The Contemplative Life Blogcast

The following is an excerpt from a Thomas Metzinger interview on Alex O’Connor’s “Within Reason”. Metzinger talks about Minimal Phenomenal Experience or “Pure Awareness/Consciousness” research and the difference between scientific study vs. first person practice and experience.

The following is an excerpt from an Andrew Huberman appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast (#393).

The following audio is an excerpt from a lecture given by Shinzen Young, who has taught, and written, from a Buddhist perspective.

The following audio is an excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on October 20th, 2003.

This audio is an excerpt from a lecture given by Pravrajika Divyanandaprana at Duke University Chapel, on April 7, 2023.

The following audio is an excerpt from an Andre Duqum interview of Sam Harris.

The following audio is from a Russell Brand interview of Eckhart Tolle on June 27, 2020.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr on “Sacred Silence in Sufism.” In the original lecture, Nasr is also paired with a teacher representing the Vedanta Tradition.

Pete Enns, from The Bible For Normal People, discussing leaving a religious system.

Swami Saravpriyananda of the Vedanta Society New York on Centering in the Atman.