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In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with A. H. Almaas, a nuclear physicist and creator of the Diamond Approach, about the nature of God, awakening, and the analytic pursuit of spirituality. They explore how consciousness can be both unified and differentiated, and debate the limits of spiritual advice.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:03:50 - The Diamond Approach
- 00:14:32 - Socratic dialogue is superior to meditation
- 00:17:43 - Depth psychology
- 00:20:37 - Unifying Buddhism / Christianity / Emptiness / Somethingness
- 00:22:27 - God: The Unknown Unknowable
- 00:25:00 - Awakening vs. Realization
- 00:30:12 - How are consciousness are the same AND different
- 00:35:05 - Not everyone should be "realized" / "awakened" (including YOU, and that's okay)
- 00:41:00 - Valuable vs. Should
- 00:42:32 - The problem with spiritual advice from "gurus"
- 00:52:15 - Curt's terrifying experience
- 01:00:39 - Sometimes it's better to not be "awakened"
- 01:04:53 - TOE has changed to be one step forward, instead of the final TOE
- 01:06:02 - Integrating the analytic pursuit with the experiential (and Roger Penrose)
- 01:12:22 - God's words of "I am that I am"
- 01:13:54 - The expression of truth is love
- 01:16:06 - Thoughts on Ken Wilber
- 01:22:20 - DMT and God
- 01:24:57 - Spiritual "path dependence" is what's generally not taken into account
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- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:03:50 - The Diamond Approach
- 00:14:32 - Socratic dialogue is superior to meditation
- 00:17:43 - Depth psychology
- 00:20:37 - Unifying Buddhism / Christianity / Emptiness / Somethingness
- 00:22:27 - God: The Unknown Unknowable
- 00:25:00 - Awakening vs. Realization
- 00:30:12 - How are consciousness are the same AND different
- 00:35:05 - Not everyone should be "realized" / "awakened" (including YOU, and that's okay)
- 00:41:00 - Valuable vs. Should
- 00:42:32 - The problem with spiritual advice from "gurus"
- 00:52:15 - Curt's terrifying experience
- 01:00:39 - Sometimes it's better to not be "awakened"
- 01:04:53 - TOE has changed to be one step forward, instead of the final TOE
- 01:06:02 - Integrating the analytic pursuit with the experiential (and Roger Penrose)
- 01:12:22 - God's words of "I am that I am"
- 01:13:54 - The expression of truth is love
- 01:16:06 - Thoughts on Ken Wilber
- 01:22:20 - DMT and God
- 01:24:57 - Spiritual "path dependence" is what's generally not taken into account
SPONSORS:
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- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://algo.com
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- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- Karl Friston podcast (the most important TOE podcast): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
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In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with A. H. Almaas, a nuclear physicist and creator of the Diamond Approach, about the nature of God, awakening, and the analytic pursuit of spirituality. They explore how consciousness can be both unified and differentiated, and debate the limits of spiritual advice.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:03:50 - The Diamond Approach
- 00:14:32 - Socratic dialogue is superior to meditation
- 00:17:43 - Depth psychology
- 00:20:37 - Unifying Buddhism / Christianity / Emptiness / Somethingness
- 00:22:27 - God: The Unknown Unknowable
- 00:25:00 - Awakening vs. Realization
- 00:30:12 - How are consciousness are the same AND different
- 00:35:05 - Not everyone should be "realized" / "awakened" (including YOU, and that's okay)
- 00:41:00 - Valuable vs. Should
- 00:42:32 - The problem with spiritual advice from "gurus"
- 00:52:15 - Curt's terrifying experience
- 01:00:39 - Sometimes it's better to not be "awakened"
- 01:04:53 - TOE has changed to be one step forward, instead of the final TOE
- 01:06:02 - Integrating the analytic pursuit with the experiential (and Roger Penrose)
- 01:12:22 - God's words of "I am that I am"
- 01:13:54 - The expression of truth is love
- 01:16:06 - Thoughts on Ken Wilber
- 01:22:20 - DMT and God
- 01:24:57 - Spiritual "path dependence" is what's generally not taken into account
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://algo.com
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- Karl Friston podcast (the most important TOE podcast): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:03:50 - The Diamond Approach
- 00:14:32 - Socratic dialogue is superior to meditation
- 00:17:43 - Depth psychology
- 00:20:37 - Unifying Buddhism / Christianity / Emptiness / Somethingness
- 00:22:27 - God: The Unknown Unknowable
- 00:25:00 - Awakening vs. Realization
- 00:30:12 - How are consciousness are the same AND different
- 00:35:05 - Not everyone should be "realized" / "awakened" (including YOU, and that's okay)
- 00:41:00 - Valuable vs. Should
- 00:42:32 - The problem with spiritual advice from "gurus"
- 00:52:15 - Curt's terrifying experience
- 01:00:39 - Sometimes it's better to not be "awakened"
- 01:04:53 - TOE has changed to be one step forward, instead of the final TOE
- 01:06:02 - Integrating the analytic pursuit with the experiential (and Roger Penrose)
- 01:12:22 - God's words of "I am that I am"
- 01:13:54 - The expression of truth is love
- 01:16:06 - Thoughts on Ken Wilber
- 01:22:20 - DMT and God
- 01:24:57 - Spiritual "path dependence" is what's generally not taken into account
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://algo.com
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- Karl Friston podcast (the most important TOE podcast): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
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