Waking Up
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Sam Harris explains how to start a meditation practice
Posted
February 11, 2021
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February 11, 2021
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Sam explains why one would want to meditate and why it makes sense to use an app like Waking Up for support.
Listen to get an introduction to the Waking Up app, learn why it was created, and discover how it can help you live a more examined life.
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- Gain immediate access to meditation practices and foundational lessons. Subscribe at the end of your trial to maintain full access.
ABOUT WAKING UP:
For beginners and experienced meditators alike, the Waking Up app is for anyone who understands that meditation should transform one's view of the world.
ENJOY THE FOLLOWING IN-APP FEATURES:
- Guided Meditations: Practice sessions for morning, day, or evening meditation, suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced meditators alike.
- Introductory Course: A progressive, introductory course that will teach you the basic principles of mindfulness meditation, along with more advanced practices.
- Daily meditations: After completing the Introductory Course, you will continue your practice with our growing catalog of daily meditations.
- Lessons: Listen to short talks on science, philosophy, and the nature of mind.
- Conversations: Long-form conversations with a wide range of teachers and scholars.
- A guarantee of satisfaction: Waking Up is risk-free. If you don't find it valuable, we will give you a full refund. No questions asked.
- Fair Pricing: While we operate a business, we believe that money should never be the reason why someone can't gain access to Waking Up. If you would like to use the app but truly cannot afford it, please email support@wakingup.com for a free account.
ABOUT SAM HARRIS:
Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including “Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion.” His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, meditation, moral philosophy, religion, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Sam has practiced meditation for over 30 years and has studied with many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers, both in the United States and abroad. He received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.
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