No-Try Meditation with Peter Russell

About this episode

Peter Russell discusses meditation, the principle of non-effort, and the intersection of science and spirituality.

Peter Russell is a long-time contributor to our understanding of spirituality, consciousness, meditation, and related matters, who believes "the critical challenge of today is freeing human thinking from the limited beliefs and attitudes that lie behind many of our problems — personal, social, and global.” He is a public speaker, a retreat leader, a teacher of online courses, and the author of a dozen books, including Letting Go of Nothing, The Global Brain, From Science to God, and his latest, How to Meditate Without Even Trying. We spoke mostly about meditation and the seemingly paradoxical principal of non-effort, and we also touched on the history and current status of spirituality in America, the intersection of science and spirituality, and other issues about which Peter offers valuable insight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mind Body Spirit.fm

Guest: Peter Russell

Topics covered

• meditation
• spirituality
• consciousness
• non-effort
• science and spirituality

Keywords

• meditation
• spirituality
• consciousness
• non-effort
• Peter Russell
• science
• beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Letting Go of Nothing, The Global Brain, From Science to God, How to Meditate Without Even Trying

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