Mark Miller

The Contemplative Science Podcast

Science EN ↓ 78 episodes

What can cutting-edge science tell us about spiritual development? And how are ancient contemplative practices helping us to investigate the nature of well-being? On The Contemplative Science Podcast, host Dr. Mark Miller speaks with the real experts, from Monks to Neuroscientists, to get clear on how contemplative practices work and how they might help us improve our lives. Our diverse range of guests will cover everything from mindfulness and wisdom, to sex, death and enlightenment.

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Mark Miller

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The Meaning Crisis - and what we can do about it 01.03.2022 44:08

We’re living in the midst of a meaning crisis. Enter Dr John Vervaeke. The world’s leading expert in diagnosing the spiritual, practical and cognitive causes of increasing isolation and disillusionment. In this episode, John deep-dives into the ‘why’, and outlines what we can do to fix it. We cover the scope of spirituality, the cognitive science of desperation and the significance of psychedelic...

What is the bottleneck to well-being? 01.03.2022 44:33

Your life is as good as the lens you see it through. Disillusioned with her ‘dream’ job, Julianna Raye took a punt on meditation. 2 decades later, she credits it with changing her life and perceptions beyond recognition. In this episode, Dr Mark Miller and Jamie Slevin talk to Julianna Raye - CEO of Unified Mindfulness - to understand the mechanics of meditation, the complexity of mental health an...

Welcome to the Contemplative Science Podcast 23.02.2022 0:28

Welcome to The Contemplative Science Podcast. Brought to you by Monash University, this is the podcast for anybody interested in the overlap of cutting edge-science and ancient spiritual practices. Co-hosts Dr. Mark Miller and Jamie Slevin ask the experts - from Monks to Neuroscientists - how contemplative practices work, and crucially, how they can help us improve our lives. Join us each week fo...