The Wright Show - Robert Wright and Shinzen Young: Meditation as Pumping Iron . . .

On this week's episode of The Wright Show, Robert Wright speaks with Buddhist author and teacher Shinzen Young about meditation as pumping iron, synthesizing Buddhism and Western science, technologically-enhanced enlightenment, and a whole lot more. Cool conversation between two interesting scholars.

Wright is the author of several excellent books, including The Evolution of God (2010), Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny (2001), and The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (1995).

Shinzen Young has recorded a lot of his teachings through Sounds True, including Break Through Difficult Emotions: How to Transform Painful Feelings with Mindfulness Meditation, Working with Thoughts, and The Science of Enlightenment: Teachings and Meditations for Awakening Through Self-Investigation (CEUs available for this course).

The Wright Show

Jul 28, 2013 | Robert Wright & Shinzen Young

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God,Nonzero) and Shinzen Young (The Science of Enlightenment)

Meditation as pumping iron 5:20

How to reduce useless pain and enrich pleasure 12:46

How self-knowledge can lead to altruism 15:41

How Shinzen found the Dharma before it was cool 5:33

Synthesizing Buddhism and Western science 10:36

Technologically enhanced enlightenment 5:35 

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Recorded: Jul 25 Posted: Jul 28, 2013
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LINKS MENTIONED

What is Equanimity? (PDF)
Shinzen's website