Essentials: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind | Dr. Sam Harris

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Sam Harris, PhD, a neuroscientist, bestselling author, and world-renowned meditation teacher whose work focuses on consciousness, ethics, and religion. We discuss how meditation can help us better understand the nature of the self and transform the conscious experience. Sam also explains how meditation can help overcome universal challenges such as distractibility, mental chatter and emotional reactivity, which can allow for greater focus and fulfillment in the present moment. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/sle95XX Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 Huberman Lab Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Dr. Sam Harris Website: https://www.samharris.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samharrisorg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAxrHudMfdzNi6NxruKPLw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Samharrisorg Timestamps 00:00:00 Sam Harris 00:00:21 Sense of Self, Meditation Purpose; Flow 00:08:37 Self Awareness, Self-Talk & Mental Chatter 00:13:26 Mindfulness, Distractibility 00:18:37 Meditation, Benefits, “Sky-like Mind”; States of Self 00:24:39 Meditation Practice, Mindfulness & Freedom 00:27:23 Psychedelics, Consciousness 00:31:21 Process vs Achieving Goals, Fulfillment in Present #hubermanlab Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

Andrew HubermanhostDr. Sam Harrisguest

Jul 23, 202637mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 23, 2026
Duration: 37m
Channel: Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Sam Harris, PhD, a neuroscientist, bestselling author, and world-renowned meditation teacher whose work focuses on consciousness, ethics, and religion. We discuss how meditation can help us better understand the nature of the self and transform the conscious experience. Sam also explains how meditation can help overcome universal challenges such as distractibility, mental chatter and emotional reactivity, which can allow for greater focus and fulfillment in the present moment. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/sle95XX Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 Huberman Lab Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Dr. Sam Harris Website: https://www.samharris.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samharrisorg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAxrHudMfdzNi6NxruKPLw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Samharrisorg Timestamps 00:00:00 Sam Harris 00:00:21 Sense of Self, Meditation Purpose; Flow 00:08:37 Self Awareness, Self-Talk & Mental Chatter 00:13:26 Mindfulness, Distractibility 00:18:37 Meditation, Benefits, “Sky-like Mind”; States of Self 00:24:39 Meditation Practice, Mindfulness & Freedom 00:27:23 Psychedelics, Consciousness 00:31:21 Process vs Achieving Goals, Fulfillment in Present #hubermanlab Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

SPEAKERS

Andrew Huberman
host
Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Dr. Sam Harris
guest
Neuroscience PhD and meditation teacher, known for work on consciousness, mindfulness, and philosophy.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Andrew Huberman and Dr. Sam Harris, Essentials: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind | Dr. Sam Harris explores meditation reveals self as illusion, freeing attention and emotions Harris distinguishes everyday “self” functions from a deeper felt “subject” behind experience, arguing meditation can reveal that subject as illusory.

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