In this, my 100th episode, I continue to explore consciousness, but I’m stepping out of my comfort zone a little and seeing what I can learn from the religious viewpoint on consciousness. The idea of an eternal soul is central to many religions, and the Hindus especially believe in reincarnation. I want to learn what they think the soul entails, and what are the parallels between religious thought, philosophy, and the findings of neuro-biology.
Dr. Sangeetha Menon is Professor and Head of the Consciousness Studies Programme, and the Dean of the School of Humanities at National Institute of Advanced Studies, in Bangalore. There she developed the NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme along with BV Sreekantan to study consciousness with an interdisciplinary and a multidisciplinary mandate. Her major area of research is philosophy of psychology. She holds degrees in biology and philosophy. One of her primary contributions in consciousness studies is in presenting and engaging with the concept and experience of self from the neurobiological and philosophical points of view. She was awarded the Gita Puraskaram in 1998 for research studies on the Bhagavad Gita. She is an honorary fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. She currently heads the NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme and is the Professor and Dean of the School of Humanities at NIAS.
Register for my newsletter at www.therationalview.com
Join the Facebook discussion @TheRationalView
Twitter @AlScottRational
Instagram @The_Rational_View
#therationalview #podcast #consciousness #hindu #soul
Is Cold Fusion pathological science?
Laser Fusion Ignition with Drs. Hurricane and Zylstra
Dr. Larry Katz on why we are too competitive
Dr. Marc Wortman discusses Admiral Rickover of the nuclear navy
Andy Vasily with deep thoughts on life and podcasting
Dr. Ellen deLara discusses bullying
Escaping my bully
What I’ve learned about the hard problem of consciousness
Angelica Oung says the world needs more CANDU reactors
Dr. Bernardo Kastrup on the Universal Mind
Dr. Gerfried Jungmeier discusses electric vehicles
Communicating science through fiction with Eric Choi
Dr. Scott Aaronson on sentience, AI and quantum computing
Dr. Michael Levin on cellular cooperation and cognition
A Buddhist perspective on awareness with Dr. John Dunne
Lemmel and Hofmann experiment with reality
Shorting the Grid with Meredith Angwin
Dr. Ruth Kastner and the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics
Professor Jack Tuszynski probes proposed quantum processing proteins
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Freakonomics Radio
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
Criminal
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World