Becoming Conscious

Healing is a healing of view. Daniel puts it plainly: suffering comes from fixed views, and what heals is a restoration of perception, seeing that what is here was sacred and intrinsically valuable all along. When difficult experience get met in this way, they start to move and show the innate intelligence and goodness of the heart. We spend a long time on what loving, attuned presence has to do w...

Any system that is consistent with itself (capitalism, a religion, a politics, a personal identity) has a point it cannot account for from the inside, and Daniel calls that the Gödel point. A system that ignores that point can offer you ten thousand choices, and all of them sit on one flat plane. A system that turns toward it gains a vertical dimension, which is where new things come from and wher...

There is a way of thinking so ordinary it does not look like a belief. It looks like sanity. It says that a thing simply is what it is, that a text means what it plainly says, and that if we could just get to the facts underneath our disagreements, the disagreements would end. It worked for a long time. It worked as long as everyone around you already agreed with you. That condition is gone. And t...

Andrés is the President of the Qualia Research Institute (QRI), a consciousness research nonprofit studying valence, psychedelic phenomenology, and the computational structure of experience. Find his work: * Website: qri.org * Blog: qualiacomputing.com * Substack: Andrés Gómez-Emilsson * X: @algekalipso I sat down with Andrés Gómez Emilsson, President of the Qualia Research Institute, to dig into...

Daniel writes and podcasts as O.G. Rose, together with his wife Michelle Opperman. Find their work: * Website: ogrose.com * Substack: O.G. Rose * Book referenced in this conversation: Belonging Again: An Explanation — on Amazon This one was actually filmed in January — it got lost in the sauce, but I’m resurfacing it now because the conversation still holds up. I sat down with Daniel Garner for a...

* Substack: Wystan Bryant-Scott * Instagram: @wystantbs * Website: https://www.wystantbs.com/ * Book a session: savvycal.com/wystantbs * X: WystanTBS I sat down with meditation teacher and phenomenologist Wystan Bryant-Scott to talk about jhana — the deep absorption states the Buddha taught, and why they’re far more attainable than most people think. We get into why renunciation isn’t about denyin...

May this video be of service to those with the desire to be liberated from shame and the inner critic. 00:00 — Intro: refuge, the inner critic, shame, and the path 00:48 — The old view: shame is something to overcome 01:33 — Hustle culture and “outwork your self-doubt” — why it’s harmful 02:31 — The core insight: the adversarial relationship locks shame in place 06:14 — Finding a softer way: Pema...

In this episode, Andres we delve into the groundbreaking work of Qualia Research Institute (Andres’ core project), uncovering its ambitious principles and goals aimed at understanding the very core of consciousness and suffering. From the quest to grasp the conditions for meaningful existence to the pursuit of reducing extreme suffering and enhancing positive conscious experiences. We talk about t...

In this thought-provoking discussion, political philosopher and metamodern thinker Daniel Görtz offers a radical new lens for making sense of our conflicting modern era. As a leader of "the Nordic school" and co-author of the influential "Hanzi Freinacht" book series, Daniel argues that both traditional and progressive worldviews are ultimately flawed and self-undermining. He posits that metamoder...

In this episode we speak on utilizing strategy in service of deepening our capacity to love, be in relationship, develop virtue and ethical capacities, increase cognitive complexity and increase emotional intelligence. As well as: * Strategy serves as a defense against the white noise of the digital age, clarifying our purpose in each waking moment. * It applies to personal facets of life such as...

In this episode I speak on how humanity is still enslaved. We’re all selling our souls to a system that none of us can stop. It started before we were born and now the only way to survive in today’s world is to commit your life-force to this machine. What are the implications of this? How does it show up in our lives? What can we do about it? These are all questions I ask in this episode. Get full...

In this episode I speak with Danial Garner from the OG Rose duo, and we speak on embodying virtues and engaging in existential preparation is essential for personal growth, effective decision-making, and creating a better world. Timestamps * 00:00 Prioritizing the Internal Life * 11:18 The Conflation of Virtue and Morality * 25:03 Existential Anxiety & Discernment in Virtue Development * 33:16 Vir...

In this episode I speak with Vince Horn about how multiplayer meditation, incorporating AI systems and interpersonal practices, can deepen human connection and create meaningful impact in the world. Links https://meditatewith.ai/ vincehorn.space Timestamps * 00:00 Multiplayer Meditation * 15:19 Interpersonal Practices * 33:41 AI Meditation * 43:09 Social and Spiritual Impact Through Business * 55:...

In this episode I speak with Artem Zen and we explore Zen communities of practice, balancing intellect and wisdom, pursuing Truth as our life path, circling practice, shedding attachments, different schools of Buddhism, and deepening into the profundity of the mundane. Links to Artem’s Projects Artem’s Youtube Channel His Website Elevating Consciousness Podcast on Spotify Elevating Consciousness o...

In this episode I sit down with Cory Katuna and we talk about how to uncover hidden motives, the choice-point where realize we realize our identity is chosen, how positive feelings relate to higher degrees of truth, and how manipulation is everywhere and what it takes to become conscious of it in ourselves so we can change our behavior and much much more. Cory on Instagram: @corykatuna Get full ac...

Dan Schmidt is a meditation teacher and has created multiple highly acclaimed documentaries on the topics of Samadhi, Awakening and understanding the world religions. We speak on the topics of what it takes to release our attachments to self and the stories that we hold, why environments of no escape are so important, psychedelic use to support awakening practice and much more. Links to Dan’s Work...

Daniel Ingram is a meditation teacher and author of the acclaimed book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha . We dive into all things impermanence, no self, insight practices, how everything we have ever experienced is a sensation. Thoughts as sensations, emotions as sensations, and learning how to more rapidly be aware of the impermanence of sensations. All in an effort to deepen insights i...

So much of what we say and do is manipulative and we don’t even realize it. We communicated in roundabout ways to try to get our needs met, to feel loved, to feel safe, respected, capable, or just to be seen in a certain light. All of these are subtle manipulations of speech and our relationships suffer as a result. Honest communication is to say something solely for the sake of saying it. To comm...

In this episode, we dive deep into the topics of self-acceptance, overcoming self-doubt, and finding motivation through self-love rather than self-hatred. Kela offers eye-opening perspectives on how self-love lays the foundation for fulfillment in all areas of life. She provides tips on how to motivate yourself with compassion rather than criticism. Get full access to Becoming Conscious at becomec...

Join us in this episode as we dive into something we all navigate: authenticity and integrity. Ever felt like someone's putting on a show? We unravel how that might indicate a lack of integrity. On the flip side, let's talk about valuing our true selves and expressing from that place, no matter the external image. We'll explore how being authentic within ourselves brings a unique kind of harmony a...

In this episode of the Becoming Conscious Podcast Ethan interviews Buddhist Scholar David Loy and discusses the nature of our cultural lack, how so much of our drives for economic success and fame are based on this core feeling that we are lacking, and then we go into how Buddhism relates to this fact. You can find more info at about David's work at davidloy.org Get full access to Becoming Conscio...

In this episode of "Becoming Conscious" Ethan speaks with Exeter University professor Christopher Gill on stoic ethical development, care for self and others, the 4 cardinal virtues of stoicism and much more. Get full access to Becoming Conscious at becomeconscious.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of the “Becoming Conscious” podcast Ethan talks about the facets of his life philosophy that includes components like ethics, ambition, courage, relationships, introspection, study, dialogue and more. Get full access to Becoming Conscious at becomeconscious.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of "Becoming Conscious" Ethan sits down with Forrest to discuss his book Immanent Metaphysics, and the implications of the many triads of his work (see below). The conversation covers especially how the machine of civilization is co-opting man and nature for it's own purposes. 🔺 The triples we explored: * clarity/simplicty/complexity * value/purpose/meaning * strategy/culture/visi...

In this episode of "Becoming Conscious" Ethan sits down with Daniel from the O.G. Rose duo to discuss imposing restrictions on yourself and your freedom in order to unlock meaning and purpose in your life. Furthering on that we talk about the trap of sitting in potentiality without any actuality. That self-imposed suffering as the key to meaning development. Get full access to Becoming Conscious a...