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THIRD EYE DROPS

Mind Meld 223 | One Endless Mind with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup

THIRD EYE DROPS

Michael Phillip

Spirituality, Development, Philosophy, Psychedelic, Comedy, Psychology, Mckenna, Future, Plato, Rogan, Science, Society & Culture, Watts, Trussell, Mind, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2020

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

This mind meld is sponsored by the mushroom alchemists at Four Sigmatic! Get up to 39% off their cognitive-boosting potions here.

Idealist philosopher, Bernardo Kastrup enters the Mind Meld!

Bernardo holds Ph.D.s in philosophy and computer engineering. He's worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). His ideas have been featured in publications like Scientific American, the Institute of Art and Ideas, Big Think, and more.

Musings in this mind meld include:

  • The problem with materialism
  • Why Bernardo believes reality is fundamentally mental, not physical
  • How the mystical experience implies idealism
  • Why we're integral to the evolution of consciousness

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0:00.0

Third eye drops are intended for open-minded adults.

0:03.7

Now administering the third eye drops. Welcome back to the Mind Meld, my fellow Wonder Dippers. It is a true pleasure as always.

0:30.8

And speaking of minds.

0:34.8

No matter where you are, no matter what you're doing,

0:38.1

no matter what you're thinking about, feeling,

0:41.0

that is the only constant.

0:43.0

Your mind, consciousness, you cannot separate yourself from it.

0:50.0

At least not as long as you're alive.

0:54.0

Sorry to say, I don't know what transpires after that.

0:59.0

But if you listen to these mind melds, you know,

1:01.0

I have dedicated a considerable chunk of Kronos to this topic,

1:09.0

the topic of consciousness.

1:10.3

I really believe that it is one of if not the defining mystery of the human experience.

1:18.0

So I am always on the lookout for people with novel ideas on ideas. And the two things I'm always

1:30.2

looking for are one rigorousness because it is just way too easy to

1:36.3

overstep when you're talking about something that is inherently opaque and

1:42.1

subjective and in the eye of the beholder.

1:45.0

It is way too easy to meander into the, you know,

1:50.0

I don't know, man, I just have a feeling feeling I just think I'm connected to the cosmic

1:55.6

consciousness of the elders of Zelljans or and Zelljans by the way is actually a

2:01.3

rheumatoid arthritis medication, not a counsel of

2:06.2

disembodied sages.

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