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What If All Things Are Conscious? with Dr. Loriliai Biernacki Read the transcript: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/infinite-awareness Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/ve2hRd3fZ74 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog

Dr. Donald Hoffman has made the astounding discovery that everything that we experience through our senses is an illusion. Space and time do not exist and consciousness is the true building block of reality. Learn more about Donald Hoffman's research at http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ Purchase Donald Hoffman's book The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes at https://w...

Oxford physicist Chiara Marletto shares her thoughts on some of life's deepest mysteries and explores if there can be any true synergy with the spiritual way of considering them. 02:01 What is your deepest motivation to study physics?  06:21 Is science ever frustrating?  11:51 What is the cause of all causes? 15:56 Should philosophers seek out the uncaused cause? 20:55 Is significant information b...

Dr. Rick Strassman of the University of New Mexico ran the first federally sanctioned experiments with a psychedelic since the 1970s. He subsequently developed a fascination with what he perceives is an overlap of the psychedelic experience with the states of consciousness described by the Hebrew prophets.   Explore more at  https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ 01:49 Do psychedelics unlock reality or il...

How Columbus, Galileo, and Scopes were never persecuted by religious authorities and other popular myths. Watch the video interview here: https://youtu.be/UWfNde_tUe8 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog

Reflections on one of our most treasured, confusing, and elusive emotions. For more, explore  www.beyondbelief.blog Find the transcript here https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/the-strange-truth-about-happiness

Marjorie Woollacott is a neuroscientist who came to the conclusion that our consciousness is not solely generated by our neurons. Through her meditative practice she has also discovered a powerful "energy" that lies just below the surface of our day to day awareness, and is a source of profound joy and tranquility. Watch the intergiew here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBO8dT8-RT8 Explore more...

Dr. Christopher Satoor is an expert in the philosophy of Friedrich Schelling—a German Idealist thinker who was fascinated by the spiritual underpinnings of nature, history and the idea of freedom. He is also the writer whose words Beethoven chose to set to music in his celebrated "Ode to Joy." Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog

The Grateful Dead had one of the most enduring and dedicated fan-bases of all time. For many, it was almost a religious experience. Dr. Steve Gimbel is a philosopher (and Dead Head) who has explored and uncovered many fascinating concepts that has been generated by this iconic band and their legendary following. Explore more at  www.beyondbelief.blog

One of humanity's oldest and deepest questions is "why do bad things happen to good people?" All of the world's faith traditions and philosophies have attempted to answer it. Sarah Schneider is an author and an expert on Kabbalah. In this video she explains the Kabbalistic take on the nature of suffering - how to understand it, and also how to transcend it. A postscript to the interview by Sarah: ...

The study of Near Death Experiences (NDE's) has entered the scientific mainstream. Dr. Jeffrey Long is one of the world's leading researchers on the topic and has many fascinating facts and accounts to share. Explore more at  https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ channel/aish/id64...

Dr. Bruce Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an...

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, is the director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital and an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rosmarin studies the relevance of spirituality to mental health, and he innovates methods for clinicians to address this area of life. He has published over 100 manuscripts, editorials, and c...

Dr. Federico Faggin invented the microprocessor—thus helping to launch the modern technological revolution. Later in life, he had a remarkable experience that afforded him profound insight into what he believes is the arena of the next human revolution—consciousness and transcendence. Explore more at  https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Fol...

History is full of highly accomplished and credentialed thinkers who spent much of their time researching paranormal phenomena. Oftentimes, these intellectuals are only remembered for the aspects of their research that is easily digested by the academy and the public. Dr. Jeffrey Kripal of Rice University has spend decades exploring these thinkers and the implications of their work. He has drawn s...

Is Buddhism uniquely compatible with modern science? Do its ideas and practices have a better handle on the nature of the human mind than other spiritual systems? Dr. Evan Thompson grew up on a Buddhist commune and went on to become a professional philosopher. This has given him a unique and fascinating perspective on the nature of one of the world's most interesting and impactful religions. Explo...

Cosmology is a wild branch of science. How do you wrap your head around notions like curved space, an infinite Universe (or Universes), and near-infinite heat and density during the Big Bang? Dr. Brian Keating has a gift for conveying all of these challenging concepts and more. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcas...

If you could "wake up" in your dreams and choose to do nearly anything, what would it be? Dr. Clare Johnson is the world's first Ph. D in Lucid Dreaming as a creative tool. She has developed 60 techniques that can teach anyone how to do it—thereby enriching both the waking and sleeping aspects of our lives. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch...

The belief that physical reality is the only reality has dominated scientific thinking for a very long time. However, there is now a growing chorus of credentialed researchers who are concluding that things are not what they appear to be and that consciousness is the fundamental base of reality. Dr. Bernardo Kastrup is one such thinker. He has built a fascinating and compelling case that suggests...

Some great people, through their art or thought, change our culture. But how do we know if the net effect of this change is good or bad? Is there any moral responsibility on the part of the artist or the thinker? Dr. Grant Maxwell is an author and philosopher who has pondered these questions and has many compelling thoughts to share.  Explore more at  www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https:/...

Theoretical physicist Heinrich Pas believes that physics and ancient wisdom agree—the Universe emanates from an ultimate Oneness. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ channel/aish/id6446815666