Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs
Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs  
Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Published On: Sun Aug 01 2021
Description: Zubin Damania joins Curt Jaimungal to explore nondualism, fasting, consciousness, and the ways self‑fulfilling beliefs shape our reality. The conversation weaves personal anecdotes, scientific skepticism, and meditation practice into a lively discussion about free will and the limits of language.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:06:02 - Similarities between ZdoggMD and Theories of Everything- 00:09:34 - Uncertainty and the present moment- 00:13:11 - Self deception and lies- 00:22:59 - The nature of reality and ancient texts (Bible, Vedas, etc.)- 00:28:06 - Curt's problems with sleeping- 00:39:11 - Free will and too much chatter in the brain- 00:47:54 - Nonduality (who's experiencing the experiences?)- 00:54:24 - Belief isn't just a "thought"- 01:02:34 - Limits of language- 01:08:22 - Limits of science- 01:10:50 - Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)- 01:23:05 - Placebo and self-fulfilling beliefs being as primary as consciousness- 01:28:07 - Atheism and Sam Harris- 01:34:20 - What's fundamental, in nondualism?- 01:37:14 - Nondualism is nihilism- 01:51:41 - The public's mistrust of "science" is warranted- 02:00:57 - As podcasters, should we delete comments that decelerate conversations?- 02:05:38 - When certain topics / viewpoints become demonitized, suspicion is raised- 02:12:10 - Fasting and difficulty sleeping- 02:15:46 - Zubin and Curt exchange podcasting foibles- 02:24:17 - Rationality doesn't motivate you, and perhaps shouldn't.- 02:32:20 - Admonishments against being "left" or "right"- 02:44:40 - Live audience questions answered by Zubin on meditation and nondualismSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/X6qeFzrmRqU- 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- ZdoggMD (Zubin's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/ZDoggMD- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices