321. Rick Archer at the Science and Nonduality Conference, 2015 - a podcast by Rick Archer

Science and Spirituality: Potential Allies in Discovering Truth

My talk was accompanied by a multimedia presentation, which has been edited into this video. There were technical issues: the official camera wasn't there, so a friend recorded this on her camcorder and the sound quality isn't ideal. I ran out of time and had to cut some things that I added to this video, etc. But hopefully, you'll enjoy the content. I put a lot of thought into this over several months.

Points include:Introduction by Deepak Chopra.
We’re sense organs of the infinite; instruments of the Divine.Some of my personal history.
If science and spirituality are both about understanding Reality, then they should be on the same team.Science, and a scientific approach, can help restore experience, rather than belief, as the foundation of religion and spirituality.
If the ultimate reality is consciousness, then what instrument could be better suited to exploring it than the human nervous system?If everything is consciousness, then the qualities we see displayed in the world must somehow reveal the qualities of consciousness.
If everything is consciousness, does it follow that everything is conscious? And to what degree?Atman (the Self), smaller than the small, greater than the great, is hidden in the hearts of all living creatures.
A vast, universal perspective does not negate or diminish our personhood.Practical implications.
How do we realize our true nature as infinite intelligence?Concluding with a couple of songs, and a note on devotion. The song"There is a Light"is by Maryanne Eagleson, and the song Holy Now is by Peter Mayer.

Talk recorded 10/23/2015 at the Science and Nonduality Conference.Transcript of this talk.

Other talks by or interviews of Rick on BatGap:SAND 2019 - Knowledge/Reality is Different in Different States of Consciousness
2018 SAND Conference Q&A and Interview by Shakti Caterina Maggi
SAND 2017:"The Ethics of Enlightenment"Talk at Berkeley Open Circle Center
Interviewed by Fax GilbertInterviewed by Richard Miller

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.YouTube Video Chapters:


00:00:00 - Talk at the Science and Non-Duality Conference00:02:06 - Reuniting with an old friend
00:04:15 - The Divine Human Experience00:05:31 - The Journey to Enlightenment
00:07:27 - Science and Spirituality: Exploring the Ultimate Reality00:08:35 - The Distortion of Spiritual Messages
00:09:20 - Belief and Experience in Religion00:11:04 - Exploring the Unified Field with the Human Nervous System
00:12:39 - The Shekinah: God's Indwelling Presence in Everything
00:14:00 - The True Nature of Consciousness00:15:48 - The Self-Interaction of the Absolute
00:17:23 - The Omnipresence of Intelligence in the Body00:18:19 - The Fourth Element
00:20:19 - Navigating the Asteroid Field00:22:13 - The Big Bang and Continuous Creation
00:23:55 - Fear and the Concept of Consciousness00:25:31 - Devatas and Consciousness
00:27:19 - The Consciousness of Everything00:27:54 - The Power of Repetition
00:30:16 - The Mind: An Important Part of Our Life00:31:59 - The Infinite Nature of Consciousness
00:33:39 - The Blinking Lights of Galaxies00:35:52 - The Vastness of the Universe
00:37:51 - The Vastness of the Universe and Our Perspective00:39:34 - The Expression of Infinite Intelligence
00:42:10 - Partial Knowledge and Harm00:43:41 - The Light that Shines in Our Hearts
00:47:10 - Brahman and the Conquest of the Universe00:49:17 - The Beauty of Devotion
00:51:23 - Everything is a Miracle&Everything is Holy
00:55:17 - Applause

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