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The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know.

By Robert Pirsig
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Robert M. Pirsig (1928–2017) was an American author and professor. Pirsig was best known for his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a contemporary philosophical meditation on how to live.

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J. Krishnamurti in Conversation with David Bohm: Is There an Action Not Touched by Thought?

Q: What is the future of man? All the problems that humanity has now, psychologically and in other ways, are the result of thought. We are pursuing the same pattern of thought, and thought will never solve any of these problems. The whole structure of the me is put together by thought.

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J. Krishnamurti
2014
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Science Can Answer Moral Questions

Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can—and should—be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.

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Sam Harris
2010
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Robert Thurman- Buddhist Contributions to Physics, Biology, and Psychology

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Robert Thurman
2015
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‘Default Mode Network’ Is Suppressed by Meditation Practice | Roland Griffiths

It is Dr. Patrick’s goal to challenge the status quo and encourage the wider public to think about health and longevity using a proactive, preventative approach.

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Roland Griffiths
2019
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Roland Griffiths Compares Psilocybin and Meditation fMRI

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Roland Griffiths
2016
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Day 1 a.m.—Mind and Life XXVI: Mind, Brain and Matter

Morning session of the first day of the Mind and Life XXVI conference from Drepung Monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka, India, held on January 17–22, 2013.

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The Dalai Lama
2013
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Charles Tart - What Is an Afterlife?

What does it mean to have an 'afterlife'? Are there different kinds of afterlives? What would it feel like to be in an afterlife?

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Charles Tart
2016
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Sister Joan Chittister at TEDxWomen 2012

Sister Joan Chittister talks about new ideas in faith and contemporary science that are challenging the traditional hierarchical view of women's place and role in society.

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Joan Chittister
2012
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Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing Workshop—Part 2

Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned...

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Richard Davidson
2016
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DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: A New Science of Spiritual Revelation in the Hebrew Bible

Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience.

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Rick Strassman
2014
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