Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How does the mind shape our reality? What happens when the conceptual mind turns off?

The answers might be found in the depths of meditation.

Doug Kraft has delved into the complexities of the mind from various perspectives: as a psychotherapist, writer, minister, meditation teacher, and through the lenses of bio-energetics and neuroscience.

In this episode, we discuss consciousness and the mind's role in constructing our reality. We explore how to train our brains to achieve lasting contentment.

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Liam is a forest monk who has taught meditation internationally. He advises on advanced meditation research for Harvard Medical School & Mass General Hospital. Liam holds a BA from Yale and an MSc in applied neuroscience from KCL.

SHOW NOTES

0:00 | Introduction to Doug Kraft

1:20 | Home Retreat Experience

8:15 | Dependent Origination

14:23 | What is Consciousness?

23:31 | How the Mind Constructs Reality

36:24 | The Man Who Lost $100,000

45:04 | Exercise for Glimpsing Deep Awareness

47:48 | Practice Insight - Redirecting Attention

LINKS

Doug's website: easingawake.com
Doug's retreat talks: youtube.com/watch?v=DutrLDZo1Yk&t=2403s