Sam Harris Revisits His Most Famous Speech - On Death & The Present Moment

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Chris reveals how much Sam Harris’ speech on death and dying impacted his life. What is the importance of suffering in understanding the present moment according to Sam Harris? Why was Sam Harris’ speech so impactful to Chris? How does someone become more aware of the present moment according to Sam Harris?
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  • @ChrisWillx
    @ChrisWillx10 ай бұрын

    Hello you legends. Watch the full episode with Sam Harris here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZWmvJWYYJWTiMo.html

  • @jtjones4081

    @jtjones4081

    10 ай бұрын

    In re; Harris v. Peterson. Let's face it, Sam's task is far more difficult than Peterson's. When you're selling tickets for life after death and being reunited with past loved ones who's not buying? Add to that a claimed Justice for all those who have wronged you in life and JBP's product sells itself.

  • @fireside9503
    @fireside95036 ай бұрын

    Sammy’s arms looking jacked. Sam, you getting swole, bruh. Looking good. -Consciousness

  • @TheBroSplit
    @TheBroSplit10 ай бұрын

    Waking up has been a "game changer"

  • @josephmelton4721

    @josephmelton4721

    10 ай бұрын

    No it hasn’t. It literally teaches you to be mindful that you don’t really exist and there is no self. Sounds pretty satanic to me

  • @lkae4
    @lkae410 ай бұрын

    Sam's WWE character might be Zoolander

  • @____-.

    @____-.

    10 ай бұрын

    🤣 you pinned it for me. 😂

  • @deepchillasmr6319
    @deepchillasmr631910 ай бұрын

    I loved that speech so much i remembered it word for word

  • @mansearchingformeaning
    @mansearchingformeaning10 ай бұрын

    I’m slowly making my way through your book list recommendations and I’m loving most of them. If you get a chance more recommendations would be wunderbar. Muchos gracias. X

  • @greenprincess
    @greenprincess10 ай бұрын

    I'd watch a podcast of Sam admiring a microphone for an hour while tripping balls on LSD😆

  • @GreatWhite7

    @GreatWhite7

    10 ай бұрын

    A popular left-wing author has gone viral for declaring he would not have cared if Joe Biden’s son Hunter had “corpses of children” in his basement and it had been covered up prior to the 2020 election.

  • @josephmelton4721

    @josephmelton4721

    10 ай бұрын

    Since he doesn’t believe in any self that statement would never happen

  • @krolltheknight
    @krolltheknight10 ай бұрын

    To live in the moment is to live without thought or to be lost in conversation

  • @THEMAX00000

    @THEMAX00000

    9 ай бұрын

    It certainly very convenient when you’re a jackass like Sam Harris, otherwise you’d have to justify your behavior, which for Sam is impossible.

  • @johnkohsamui6826
    @johnkohsamui682610 ай бұрын

    Sam's speach? Really? Never cinsidered the man to be a charlatan.

  • @OS_SWE
    @OS_SWE10 ай бұрын

    Sam is getting a lot of shit lately. I've noticed it in all the comments of every clip he's in. Used to be all positive, and now it's basically 50/50. People whining about TDS. He doesn't like Trump. Get over it. I've been a huge fan since 2006 or whenever it was. One of the huge influences in my life. I don't agree with him on everything, but even in those instances, he makes me think and analyze my own position. Brilliant man.

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    What surprises me where do these trump supporters are coming from? I'm not American but i know Sam Harris was always and is a liberal. And he never changed. Am I supposed to believe they were Sam Harris's old listeners now harris changed. 😂 Sam has so much value to provide for life if they listen to him properly.

  • @Cyberdactyl

    @Cyberdactyl

    9 ай бұрын

    The problem with Sam's TDS is it turned a portion of his neocortex into the amber jelly you find on a canned ham.

  • @justaman54

    @justaman54

    8 ай бұрын

    The issue with Harris's TDS is that it exposed his rationale behind some of the positions he advocates for. It turns out that the biggest motivating factor in his thinking is his fear/anxiety. He was scared of a Christian theocracy so he argued for a hard-line atheist position, despite the fact there are some serious arguments for God's and the benefits of religion in some aspects. He was scared of COVID so he argued for strict lockdowns and vaccine mandates, despite some contradictory scientific perspectives. He is scared of Trump destroying our democracy so he argued for silencing him and his supporters. This is not necessarily an issue in it of itself but he revealed that his is willing to say or ignore anything that helps his positions. So people feel that he's been grifting when he emphasizes the importance of science, truth and rationality when through his actions he's shown that he's willing to forgo all three to further his cause.

  • @gringoexotic

    @gringoexotic

    Ай бұрын

    @@Cyberdactylwhat’s is TDS

  • @theemperor4901
    @theemperor490110 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love this podcast. I wish it was longer, hopefully we'll see sam harris again very soon.

  • @lewdie
    @lewdie10 ай бұрын

    I've followed Sam and his philosophies for nearly 20 years now. Most of it has been enlightening and sounds very reasonable. The problem is that it's so impractical at the societal level given the nature of humans.

  • @orneryoverwatch7031

    @orneryoverwatch7031

    10 ай бұрын

    Hard agree. After a certain point, it just comes off like philosophical porn in that the words sound great and give me warm fuzzy feelings... but as far as my day to day life? Nah... ain't sh!t changed but the address, but that's on me.

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@orneryoverwatch7031what exactly do you disagree with him philosophically?

  • @gerriewretham-roos
    @gerriewretham-roos10 ай бұрын

    So this is about being able to focus and being present. Neither are that difficult and only take practice. Perhaps the difficulty arises when we try to do/be both all of the time?

  • @dylan-cj1cg
    @dylan-cj1cg10 ай бұрын

    But people will remember him from now on for his Trump Derangement Syndrome.

  • @kadourimdou43

    @kadourimdou43

    10 ай бұрын

    Yet people have derangement about him, and won’t stop going on about it.

  • @CONEHEADDK

    @CONEHEADDK

    10 ай бұрын

    @@kadourimdou43 As Jimmy Dore so perfectly described him: "SH is the dumbest smart man in the public space" - or something like that..

  • @kadourimdou43

    @kadourimdou43

    10 ай бұрын

    @@CONEHEADDKAs opposed to voting for the stupidest stupid candidates? How can that be better? Not that I agree with that comment of him. Jimmy Dore is also a ex TYT clown, that spat at ( another idiot ) Alex Jones. So he’s not someone of a credible himself.

  • @cinhh

    @cinhh

    10 ай бұрын

    Free speech is an amazing tool for enlightened intellectuals to come out as fascists. 😅 He's a thug.

  • @dylan-cj1cg

    @dylan-cj1cg

    10 ай бұрын

    @@kadourimdou43 because Sam has gone against all the intellectual thought processes that he’s preached about for years. We’re calling him out for the fake that he is.

  • @DrMafolo
    @DrMafoloАй бұрын

    Always enjoy the hate towards Sam Harris - shows how miserable haters are ~ their only contribution to society.

  • @Mike-dn7ut
    @Mike-dn7ut10 ай бұрын

    Sam who?

  • @edeancozzens3833
    @edeancozzens383310 ай бұрын

    Sam has good reasons, given his philosophical views, not to want to think about past or future.

  • @deanwilliams8331
    @deanwilliams833110 ай бұрын

    Dead in the water

  • @wonderwoman9921
    @wonderwoman992110 ай бұрын

    This is an absolute golden quote!!!!

  • @paulmitchell5349
    @paulmitchell534910 ай бұрын

    Gautama knew this yonks ago.

  • @davecell3923
    @davecell392310 ай бұрын

    Be Here Now. This is not new news. :)

  • @Bobbyjonesyrrr
    @Bobbyjonesyrrr10 ай бұрын

    This guy really needs to face his demons if he is ever to rehabilitate his image.

  • @jamesdrake2378

    @jamesdrake2378

    10 ай бұрын

    I can't get past his appearance on Triggernometry, I could not believe my ears.

  • @Bobbyjonesyrrr

    @Bobbyjonesyrrr

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jamesdrake2378 The worst part is that he sells himself as a self-help, wellness guru but he can't even be honest.

  • @johnnyblaze9158

    @johnnyblaze9158

    10 ай бұрын

    Wtf did he say say that was so unforgivable? the “kids in the basement” comment was hyperbole. Anyone who has spent some time listening to Sam knows that.

  • @Kinsman19

    @Kinsman19

    10 ай бұрын

    His image is fine. The only ones who don’t like him are you diehard Trump idiots.

  • @GreatWhite7

    @GreatWhite7

    10 ай бұрын

    @@johnnyblaze9158 ok groomer

  • @danspencer1281
    @danspencer128110 ай бұрын

    This is the Sam I like

  • @perryedwards4746
    @perryedwards474610 ай бұрын

    so perfect... dissection of a moment...

  • @GreatWhite7
    @GreatWhite710 ай бұрын

    I dont like Trump or any politician, but what Sam has said on several topics over the last few years is unforgivable.

  • @Diana-qf5ik

    @Diana-qf5ik

    10 ай бұрын

    Trump is not a politician. Wake up to the stazi takeover of America. Ignoring the Constituiton, law and order, middle class disappearing. Please stop with Sam Harris

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    Like what? He is not wrong about Trump. And hunter biden comments are hyperbole . Sam Harris never changed. I follow him on Waking Up and he still provides lots of value.

  • @jtjones4081

    @jtjones4081

    10 ай бұрын

    I challenge anyone who speaks publicly for hundreds of thousands of hours not to misspeak a few times. Detractors will never let you live that down as they didn't like you in the first place, so who cares?

  • @TheBroSplit

    @TheBroSplit

    10 ай бұрын

    Unforgivable? Lol what?

  • @ivanobar1

    @ivanobar1

    5 күн бұрын

    I’ve heard what he’s said about trump. And like Hillary’s “deplorables”, they are kind and understatements. trump has exceeded what Sam Harris has said about him.

  • @mrlasttimer
    @mrlasttimer10 ай бұрын

    All this intellect and not a clue about the trick of light after death.

  • @deanwilliams8331
    @deanwilliams833110 ай бұрын

    And it would seem maybe he is on steroids????

  • @deanwilliams8331
    @deanwilliams833110 ай бұрын

    He is on steroids

  • @jeroendebruyne2165
    @jeroendebruyne216510 ай бұрын

    Boring

  • @reachTrees
    @reachTrees10 ай бұрын

    Quite possibly the most overrated intellectual of a generation.

  • @deanwilliams8331

    @deanwilliams8331

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @GreatWhite7

    @GreatWhite7

    10 ай бұрын

    I see you and raise you one jordan peterson.

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    He's now the most underrated because now trump supporters are out there discredit his work outside of politics.

  • @yumyum723

    @yumyum723

    10 ай бұрын

    The most overrated intellectual of the last 1000 years is actually Jordan Peterson but hey

  • @ge9367
    @ge936710 ай бұрын

    Trying to find some good to say about his ramblings.....

  • @stigcc
    @stigcc10 ай бұрын

    These juice are just words words words. Sorry, but I am really glad I stopped listening to them. This one in particular. What's the deal with every second guest in this channel being one, btw?

  • @samone487
    @samone48710 ай бұрын

    He's famous because he hates the orange man.

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    Nah he's famous for his work on philosophy, his books on mind, religion worldwide. We don't care about his politics. He not even a primarily political commentator. And trump got no respect outside the US btw. I don't get the obsession over trump , he seems like most boastful dishonest person, pretty low bar for a president of the US.

  • @Diana-qf5ik
    @Diana-qf5ik10 ай бұрын

    Sam Harris is a joke. What is your obsession with him?? He is woke

  • @theemperor4901

    @theemperor4901

    10 ай бұрын

    He's true liberal (politically) just like Bill Maher. I am surprised why so many righy wing Trump supporters are doing in comment section. Sam Harris impacted Chris Williamson life he was one of his dream guest. I remember he wanted to talk to him for a long time.

  • @ablestationfoxtrot8037
    @ablestationfoxtrot803710 ай бұрын

    Sam Harris is a grifter, I think.

  • @deanwilliams8331
    @deanwilliams833110 ай бұрын

    Pleas e dont follow his meditation advice - he is all ego

  • @JxBx80
    @JxBx8010 ай бұрын

    Every clip you post with this pea - dough - file is going to get a thumbs down from me.

  • @ivanobar1

    @ivanobar1

    5 күн бұрын

    Your following and engagement are appreciated.

  • @zeppelin1qaz
    @zeppelin1qaz10 ай бұрын

    Sam Harris is making me feel uncomfortable sitting in that odd rigid straight-backed way, he needs to loosen up. Also looks like he's been weight lifting again. Do all "influencers" have to be weight lifters? He's trying too hard to impress. Chris Williamson is excellent though.

  • @danielb4690

    @danielb4690

    10 ай бұрын

    So you'd respect him more if he was slouched over with 20kg of fat added to his belly. A video of two people talking about living the present moment. And your comment is solely about his external appearance.

  • @zeppelin1qaz

    @zeppelin1qaz

    10 ай бұрын

    @@danielb4690 Just normal would be fine, he trying too hard with that figure at 50 and sitting in that ridiculous way. He's not living in the moment, he's posing..

  • @danielb4690

    @danielb4690

    10 ай бұрын

    @zeppelin1qaz so living in the moment is eating cheeseburgers? If he was 20 years younger it would be ok, according to your standards, to be fit and healthy? I hope you realize how ridiculous this sounds

  • @zeppelin1qaz

    @zeppelin1qaz

    10 ай бұрын

    @@danielb4690 Sitting in that uncomfortable position for 3 hours is not natural its a calculated performance to sell the image.

  • @rossschcheese

    @rossschcheese

    10 ай бұрын

    Geez. Let the guy be.