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00:00:00 Interview and guest intro
00:01:56 Common passions in life.
00:03:40 On meditation: does it include introspection, and everything related to mind and self?
00:09:38 Mind, self, and non-duality.
00:19:03 Research on the cessation of consciousness in advanced meditation practitioners.
00:29:00 Meditation: the cessation of consciousness vs. ‘tukdam’ state. Other research findings.
00:35:43 Is there a story to tell after consciousness turns on?
00:39:09 Groundlessness of mind and freedom: the most important discovery.
00:44:16 The reality model: mind, interdependence, and emptiness.
00:49:47 God and suffering according to non-Eastern traditions vs. insights from meditation.
00:54:02 Why did life emerge and become conscious?
01:02:01 Our evolution: merging with AI – intelligent, conscious or even enlightened? Are we also a ‘simulation’?
01:19:59 Co-creation of reality: conscious vs. unconscious self.
01:27:33 The ‘here and now’: what is the present moment? The nature of time.
01:37:08 What is consciousness? A new paper: “An active inference theory of consciousness”.
01:58:34 The role of insight and subjective experience in inner transformation. Cognitive deconstruction and construction practices.
02:07:50 Metaphysical aspects of research findings: reductionist materialism and mind vs. matter.
02:13:06 Ruben’s own meditation experience and fundamental shifts.
02:19:05 The future of science: bridging the scientific method and the wisdom traditions.
02:22:45 Online resources and references. Closing remarks.
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