A. H. Almaas: God, Awakening, and the Diamond Approach to Spirituality

A. H. Almaas: God, Awakening, and the Diamond Approach to Spirituality

A. H. Almaas (physicist/Diamond Approach creator) examines God, awakening, and analytical 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 accountSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://algo.comRESOURCES:- 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 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. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Curt Jaimungal: General Relativity Is NOT Deterministic (Here's the Proof)

Curt Jaimungal: General Relativity Is NOT Deterministic (Here's the Proof)

Many people think physics / reality is either guided by a probabilistic distribution or is “determined.” Actually, there’s a third, far‐more unsettling option. Curt Jaimungal explains why Einstein’s g...

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John Donoghue: We Have Already Quantized Gravity (And It Works)

John Donoghue: We Have Already Quantized Gravity (And It Works)

Professor John Donoghue explains why quantum physics and gravity actually work perfectly together. He tackles quadratic gravity, effective field theory, and random dynamics, arguing that grand unifica...

11 Mar 1h 6min

Nir Lahav: What If Consciousness Follows the Rules of Relativity?

Nir Lahav: What If Consciousness Follows the Rules of Relativity?

A physicist proposes a relativistic theory of consciousness based on spacetime geometry and information.Physicist Nir Lahav joins me to argue that the hard problem isn't hard so much as confused—a con...

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Curt Jaimungal: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets "Belief" Wrong

Curt Jaimungal: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets "Belief" Wrong

Curt Jaimungal argues that astrophysicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson and spiritual gurus Deepak Chopra and Thomas Campbell can’t logically claim they don’t hold beliefs. This “Theories of Everything” w...

2 Mar 16min

David Bessis: What Mathematics Really Is and How to Learn It

David Bessis: What Mathematics Really Is and How to Learn It

What is mathematics, really? Mathematician David Bessis joins me to argue that math isn't about numbers in a Platonic realm or a meaningless game of symbols—it's a cognitive technology for rewiring yo...

23 Feb 2h 18min

Erik Verlinde: Gravity Is Not Fundamental, It Is Entropic

Erik Verlinde: Gravity Is Not Fundamental, It Is Entropic

What if gravity is just entropy in disguise? Professor Erik Verlinde joins me to argue that gravity isn't a fundamental force—it's thermodynamic, emerging from quantum information the way gas pressure...

16 Feb 1h 58min

Vitaly Vanchurin: The Universe Is a Neural Network That Learns

Vitaly Vanchurin: The Universe Is a Neural Network That Learns

What if physics is just the universe learning? Most Theories of Everything episodes are mind‑bending for their math, physics, philosophy, or consciousness implications. This one hits all four simultan...

9 Feb 1h 58min

Rob Spekkens: Why the Quantum Wave Function Is Not Real

Rob Spekkens: Why the Quantum Wave Function Is Not Real

From Ancient Egypt to Leibniz... Brand‑new interview out with Robert Spekkens of the Perimeter Institute, one of the sharpest minds working on quantum foundations. In 2004, he constructed a classical ...

2 Feb 2h 47min

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