The Silent Retreat (Being Alone, pt. 1)

Two Friends Talking About Things

Nate's recent 10-day silent meditation retreat at the Northwest Vipassana Institute (bit.ly/1Mj4PNE) is the topic. 3:20 — "It reminded me of a very low-level mushroom trip." – Nate 3:50 — Waking up by Sam Harris: amzn.to/1Mfihlw 4:25 — Joe Rogan's bit about the end of civilization: bit.ly/1RISgQ9 8:50 — "I didn't feel like I was a part of a cult, but I felt like other people were a part of a cult." – Nate 9:20 — Meditation teacher S.N. Goenka: bit.ly/1fXtKdv 10:20 — Nate explains why he started meditating 10:35 — "The best way that I can explain what meditation is now, like my understanding of it, is the ability to just witness reality as it happens." – Nate 11:50 — "The idea (of meditation) does not hold any appeal to me." – Jason 13:40 — Nate says meditating trains your mind like exercising trains your body 17:40 — "What happens is I am much more likely and much more quick to realize that I am reacting in a certain way and to realize that I do not have to act in that way." – Nate 19:45 — Looking for the Self, guided meditation by Sam Harris: bit.ly/1zxtmdg 19:57 — "I would just challenge you to try that. And you may hate it, and that's fine, but at least you would get an idea of what the meditation is." – Nate