Exploring the Essence of Advaita Vedanta

In this conversation Rupert and Dr Tony Nader talk about the essence of Advaita Vedanta. Dr Nader is a neuroscientist, author and head of the international Transcendental Meditation organisation in over 100 countries. The discussion explores the Vedantic perspective on topics such as consciousness, the true nature of reality and how that relates to the self.

They also discuss concepts such as sat chit ananda, maya or illusion, moksha and how ultimately this ancient non-dual teaching can help us to live better lives.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Defining Advaita Vedanta
5:15 Sat Chit Ananda
8:49 Ultimate Reality Is Blissful
11:13 Defining Consciousness
15:08 Descartes' Evil Demon
21:23 Exploring The Dream Analogy
31:21 Is The World Maya?
33:58 We Are All The Same Perceiver
38:23 Moksha
40:08 The Price Consciousness Pays For Manifestation
42:27 Consciousness Never Loses Its Peace.
44:41 Lucid Waking
45:44 The Purpose Of Manifestation
48:09 What Is The Nature Of Awareness?
48:58 Can Consciousness Know Itself?
50:07 The Process Of Self-Knowing
53:08 Consciousness Knows Itself By Being Itself
53:28 How Can The Finite Mind Know Itself?
58:05 Illusion And Reality
1:09:41 Can Consciousness Perceive A Universe?
1:16:51 Everything Is Consciousness
1:22:02 Ex Nihilo Ad Nihilum

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