Edi Bilimoria - Unfolding Consciousness Part 2

The Shepheard-Walwyn Podcast

Welcome back to the SW podcast. Today we welcome back Edi Bilimoria to talk about the first volume of his stunning work, Unfolding Consciousness. As a quick recap, Edi is an award winning engineer, glider pilot, concert pianist, philosopher and student of ancient wisdom. In this two-part conversation we will explore the ideas in Book 1, subtitled, A Panoramic Survey - Science Contrasted with the Perennial Philosophy on Consciousness and Man.

0.00 Welcome and introduction.

2.30 Overview of Book 1

5.00 What is the Perennial Philosophy?

10.00 Why does the Book start with a chapter “Who and what am I?”

12.00 Getting into the currently challenging topic of God and the Divine Self.

14.00 External Wealth and Inner Poverty.

20.00 Scoping out the current challenges with science and scientism.

25.00 Can evolution alone explain genius?

27.00 The benefits and limits of the reductive approach to scientific discovery – the importance of humility and openness to multiple perspectives.

35.00 The issue with seeing nature as a “machine” and other unspoken assumptions that underpin science.

39.00 Mental models and how they affect our work.

45.00 In praise of scientists who take a broader view.

48.00 Peacocks and Giraffes and how they came to be.

54.30 Where does thought come from and what’s the function of the mind?

61.00 Why do people make the same discoveries?

63.00 The surprising benefits of meditation.

66.00 Why it’s important to heed the warnings of top scientists.

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