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 Introduction6:07 Overview of non‑dualism9:09 Experience vs consciousness vs awareness10:31 Quote on ignorance and understanding14:29 Discovering self beyond thoughts17:09 Meditative exercise on union33:14 Awareness of not being aware?48:34 Why only one consciousness?51:54 Consciousness as fundamental1:04:55 Infinite consciousness becoming finite1:09:17 No real things1:11:40 Definition of enlightenment1:14:47 Atheists/materialists and peace1:21:30 Body pain vs mind peace1:28:19 Consciousness as happiness1:34:55 Logos1:40:35 Donald Hoffman & Bernardo Kastrup1:48:03 Psychedelics1:58:01 Consciousness as love2:00:19 Love, truth, beauty unity2:04:12 Psychological suffering veiled happiness2:07:31 Truths that break you2:17:40 New age missing malice2:24:26 Rupert's speech style2:27:07 Does infinite consciousness speak?2:29:15 Why suffering exists2:43:04 Overlapping consciousness & objective world2:49:40 Materialists vs non‑dualism2:51:22 Curt's fractal theory3:00:17 Death and continuation3:06:11 Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)3:18:48 Hubur Galula question3:23:44 Functional vs dysfunctional attachments3:25:37 Inannawhimsey question3:35:22 Rebecca Briggs question3:42:10 Why separation?3:47:59 Descartes debate3:52:27 East vs West non‑dualism history3:57:59 Prodigal son interpretation4:02:59 Prayer vs meditationSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI at http://algo.com- Patreon: support at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: 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/theoriesofeverythingEvery episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribeRESOURCES:- 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 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices