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Sam Harris

Sam Harris is an American neuroscientist, philosopher, and author born in 1967. He holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from UCLA and is known for his work on consciousness, morality, and rationality. He is also the creator of the Waking Up app, a meditation and mindfulness platform.

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Author of 'The End of Faith ' 'Free Will ' 'Waking Up ' and 'Lying.' Host of the 'Making Sense' podcast. Pioneer of secular mindfulness and evidence-based approaches to well-being.
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About Sam Harris

Sam Harris is an American neuroscientist, philosopher, and author born in 1967. He holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from UCLA and is known for his work on consciousness, morality, and rationality. He is also the creator of the Waking Up app, a meditation and mindfulness platform.

Harris believes that human well-being can be grounded in reason and science rather than religion, and that rigorous self-examination through meditation and honest inquiry is the path to clarity and inner peace.

"The present moment always will have been."

"Mindfulness is a translation of a Pali word, 'sati,' which simply means 'awareness' or 'attention.'"

"We are all, in some sense, dreaming all the time."

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