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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Rupert Spira: Non-Duality, God, and What Happens When You Die

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 293 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Rupert Spira explores non‑dualism, the nature of consciousness and the mystery of death, offering direct‑path meditation insights and philosophical reflections. The conversation weaves together personal practice, scientific perspectives and timeless teachings to examine how awareness underlies reality.0:00 Introduction6:07 Overview of non‑dualism9:09 Experience vs consciousness vs awareness10:31 Quote on ignorance and understanding14:29 Discovering self beyond thoughts17:09 Meditative exercise on union33:14 Awareness of not being aware?48:34 Why only one consciousness?51:54 Consciousness as fundamental1:04:55 Infinite consciousness becoming finite1:09:17 No real things1:11:40 Definition of enlightenment1:14:47 Atheists/materialists and peace1:21:30 Body pain vs mind peace1:28:19 Consciousness as happiness1:34:55 Logos1:40:35 Donald Hoffman & Bernardo Kastrup1:48:03 Psychedelics1:58:01 Consciousness as love2:00:19 Love, truth, beauty unity2:04:12 Psychological suffering veiled happiness2:07:31 Truths that break you2:17:40 New age missing malice2:24:26 Rupert's speech style2:27:07 Does infinite consciousness speak?2:29:15 Why suffering exists2:43:04 Overlapping consciousness & objective world2:49:40 Materialists vs non‑dualism2:51:22 Curt's fractal theory3:00:17 Death and continuation3:06:11 Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)3:18:48 Hubur Galula question3:23:44 Functional vs dysfunctional attachments3:25:37 Inannawhimsey question3:35:22 Rebecca Briggs question3:42:10 Why separation?3:47:59 Descartes debate3:52:27 East vs West non‑dualism history3:57:59 Prodigal son interpretation4:02:59 Prayer vs meditationSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI at http://algo.com- Patreon: support at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLd9y1MG4c- Rupert's Website: https://rupertspira.com/- Rupert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RupertSpira- Interview with Bernardo Kastrup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE- Interview with Donald Hoffman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w- Interview with Iain McGilchrist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well that's why I'm enjoying this conversation so much and why I say I think you're very good at what you're doing because you're not entrenched in a materialist perspective.

0:09.0

You're very well acquainted with it and but nor are you entrenched in a non-dual perspective.

0:16.0

You're open to both and that makes for a very open conversation. You've made me say things that I'm,

0:24.6

that I wasn't aware were inside me. So it's a beautiful conversation.

0:32.7

Rupert Spira is one of the most highly requested guests on this channel and he's a non-dualist teacher of the direct path, which is a method of spiritual self-inquiry.

0:41.8

As often happens on this podcast, just when I think that a podcast, a previous podcast cannot be topped, the guest surprises me, and Rupert Spira is no different.

0:52.5

The conversation between him and I, at least I hope he feels

0:56.5

it from my end. I definitely felt it from his. It's so loving and so smooth while touching on a

1:02.6

confection of topics such as the nature of reality, what part of our consciousness is shared,

1:09.2

what does it even mean to share consciousness,

1:11.6

and fourth, which is a project that I'm extremely passionate about,

1:15.6

that is, where is science going?

1:17.6

What will science of the future look like?

1:19.6

This is something that I at least right now call Abich Nossus,

1:23.6

that is a fusing of both the East and the West's conception of knowledge.

1:26.6

For those who are new to this channel, you should know that it's dedicated to exploring theoretical physics and consciousness,

1:32.8

particularly around what are called theories of everything.

1:35.8

Unlike most of my physics and mathematically oriented brethren,

1:39.8

I don't have an aversion to what would be considered to be nonsense or woo.

1:45.0

I have the feeling that if innovation is to occur, it's going to come or at least be heavily informed by the fringe

1:51.0

and the more we do not listen to it, the more we handicap ourselves.

1:55.0

Luckily, Rupert Spira is an open-minded, perceptive, sagacious individual who through decades of internal investigation

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