Tag: lectures

Rupert Sheldrake – Is The Sun Conscious?

Speculative and thought provoking talk which asks us to look beyond the strict confines of scientific materialism and consider how the consciousness of stellar bodies (such as our Sun) is not only of anthropological or cultural interest but a valid field of enquiry in modern philosophy, psychology, cosmology, and neuroscience.

Voices of Meltingpot | Mark Maslin

Prof Mark Maslin provides an introduction to the climate crisis we are facing and the challenges of reaching Net Zero emissions globally by 2050. He will examine what Governments, Companies and Individuals can do to deal with the environmental crisis while making people around the world healthier, wealthier and safer.

THE AMAZING EARTH SCHOOL – Making The Best Of Every Day – explained by Hans Wilhelm

What are the lessons for my life here on Earth? How to live moment by moment. Hans Wilhelm is a mystic, author and illustrator of 200 books for all ages with total sales of over 40 million copies in 30 languages. As a mystic he inspires audiences around the world with his life-affirming concepts to connect with their own inner wisdom. His popular YouTube videos have become an important source of inspiration and help for his over 15 million viewers. You can read more about him on the website www.LIFEexplained.com.

Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile | Tal Ben-Shahar | Big Think

Antifragility is the idea of putting pressure on a system, or human, the system or human actually grows bigger and stronger. Antifragile systems are all around us. One example of this is our muscular system. We go to the gym to lift weights. By doing so we are putting pressure on our system to help it grow stronger. The human body is an antifragile system. From a psychological perspective, antifragility comes in the form of PTG, or post-traumatic growth. After we experience a stressful event, we learn and grow to become more resilient.

Surrendering yourself to the Flow State | Anand Mehrotra

In this video, Anand Mehrotra explains the flow state and how true masters (in any field) operate in a heightened state of creativity, when ‘in the zone’. You will learn how, through yogic ideologies, one can gain access to the flow state where we connect with the universe – and where even complex things can be done effortlessly.

The Amazing World of Mycelium: Paul Stamets

In the first half of an extended talk at SAND 18, Paul Stamets, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur, gives a self-styled “immersion lecture” about mushrooms and mycelium. He tells us that terrestrial organisms have evolved to be interconnected with the mycelial web of life, and that we are its descendants. He informs us that many primates consume mushrooms, and mentions Terence McKenna’s Stoned Ape Theory as a possible explanation for the neurogenesis that resulted in the striking expansion of hominid brain size in the last two million years. In the second half of this presentation, Paul Stamets explores magic mushrooms.

View the second half at https://www.scienceandnonduality.com

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Michael Pollan – Psychedelics and How to Change Your Mind | Bioneers

Michael Pollan’s new book “How To Change Your Mind” surveys the highly controversial terrain of the renaissance of both the science and popular usage of psychedelic substances. As one of our most brilliant and clear-eyed explorers of such topics as plant intelligence and how we feed ourselves, Michael will share his luminous insights from what began as investigative reportage and became a very personal interior journey into the mystery of consciousness and the nature of spirituality.