Zubin Damania: How Non-Dualism and Fasting Reshape Consciousness

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Philosophy, Science, Physics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2021

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Zubin Damania joins Curt Jaimungal to explore nondualism, fasting, consciousness, and the ways self‑fulfilling beliefs shape our reality. The conversation weaves personal anecdotes, scientific skepticism, and meditation practice into a lively discussion about free will and the limits of language.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:06:02 - Similarities between ZdoggMD and Theories of Everything- 00:09:34 - Uncertainty and the present moment- 00:13:11 - Self deception and lies- 00:22:59 - The nature of reality and ancient texts (Bible, Vedas, etc.)- 00:28:06 - Curt's problems with sleeping- 00:39:11 - Free will and too much chatter in the brain- 00:47:54 - Nonduality (who's experiencing the experiences?)- 00:54:24 - Belief isn't just a "thought"- 01:02:34 - Limits of language- 01:08:22 - Limits of science- 01:10:50 - Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)- 01:23:05 - Placebo and self-fulfilling beliefs being as primary as consciousness- 01:28:07 - Atheism and Sam Harris- 01:34:20 - What's fundamental, in nondualism?- 01:37:14 - Nondualism is nihilism- 01:51:41 - The public's mistrust of "science" is warranted- 02:00:57 - As podcasters, should we delete comments that decelerate conversations?- 02:05:38 - When certain topics / viewpoints become demonitized, suspicion is raised- 02:12:10 - Fasting and difficulty sleeping- 02:15:46 - Zubin and Curt exchange podcasting foibles- 02:24:17 - Rationality doesn't motivate you, and perhaps shouldn't.- 02:32:20 - Admonishments against being "left" or "right"- 02:44:40 - Live audience questions answered by Zubin on meditation and nondualismSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/X6qeFzrmRqU- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: 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/theoriesofeverything- ZdoggMD (Zubin's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/ZDoggMD- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com 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. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.4	Zubin Damagna is an American physician, an assistant professor, a comedian,
1:07.9	and was the practicing hospitalist at Stanford University School of Medicine for 10 years.
1:12.8	He also runs Zdog MD, which is a YouTube channel dedicated to exploring similar themes to this channel.
1:18.0	So if you like these podcasts, there's a great chance that you'll like his.
1:21.1	So check out the link in the description.
1:22.7	The main point of convergence between us is consciousness.
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