Best Science And Nonduality Podcasts (2023)

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Nonduality: The Direct Path to Ending Suffering - Rupert Spira 1:04:11

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Rupert Spira. Rupert is one of the world’s leading teachers on the nondual understanding of consciousness and its application to improving our everyday quality of life. He gives talks internationally and has written several books, including:…

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Sounds of SAND

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#37 Collective Consciousness: Orland Bishop 59:36

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Orland Bishop is the founder and director of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, where he has pioneered approaches to urban truces and mentoring at-risk youth that combine new ideas with traditional ways of knowledge. ShadeTree serves as an intentional community of mentors, elders, teachers, artists, healers, and advocates for the he…

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Rethinking Masculinity - Eldra Jackson III 59:15

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this talk, we will seek to demystify and remove the 'loaded' feelings that oftentimes arise for so many when we hear the term "toxic masculinity". The term has become a part of the current lexicon and can serve to castigate half of the human population as inherently 'bad…

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#36 Holographic Being: Mukti 1:09:54

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Mukti’s name originates in Sanskrit and is most often translated as “liberation,” a term used in Vedanta and Buddhism much the way the term “salvation” is used in Christianity. Mukti has been the Associate Teacher of Open Gate Sangha since 2004 and has been a student of her husband, Adyashanti, since he began teaching in 1996, when they founded Ope…

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The Unbelievable Psychology of Curiosity — Richard Hill 1:03:58

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I'm joined by Richard Hill. Richard is a psychotherapist, author, speaker, and the managing editor of The Science of Psychotherapy magazine. He is currently completing his PhD on client-responsive therapy and has spent the past few years investigating the…

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Sounds of SAND

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#35 Deep Medicine: Rupa Marya 1:38:02

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Dr. Rupa Marya illuminates the hidden connections between our biological systems and the profound injustices of our political and economic systems. What is deep medicine? How can re-establishing our relationships with the Earth and one another help us to heal? The first part of the episode is taken from a live SAND Community Conversation hosted by …

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The Psychology of Sustainable Success — Brad Stulberg 59:50

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this episode, I'm joined by Brad Stulberg. Brad is a best-selling author who researches, writes, and coaches on performance and wellbeing. His books include Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and The Practice of Groundedness, which this interview focuses on. Some of …

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Sounds of SAND

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#34 Converations on Complexity: Neil Theise 52:32

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“We are not walking through the world; we are interwoven with it. In everything we do, we participate in complexity." –Neil Theise Neil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. Dr. Theise’…

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Is Reality Made of Consciousness? - Dr Bernardo Kastrup, PhD 1:03:29

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5I'll propose an idealist ontology more parsimonious and empirically rigorous than mainstream physicalism, bottom-up panpsychism, and cosmopsychism. The ontology also offers more explanatory power than these three alternatives, in that it does not fall prey to the hard probl…

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Sounds of SAND

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#33 Intimacy with the Sacred: Mirabai Starr 51:48

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Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai h…

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The Science of Learning - Lauren Waldman 56:01

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Lauren Waldman. Lauren is a Learning Consultant, Educator, and the Founder of The Learning Pirate. She works with organisations to create bespoke, scientifically designed learning programmes using the latest cognitive and behavioural science…

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#32 Breathing Bamboo: Cornelius Boots 1:00:41

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Cornelius Boots is a woodwinding pioneer, composer and root philosopher. He is a nanotheist and elemental-nature lover. After a 30-year career of high-caliber jazz, classical, rock and experimental music activities (on multiple woodwinds with a focus on the bass clarinet), Boots has now positioned himself at the crossroads of personal expression an…

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Uncovering the Story of You - Mark Leruste 53:23

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Mark LeRuste. Mark is an author, the host of The Unconventionalists Podcast, and a TEDx speaker with over a million views. His most recent book: Glow in the Dark, provides a masterclass in the art of storytelling, and how you can leverage it…

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Sounds of SAND

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#31 Our Mycelium Selves: Merlin Sheldrake 56:14

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From the SAND Archives we present a conversation between SAND co-founder Maurizio Benazzo and biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake from SAND’s Wisdom in Times of Crisis Series (2020). In this talk they discuss Merlin’s book Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures. Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist, writer, and…

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Using Psychology to Create a Better Society - Prof. Mick Cooper 53:15

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Professor Mick Cooper. Mick is a Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, a Chartered Psychologist, and an internationally recognised author, trainer and consultant in the fields of humanistic, existential and plu…

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#30 Here. Now. Being.: Joan Tollifson 51:42

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Joan Tollifson is a writer and lifelong explorer of what is. Her background includes Buddhism, Advaita, nontraditional meditative inquiry, radical nonduality, martial arts, somatic work, addiction recovery, political activism, visual arts, and a devotion to both boundless presence and the beauty of the ordinary. Joan has held public and private mee…

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#29: Rumi & the Mysterion: Kabir Helminski 1:07:56

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Kabir Helminski is co-director, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. He is the author of Living Presence and the translator of four volumes of Rumi’s poetry, including Love Is a Stranger and Rumi: Daylight. His new book which we discuss on the…

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#28 Christianity and Unknowing: Richard Rohr 1:11:44

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From the SAND Archives we present two talks from Christian Mystic, Richard Rohr from two SAND Conferences recorded before live audiences. The two talks are entitled “Christianity and Unknowing” from SAND16 and “The Christian Meaning Of Enlightenment” from SAND11. Richard Rohr, as a Catholic priest and Franciscan Friar, offers a concise history of h…

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#27 Embracing the Present: Gail Brenner 54:56

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By training, Gail Brenner is a licensed Ph.D. psychologist and trauma specialist with almost 30 years of experience offering individual sessions and group workshops. Her work as a therapist and teacher invites people to shed attachment to false identities, return to their essential wholeness, and realize the truth of who they are. In primarily grou…

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How to Find Your Own Path - Dr Fiona Buckland, PhD 1:01:32

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Dr Fiona Buckland. Fiona is an author, facilitator, and coach, whose clients include: The School of Life, Guardian Masterclasses, and The Wall Street Journal. This interview focuses on Fiona’s most recent book: “Find Your Own Path”, which pr…

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#26 From Separation to Oneness, From Monocultures to Diversity: Vandana Shiva 49:00

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After a PhD thesis on non separability and non locality in Quantum theory, Dr Vandana Shiva studied non separation between forests, soil and water, the Green revolution in Punjab and the relationship between violence against nature by chemical agriculture and emergence of violence in society. Since then, she has kept working on the link between see…

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#25 Walks with Death: Ash Canty 1:00:08

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Ash Canty (they/he) is a Death Walker & Psychic Medium. Their ancestors are Indigenous peoples of West Africa, Cherokee, Iroquois, Blackfeet and Northern European. They support and walk others in the threshold and ritual of their own unique death and dying process. They are led by spirit, ancestors, and nature in all that they do. They teach many p…

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#24 Somatic Abolitionism: Resmaa Menakem & Gabor Maté 51:48

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This conversation is from the Wisdom of Trauma Talks on Trauma Series (2021). Somatic Abolitionism is living, embodied anti-racist practice and cultural building —a way of being in the world. It is a return to the age-old wisdom of human bodies respecting, honoring, and resonating with other human bodies. It is not a exclusively a goal, an attitude…

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#23 The Songs of Gaia: Monica Gagliano 1:01:30

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Monica Gagliano is a research associate professor in evolutionary ecology and former fellow of the Australian Research Council. She is currently based at Southern Cross University, where she directs the Biological Intelligence Lab funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. She has pioneered the brand-new research field of plant bioacoustics,…

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#22 Embodying the Unknown: Ellen Emmet 1:04:50

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“…In our daily lives, the body is seldom tasted as it is. We rarely listen to its language or allow it to simply unfold and blossom in its natural original intelligence.” —Ellen Emmet Ellen Emmet offers meetings and retreats in The Awakening Body, a direct exploration of experience sourced in the non-dual tradition of Kashmir Shivaism, Authentic Mo…

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#21 A Hunger for Wholeness: Iya Affo 58:34

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This is a recording from the 2022 Community Conversation between our guest Iya Affo and SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Very few people are aware of the impact of historical trauma. Historical trauma is trauma so deeply rooted in the subconscious we may not even know it is there. It can leave us feeling anxious, irritable, sad, and hope…

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#20 Vibrating with Awe: Laura Inserra 1:34:32

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"The essence of the Universe is vibration, quenchless energy in motion, e-motion. My work is about experiencing the Source and its manifestation through sound, emotions, and body awareness." ~ Laura Inserra Laura Inserra is a sound alchemist, a technician of the sacred, and a multimedia producer. She lives and creates at the confluence of music, wi…

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The Science of Effective Change - Dr Alan Watkins, PhD 1:03:04

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5In this interview, I’m joined by Dr Alan Watkins.Alan is the CEO of Complete, a leadership development consultancy that specialises in developing exceptional leaders, the author of 8 books, and a 5 time TEDx speaker, whose talks have more than 7 million views.In this lively…

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Sounds of SAND

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#19 The Wonder of the Heart: A.H. Almaas & Thomas Hübl 54:50

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“The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.” — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj A deep and insightful dialog between A.H. Almaas, founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-realization and Thomas Hübl, founder of the Academy of Inner Science. This conversation was recorded from a 2022 SAND Community Gathering facilitated by SAND co-founders Zaya an…

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#18 The Mysticism of Sound and Music: Michael Harrison 57:16

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In this episode, we discuss the life and work of musician and Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan with composer/pianist and Inayat Khan scholar Michael Harrison. Hazrat Inayat Khan (Urdu: عنایت خان رحمت خان) (5 July 1882 – 5 February 1927) was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the saraswati vina, poet, philosopher, and pioneer of t…

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#17 Woman Stands Shining: Pat McCabe 1:05:22

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In this moving and powerful conversation with Pat McCabe hosted by SAND friend and presenter Lynn Murphy from SAND’s Wisdom in Times of Crisis series. At this time we are collective examining our human generated systems, worldview, purpose, or our paradigm. What if paradigm was a choice? Indigenous peoples the world over share the same planet, the …

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How to Not Die Alone: Overcoming Your Dating Blindspots - Logan Ury 1:01:27

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5Have you ever looked around and wondered, 'Why has everyone found love except me?' you're not the only one. Great relationships don't just appear in our lives - they're the culmination of a series of decisions, including who to date, how to end it with the wrong person, and…

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Sounds of SAND

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#16 The Wandering, Winding Way of the Wound: Sophie Strand and Bayo Akomolafe 50:08

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An excerpt from the four day webinar The Wandering, Winding Way of the Wound with Bayo Akomolafe and Sophie Strand exploring the Politics of Cure, the Shadows of Harm Reduction, and Transgressive Networks of Care at World End. You can enroll in the Course here: https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/webinar/wandering-winding-way Also coming up a Comm…

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The Weekend University

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Depression: The Unexpected Truth - Johann Hari 12:00

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In this provocative talk, Johann Hari discusses the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression, why it’s so damaging to our mental health—both individually and collectively, and offers an alternative view backed by the latest scientific research. If you're interested in taking an approach to healing that accounts for the whole person: mind, brain, b…

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#15 The Healing Potential of Microdosing: James Fadiman & Ayelet Waldman 52:36

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In this entertaining talk from SAND18, James Fadiman, "America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use," describes the citizen science of his recent investigations into the effects of microdosing, and shares some fascinating stories from the hundreds he has gathered in his ongoing research. jamesfadiman.com Ayelet Waldma…

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Is Reality an Illusion? - Professor Donald Hoffman, PhD 1:33:16

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5If I have a visual experience that I describe as a red tomato a meter away, then I am inclined to believe that there is, in fact, a red tomato a meter away, even if I close my eyes. I believe that my perceptions are, in the normal case, veridical—that they accurately depict…

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#14 Healing Relationships in Community and in Ourselves: Eriel Tchekwie Deranger 1:01:46

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Science and Nonduality co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo host this Community Gathering with Dënesųłiné indigenous rights activist and climate activist Eriel Tchekwie Deranger. This talk touches into such topics as intergenerational trauma, decolonizing spirituality, climte crisis, ransom economy, and our collective joy and pain. Some links from…

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#13 Finding Wholeness Through Our Broken Places: Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield & Dr. Gabor Maté 1:03:28

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In this conversation from the “Talks on Trauma” series Gabor investigates the paths of personal Trauma woven into the Buddhist and personal psychology fields for which Jack and Tara are so well known. Find out more about this series “Talks on Trauma” as part of the “All Access Pass” from the film The Wisdom of Trauma: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/…

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#12 Indigenous Languages and Encoded Quantum Physics: Tiokasin Ghosthorse 1:17:00

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Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy. Tiokasin is the Founder, Host and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio” (formerly “First Voices Indigenous Radio”) for the last 28 years in New York City and Seattle/Olympia, Washington. In 2016, he …

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The Surprising Science Of Lasting Happiness - Professor Paul Bloom 57:09

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5Many psychologists and philosophers believe that people are hedonists, seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. But what about our appetites for spicy foods, hot baths, horror movies, sad songs, BDSM, and hate reading? How can we explain our choices to suffer—in pursuits such as…

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#11: Quantum Listening: IONE 1:02:38

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In episode #11 IONE is in conversation with Sounds of SAND Producer Michael Reiley McDermott IONE is a noted author, playwright/director and poet whose works include the critically acclaimed memoir, Pride of Family Four Generations of American Women of Color, Listening in Dreams and This is a Dream!. Other works include; The Night Train to Aswan an…

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#10 Nonduality and Postcapitalism: Lynn Murphy and Alnoor Ladha 1:07:12

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Join Lynn Murphy and Alnoor Ladha in conversation with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo about their new book, Post Capitalist Philanthropy: Healing Wealth in the Time of Collapse, as they explore the history of wealth accumulation to the current logic of late-stage capitalism — and ultimately to the lived possibilities of other ways of knowing, sensing an…

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Integrating Ancient Wisdom & Modern Science To Create A Meaningful Life - Jeremy Lent 1:02:06

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5As our civilization careens toward a precipice of climate breakdown, ecological destruction, and gaping inequality, people are losing their existential moorings. Our dominant worldview tells us we’re split between mind and body, separate from each other, and at odds with th…

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Nonduality And Consciousness: An Accessible Introduction 19:53

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As the theme of this month’s conference is Psychology & Nonduality (https://bit.ly/nd-conference), I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the nondual understanding and its implications for everyday life. So, I’ve spent around 30+ hours researching the subject, and summarised the best of what I was able to find in this podcast.If you’re relatively …

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Sounds of SAND

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#9 The Universe in Ecstatic Motion: Mona Haydar 27:45

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In this live SAND Conference talk she offers some beautiful sacred wisdom from her Islamic tradition with that special Science and Nonduality flavor weaving her talk through the ancient and the modern, the light and dark in this talk. In this talk she leads the live audience in some breathwork, chanting, and singing, so we invite you to tone along …

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Panpsychism: Is Everything Conscious? - Dr Philip Goff, PhD 1:47:40

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5According to our standard view of things, consciousness exists only in the brains of highly evolved organisms, and hence consciousness exists only in a tiny part of the universe and only in very recent history (cosmically speaking). According to panpsychism, in contrast, co…

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#8 Evolving with Consciousness: Peter Russell 59:44

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In this episode we look back on a decade of talks by Peter with a conversation hosted by Sounds of SAND producer Michael Reiley McDermott. We touch into such concepts as Peter's history and origins in meditation The Beatles and Love The Global Brain Letting go of Nothing Climate Collapse And what's next Peter Russell Originally studying mathematics…

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Religion without Belief? - Rupert Sheldrake, Paul Kingsnorth, and Philip Goff 1:18:56

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5This episode is part of our Meeting of the Minds series in which we bring together leading thinkers from different backgrounds to discuss topics of mutual interest. The topic is “religion without belief” in which we explore to what extent it is possible to benefit from reli…

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#7 Indigenous Resilience: Healing Trauma Through Tradition and Resistance 1:07:50

8M ago1:07:50

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In this talk from the Talks on Trauma series from the Wisdom of Trauma All Access Pass Course. Dr. Gabor Maté hosts this expert panel of Indigenous teachers. Intergenerational trauma: the impact of colonization and genocide Indigenous wisdom and the healing of trauma Resistance and healing With Jesse Thistle, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Ruby Gibson, Patri…

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The Extended Mind - Annie Murphy Paul 57:15

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Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5“Use your head.” That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’ve got it exactly backward. What we need to do, says acclaimed science writer Annie Murphy Paul, is think outside the brain. …

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