The Mind-Bending Science of Advanced Meditation | Matthew Sacchet

What it is, how beginners can get a taste, the dangers of striving, and whether tech can make it easier. Dr. Matthew D. Sacchet, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Meditation Research Program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General). Since 2012, he has authored more than 120 publications, presented more than 150 times at international, national, regional and local conferences and speaker series, and been cited more than 8,000 times. In this episode we talk about:What Matthew's learning about advanced states of meditation, and what they do to the brainWhat relevance advanced meditation might have for the rest of usHow we might get a taste of these states ourselvesWhether technology might ultimately help some of us advance more quicklyThe psychological risks of practicing deep end meditationRelated Episodes:Dr. Richie Davidson, Daniel Goleman – Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and BodyNirvana | Joseph GoldsteinA Meditator in the Arena | Sam HarrisWilloughby Britton, Jared Lindahl -- Does Meditation Have a Dark Side Sign up for Dan’s newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/matthew-sacchet  Additional Resources:Meditation Research Program at HarvardMatthew Sacchet on X (Twitter)Matthew Sacchet’s LinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.