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The Surprising Upsides of Self-Deception | Shankar Vedantam
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The Surprising Upsides of Self-Deception | Shankar Vedantam

Anyone with a passing familiarity with Buddhism will know that “delusion” is rarely, if ever, mentioned in a positive way. In fact, the Buddha included delusion (aka: confusion about the way things really are) on his list of “the three poisons.” The whole point of meditation, per the Buddha, is to uproot delusion -- along with greed and hatred. Only the…

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