The Conscious Universe with Rupert Sheldrake Ph.D. | Waking Cosmos

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the biologist Rupert Sheldrake, a brilliant and original thinker who has gained significant attention for his controversial theory that there exists an evolving memory behind nature which shapes the development of life, mind, and the entire universe. As we discuss, there is a surprising amount of evidence in support of his hypothesis, which Rupert calls Morphic Resonance.

After following Rupert’s work for many years, it was an honor for me to speak with him. We discussed many subjects in our conversation, including among others, the fundamental nature of consciousness, the science behind telepathy, a need for a more open-minded science, collective consciousness, the power of psychedelics, and mystical experiences.

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[farceadentus]

A couple of decades ago when I was 23 in Nepal. I experienced a spontaneous Cosmic Consciousness experience. I had been practicing meditation for nine years to this point. It was as if magic spectacles were placed over my eyes. And I could feel and experience the living consciousness of all things within the environment around me. From the ground and the people walking upon it to the mass of atmosphere above and around me. EVERYTHING was ALIVE Possessed with feeling and Being.

The only way to gain insight into these eternal truths is by exploring and diving deep into your own consciousness. No amount of objective study will ever reveal these insights. Investigating your own consciousness itself through meditation will lead you to expanded states of realization and being.

The Nature of existence is life within life, worlds within worlds, consciousness within consciousness. There is nothing that is not conscious and alive and possessed with degrees of feeling and sensation, no matter what it’s form. Existence as we know it is consciousness adopting different forms. Consciousness adopting different postures of being.

[lightrevolutionsdotcom]

Such valuable insights. The striking irony of "science culture being so maniacally closed minded & blindly assumptive" is one of the key illuminations here.

[rodnorris]

Rupert eloquently points out the absurdity of the materialist scientific experts who confidently discuss quantum entanglement across galaxies and consciousness determining quantum 'reality', but refuse to accept that the universe is conscious.

[bookingnewtechdive]

Gosh!...pretty well done! The interviewer has knowledge far above the average of Youtubers...especiallly the Italian ones, in my country...he has handled it calmly, softly, and with a well grounded speech.... best turn taking...highest respect for the guest, no Ego... and above all ...he read Rupert's books! Good job! I subscribe!

[GrahaminKorea]

This is superb - the quality of your guests on this channel is extraordinary, and you ask all the right questions! Morphic resonance is certainly a fascinating concept, but however you term it Rupert raises some really interesting questions and challenges to materialistic science. Keep up the great work Adrian!

[mau_lopez]

Great interview. Mr Sheldrake is without a doubt a thinker far beyond the assumptions imposed by culture, history and society upon must of us. Thanks for sharing!

[corvd]

This conversation about telepathy in particular brought to mind the amount of times that myself and my long distance partner, who is also my fiance, have finished each others' sentences, said the same thing at the same time, thought of one another just before the other sent a message or called, and have even had shared dream experiences from over 1000 miles away. We've said it happens too much to be coincidence, and I'm glad we're not alone in this strange phenomenon. And he isn't the first I've developed this connection with, just the strongest yet.

I'm so glad consciousness as a field of study is finally being embraced.

[jamminwithjambo]

Rupert Sheldrake is so poised and eloquent, truly classic and a real pleasure to listen to. A deep thinker who points out relevant questions and probabilities that provokes one to consider or reconsider ones observations and beliefs concerning the common accepted knowledge and the inexplicable mysteries and magnificence of life. Sheldrake excites our exploratory nature to discover better solutions and experiences.

[ZolekaMncwabe]

As a scientist and a person that discovered the spiritual world a few years ago. All I can say is...keeping an open mind is always going to lead to more discoveries. It is disturbingly mind blowing to realize how much spirituality and the physical world actually are the same thing. Experiments aim to measure, quantify. Whilst that is reasonable, in a new concept in science it is helpful to keep an open mind first before concluding things based on traditional mathematical concepts.

[emporeraizen]

This was an insanely high level philosophical conversation. Brilliant!!!

[ibodhidogma]

I would argue that Consciousness is not just a fundamental feature of reality—it /is/ reality.

[Sethan]

Sheldrake, a true und intelligent Scientist. Thank you 👍👍👍🕊🍀

[cynthiaennis]

Love listening to Rupert! He’s one man who really seems very genuine & I find that so very refreshing!

[appelliefieaudiobooks]

I have to commend the interviewer for his superb knowledge in this area. Very very good interview.

[mamarama]

What I find the most interesting about Mr. Sheldrake's ideas is how they coincide with the premise of pre-scientific nature based religions, particularly in how we are able to not only observe nature from a distance, but can relate with it directly. I also admire the way in which he validates the intelligence of everyday people and their experiences.

[corvd]

Rupert Sheldrake has been among my favorite speakers for several years now and seeing his name on your channel is a perfect fit!

[marilynstrube]

What a brilliant interview. The ideas of Rupert Sheldake are amazing. Morphic resonance can help understand how animal instinct works. I've always thought that if we could understand how animals are born with innate knowledge, so much would be explained. The concept of morphic resonance does that and more.

[jessemontano]

Rupert is such a brilliant dude. Thanks for this video

[galaxysurfer]

There was a news report/documentary a while back, (maybe 10 years ago or even more, and possibly on the BBC), showing this experiment of a dog which could predict the actual MOMENT when his/her owner (a woman) had DECIDED to head for home when she was miles away. The dog immediately went to the window to wait for her. They did an experiment giving the woman an envelope which she was to open at a set time and which told her when to start heading home. There was a camera on the dog at the same time as the woman. Sure enough, the moment she decided to head home (from a location miles away) the dog knew immediately and went to the window to wait for her. (the woman and her family had noticed this on many occasions previously, and hence why they reached out to the documentary/film/news people).
So yes, there is film evidence of this

PS Not sure, but it could have been on that programme Esther Rantzen hosted, as I said, not sure.

[manolingz]

thank you for interviewing dr. sheldrake. i have avidly followed him for many years. and i am so glad he pointed out that genes are grossly overrated and there is indeed a missing heritability problem.