearsed and reiterated and reacted to, judged, et cetera. And it's through this sort of scrim of thought that everything is perceived.

We're subtly or grossly failing to make actual contact with the present moment because Everything is being conceptualized and rehearsed and reiterated and reacted to, judged, et cetera. And it's through this sort of scrim of thought that everything is perceived.

We're subtly or grossly failing to make actual contact with the present moment because Everything is being conceptualized and rehearsed and reiterated and reacted to, judged, et cetera. And it's through this sort of scrim of thought that everything is perceived.

And even one's initial efforts to meditate and break through to something non-conceptual gets bent and conformed to this pattern of thinking. Now you're thinking that you're being mindful. Now you're thinking... Oh, now I need to pay closer attention to the breath. And oh, why did I get distracted?

And even one's initial efforts to meditate and break through to something non-conceptual gets bent and conformed to this pattern of thinking. Now you're thinking that you're being mindful. Now you're thinking... Oh, now I need to pay closer attention to the breath. And oh, why did I get distracted?

And even one's initial efforts to meditate and break through to something non-conceptual gets bent and conformed to this pattern of thinking. Now you're thinking that you're being mindful. Now you're thinking... Oh, now I need to pay closer attention to the breath. And oh, why did I get distracted?

But that sense of self that seems to persist even as you notice thoughts arise and then you come back to the object of meditation and you notice thoughts arise. There's still this undercurrent of thinking that's not being fully inspected and fully released. And so ultimately, it was a very long-winded way of answering your question.

But that sense of self that seems to persist even as you notice thoughts arise and then you come back to the object of meditation and you notice thoughts arise. There's still this undercurrent of thinking that's not being fully inspected and fully released. And so ultimately, it was a very long-winded way of answering your question.

But that sense of self that seems to persist even as you notice thoughts arise and then you come back to the object of meditation and you notice thoughts arise. There's still this undercurrent of thinking that's not being fully inspected and fully released. And so ultimately, it was a very long-winded way of answering your question.

Ultimately, the sense of self that I think most people are experiencing moment to moment, and that is really the string upon which all of their states of psychological suffering are strung, is identification with thought, with conceptual thought.

Ultimately, the sense of self that I think most people are experiencing moment to moment, and that is really the string upon which all of their states of psychological suffering are strung, is identification with thought, with conceptual thought.

Ultimately, the sense of self that I think most people are experiencing moment to moment, and that is really the string upon which all of their states of psychological suffering are strung, is identification with thought, with conceptual thought.

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So this email came in on December 31st at 1042 a.m. That is Tuesday. He said, in case I do not make it to my decision point or onto the Mexico border, I am sending this now. Please do not release this until 1 January and keep my identity private until then. First off, I am not under duress or hostile influence or control. My first car was a 2006 black Ford Mustang V6 for verification.