Buddhism and Modern Psychology

Coursera Course Buddhism and Modern Psychology Starts on Aug 6

Coursera - Buddhism and Modern Psychology

(Coursera)Buddhism & Modern Psychology/Meditation Science Course Starts This Week

Princeton University Course-Coursera - Buddhism and Modern Psychology

Did any one here take the Cousera course "Buddhism and Modern Psychology"? If so, what did you think of it?

[Community] Upcoming course on Buddhism and (Evolutionary) Psychology by Robert Wright

The author of the popular "Why Buddhism is True", Robert Wright is a visiting lecturer with Princeton university. The MOOC course starts on March 19th. Info and sign up is here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

>One could write a purely academic work and that would have value.

I think this is exactly what Wright did. The book is in fact based on an academic course he teaches at Princeton, which was popularized via Coursera. The few references to his own practice were merely anecdotal asides, and were not part of his main argument. At least, that's how I read it. You can just ignore everything he says about his own practice, and the book's content would not be significantly altered.

This is very much unlike, say, Daniel Ingram's MCTB, wherein his experiences are the "meat" of the book. If you remove the author's experiences, a book like MCTB completely falls apart (whereas this is not at all the case with Wright's book).

Stanford's Buddhism and Modern Psychology course is running again

Is anger, hate and misanthropy really the only thing this sub is capable of? I don't think antinatalism requires those at all!

This sub seems to be little more than rants, anger and resentment. If the purpose of antinatalism is to reduce net suffering in the world, I don't think the words and states of mind of most people here serve this purpose very well.

When I try to calm someone who rants about being sickened and repulsed by the fundamental laws of evolution, I get downvoted to -4 and accused of 'gaslighting'.

Is this simply another version of /r/misanthropy?

I for one am convinced that you can have an antinatalist stance (myself, I'm without children and had a vasectomy) without being a hateful dick towards everyone, nor being constantly enraged and thus suffering yourself at everything.

In fact I'd argue that especially an antinatalist who's recognised that life is largely suffering/unsatisfactoriness ("Dukkha") and that a moral aim is to reduce suffering wherever possible, would be especially motivated to be kind and loving to their peers, and strive to reduce suffering in themselves as well.

To quote the stoics:

> "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."

> - Marcus Aurelius

To anyone interested who finds it difficult to hold an antinatalist stance without devolving into negativity, I highly recommend Robert Wright's free Princeton University course Buddhism and Modern Psychology. You can watch the introduction here to assess whether this is something you'd be interested in.

Either way, I'd just like to see some more interesting and constructive conversations here than just hate and rage about anyone who has children. :)

> Why we should “do” this?

I would say to stop causing our own suffering.

> For example animals don’t observe themself. They are not “happy” or opposite, they are what they are. They just live. But we can’t just live. That’s why i say maybe the root cause is this observing.

I think we can live like animals quite easily. I think that most of us do. That autopilot, self-consumed, emotion-driven state that most of us function in is similar to how animals live. Animals have no self-restraint or self-awareness.

It is worth understanding that mindfulness (well, Buddhism) is a revolt against natural evolution, or how animals are programmed to live.

Our emotions primarily exist to get our genes into the next generation. Sex feels good and status feels good (more sex). Our ancestors foraged for food and evolved to experience a rush of dopamine when they found and ate it. This encouraged them to look for more food, so they survived longer and could have more offspring.

These primitive mechanisms are useful for getting genes into the next generation, but are not conducive with happiness and peace. They cause suffering.

Mindfulness aims to train the mind to detach itself from this.

I learnt about this from this course which is well worth watching.

The first noble truth is "Existing means suffering"

Recently I got a little bit into buddhism and found out their first rule (or noble truth) is that everyone suffers just by existing. That's something nihilism also kind of concludes. Well, in the end it would probably be more like "suffering has no real meaning".

I always felt like "that's it.", like there is no follow up and there also couldn't be one. However the buddhism explains where suffering comes from, shows you a path to walk away from it and tools to reach your destination. It'sl like an easy to understand manual, something that nihilism fails to deliver, since it's hiding behind its philosophy, that sounds quite absolute sometimes.

However my message to take home. Get into Buddhism, it is quite interesting and similar to nihilistic views, imo.

Here is a well done course, if I caught anyone's attention: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation/home/welcome

James Wright is a NYT best selling author of The Evolution of God. He is giving a (free) Coursera on Buddhism and Modern Psychology.

I highly recommend this Buddhism and Modern Psychology course https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation, I believe part four, about the modules of the mind, specifically deals with your question.

The course on Coursera is pretty much the book in video form https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

Yes it is, and I highly recommend it. It's a great complement to Wright's book.

Hey /r/Buddhism! If you're interested or looking for a new podcast, I'd highly recommend The Wright Show with Robert Wright

Hey /r/Buddhism! I wanted to share an excellent podcast with all of you that I think you might enjoy. It’s called “The Wright Show”, hosted by Robert Wright. Robert is the author of the recent book “Why Buddhism is True”. He also taught a course at Princeton, “Buddhism and Modern Psychology”, which is available for free on Coursera. Or if Coursera isn’t really your cup of tea, the course is also up for free on YouTube!

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His most recent book is Why Buddhism is True, which gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Here’s just a small sampling of some of the meditators and Buddhists he’s interviewed recently. I've included links to the YouTube video if any pique your interest:

• Jon Kabat-Zinn - Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and popularizer of the mindfulness movement at large
• Bhikkhu Bodhi - Monk, Buddhist thinker, and translator of Buddhist discourses
• Daniel Ingram - Author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and self-proclaimed Arahat
• Stephen Batchelor - Scholar, teacher, and author of Buddhism Without Beliefs. Major proponent of “secular Buddhism”
• Dale Wright - Professor of religion at Occidental College, author of What is Buddhist Enlightenment?
• Sharon Salzberg - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, well-known meditation teacher, popularizer of Metta meditation, and author of Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
• Miri Albahari - Comparative philosopher at University of Western Australia and author of Analytical Buddhism: The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self
• Joseph Goldstein - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, and also a well-known meditation teacher.
• Josh Summers - Meditation and yoga teacher

In addition to philosophy, Robert has on a wide-variety of other guests:

• Yousef Munayyer - Palestinian Writer and Political Analyst
• Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy
• Greg Gutfeld - Fox News Host
• Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason"
• David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper
• John McPhee - famous creative non-fiction Author
• Michael Shermer - Science Writer/Historian, Skeptics Magazine
• Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist
• Richard Vague - Economist
• Richard Prum -Evolutionary ornithologist
• Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author
• Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts.

Also, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

Just wanted to share! Thank you!

Hey /r/Evolution! If you're looking for a new podcast to check out, I'd highly recommend "The Wright Show" with Robert Wright

Hey /r/Evolution! I wanted to share what I consider to be an underrated podcast that I think many of you might enjoy: “The Wright Show” with Robert Wright.

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His most recent book is Why Buddhism is True, which gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Another interesting tidbit, Robert was the author of The Moral Animal, which was one of the three books that Keanue Reeves/Neo had to read while prepping for the Matrix!

Here are some recent interviews he did on “The Wright Show” that might be up your alley. I linked to the YouTube videos but these are also all available on the podcast:

• Does natural selection have a “purpose”? with Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker (just uploaded two days ago)
• The evolution of Beauty with Yale ornithologist Richard Prum
• The limits and philosophy of science with philosopher of science and Stoic Massimo Pigliucci.
• Direction in evolution with John Maynard Smith. This is an older video, so it’s not on the podcast, however John Maynard Smith is a seminal figure in the history of evolutionary theory due to his application of game theory to the field
• Science, religious belief, and secularism with historian Peter Harrison, whose work covers religion and the origins of modern science.

And here are some of the wide-variety of guests Robert has had on his podcast: * Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy * Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason" * David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper * Joseph Goldstein - Famous meditation teacher and author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening * John McPhee - Famous creative non-fiction Author * Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist * Richard Vague - Economist * Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author * Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts.

Also, Robert taught a course at Princeton that is available through Coursera: Buddhism and Modern Psychology.

Lastly, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

[community] If you're looking for a new podcast, I highly recommend checking out "The Wright Show" with Robert Wright

Hi /r/streamentry. I wanted to share an excellent podcast with all of you that I think you might find valuable. It’s called “The Wright Show”, hosted by Robert Wright. Robert is the author of the recent book “Why Buddhism is True”. He also taught a course at Princeton, “Buddhism and Modern Psychology”, which is available for free on Coursera. Or if Coursera isn’t really your cup of tea, the course is also up for free on YouTube!

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His book Why Buddhism is True gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Here’s just a small sampling of some of the meditators and Buddhists he’s interviewed recently. I've included links to the YouTube video if any pique your interest:

• Shinzen Young - Esteemed meditation teacher and author of The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works
• Jon Kabat-Zinn - Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and popularizer of the mindfulness movement at large
• Bhikkhu Bodhi - Monk, Buddhist thinker, and translator of Buddhist discourses
• Daniel Ingram - Author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and self-proclaimed Arahat
• Stephen Batchelor - Scholar, teacher, and author of Buddhism Without Beliefs. Major proponent of “secular Buddhism”
• Dale Wright - Professor of religion at Occidental College, author of What is Buddhist Enlightenment?
• Sharon Salzberg - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, well-known meditation teacher, popularizer of Metta meditation, and author of Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
• Miri Albahari - Comparative philosopher at University of Western Australia and author of Analytical Buddhism: The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self
• Joseph Goldstein - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, and also a well-known meditation teacher.
• Josh Summers - Meditation and yoga teacher

In addition to meditators/Buddhists, Robert has on a wide-variety of other guests:

• Yousef Munayyer - Palestinian Writer and Political Analyst
• Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy
• Greg Gutfeld - Fox News Host
• Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason"
• David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper
• John McPhee - famous creative non-fiction Author
• Michael Shermer - Science Writer/Historian, Skeptics Magazine
• Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist
• Richard Vague - Economist
• Richard Prum -Evolutionary ornithologist
• Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author
• Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts. Lastly, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

Just wanted to share! Thank you!

Buddhism and Modern Psychology: A free Princeton University Online course

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Here you go. It's a long course, but I think it really helped modernize the core Buddhist concepts for me.

Robert Wright describes it brilliantly in this free online course.

He explains through evolutionary psychology and buddahist principals how the self is an illusion

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

If you’re interested in the topic the best starting material I know of was a course I took a few years ago. It was a point of my life where I was definitely suffering and it began a total change in my life-perspective. The course is free and even though it’s in video format it is not necessary; you can listen on your commute to work or school. I can’t recommend it enough.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

Not really science but Coursera has a course offered by Princeton University called Buddhism and Modern Psychology. It was super interesting and highly recommended.

I can probably recommend only two things: • regarding benefits of meditation and how it changes you: book "Altered traits"; • really nice course on Coursera which got me into Buddhism: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation (don't mind the link, it's called Buddhism and Modern Psychology).

I highly recommend this Buddhism and Modern Psychology course https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation, I believe part four, about the modules of the mind, specifically deals with your question.

There are many collections of suttas available online for free. Try access to insight, for example. If you want books that guide you through the Buddha's teaching in a practical way to help follow the Buddha's path here are a couple of suggestions:

Postcards From Beyond by Paul Harris

The Unfolding of Wisdom by Alan James

Both are available here: Coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation/discussions or on Amazon.

Nonfiction books that have corresponding online lectures and/or documentaries?

I am looking for books that are adapted from (or have been adapted to) online lectures and/or documentaries.

Some examples:

Sapiens by Yuval Harari: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens

(Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfc2WtGuVPdmhYaQjd449k-YeY71fiaFp)

Justice by Michael Sandel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452731-justice

(Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30C13C91CFFEFEA6)

Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32895535-why-buddhism-is-true

(Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation)

Freakonomics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202.Freakonomics

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152822/)

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475043/)

Collapse by Jared Diamond: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/475.Collapse

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715324/)

Are there any more?

no actually its week three -video Modern Psychology and the Self https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation/lecture/QApA8/modern-psychology-and-the-self

Coaching and becoming a coach

I'm taking this course right now and about 1/2 way through: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation/

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I'm been thinking of a career change and Life/Mindfulness coaching is one of the things I'm considering. What is this community's thoughts on mindfulness coaching?

Any and all opinions are welcome!

Looking for someone who speaks a Chinese language (Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghai, etc) to translate a class on Buddhism...

It's a free online course called Buddhism and Modern Psychology. I'm one of the mentors for the course, and I've noticed that we get a lot of speakers of Chinese languages (English is their second or third language). They would benefit a lot from translations and I plan on working on some Spanish ones. I don't know Chinese, however, so I was hoping to find a volunteer who would help to bring more information and Dhamma to these learners.

If you are interested, please check out the course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

and considering joining Coursera's translation program:

"Subtitle translations are done by Coursera's Global Translator Community. Although our GTC members work hard to create high quality translations, the GTC is a volunteer community. Coursera doesn't guarantee that all translations will be complete and accurate.

You can learn more about The Coursera's Global Translator Community in the following help-site article.

https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/208279836"

Thank you so much!

Looking for someone who speaks a Chinese language (Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghai, etc) to translate a class on Buddhism...

It's a free online course called Buddhism and Modern Psychology. I'm one of the mentors for the course, and I've noticed that we get a lot of speakers of Chinese languages (English is their second or third language). They would benefit a lot from translations and I plan on working on some Spanish ones. I don't know Chinese, however, so I was hoping to find a volunteer who would help to bring more information and Dhamma to these learners.

If you are interested, please check out the course:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

and considering joining Coursera's translation program:

"Subtitle translations are done by Coursera's Global Translator Community. Although our GTC members work hard to create high quality translations, the GTC is a volunteer community. Coursera doesn't guarantee that all translations will be complete and accurate.

You can learn more about The Coursera's Global Translator Community in the following help-site article.

https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/208279836"

Thank you so much!

Fair, "super knowledgeable" is relative. I suppose I was comparing him to a layman. If you watch his talks with true experts like Bikku Bodhi, Stephen Batchelor etc. he seems to know his stuff and can reference a large quantity of sources and teachings. He is candid about his lack of progress but I know it's a keen interest of his. He even teaches a course called "Buddhism and Modern Psychology"'. He knows more than most people. Here's the course:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

I also disagree with the "you shouldn't go around trying to explaining it" part. If everyone has to come to it their own way, doesn't precluding trying to explain it contradict that somewhat? Some people get a lot of insight trying to explain to others, and others can gain insight into bits and pieces even if trying to grasp the whole is a futile endeavor. Personally, taking Wright's course online on "Buddhism and Modern Psychology" helped me think about alot of aspects of secular buddhism in a new way and gave me a big push on my path. Alot of things fell into place for me from the way he explained things (and also greatly from his talks with others). So, that's one testimony at least. I'd suggest checking the course out if you haven't done so! I gained alot from the appeal to evolution as well, and he goes more in depth in the course. Watch his talks on "Bloggingheads" too:

https://bloggingheads.tv/?s=buddhism

I understand the hesitance with evo psych. I find it mostly interesting and a useful framework. I some of it is very convincing and alot not. As a historical science, the game is a bit different. Focusing on function helps alot. It has gained alot of traction in recent years and even people like Jerry Coyne are on board with it now. Here's a good rebuttal to common jabs at evo psych by Robert Kurzban if you are curious:

http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/apd.html

I really enjoyed reading the book. I think Robert Wright does a good job of explaining evolutionary psychology and why he thinks Buddhism has a solution to it. Robert Wright also has a course on Coursera, that he based his book on. https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

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Since reading his book, I have started reading more and more of the Pali Canon Sutta's. I think they definitely form a basis for why Buddhism is true.

To be totally honest, I recommended a book but never read any about buddhism specifically, just some that touches some kind of mindful practice (such as The Happiness Trap, which I liked for anxiety but it's not that useful in this context I think). I've read a lot of articles about meditation and things like that and ended up researching about buddhism. But since I don't really record the articles I've read, a book would probably be better. There is this list https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/wiki/booklist but I can't vouch for it.

But outside books, currently I'm watching this course https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation/home/welcome and I really like it until now. The approach is secular which makes me like it more, and he also offers some book recommendations.

You could try coursera. They provide free online courses offered by various universities. They are well organized and easy to access. They usually offer some materials and might require or suggest you buy a few books. I'd stick with the required to stuff to save money.

I would also try to not get carried away as it can become an addiction trying to consume as much information as possible. Do one or two courses at a time, max, depending on the amount of free time you have available.

As far as topics? Just start exploring. They have tons. But I'd suggest getting a good variety. For example, a course on Buddhism and then a course on argumentation. A course on history and then one on personal finance. Here are some of their offerings:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/leading-the-life-you-want

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation?

https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-world

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

https://www.coursera.org/learn/understanding-arguments

https://www.coursera.org/learn/philosophy

You might want to check out the Buddhism and Modern Psychology class he teaches on Coursera and his Mindful Resistance Newsletter:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation

https://mindfulresistance.net/

Hey /r/meditation! If you're looking for a new podcast, I highly recommend checking out "The Wright Show" with fellow meditator Robert Wright

Hey /r/meditation! I wanted to share an excellent podcast with all of you that I think you might enjoy. It’s called “The Wright Show”, hosted by Robert Wright.

Robert is the author of the recent book “Why Buddhism is True”. He also taught a course at Princeton, “Buddhism and Modern Psychology”, which is available for free on Coursera. Or if Coursera isn’t really your cup of tea, the course is also up for free on YouTube!

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His book Why Buddhism is True gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Robert himself is an avid meditator, with a number of silent retreats under his belt as well as an established daily practice. It without a doubt contributes to his ability to empathize with guests across the usual political lines.

Here’s just a small sampling of some of the meditators and Buddhists he’s interviewed recently. I've included links to the YouTube video if any pique your interest:

• Jon Kabat-Zinn - Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and popularizer of the mindfulness movement at large
• Bhikkhu Bodhi - Monk, Buddhist thinker, and translator of Buddhist discourses
• Daniel Ingram - Author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and self-proclaimed Arahat
• Stephen Batchelor - Scholar, teacher, and author of Buddhism Without Beliefs. Major proponent of “secular Buddhism”
• Dale Wright - Professor of religion at Occidental College, author of What is Buddhist Enlightenment?
• Sharon Salzberg - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, well-known meditation teacher, popularizer of Metta meditation, and author of Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
• Miri Albahari - Comparative philosopher at University of Western Australia and author of Analytical Buddhism: The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self
• Joseph Goldstein - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, and also a well-known meditation teacher.
• Josh Summers - Meditation and yoga teacher

In addition to Buddhists/meditators, Robert has on a wide-variety of other guests:

• Yousef Munayyer - Palestinian Writer and Political Analyst
• Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy
• Greg Gutfeld - Fox News Host
• Massimo Pigliucci - Philosopher and proponent of Stoicism
• Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason"
• David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper
• John McPhee - famous creative non-fiction Author
• Michael Shermer - Science Writer/Historian, Skeptics Magazine
• Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist
• Richard Vague - Economist
• Richard Prum -Evolutionary ornithologist
• Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author
• Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts.

Also, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

Just wanted to share! Thank you!

Great idea!

The page is disabled, so I can't see what is already added.

What I can think of is:

• Ajahn Sujato's Karma and Rebirth workshops - with readings and the slides for workshops 1, 2 and 4
• Bhikkhu Bodhi's "Short introduction to Buddhism"
• Robert Wright's "Buddhism and Modern Psychology"

Nonfiction books that have corresponding online lectures and/or documentaries?

I am looking for books that are adapted from (or have been adapted to) online lectures and/or documentaries.

Some examples:

Sapiens by Yuval Harari: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens

(Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfc2WtGuVPdmhYaQjd449k-YeY71fiaFp)

Justice by Michael Sandel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452731-justice

(Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30C13C91CFFEFEA6)

Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32895535-why-buddhism-is-true

(Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation)

Freakonomics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202.Freakonomics

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152822/)

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475043/)

Collapse by Jared Diamond: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/475.Collapse

(Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715324/)

Are there any more?

Must Read

Dhammapada - Dhammapada

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On basic buddhism

Free online

What The Buddha Taught - Venerable Walpola Rahula - PDF

what buddhist believe

Not free

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching - Thich Nhat Hahn

Buddhism for Beginners - Thubten Chodron

In the Buddha's Words - Bhikkhu Bodhi

Why Buddhism Is True - Robert Wright

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Basic Meditation

Mindfulness in Plain English

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Online course

Buddhism and Modern Psychology

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Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6M_EhnSSdTG_SXUp6IAWmQ

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcmLU55y3_IyFJX4uQ8bAQ-kKr36RM1Bw

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If you're looking for a new podcast, I highly recommend checking out "The Wright Show" with Robert Wright

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Hi /r/streamentry. I wanted to share an excellent podcast with all of you that I think you might find valuable. It’s called “The Wright Show”, hosted by Robert Wright. Robert is the author of the recent book “Why Buddhism is True”. He also taught a course at Princeton, “Buddhism and Modern Psychology”, which is available for free on Coursera. Or if Coursera isn’t really your cup of tea, the course is also up for free on YouTube!

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His book Why Buddhism is True gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Here’s just a small sampling of some of the meditators and Buddhists he’s interviewed recently. I've included links to the YouTube video if any pique your interest: * Shinzen Young - Esteemed meditation teacher and author of The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works * Jon Kabat-Zinn - Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and popularizer of the mindfulness movement at large * Bhikkhu Bodhi - Monk, Buddhist thinker, and translator of Buddhist discourses * Daniel Ingram - Author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and self-proclaimed Arahat * Stephen Batchelor - Scholar, teacher, and author of Buddhism Without Beliefs. Major proponent of “secular Buddhism” * Dale Wright - Professor of religion at Occidental College, author of What is Buddhist Enlightenment? * Sharon Salzberg - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, well-known meditation teacher, popularizer of Metta meditation, and author of Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection * Miri Albahari - Comparative philosopher at University of Western Australia and author of Analytical Buddhism: The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self * Joseph Goldstein - Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, and also a well-known meditation teacher. * Josh Summers - Meditation and yoga teacher

In addition to meditators/Buddhists, Robert has on a wide-variety of other guests:

• Yousef Munayyer - Palestinian Writer and Political Analyst
• Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy
• Greg Gutfeld - Fox News Host
• Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason"
• David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper
• John McPhee - famous creative non-fiction Author
• Michael Shermer - Science Writer/Historian, Skeptics Magazine
• Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist
• Richard Vague - Economist
• Richard Prum -Evolutionary ornithologist
• Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author
• Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts. Lastly, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

Just wanted to share! Thank you!

Hey /r/biology! Looking for a new podcast? I highly recommend "The Wright Show" with Robert Wright, a podcast where many topics (religion, consciousness, group identity) are explored with a biological and evolutionary lens

Hey /r/biology! I wanted to share a podcast that is truly in a class of its own: “The Wright Show” with Robert Wright.

Robert is a journalist who’s written for The Intercept, Wired, The Atlantic, as well as the author of many books on evolution and religion. His most recent book is Why Buddhism is True, which gives an evolutionary argument for many of Buddhism’s core ideas.

Another interesting tidbit, Robert was the author of The Moral Animal, which was one of the three books that Keanue Reeves/Neo had to read while prepping for the Matrix!

Here are some recent interviews he did on “The Wright Show” that might be up your alley. I linked to the YouTube videos but these are also all available on the podcast:

• Does natural selection have a “purpose”? with Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker (just uploaded a few days ago)
• The evolution of Beauty with Yale ornithologist Richard Prum
• The limits and philosophy of science with philosopher of science and Stoic Massimo Pigliucci.
• Direction in evolution with John Maynard Smith. This is an older video, so it’s not on the podcast, however John Maynard Smith is a seminal figure in the history of evolutionary theory due to his application of game theory to the field
• Science, religious belief, and secularism with historian Peter Harrison, whose work covers religion and the origins of modern science.

And here are some of the wide-variety of guests Robert has had on his podcast:

• Max Blumenthal - Leftist Journalist, Critic of US Foreign Policy
• Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor of Libertarian Mag "Reason"
• David Frum - Neocon, Bush speech writer, Anti Trumper
• Joseph Goldstein - Famous meditation teacher and author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
• John McPhee - Famous creative non-fiction Author
• Betsy Levy Paluck - Princeton psychologist
• Richard Vague - Economist
• Ann Hulbert - Literary Editor, Author
• Molly Crockett - Neuroscientist, morality/altruism writer

There’s also a roster of other highly knowledgeable interviewers and interviewees on Robert’s YouTube channels MeaningOfLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, which are also stand-alone podcasts.

Also, Robert taught a course at Princeton that is available through Coursera: Buddhism and Modern Psychology.

Lastly, for anyone who's interested, Robert recently started a weekly newsletter called "Mindful Resistance" which tries to bring the clarity and awareness of mindfulness to how we look at both Trump and the causes/implications of his Presidency without any of the hysterical, tribal and emotional overreactions that are often commonplace.

I hope you get a chance to check out the podcast! Have a good one : )