Bernardo Kastrup and The Search for Meaning | Korea Deconstructed

Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and another Ph.D. in computer engineering. As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for CERN and Philips Research Laboratories. Bernardo's 11th book, coming in 2024, is 'Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A straightforward summary of the 21st-century's only plausible metaphysics.'
This is me listening to Bernardo and asking him questions so as to better understand the world as mind. To do this, we explored what it means to be human. Bernardo explained the work of Nietzsche, Frankl, Schopenhauer, and Jung to me as well as how a bourgeoise has sought to wrest control of our culture away from the church and ultimately leave us stranded, meaningless, and seeking solutions elsewhere.
Bernardo taught me that we should not seek answers or solutions. These will never appear to us and we simply don't have the capability to understand what is going on. Instead, like the apple blossom in his garden, we should just be. We should listen to the noumena, the will inside us. We can describe it as duty, as calling, as fate, or as many other things. But ultimately, we are a violin and we should allow ourselves to be played by nature rather than seeking to force ourselves on the world. We should seek service instead of personal happiness. These ideas will stay with me for a while.
At the end, I asked him to recommend a movie, a book, and a song. The movie he suggested was The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. The song was Song to the Siren by Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser. The book was Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation.
Bernardo's Website: www.bernardokastrup.com/
The Essentia Foundation: / @essentiafoundation
Bernardo's upcoming book: www.amazon.com/Analytic-Ideal...
Discussion Outline:
0:00 The importance of service
7:40 The bourgeoisie capture of culture
12:33 Immanent meaning
25:35 Spiritual but not religious
31:00 Carl Jung and our two stages of life
41:58 Introspection as the royal path to knowledge
48:15 Schopenhauer and the will inside us
54:52 Synchronicity
1:05:03 Religion and science
1:16:58 The world as mind
1:26:10 A book, a movie, and a song
1:31:10 The apple blossom
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  • @DavidTizzard
    @DavidTizzard11 күн бұрын

    Having just finished reading Bernardo's book More than Allegory, these are my observations. Despite listening to many podcasts when preparing for my conversation with Bernardo, none of them provided as deep an insight as reading one of his books... Like Borges’ Circular Ruins, Asimov’s Last Question, and Weir’s The Egg, Kastrup’s vision suggests that the end is the beginning. Life is always there as potential but only begins when the loop is complete. When, as in the symbol of Ouroboros, the snake eats its own tail. When the Flower of Life completes its circle. But now we are lost in that loop, in constructs of space and time, of culture and narrative; unable to see the full circle. Our present models of reality exile us from transcendence; plunge us into existential despair. Modern mythology is materialist. We count but do not value. We measure but never enjoy. And our ideology creates the world we see around us. Individualism is not just about the rise of the self, it’s about the untangling of reality into a series of unconnected visions. Soon, we begin to mistake the illusion for reality. And yet, by the same token, it is a necessary illusion. For it is only from a position of detached observance that we can understand the wider reality. Only from our individual island of perception can we comprehend, if we dare to look out, that an ocean exists. The ocean cannot be aware of itself without the existence of islands. We therefore give rise to the existence of the ocean by making it aware of its potentiality. So life is about the depth of experience. How deeply we can penetrate our layers of existence, and ultimately ourselves. The world, the mountains, the trees, the birds, and the lakes are all a symbol of something. A book waiting to be read. We require poets, artists, and mystics to provide hermeneutical interpretations and codes for us. Not ones that are literally real, but ones that instead show us a truth beyond. The beginning of creation is happening right now. Our mind isn’t inside our head. Our head is inside our mind. And in the dream of the one that dreamed, the dreamed one can awake.

  • @Mr00000111
    @Mr00000111Ай бұрын

    It is hard to express in words how the modern world needs Bernardo's ideas. Thanks for sharing your wisdom so accessibly and consistently.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Rather than the world, perhaps there are many individuals who, like us, can benefit from Bernardo's ideas. And it's great that many seem to be finding it.

  • @phantomhawk01

    @phantomhawk01

    Ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @johnelbare8237
    @johnelbare823728 күн бұрын

    This is real gem. One of the best interviews with Bernardo I’ve seen. Thanks.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    28 күн бұрын

    Thank you, I very much appreciate the kind words. It was actually quite a mental challenge to say little and, instead, focus entirely on what Bernardo was saying and then not only understand it but also provide an appropriate follow-up question that would allow him to explore the ideas more deeply. Of course all credit goes to Bernardo but I am happy to know that the efforts to create the conversation are acknowledged. There is a line in the movie Pulp Fiction that has always stayed with me: "Do you wait to talk? Or do you listen?" I attempted the latter...

  • @colquest

    @colquest

    8 күн бұрын

    Agree - this one is special

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    8 күн бұрын

    @@colquest Thank you for the positive message.

  • @jenmdawg
    @jenmdawg4 күн бұрын

    For years and years I struggled with “self love” on all levels - noting it only came forth with loss of self. Then I realized I can love the LIFE inside of me - the impersonal, universal life all around me. Better yet, I stumbled upon BK and his conceptualization of our Reality saved me from my painful contradictory ideas of materialism v my experience. I wish more people knew what I mean. Thank you for this wonderful interview.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    2 күн бұрын

    So very glad to hear you're doing better now!

  • @calculusmetal

    @calculusmetal

    22 сағат бұрын

    I know exactly what you mean.

  • @user-el3pc9vi2m
    @user-el3pc9vi2m27 күн бұрын

    I’ve listened to many conversations between Bernardo Kastrup and a variety of different people. For some reason, this one was particularly enjoyable. I have listened to it 3 times all the way through.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    25 күн бұрын

    That's marvelous! Thank you for taking the time to share the positivity.

  • @nsc2443
    @nsc2443Ай бұрын

    Awesome. Bernado is one of my key mentors.

  • @behnaz5097
    @behnaz5097Ай бұрын

    I have been following Bernardo for years and i have seen so many brilliant interviews, and he is the most fascinating person alive in my mind ,but i have to congratulate you on your absolutely wonderful interview with all those perfect images and your own beautiful characters,this time ,thank you🙏💙

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. I tried to take a back seat but, at the same time, remain alive and open. I wanted to learn from Bernardo and, in doing so, I think it produced a beautiful result.

  • @tzmythos
    @tzmythos3 сағат бұрын

    I think that many are made mighty uncomfortable with what Bernard says about our relationship to nature and our purpose because it make most of what society tells us is important and real insignificant. Yet I find it incredibly liberating and also deeply reassuring because it simply makes sense to me. What he says is not new, not at all, but he says it so clearly and convincingly. And I very much appreciate that he speaks so widely about this, to help us wake up.

  • @stephengee4182
    @stephengee418229 күн бұрын

    See yourself in others and everything to transform will.

  • @omatty
    @omatty27 күн бұрын

    As a follower of both Kastrup and Korea, I'm happy to see this, yet wondering....if he came to a Korean-focused podcast to talk about "fermentation" and yet never once was Korea or kimchi mentioned, it would be thought weird, because Korea has a deep history with fermentation. Yet, that's kind of what happened here. He came to talk about analytical idealism and never once did anybody mention Korean philosophy and Korean Buddhism in particular, which is rooted very deeply in "mind-only" teachings and practices which are very close cousin to analytical idealism, and more, they have a whole millennia of practicing these teachings. Just in the past 50 years, Beopjeong (Nothing is Possessable!) and Seongcheol (Mind is Buddha!) were very publicly addressing many of the aspects Bernardo is grappling with here, in both theoretical and practical depth. It's a sad testament to how far Korean Buddhism has fallen from our consciousness, that their ancient and innovative teachings of "One Mind" or "Mind only" are now expressed as brand new, rather than as being re-discovered on the margins of Western philosophy with modern empirical rigor. An opportunity missed, alas.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    27 күн бұрын

    While I very much appreciate your concerns, this was a very selfish podcast on my part. There was not the goal to speak about Korea. I just wanted to listen to Bernardo, hear his thoughts, and ask him some questions. I agree with you that much of what he says resonates with ideas of not only Buddhism, but also Taoism and Hinduism. However, Bernardo doesn't really go down that route or explain the world in such a way. That's not his perspective. However, he is aware of them. There are quite a few podcasts out there where he speaks with spiritual thinkers and they explain the concepts of their religion and he outlines his views on idealism. They overlap but the language is different. So, I don't think this conversation is a testament to how far Buddhism has fallen. Buddhism still plays a role and young Koreans have told me about the positive influence it can have on their mental health when stripped of the religious proselytizing (something it thankfully has little of). For a more Korean-centered view of Buddhism, I would recommend my conversations with David Mason, Anton Scholz, and 서늘함 여름밤. We explore the ideas more deeply there. I also plan to continue exploring Buddhism and Shamanism going forward. Thank you for being part of the conversation, however. I hope my comment doesn't come across as too combative. It's not intended to be~~

  • @n2the1
    @n2the1Ай бұрын

    David, this is wonderful. Your conversation abundantly contributes to the quest to return to the world of meaning and the gaining of a perch on the threshold of entery into a life of service. May your journey continue to shed light on the path of others as we each find our way through the darkness.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the positivity. All credit here goes to Bernardo. I was merely a conduit for his insight, but still very happy to have played that role and been in such proximity to these ideas.

  • @n2the1

    @n2the1

    Ай бұрын

    I really appreciate the movie song book recommendations at the end. That was a cool way to conclude the talk. 😊

  • @CGMaat
    @CGMaat20 күн бұрын

    Thank you Bernardo- helping towards to a more collective transcendence . We turn off the news and find great comfort in these tertulias ….socrates for our flat screen agora .

  • @gireeshneroth7127
    @gireeshneroth712729 күн бұрын

    Mind is nature. Living is exclusively a mind's activity. And consciousness is living a mind wake.

  • @laika5757
    @laika5757Ай бұрын

    BK is Fantastic..👍

  • @youtubecanal
    @youtubecanalАй бұрын

    Great guest, great mind. Top! Thank you for this interview.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Great comment, great vibes. Thank you for listening.

  • @user-te9dx1iy2p
    @user-te9dx1iy2p29 күн бұрын

    The example of us missing the point: the trend to wipe out all eatable dandelions from lawns ended up in tons of white daisies useless to us and Pollinators!

  • @jeronimobeta
    @jeronimobeta7 күн бұрын

    In Nietzsche's philosophy, the Übermensch represents a higher form of humanity that has overcome traditional moral values and created their own meaning in life. The concept of the eternal return, also known as "eternal recurrence," suggests that life and existence repeat in a never-ending cycle, with each event and moment occurring again and again, exactly as it has happened before. Nietzsche proposed that by embracing the eternal return, we as humans can craft our own meaning and take responsibility for our lives. This is connected to his idea of amor fati, which means "love of fate." It encourages us to love our lives, regardless of the circumstances, and to embrace the idea that we are living the same life eternally. It would have been interesting if Nietzsche had delved deeper into the Übermensch's role in the eternal return. He suggested that humans, as Übermenschen, have the power to create new meaning and shape our own destinies, even within the constraints of the eternal return. This concept challenges us to live authentically and to embrace the responsibility of crafting our own purpose in life.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    7 күн бұрын

    Thank you for joining the conversation and providing this perspective on Nietzsche

  • @elemental9578
    @elemental9578Ай бұрын

    To experience synchronicity, one has to be receptive to it. The synchronicities I've experienced cannot be explained, but that doesn't matter. One could see them as crossroads between the self and a wider actuality.

  • @spiralsun1

    @spiralsun1

    Ай бұрын

    This is a completely awesome comment, thank you!!! And you should know I have a history with synchronicity 😊 I invented a methodology for studying it, which Gary Schwartz used in “Supersynchronicity” his book on it. My book uses synchronicity as just that. A “lens” to see a universal and primary force at work -my first book in 2003. I wrote another book and several articles during lockdown developing the larger-mind aspect more fully from the ideas in the first book “The Textbook of the Universe the Genetic Ascent to God” if you are interested. Whenever I don’t put the title people ask. 😂🤷‍♀️ not selling or anything just preempting 😊 Wider actuality YES!!! I have a chapter, my Donald Hoffman chapter, about going beyond our evolutionarily-limited world view. 😂 I actually was talking to Dr Hoffman making plans to meet before his book came out and before lockdown 😢 when he became almost unreachable and unmeetable. I had a bunch of ideas for his simulation programs and stuff. ❤

  • @shawnewaltonify
    @shawnewaltonify29 күн бұрын

    Bravo, before I die, I have always already wanted to understand exactly what you are providing here in the answers to these questions. Learning from this video content feels like I am fulfilling my life's goals. Huge thanks!

  • @user-te9dx1iy2p
    @user-te9dx1iy2p29 күн бұрын

    Last comment! “Art is to understand what we don’t know yet” “The double life of Veronique” : along with “White, Red & Blue.” Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto which was commented by a contemporary philosopher: “he knew too much”… Mozart may not had perished in plaque, at the time his wife wasn’t present and we don’t have his grave! Mozart could have escaped to Prague. He lived in Prague before… Mozart’s Requiem was unfinished for a very different reason, - a message to the future generations! With respect to your lucid mind, Véronique

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    I have listened to Bernardo's song recommendation a few times now but have yet to watch the film. Hopefully this weekend when I get some time to properly engage.

  • @Grief2Growth
    @Grief2GrowthАй бұрын

    One of the greatest minds of our time. I’ve listened to many interviews with him and even guested him on my show. I love watching where his thinking is going.

  • @phantomhawk01

    @phantomhawk01

    Ай бұрын

    I agree, I remember your show with Bernardo , it was a good one. 👍🏼

  • @marcgilis8319
    @marcgilis831920 күн бұрын

    Fascinating, eye and mind opening. I am gratefull having found this it makes me feel hole, all t

  • @spiralsun1
    @spiralsun1Ай бұрын

    It’s not me. The last thing I want is the mundane and comfort ❤ I live in my car in no particular place 😊 I’ll see you soon. 😂 My first book: The Textbook of the Universe: the Genetic Ascent to God… my book I just finished focuses on the hid part. Not a guy in the clouds. Not back yet. That’s my Apple-blossom role. lol, I was in the Cupertino Library today writing by Apple headquarters. You said “ Apple Blossom” 😂 I gathered mental tools. Something works with/through my brain. Creates stuff with it. But I understand what it is and why. It took a longtime to make me. My understanding is part of how I work. I can see and feel it working. It’s admittedly part of how I predict things and predicted so much I. My first book. Sometimes you do need to know. That’s another tenet. Everyone is different. Very important ❤

  • @goran586
    @goran586Ай бұрын

    38:00 When BK tells the metaphor of the violin, a song by Bob Dylan comes to mind: "Lay down your weary tune, lay down Lay down the song you strum And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings No voice can hope to hum"

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Love Dylan. Saw him live in Seoul in 2010. Also watched No Direction Home recently. Marvelous stuff.

  • @amartinakis
    @amartinakis25 күн бұрын

    Xtremely beautiful conversation! Thank you Sirs, my warmest regards!

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    23 күн бұрын

    Our pleasure!

  • @mansoor-hassan
    @mansoor-hassan23 күн бұрын

    Simple, Brilliant!

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    23 күн бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @martingorren5217
    @martingorren521717 күн бұрын

    What a wonderful song : Song to the Siren. It does call to me somewhere on a deeper level. On a side note…to me the effect is bigger when sang by Brian Ferry...

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    15 күн бұрын

    I grew up listening to Bryan Ferry in the car. Seeing his name mentioned here like this is really something... haha

  • @martingorren5217

    @martingorren5217

    15 күн бұрын

    Well, listening to Bryan growing up... that could be worse... I just simply loves Bryan's voice.

  • @moyeonkim
    @moyeonkim23 күн бұрын

    Much needed reminder ❤

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    21 күн бұрын

    Great to hear from you, Moyeon! Hope your service to the board is going well!!

  • @angelotuteao6758
    @angelotuteao675825 күн бұрын

    Always riveting to listen to Bernardo - at a time of dissonance and polarisation Kastrup illuminates in a quiet yet revolutionary way

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    25 күн бұрын

    Beautifully said

  • @TimCCambridge
    @TimCCambridgeАй бұрын

    ~ Hi. Thanks for this. When the song is embraced, the human spirit sings with heaven. Something like that.

  • @springlilly9672
    @springlilly967224 күн бұрын

    My blossoms are in full bloom ad I listen

  • @realcygnus
    @realcygnusАй бұрын

    BK on point as usual.

  • @burtonsschool9532
    @burtonsschool9532Ай бұрын

    Play, pause, play, pause, play, pause, go deep in thoughts. I’ll be back. Wow.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Let us know your thoughts!

  • @phantomhawk01

    @phantomhawk01

    Ай бұрын

    You know it's deep when you gotta keep pausing.

  • @rossmcleod7983
    @rossmcleod7983Ай бұрын

    BK is the bees knees, many thanks.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad to have provided something and been of.....service. Haha

  • @TL-rh1lf
    @TL-rh1lf24 күн бұрын

    thanks.. great discussion

  • @mirrorsarewater
    @mirrorsarewater29 күн бұрын

    Great interview! I also appreciated the shout out to John Frusciante. The lyrics found on his solo records are a great representation of the ideas found in Jung, and Schopenhauer, and by extension Bernardo. How familiar are you with Frusciante's music?

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    Nice to hear someone pick up on that reference. Yes, I'm incredibly familiar with Frusciante's music and have spent a lifetime trying to open myself to his influence. After this conversation, I listened to The Empyrean from start to finish and was blown away all over again in a way I wasn't a decade ago.

  • @mirrorsarewater

    @mirrorsarewater

    29 күн бұрын

    ​@@DavidTizzard Very cool, I love that album. His music is one of my major inspirations. I've recently released a video that compares the concept of the Jungian "Self" and Frusciante's "Personification of the Creative Force" (Bernardo would call it his Daemon). I'm still learning on how to make a polished video, but you may enjoy the ideas! Thanks again. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppeiz9qHipbUZNI.htmlsi=Nmi7tn6MKY1FTY7o

  • @raniahafez136
    @raniahafez136Ай бұрын

    Brilliant interview offering an explanation of Nietzsche's philosophy as it pertains to making sense of where humanity is at. It also harks to Platonic conceptions of the constraints of our intellect. Love your questions David, as they elicit pragmatic replies that help us understand the current human condition and reflect on how we can all bring more meaning into our lives. You're an excellent interviewer 👏🏼 Rania

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you, Rania. I actually spent a few days before this interview speaking with my friends and saying how nervous/apprehensive I was so to hear that eventually things worked out well is very pleasing. And yes, I couldn't help but keep thinking of Plato throughout this conversation - thus my use of the word shadows at various points. I appreciate you being part of the conversation.

  • @user-te9dx1iy2p
    @user-te9dx1iy2p29 күн бұрын

    When Bernardo talks about Universe at Large that looks like a super brain is explored in a book/film “Solaris” (1970’s) the meaning behind existence and “karma” like re-experience and “correcting” the perceived “problem” interactions and situations.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    28 күн бұрын

    I've heard of the book, but not read it. I'll try to keep it in my mind going forward. Thank you for sharing.

  • @magiccarpetmusic5977
    @magiccarpetmusic597721 күн бұрын

    Synchronicity is exactly what quantum phase entanglements and associated correlation is all about

  • @leandrosilvagoncalves1939
    @leandrosilvagoncalves1939Ай бұрын

    Wow! The images & vídeos shown during the interview give so much liveness to it. They give this artistic aura to the interview. I really liked it

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. I tried to just follow my instincts and not think too deeply about things. Just allow the images to choose themselves and hopefully speak to the viewers in some way. Very glad to hear that you enjoyed the final combination.

  • @rogerproctor9987

    @rogerproctor9987

    26 күн бұрын

    Agreed, what a great interview! Where did you find those incredible images??

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@rogerproctor9987 Thank you for the positive message. I used a website called Pexels and put the "license" setting as "free". This allowed me to then search a whole variety of categories and images and put them in the video without KZread taking them down for copyright infringement. I didn't always get the images I wanted, but I really like the work of filmmaker Adam Curtis and find images alongside narration can often prompt thoughts and ideas in our minds that wouldn't arise otherwise.

  • @rogerproctor9987

    @rogerproctor9987

    25 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much. And thanks again for creating this wonderful video!

  • @bhuvana-skandarossi8511
    @bhuvana-skandarossi8511Ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    정말 감사합니다~ (thank you so very much)

  • @shawnewaltonify
    @shawnewaltonify29 күн бұрын

    I have not heard anyone answer questions about ontology using reference to the history of philosophy better than Bernardo Kastrup does. Several decades ago Universities first began to build the infrastructure for multi-disciplinary studies to address the accelerated demand for polymaths to help synthesize a century old discovery in physics that still has not reached common sense experience, and Bernardo Kastrup is an example of exactly what they were hoping for when they did so. For example, did you you hear him say that ontology is like nature entering into a process of dissociation, or did you hear him identify that fluid transference is involved in much of current affairs.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you for being part of the conversation.

  • @maddywilcox9012
    @maddywilcox901211 күн бұрын

    Bernardo materialism is baloney but can you do some short on the world is mental, along with everyone in it... Lol if you could manage one in Spanish it would be muchly appreciated... Bless you Bernardo for all your time and enjoy, very happy to see you looking happy and well, was getting a bit worried about you a wee while back... David. A professor of woman in a Korean university, far out of what? Bless you too for bringing Bernardo to us he's one of our planets very very best people... ❤❤❤

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    11 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the positive vibes. The pleasure was all mine.

  • @bretta7057
    @bretta705729 күн бұрын

    Found this channel through this video, just because I listen to any Kastrup interview I can find, and regularly search for them. Incidentally, I am also interested in Korean culture and history (especially Son, which is one of my favorite sects of Buddhism). Gotta say though: I was a little confused as to why Kastrup is on a podcast called “Korea Deconstructed”? Am I missing a connection there somehow?😅 Not complaining though, because I’m glad I found this channel!

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    I just really wanted to speak to Bernardo haha. And I learned so much from listening to him. There is no real Korea connection but I'm probably going to write about how his ideas might be explain a lot of modern society here in my column this week. If you are interested in Korean history and Buddhism, the conversations on this channel with David Mason, Anton Scholz, and Mark Peterson all come highly recommended. Let me know what you think. And thank you for finding us. 감사합니다~

  • @waen606
    @waen60623 күн бұрын

    Haa ,at 71 cycles around the sun, the apparent coincidences for me, can no longer be regarded as mere coincidence..and synchronicity can no longer be denied .

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    21 күн бұрын

    Congratulations on the cycles. (In a genuine moment of beautiful synchronicity, yesterday I taught my students about the construction of time and asked them what a day and a year was in real terms. I explained the rotation of the earth and the cycle around the sun. I then came online and saw your comment. True story!)

  • @waen606

    @waen606

    20 күн бұрын

    @DavidTizzard thank you they've had there ups and downs ,.. it is an amazing thing though ,I pinch myself sometimes to see if I'm dreaming..two years ago I was a normal sceptical man ..lol..but it had been around three years, (at that stage) ,of the craziest 'connections'.. Thanks for your reply ..I value that greatly .

  • @DM100
    @DM10026 күн бұрын

    The word “sin” in Hebrew means to “miss the mark”. We miss the mark constantly, every day.

  • @Kastled5
    @Kastled510 күн бұрын

    Bernardo and Vervaeke... thats the convo I cant wait for

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    10 күн бұрын

    They've already done it. You can find it on KZread...

  • @Kastled5

    @Kastled5

    10 күн бұрын

    @@DavidTizzardomg! You're right! I must not have been ready for it. Ty!

  • @katherineburdette605
    @katherineburdette60527 күн бұрын

    Could Bernardo please comment and clarify the reference to the Heisenberg principle used for over 30 years by qualitative researchers and anthropologists to support their contention that by observing individuals or cultures we cause change when observing them . I would understand the injunction not to interfere but I do not understand their claim that the Heisenberg principle applies to humans observing humans. I thought the principle only applied to subatomic particles so perhaps I am a blockhead. Thank you!

  • @kgrandchamp
    @kgrandchamp23 күн бұрын

    I am not convinced life is not about the individual. Every living creature has this fundamental urge to live that shows the importance of every individual life. I am convinced that living one's life is fundamentally important! Bernardo even says it in his description of the first phase of life. After expressing one's being and reproducing I understand that one can be of service. To one's descendents and then to others. Nature does not know what it is doing. It just does. Supreme beauty and evil coexist in a maelstrom. It has no morals. Should one allow this immorality to flow throw our beings without filtering? Without choosing? I don't think so! We have to embrace the potentiality of our being because that is a condition for sanity! But once we know it's scope, we have to choose and direct the flow of being and it's actions. I think the problem of combination of minds has to be addressed when we speak of biology. Eukaryotic cells are an aggregate of two separate organisms, a bacteria that gave the mitochondria and it's own plasmid, and an amoeba like cell that engulfed it. So if the original cell has a unifed mind, it has to have combined the minds of at least two separate organisms. Thanks so much for this fascinating talk David and Bernardo!

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    23 күн бұрын

    Thank you for joining the conversation. I'm not sure I have a perfect response to your comment but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless and it gave me pause to consider both individuality and biology. Much obliged, sir.

  • @human5715
    @human5715Ай бұрын

    and one more question, im sorry if this is a stupid one but maybe someone could clarify - in the video it was said that the universe at large seems to have similarities to a brain but if thats the case wouldnt that mean that this "brain" would have a beginning and end to it just like a human brain for example, wouldnt this mean that the universe is therefore limited and not infinite? do we know for sure that there isnt anything beyond the universe and it just keeps going on forever no matter how far you "look" out?

  • @CALCANEUS3535

    @CALCANEUS3535

    Ай бұрын

    I think what the essence of what he’s saying is that the universe presents its self in a “physical” form to us (disassociated parts of the one mind) as the image of a neuronal-network much like our own internal internal experience presents itself as the image of our fleshy folded brain, and FMRIs. The images and presentations may correlate to our inner personal experiences but they do not fully capture who/what we are.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    None of your questions are stupid. They are perfectly reasonable and asking them helps everyone else learn. Thank you! xx

  • @human5715
    @human5715Ай бұрын

    very interesting as always, i have a question maybe someone can answer this - so im basically not very smart when it comes to trying to understand the technical side of science related stuff but i still love watching videos like these for example and try to understand them as best as i can so my question is this: is it actually possible for someone like me who will never understand the technical background of any theories (im kind of very bad in logical thinking and it never changed no matter how much i tried in life), to still get a deeper understanding of reality or is it futile? im always sad because of my inability in relation to this and this drives me a little away from diving in and reading more books and increasing my "knowledge" about these things because i have this worry in my mind that i will never "actually" understand what im dealing with. thanks for any answers

  • @CALCANEUS3535

    @CALCANEUS3535

    Ай бұрын

    I think Kastrup plainly says here, logic and reason are merely one way to arrive a bit closer to reality. Introspection into ourselves is another, perhaps superior way to come closer to “knowing” what reality is. Because whatever it is, includes who you truly are.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    As the other person who replied said, according to Bernardo, there are three paths to knowledge: rational thought, empirical evidence, and introspection. So, if you believe you struggle with technical theories, there are still two paths available to you: experience and introspection. For introspection, which Bernardo says is the royal path to knowledge, we just have to know ourselves. We have to find out what it is inside of us that resonates. What is it inside us, beneath the culture, beneath the society, and beneath our ego, that comes only from us. That thing. That is what you should seek.

  • @aaphantasiaa

    @aaphantasiaa

    29 күн бұрын

    No, you don’t need to be some super genius with a highly detailed, technical framework of reality to find understanding in it. You can know the inherent beauty of an orchestra’s music without knowing how to play an instrument.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    @@aaphantasiaa Beautiful way of describing it. Bravo!

  • @jamesstaggs4160
    @jamesstaggs416026 күн бұрын

    I'll respond to the statement in the thumbnail the same way I respond to any statement regarding killing the ego. I have free will, so what good is it if I don't use it? Is it vestigial? Is it an error or a mistake? Ego death and allowing nature to "play you" are very similar and I've always thought that being an individual was a good thing. It's something I've always cherished. Sure you get to make a decision if you decide to turn your will over to nature but after that if I just become a vessel for some other will ot intelligence that sounds an awful lot like being part of a hive mind. I do realize that everything has to have come from the same source at some point. The "Tao, the way, God, nature" is all encompassing. Nothing can truly separate from it because there's I'd no "outside". Wouldn't exercising my personal will be exercising the will of nature anyways since I'm part of it? I'm not saying he's wrong or that ego death is a bad thing. I don't know either way which is the better choice, but I never take anything as it's given. If there's another angle to view something from I'm going to explore it even if I agree with it. I hope everyone does the same, not how a contarian would but just to make sure what's being said has been thoroughly examined.

  • @Kastled5
    @Kastled513 күн бұрын

    I don't know why, but I am verklempt by your exiting remarks and "the apple blossoms." What video does Kastrup talk about music? I cant find an obviously correlated title.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    12 күн бұрын

    This is the song Bernardo talked about: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6inp5iceca4orA.html

  • @Kastled5

    @Kastled5

    12 күн бұрын

    I had to listen to that song right after the episode :)... but I meant what episode from Essentia you had recently watched that had to do with music?

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    11 күн бұрын

    @@Kastled5 That's a really good question. I can remember where I was and when I watched it. I can remember writing the idea down and, sheepishly, trying to explain it to my wife. Unfortunately, because of the large amounts of wine, I can't remember which video it was. Or whether it actually happened. I'll have a look at their channel and see if any ring a bell. I don't think, however, it was one in which Bernardo was prominent - more of a minor guest.

  • @Kastled5

    @Kastled5

    10 күн бұрын

    Lmao! Sounds like a great time... and that you have a very patient wife :p ​@@DavidTizzard

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    10 күн бұрын

    @@Kastled5 Absolutely! haha

  • @pietwandelaar1743
    @pietwandelaar1743Ай бұрын

    To better follow the discussion just close your eyes whenever the distracting extraneous video segments appear on the screen. Better yet, just turn off the video completely and only listen to the audio.

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    29 күн бұрын

    Everyone learns through a different method. There are those who have spoken very positively of the video. And, for those who simply prefer the voice, the content is also available as a podcast and audio only. It's good, isn't it, that people have the option to choose which best fits them...?

  • @kevinbyrne3012
    @kevinbyrne3012Ай бұрын

    It blows my mind how Bernardo thinks. He seems to be able to articulate deep rooted truths of mind and bring them to light.

  • @observer2333
    @observer2333Ай бұрын

    Satya sai baba said, LOVE ALL SERVE ALL

  • @deborahhebblethwaite1865
    @deborahhebblethwaite186528 күн бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦

  • @DM100
    @DM10024 күн бұрын

    The deep intuition is the Holy Spirit of the uncreated God calling us to divinity by allowing him to play through us LOVE. Importance of self reflection…yes…amen and amen ☦️ Personhood is eternal. Yes, it opens to the eternal but it is never consumed by it.

  • @tzmythos
    @tzmythos3 сағат бұрын

    Jung was one who declared that God is indeed alive - not the bearded man in heaven but God as the divine Principle deep within the human psyche. "Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit. Called or uncalled, God is present," Jung wrote. And It can be felt within.

  • @mathieuraetz2041
    @mathieuraetz204121 күн бұрын

    Life wants to recycle itself. That’all. Everything else are thoughts wandering in inheritated cultural realms. Forgotten rules of the modern heterotroph.

  • @maddywilcox9012
    @maddywilcox901211 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ beautiful boys....

  • @lawrence_of_osaka
    @lawrence_of_osaka28 күн бұрын

    Why would you think that “positive self image” = “thinking you’re better than other people“??? What??

  • @user-kv7bs7ug8u
    @user-kv7bs7ug8uАй бұрын

    BK , may we all have world peace.

  • @goldwhitedragon

    @goldwhitedragon

    24 күн бұрын

    Why peace?

  • @rhb30001
    @rhb3000120 күн бұрын

    The universal will is personal as will pertain to personhood… I don’t agree with Bernardo that the universal will is not personal

  • @rhb30001
    @rhb3000120 күн бұрын

    Universe which is impersonal creates dissociative personalities? Sounds so stupid … the universe has to be personal first

  • @Sharperthanu1
    @Sharperthanu121 күн бұрын

    Yeah,but we have the largest brain.Ask yourself why?

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    21 күн бұрын

    Because of food....no?

  • @Sharperthanu1

    @Sharperthanu1

    20 күн бұрын

    @@DavidTizzard No.Other mammals have lots of food.There's some other reason

  • @ronkrate609
    @ronkrate609Ай бұрын

    his voice breaks up

  • @DavidTizzard

    @DavidTizzard

    Ай бұрын

    It all sounds good on my end, tbh. Though I do apologize if things are not clear. Is there a specific part that doesn't sound right?

  • @nathanpayne5009
    @nathanpayne5009Ай бұрын

    The death of god is the birth of the goddess. The divine feminine is returning to restore balance to a world that has been poisoned by masculine reductivism and greed. This will flower under many manifestations, but the Midas and Zoe/Marigold myth will have significant resonance.

  • @cxmanxc7249
    @cxmanxc7249Ай бұрын

    bernardo should explore the prespective of God in Islam … its in the innate nature we pre programed with to feel

  • @buglepong
    @buglepongАй бұрын

    this is silly, the teleology of "nature" is not clear. what do you serve if not _your_ teleology?

  • @dominiqueubersfeld2282
    @dominiqueubersfeld2282Ай бұрын

    Bernardo Kastrup is the epitome of word salad. In German, he would be called a Schwurbler.

  • @amartinakis

    @amartinakis

    Ай бұрын

    Salads are healthy for life