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    Discover a systematic ten-stage map to master meditation by blending Buddhist mind science with modern neuroscience to rewire your brain and transcend the narrative self.

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    Meditation is not just about 'chilling out,' but a systematic map for the mind that allows us to move from a 'narrative self' stuck in stories to a 'minimal self' that is awake, aware, and deeply connected to the world.

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    1

    Beyond Chilling: The Science of Focus

    0:00
    0:19
    0:39
    0:51
    2

    The Three Pillars of Practice

    0:59
    1:20
    1:38
    1:46
    2:12
    2:18
    2:38
    2:48
    3:09
    3:18
    3:47
    3:54
    4:15
    4:23
    4:44
    4:53
    5:11
    5:22
    3

    Rewiring the Default Mode

    5:38
    5:48
    6:09
    1:46
    6:32
    6:38
    6:58
    2:18
    7:35
    4:53
    8:06
    8:13
    8:30
    1:46
    8:57
    9:10
    9:36
    9:39
    9:55
    10:07
    4

    The 51 Factors of Mind

    10:21
    10:39
    10:58
    11:04
    11:24
    11:26
    11:55
    12:05
    12:24
    12:29
    12:49
    1:46
    13:20
    13:28
    13:45
    14:00
    14:17
    14:26
    5

    Dissolving the Solid Self

    14:48
    15:01
    15:17
    15:19
    15:45
    15:50
    16:18
    16:23
    16:48
    1:46
    17:20
    17:31
    17:56
    3:18
    18:30
    8:13
    19:07
    1:46
    6

    Beyond "McMindfulness" and Toward Ethics

    19:32
    19:45
    20:06
    20:12
    20:31
    20:46
    21:04
    21:13
    21:30
    8:13
    21:56
    1:46
    22:32
    22:42
    23:03
    9:39
    7

    From Cold Control to Meta-Awareness

    23:38
    23:55
    24:13
    1:46
    24:29
    2:18
    24:53
    24:59
    25:18
    25:24
    25:46
    5:22
    26:15
    8:13
    26:41
    26:55
    27:14
    27:28
    8

    The Practical Playbook for the Mind

    27:47
    28:02
    28:23
    26:55
    28:54
    29:04
    29:29
    29:37
    30:00
    9:39
    30:29
    8:13
    31:00
    31:09
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    Closing Reflections: The Journey Inward

    31:32
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    1:46
    32:37
    32:54
    33:12
    33:19
    33:28
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