How To Suffer Less: Joseph Goldstein, Sam Harris, and Dan Harris on the Buddha's Eightfold Path

One of the foundational Buddhist lists—a kind of GPS for enlightenment.

Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books including, most recently, Dreamscapes of the Mind.

Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of the Waking Up app.

This episode is the first installment of a new series on the Eightfold Path. The rest of the series is available on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.

In this episode we talk about:

• The Eightfold Path, your GPS to enlightenment
• Generosity
• The importance of faith
• The wisdom of "I don't know" mind
• Various kinds of right view
• Unpacking right view on the Buddhist path
• Practical tips for cultivating right view
  
  

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