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

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 Introduction
6:07 Overview of non‑dualism
9:09 Experience vs consciousness vs awareness
10:31 Quote on ignorance and understanding
14:29 Discovering self beyond thoughts
17:09 Meditative exercise on union
33:14 Awareness of not being aware?
48:34 Why only one consciousness?
51:54 Consciousness as fundamental
1:04:55 Infinite consciousness becoming finite
1:09:17 No real things
1:11:40 Definition of enlightenment
1:14:47 Atheists/materialists and peace
1:21:30 Body pain vs mind peace
1:28:19 Consciousness as happiness
1:34:55 Logos
1:40:35 Donald Hoffman & Bernardo Kastrup
1:48:03 Psychedelics
1:58:01 Consciousness as love
2:00:19 Love, truth, beauty unity
2:04:12 Psychological suffering veiled happiness
2:07:31 Truths that break you
2:17:40 New age missing malice
2:24:26 Rupert's speech style
2:27:07 Does infinite consciousness speak?
2:29:15 Why suffering exists
2:43:04 Overlapping consciousness & objective world
2:49:40 Materialists vs non‑dualism
2:51:22 Curt's fractal theory
3:00:17 Death and continuation
3:06:11 Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)
3:18:48 Hubur Galula question
3:23:44 Functional vs dysfunctional attachments
3:25:37 Inannawhimsey question
3:35:22 Rebecca Briggs question
3:42:10 Why separation?
3:47:59 Descartes debate
3:52:27 East vs West non‑dualism history
3:57:59 Prodigal son interpretation
4:02:59 Prayer vs meditation

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- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/dWLd9y1MG4c
- Rupert's Website: https://rupertspira.com/
- Rupert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RupertSpira
- Interview with Bernardo Kastrup: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE
- Interview with Donald Hoffman: https://youtu.be/CmieNQH7Q4w
- Interview with Iain McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/M-SgOwc6Pe4

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