Episode 4: What is Consciousness?

What is experience really? Can you access things external to your consciousness? Can you measure consciousness? What are the various scientific theories of consciousness and whats hot in consciousness science right now? Reese just got back from a neuroscience workshop on the integrated information theory of consciousness, so much of the discussion of this episode pertains to that theory and his experience at the workshop.

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Episode 3: What is God?

What is God? Does it have to be religious? How is our perspective of God different from God in a religious sense? How are the concepts of consciousness and God related? What does it mean to be conscious in the first place? How do you know God exists? What does it mean to say you β€œare” God? How can becoming conscious of God improve your life?

Episode 2: What Is Awakening?

What is Awakening? What does it mean to be awakened? How can an awakened perspective improve your life? What does it mean to identify as the space of consciousness? How can you reduce your level of suffering by getting a little space between you and your thoughts? What does it mean to "identify" with thoughts, and how can I identify as anything else? How are the goals of my biological brain and body at odds with my goals as a conscious being?

Episode 1: Why Should You Pursue Awakening?

Why should anyone care about being awakened? What do additional perspectives add to your life? Why do we think spiritual work is important? The inaugural episode of our podcast briefly addresses these questions, while giving an overview of our vision for this podcast and where we want to take it.