635. Joseph Selbie on “The Physics of God”

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Selbie makes the complex and obscure simple and clear. He is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidence-based discoveries of science and the ancient experience-based discoveries of the mystics. A dedicated meditator for nearly fifty years, he has taught yoga, meditation, and universal experiential spirituality throughout the US and Europe. He has also been an avid follower of the unfolding new paradigm of post-materialist science—with groaning bookshelves to show for it. Selbie has authored The Physics of God, a unification of science and religion, and The Yugas, a factual look at India’s tradition of cyclical history. Selbie is a founding member of Ananda—a meditation-based community and spiritual movement inspired by Paramhansa Yogananda. He lives with his wife at Ananda Village near Nevada City, California. Books: The Physics of God: How the Deepest Theories of Science Explain Religion and How the Deepest Truths of Religion Explain Science - "The explanations of transcendent phenomena given by saints, sages, and near-death experiencers—miracles, immortality, heaven, God, and transcendent awareness—are fully congruent with scientific discoveries in the fields of relativity, quantum physics, medicine, M-theory, neuroscience, and quantum biology. The Physics of God describes the intersections of science and religion with colorful, easy-to-understand metaphors, making abstruse subjects within both science and religion easily accessible to the layman—no math, no dogma." The Yugas: Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age and Enlightened Future Website: physicsandgod.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview with Joseph on "The Yugas". Interview recorded February 26, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:33 - A Shift Towards Philosophy and Spirituality 00:07:38 - From Science to Spirituality 00:11:11 - Comparing Science and Religion 00:14:41 - The Interpretation of Science and Religion 00:18:46 - Unity between Science and Religion 00:22:07 - The convergence of science and spirituality 00:25:30 - Bridging Science and Spirituality 00:29:31 - Incorporating Spirituality in Science 00:33:09 - The Challenges of Applying Scientific Experimentation to Spirituality 00:36:32 - The Nature of Matter and Energy 00:40:35 - The Intelligent Organization of Energy 00:44:57 - Flatland and Two Dimensional Reality 00:48:46 - The Intersection of Science and Spirituality 00:52:15 - The Complexity of the Universe 00:56:02 - The creation of multiple universes and promissory materialism 00:59:35 - The Mathematical Language of Consciousness 01:03:20 - The Challenges of Bridging the Gap in scientific research 01:06:43 - The Power of Consciousness and Responsibility 01:10:24 - Mind-blowing Mystical Experiences 01:13:32 - The Origin of Consciousness and the Role of the Observer 01:17:37 - Challenging Fundamental Truths 01:21:18 - Einstein's View on Quantum Physics 01:24:53 - Nonlocality and the Existence of Multiple Universes 01:28:58 - The Intelligent Power of the Universe 01:32:33 - Currents of Intelligence and the Manifestation of Gods and Demons 01:36:08 - The Role of Freewill in Shaping our Reality 01:39:51 - The Future of Science and the Flip 01:43:01 - Wrapping up and defining God 01:46:40 - The Oneness with God 01:49:36 - Life is What Happens

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump.
0:27.6	My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.6	Buddha at the Gas Pump is an ongoing series of conversations with spiritually awakening people.
0:35.6	We've done about 630 of them now. And if this is new to you
0:39.6	and you'd like to check out previous ones, please go to batcap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P, and look under the
0:47.8	past interviews menu, where you'll find them all organized in several different ways.
0:53.0	This program is made possible through
0:55.2	the support of appreciative listeners and viewers. So if you appreciate it and we'd like to help
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1:07.4	My guest today is Joseph Selby. This is actually going to be a two-part series.
1:12.8	We had a scheduling mix-up for this weekend, and Joseph has written two books, which I find
1:18.7	very interesting, so we decided to do two interviews.
1:23.0	This one might not be quite as long as they usually are, maybe an hour and a half, but if there are some
1:28.1	points we don't get to cover or questions we don't get to answer, we could pick them up at the
1:33.6	beginning of next week's interview. And this one will be released on Wednesday. So you'll have a few
1:39.7	days to submit questions for the one that will occur the following Saturday.
1:45.7	The two books Joseph has written are The Physics of God, which I listened to as an
1:51.9	audible book and really enjoyed. It's about the unification of science and religion.
1:56.7	And his second book is, or rather it was his first book, The Yugas, which is a factual look at India's tradition of cyclical history.
2:06.5	And I'm in the middle of listening to that.
2:08.7	Joseph is a founding member of Ananda, a meditation-based community and spiritual movement inspired by Parmhamsa Yogananda.
2:16.3	And he lives with his wife at Ananda
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