
Feed Your Head (Adam Jacobs)
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15 Nov 2024 | The Rebirth of Trans-Materialist Science | Dr. Àlex Gómez-Marín | 00:57:05 | |
Àlex Gómez-Marín (Barcelona, 1981) is a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and a Masters in biophysics from the University of Barcelona. Combining experimental, computational and theoretical neuro-physics, his current research deals with human minds in the real world, concentrating on what he calls “the edges of consciousness.”
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05 Jun 2023 | You Are Not Your Brain | 00:42:23 | |
Marjorie Woollacott is a neuroscientist who came to the conclusion that our consciousness is not solely generated by our neurons. Through her meditative practice she has also discovered a powerful "energy" that lies just below the surface of our day to day awareness, and is a source of profound joy and tranquility. Watch the intergiew here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBO8dT8-RT8 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog To learn more about Dr. Woollacott, visit https://marjoriewoollacott.com/ | |||
28 Apr 2023 | The Joy of Dying: Understanding Near Death Experience | 00:45:56 | |
The study of Near Death Experiences (NDE's) has entered the scientific mainstream. Dr. Jeffrey Long is one of the world's leading researchers on the topic and has many fascinating facts and accounts to share. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ Learn more about Dr. Long's research at www.nderf.org For more inspiring conversation that continues to dig deep with Dr. Jeffrey Long, check out the live panel replay featuring Dr. Long, another medical expert and NDE survivors at https://engage.aish.com/nde/
02:09 What triggered your interest in near-death experiences? 04:54 Is there no medical explanation of near-death experiences? 07:14 How can science investigate these near-death experiences? 9:23 Why doesn't research discuss near-death experiences more often? 13:23 Is it typical that near-death experiences are positive? 17:26 How do these compare to experiences from psychedelic drugs? 23:15 Are near-death experiences monotheistic or polytheistic? 26:10 Do people experience unfavorable realms of afterlife? 31:28 Do people experience a crossing into the afterlife? 33:35 How did religions understand these experiences without modern science? 36:55 What are the greatest arguments from skeptics? 40:09 What is the most compelling story you’ve heard? 43:22 How has this transformed your relationship with death? | |||
24 Apr 2023 | A Tech Giant Discovers Transcendence | 00:52:48 | |
Dr. Federico Faggin invented the microprocessor—thus helping to launch the modern technological revolution. Later in life, he had a remarkable experience that afforded him profound insight into what he believes is the arena of the next human revolution—consciousness and transcendence. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ Faggin Foundation: http://www.fagginfoundation.org/ Autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Invent... | |||
03 Jul 2023 | The Strange Truth About Happiness | 00:52:34 | |
Reflections on one of our most treasured, confusing, and elusive emotions. For more, explore www.beyondbelief.blog Find the transcript here https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/the-strange-truth-about-happiness | |||
19 Dec 2023 | Atheist vs Rabbi: Is Life Meaningless? | 00:46:06 | |
Philosopher James Tartaglia is a nihilist - he believes that existence has no ultimate purpose. He also believes that there is an immaterial world beyond our own which at least "opens the door" for religious thinking. Can these two ideas really exist side by side? Watch the interview, https://youtu.be/pPanw9OUhf4?si=-6XWIusxMTmHVwD5 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
04 Mar 2024 | The Purpose of the Universe | 00:41:00 | |
Philip Goff is a philosophy professor at Durham University, UK. He spends most of his time trying to work out the ultimate nature of reality. In his recent book Why? The Purpose of the Universe (Oxford University Press, 2023) he explores whether panpsychism can offer a kind of middle way between traditional belief in God and secular atheism. | |||
04 Apr 2023 | Who are they really? The Truth Behind Humanity's Greatest Thinkers | 00:53:32 | |
History is full of highly accomplished and credentialed thinkers who spent much of their time researching paranormal phenomena. Oftentimes, these intellectuals are only remembered for the aspects of their research that is easily digested by the academy and the public. Dr. Jeffrey Kripal of Rice University has spend decades exploring these thinkers and the implications of their work. He has drawn some surprising (and exciting) conclusions. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ For more content from Jeffrey Kripal visit https://kripal.rice.edu/ Find the book Superhumanities at https://www.amazon.com/Superhumanities-Historical-Precedents-Objections-Realities/dp/0226820246/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5JLI7YOF5J1S&keywords=jeffrey+kripal+superhumanities&qid=1673900696&sprefix=jeffrey+kripal+superhumanities%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1 03:35 Why do we need to be Clark Kent before Superman? 05:17 Is the majority of humanity unaware of their super potential? 06:53 Are we afraid to show our true selves? 10:10 Why are you empathetic to Egyptian “magic?” 13:52 Is Monotheism less corruptible than polytheism? 18:00 Does “the Academy” hide information from people? 19:40 What does Camus mean when he says he is not an atheist? 23:44 Does the appearance of hubris preclude “enlightenment?” 31:42 What evidence was there that Nietzsche was “enlightened?” 39:31 What is the nature of the concept of the “Eternal Return?” 46:26 Why should people believe in paranormal accounts? 49:05 What is the purpose of existence? | |||
20 Nov 2024 | Science of the Sacred | Bernard Carr | 00:54:43 | |
Bernard Carr is a cosmologist and author, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London. He has a long association with the Society for Psychical Research, serving as its president in 2000-2004. He is interested in the role of consciousness in physics and is working towards a new psycho-physical paradigm linking matter and mind, that accommodates both normal and paranormal mental experiences. | |||
25 Dec 2023 | Love: an Artifact of a Higher Dimension? | 00:44:16 | |
"What is this thing called love?" - Cole Porter It's one of life's most mysterious experiences - coveted by all yet, strangely, also a source of immense pain and suffering. Where did love come from and what ultimate purpose does it serve? Rabbi Adam Jacobs discusses many intriguing facets of the idea of love with Oxford anthropologist Anna Machin. Watch the interview, https://youtu.be/QsNOxozRDwM?si=_hvoehXcIfaK3gK6 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog 01:38 What is love? 05:31 Wouldn’t we be better off without love? 09:37 Are people loving less? 13:55 Does love transcend scientific meaning? 19:10 Does the love of God require an intermediary? 24:23 How does religious love compare to other types of love? 27:52 Can a religious love be unhealthy? 30:19 Can there be a false love? 33:50 What do our pets tell us about love? 37:41 Is it possible to fall out of love? 40:34 Can we love someone we dislike? 42:26 Is love a choice? | |||
24 Mar 2023 | The Final, Deepest, Ultimate Reality | 00:46:39 | |
The belief that physical reality is the only reality has dominated scientific thinking for a very long time. However, there is now a growing chorus of credentialed researchers who are concluding that things are not what they appear to be and that consciousness is the fundamental base of reality. Dr. Bernardo Kastrup is one such thinker. He has built a fascinating and compelling case that suggests that the Universe, at its deepest core, is not made of matter but rather of mind. 01:45 What is Physicalism? 03:42 Are there cracks emerging in physicalist philosophy? 06:37 What is Idealism? 10:55 Will Artificial intelligence ever be truly conscious? 20:38 Can we know that evolutionary changes are random? 24:42 Is the belief in randomness an act of faith? 26:14 What is your stance on the Intelligent Design movement? 29:59 How can we make sense of the fine-tuning of the Universe? 34:55 What is the Quantum Field? 43:09 How does consciousness create consistent laws of nature? 45:40 Is the Universal Consciousness the same as God?
Watch the video here. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ For more content from Bernardo Kastrup visit https://www.essentiafoundation.org/ | |||
05 Sep 2023 | Science, Spirituality or Both? | 00:46:35 | |
Oxford physicist Chiara Marletto shares her thoughts on some of life's deepest mysteries and explores if there can be any true synergy with the spiritual way of considering them. 02:01 What is your deepest motivation to study physics? 06:21 Is science ever frustrating? 11:51 What is the cause of all causes? 15:56 Should philosophers seek out the uncaused cause? 20:55 Is significant information being preserved within the human body? 23:13 Is Your Mind in a Computer Still You? 27:10 Can we restore the consciousness of a lost loved one? 31:18 Can any idea in science be considered dogmatic? 36:23 Does religion allow any self-critique? 39:19 Does the scientific process undercut morality? 43:13 Is the ultimate reality immaterial? For more Jewish inspiration visit https://www.aish.com – the world's leading Judaism website. | |||
08 May 2023 | Philosophy and The Grateful Dead | 00:43:17 | |
The Grateful Dead had one of the most enduring and dedicated fan-bases of all time. For many, it was almost a religious experience. Dr. Steve Gimbel is a philosopher (and Dead Head) who has explored and uncovered many fascinating concepts that has been generated by this iconic band and their legendary following. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
24 Mar 2023 | Befriending the Sandman: Learning the Art of Lucid Dreaming | 00:47:00 | |
If you could "wake up" in your dreams and choose to do nearly anything, what would it be? Dr. Clare Johnson is the world's first Ph.D in Lucid Dreaming as a creative tool. She has developed 60 techniques that can teach anyone how to do it—thereby enriching both the waking and sleeping aspects of our lives. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ For more content from Clare Johnson visit https://deepluciddreaming.com/ Find the book The Art of Lucid Dreaming https://deepluciddreaming.com/lucid-d...
02:28 Why do we sleep? 05:43 Isn’t sleep evolutionarily dangerous? 09:23 Does practice make perfect with lucid dreams? 15:54 Why do we dream? 23:49 Is it better to not interfere with the natural flow of a dream? 29:14 Are we only exploring our own minds or something more? 32:39 Can others warn us of danger through our dreams? 36:01 Why do we accept dreams as reality every night? 40:24 Do dreams unleash everyone’s potential for creativity? 44:49 What is the greatest lucid dream you ever had? | |||
11 Dec 2023 | The Tyranny of Materialism | 00:46:33 | |
Rabbi Adam Jacobs speaks to Dr. Edward Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia about the existence of non-material reality. Watch the interview, https://youtu.be/rcbYG6crWPk?si=hrG1Bsm-U8HkV0cZ Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog To find out more about Dr. Kelly's work, visit https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-s...
01:03 What do you mean by “tyranny of materialism”? 03:15 How did the Division of Perceptual Studies begin? 06:05 How is parapsychology received at the University of Virginia? 08:35 Why can’t we explain the origin of consciousness? 12:47 How is our understanding of the metaphysical world? 19:51 How do we overcome this wall of resistance? 27:55 Would Carl Sagan be convinced of your research? 32:33 Is there a specific undeniable case of reincarnation? 35:36 Can inorganic matter have consciousness? 39:07 Do subatomic particles exhibit consciousness? 42:16 How do categorical influences challenge materialism? | |||
05 Sep 2023 | Infinite Awareness: Are All Things Conscious? | 00:48:57 | |
What If All Things Are Conscious? with Dr. Loriliai Biernacki Read the transcript: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/infinite-awareness Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/ve2hRd3fZ74 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
04 Apr 2023 | Why I Am Not a Buddhist | 00:52:09 | |
Is Buddhism uniquely compatible with modern science? Do its ideas and practices have a better handle on the nature of the human mind than other spiritual systems? Dr. Evan Thompson grew up on a Buddhist commune and went on to become a professional philosopher. This has given him a unique and fascinating perspective on the nature of one of the world's most interesting and impactful religions. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ For more content from Evan Thompson visit https://evanthompson.me/ Find the book Why I am not a Buddhist https://evanthompson.me/why-i-am-not-...
02:26 What is Buddhism? 08:48 Is it uniquely compatible with modern science? 14:22 Why did Buddhists feel that they needed to be seen as "scientific?" 19:27 How does Karma know what is right and wrong? 25:21 Why are Buddhist philosophers uninterested in the ultimate origins of existence? 30:48 Why are Jews so attracted to Buddhism? 36:32 Where does Buddhist moral philosophy come from? 44:40 Why is Buddhism so focused on the idea of suffering? 48:14 Where are you on your spiritual journey? | |||
20 Nov 2023 | The Secret Teachers of the Western World | 00:40:21 | |
A conversation on the hidden, lost, and suppressed knowledge of the Western World featuring Mr. Gary Lachman. Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/nrctA_Wgfhg Read the transcript, https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/the-secret-teachers-of-the-western Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
28 Apr 2023 | The Sense in Suffering: a Kabbalistic Approach | 00:46:56 | |
One of humanity’s oldest and deepest questions is "why do bad things happen to good people?" All of the world's faith traditions and philosophies have attempted to answer it. Sarah Schneider is an author and an expert on Kabbalah. In this video she explains the Kabbalistic take on the nature of suffering - how to understand it, and also how to transcend it. A postscript to the interview by Sarah: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/SS... Explore more at www.Beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ For more content from Sarah Yehudit Schneider visit https://astillsmallvoice.org/
00:31 Introduction 2:55 What is the kabbalistic approach on suffering? Couldn’t The Creator have made a better world? 10:28 Why are we suffering? 20:58 What are the similarities between the Eastern and Kabbalistic approaches to suffering? 25:06 How can Kabbalistic approaches mitigate ones suffering and depression? 32:03 Can you use Kabbalah to find “true” peace of mind? 35:05 What Kabbalistic rituals can be practiced to achieve similar results to chemical influences? 40:05 How can one start approaching prayer and a spiritual connection? 41:57 Is there a spiritual path forward to mitigate the suffering one might be experiencing? | |||
13 Nov 2023 | What Does It Mean To Be Good? | 00:48:18 | |
Most of us consider ourselves to be "good" but how do we truly know? Is there any objective standard? Dr. Massimo Pigliucci skillfully tackles this important question and others. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog 01:22 What does it mean to do the right thing? 03:36 Is it human nature to do the right thing? 06:18 Why would evolution have selected negative traits? 11:28 Is the highest virtue to do for oneself? 14:46 What happens if science shows there are no objective virtues? 25:46 If evolution's goal is survival and reproduction, why does everyone want more than that? 31:23 Can religion solve the questions that science fails to answer? 38:07 Is Neo-Darwinism true? 41:54 Why don't people live up to their own values? | |||
16 Apr 2024 | Your Control Freak Left Brain | 00:45:37 | |
Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore. He is committed to the idea that the mind and brain can be understood only by seeing them in the broadest possible context, that of the whole of our physical and spiritual existence, and of the wider human culture in which they arise – the culture which helps to mould, and in turn is moulded by, our minds and brains.
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23 Oct 2023 | The Quaker Cosmologist | 00:44:44 | |
Rabbi Adam Jacobs discusses science, religion, and philosophy with Dr. George Ellis, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Cape Town. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog 02:22 What can a non-scientist appreciate most about the scientific endeavor? 04:34 Isn’t more grains of sand just a bigger pile of sand? 08:03 Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? 11:20 Is evolutionism sufficient to produce complex information? 13:53 What is the philosophy of evolutionism? 16:07 Why is it important to conduct research in science and religion? 19:35 What do you believe as a Quaker? 22:18 Are you frustrated by the limitations of the human brain? 24:36 Do ordinary experiences have a greater meaning? 28:57 Is Aristotle correct regarding causation? 33:46 What bothers you about intelligent design? 37:30 Do non-physical things exist? | |||
07 Aug 2023 | Religion vs. Science: The War That Never Was | 00:51:11 | |
How Columbus, Galileo, and Scopes were never persecuted by religious authorities and other popular myths. Watch the video interview here: https://youtu.be/UWfNde_tUe8 Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
28 Apr 2023 | Lucid Dying: Understanding the Near Death Experience | 00:45:05 | |
Dr. Bruce Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences. Explore more at www.Beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ Learn more at www.brucegreyson.com/
3:20 Does it takes longer to die than we thought? 6:49 Why would somebody be upset at the prospect of our consciousness continuing after death? 9:21 Why are people threatened by the idea of spiritual dimensions but not the concept of other dimensions in physics? 12:57 Why does time seem to slow down near death? 16:31 How do we explain that some religions describe what researchers have discovered through NDE's? 19:54 How can we account for reports of an individual’s consciousness entering another's body? 26:19 Is there a distinction between a drug-induced experience and a near-death experience? 33:02 Is the brain blocking access to the “higher dimensions?" 38:04 As various deities are sometimes identified, how can competing religious systems all be correct? 40:23 Is deity the right word to describe religious figures identified by NDE's? 42:45 In near-death experiences, could people's experience of music be reminiscent of music in the higher world? 44:11 What should we ultimately take away from NDE's? | |||
08 May 2024 | Your Brain Is Not For Thinking | 00:52:38 | |
Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is among the top 0.1% most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. She also holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior. In addition to the books Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain and How Emotions are Made, Dr. Barrett has published over 275 peer-reviewed, scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as six academic volumes published by Guilford Press.
Learn more about Dr. Barrett and find her books visit https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com Read the transcript www.feedyourhead.blog/p/your-brain-is-not-for-thinking Explore more at www.feedyourhead.blog | |||
05 Sep 2023 | What if Reality ISN'T Real? | 00:45:41 | |
Dr. Donald Hoffman has made the astounding discovery that everything that we experience through our senses is an illusion. Space and time do not exist and consciousness is the true building block of reality. Learn more about Donald Hoffman's research at http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ Purchase Donald Hoffman's book The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes at https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Again... 01:06 What is consciousness? 04:44 How does evolution hide the truth? 09:35 Why are we creating this kind of reality? 13:14 Why have we created a reality with 3 dimensions? 17:05 Why does evolution not always follow logic? 20:28 What happens when we stop perceiving? 22:36 How do we create what we see? 24:48 What is reality besides what we perceive? 28:48 What is the difference between information and consciousness? 33:29 How is taste a good example of your theory? 34:44 How do we create reality for concepts and beliefs? 38:26 Is the ultimate truth of reality infinite? 41:48 Has your research pointed towards spirituality? Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/dlrCbIUjNdQ?si=wBXu5zpML4fCiPEV Explore more at: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ | |||
30 Oct 2023 | How I Learned to Love the Multiverse | 00:46:25 | |
The idea of a multiverse has captivated humanity for thousands of years (including two current major films about it). Do many worlds actually exist? What are the implications if they do? Rabbi Adam Jacobs speaks with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog 01:18 What is wisdom? 03:34 Does wisdom affect how we behave or only how we think? 6:34 Why does philosophy evoke rage in scientists? 10:39 Is God a logical inference of the fine-tuning argument? 14:25 Should the idea of the multiverse affect how we act? 19:35 Why do you lament the western approach to religion? 23:13 What is the difference between monotheism and pantheism? 30:21 Is math discovered or created? 35:57 Are our bodies good or bad for our spirituality? 38:40 Who is held back by the nature of their bodies? 41:00 How do you define the success of a religion? 43:51 What would be your message to religious leaders? | |||
05 Sep 2023 | DMT and Prophecy: The Biology of Spiritual Experience | 00:45:23 | |
Dr. Rick Strassman of the University of New Mexico ran the first federally sanctioned experiments with a psychedelic since the 1970s. He subsequently developed a fascination with what he perceives is an overlap of the psychedelic experience with the states of consciousness described by the Hebrew prophets. Explore more at https://www.beyondbelief.blog/ 01:49 Do psychedelics unlock reality or illusions? 05:22 Why do psychedelics tend to produce feelings of love and oneness? 08:11 Does God communicate with humans through our brains? 13:06 Do our brains block the ultimate reality? 17:02 Do psychedelics reduce our brain’s block on reality? 18:39 What is closer to the DMT experience: Judaism or Buddhism? 25:53 How do near-death experiences compare to psychedelics? 29:18 Did Ezekiel describe a drug-induced experience? 32:52 Why do people enter a prophetic future-telling state? 39:50 Can an Atheist experience transcendence through psychedelics? 41:46 Do you experiment with psychedelics? 43:31 What did you learn through your own psychedelic experience?
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27 Nov 2023 | Adventures in Quantumland | 00:47:41 | |
Why we should be "profoundly shocked" at the nature of reality with Dr. Ruth Kastner. Read the transcript, https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/adven... Watch the video: https://youtu.be/sni6MGy785U?si=-utpQV5DsVUQuVRt Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
06 Sep 2024 | What If Magic Is Actually Real? | 00:59:08 | |
Dean Radin is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and cofounder and chairman of the biotech company, Cognigenics. He earned an MS (electrical engineering) and a PhD (psychology) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and in 2022 was awarded an Honorary DSc (doctor of science) from the Swami Vivekananda University in Bangalore, India.
➡️ Learn more about Dr. Radin at https://www.deanradin.com ➡️ Read the transcript at https://www.feedyourhead.blog/p/what-... ➡️ Explore more at www.feedyourhead.blog | |||
24 Mar 2023 | The Philosophy of Music, Emotions, and Ethics | 00:47:21 | |
Some great people, through their art or thought, change our culture. But how do we know if the net effect of this change is good or bad? Is there any moral responsibility on the part of the artist or the thinker? Dr. Grant Maxwell is an author and philosopher who has pondered these questions and has many compelling thoughts to share. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ 00:32 Introduction 03:04 Are there tangible benefits to certain cultural changes? 07:32 When there is a new popular music trend in society, is it good and if so, how? 16:37 Is there any moral culpability in music or emotion? 31:02 How would Spinoza interpret the Golden Rule? 37:51 Isn’t Spinoza just replacing the idea of one transcendent realm (the spiritual world) for another one (a transcendent aspect of our physical world)? 43:01 If the universe is not finite, does Pantheism and Spinoza fail? | |||
17 Jan 2025 | My Scientific Path to Spirituality | Laleh Quinn | 00:54:14 | |
Dr. Quinn has a Ph.D in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. She has been a neuroscience research faculty member in the Department of Cognitive Science at UCSD for 25 years. She also teaches mindfulness meditation to students, faculty, and friends. | |||
28 Apr 2023 | Spiritual Psychotherapy: The New Fusion in Psychology | 00:43:01 | |
David H. Rosmarin, PhD, is the director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital and an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rosmarin studies the relevance of spirituality to mental health, and he innovates methods for clinicians to address this area of life. He has published over 100 manuscripts, editorials, and chapters, and served as co-editor of the Handbook of Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health. Explore more at www.Beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ For more content from David H. Rosmarin visit www.dhrosmarin.com and spirit.mclean.harvard.edu
02:02 What if someone doesn’t believe in a soul? 03:29 Do you specifically offer your patients spiritual therapy? 04:52 Do you think spiritual therapy is a better option? 07:06 Has materialism stunted psychology? 08:53 Do the practitioners need to believe it? 12:53 Is Psychology only about the brain and its neurons? 17:50 Do you believe that the body and soul actually communicate? 24:45 Should we ever drive the body towards obedience? 31:53 Does the soul have imperfections? 34:51 Is the body responsible for our emotional state? 36:30 How are these ideas being received in academia? 37:51 What is the most dramatic change that you’ve seen in someone? 40:40 Is this the future of psychology? | |||
23 Mar 2023 | There Can Be Only One: An Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics | 00:31:56 | |
Theoretical physicist Heinrich Pas believes that physics and ancient wisdom agree—the Universe emanates from an ultimate Oneness. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ | |||
04 Apr 2023 | Space Is the Place: the Mind-bending Search For Our Origin | 00:45:24 | |
Cosmology is a wild branch of science. How do you wrap your head around notions like curved space, an infinite Universe (or Universes), and near-infinite heat and density during the Big Bang? Dr. Brian Keating has a gift for conveying all of these challenging concepts and more. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog Watch the video: https://www.beyondbelief.blog/p/conversations Follow Aish's podcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/ https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating https://www.facebook.com/BrianKeating... https://instagram.com/DrBrianKeating https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeatin... The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast: https://apple.co/39UaHlB Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3vpfXok Audible: http://briankeating.com/podcast Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA | |||
22 May 2023 | Nature is Visible Spirit | 00:57:39 | |
Dr. Christopher Satoor is an expert in the philosophy of Friedrich Schelling—a German Idealist thinker who was fascinated by the spiritual underpinnings of nature, history and the idea of freedom. He is also the writer whose words Beethoven chose to set to music in his celebrated "Ode to Joy." Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog | |||
04 Dec 2023 | Holocaust Souls Who Return | 00:54:14 | |
Noted author and scholar Sara Rigler interviewed hundreds of people who claim to have had a previous life during the Holocaust. Many of them suffer recurring dreams and visions of terror and pain. Many of their stories also seem inexplicable. Are these experiences the product of overactive imaginations or could they be indicating something important about a hidden aspect of reality? Three remarkable accounts are featured in this episode. 01:15 What is the story of your book? 05:02 Can you describe your flashback? 07:10 Why should people take this book seriously? 15:50 Why repeat such traumatic experiences from a previous life? 20:40 How can I know if I have been reincarnated? 25:20 How did you first connect to the idea you were reincarnated? 34:54 How did you learn of your reincarnation? 43:01 If given the choice, would you experience these remembrances again? Watch the interview, https://youtu.be/XxctHP1VVLM?si=cMwKYoHDngKiehSW Explore more at: www.beyondbelief.blog/ To purchase Sara Rigler's book, "I've Been Here Before" please visit: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Ive-Been-Here-... Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/IVE-BEEN-HERE-... Hardcover: https://menuchapublishers.com/gsp48ppqd6
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