Reality Plus | David Chalmers & Swami Sarvapriyananda

Dr. David J. Chalmers is the Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at the New York University. He is the author of several books including his latest publication: Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy.

In this engaging conversation, Swami Sarvapriyananda and Dr. Chalmers discuss ancient and modern perspectives on consciousness.

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ABOUT VEDANTA
Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.

ABOUT US
Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

[mindfulkayaker]

Two 21 century giants one from science and one from religion working together to bring a philosophy to the world that leads to love compassion and peace. Thank you

[deepaks]

Swami Sarvapriyananda is right now a perfect Vedanta teacher available on the internet. Pranam 🙏

[debasmitabanerjee]

What could be the better than this conversation.... Perfect Sunday booster 😀 Pranam to both legends🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[qd]

Two legends speak with such mutual respect and humility, so much for us to learn from their knowledge and their personal demeanour.

[dffhfxc]

This moment shines above the pyramids. Swami Sarvapriyananda and Professor Chalmers, thank you!!!

[paryatak]

Wonderful discussion on consciousness. Very rroted and profound questions by Swamiji. Replies by Prof Chalmers contained many 'may be's and 'something' and 'somehow' etc. Most of the questions contained the answers. Swamiji was very lucid and sympathetic.

[monkkeygawd]

THIS WAS A WONDERFUL DISCUSSION!!! I've been listening to Swami for several years, now... always a treat!
I hope David has a conversation with
DR BERNARDO KASTRUP one day, too!

[carolinealexander]

What a privilege to listen to two great minds. My humble Pranam and gratitude. Swamiji thank you for your profound wisdom and teaching. Eternally grateful.

[drsbahl]

It is quite impressive to observe Prof.Chalmers’s openness to the many views about consciousness with out being adamant. And also the strong convictions of Swami ji’s about advaita Vedanta.

[krishnadundigalla]

What have been proclaimed in Vedaas, more than 5000 years back, now scientifically beeing established. This great effort by Swamy Sarvapriyanand & Proff.
David Chalmers will enlighten all.
Pranams to both.
Krishna D

[agelesswisdom]

Good morning from India...
It is a great start... Swamiji makes sunday very special.
🙏🙏

[booiiiiibsyoutube]

You've Mentioned Mr. Charmers in Almost All Your Seminars & Talks. What A Treat To Actually See/Meet Him In CyberSpace. Ha Ha!! The New Normal. Holograms
Thank You Swamiji .
Namaskaram.
❤❤❤❤

[entropy]

I heard Reality+ on Audible. Its very deep and profound but ultimately Swamiji raised all the points I had concluded with, and he raised some more afterall he's an Acharya!

I look forward to Seamiji's new lecture: It (from Bit) from Chit. Superb!

[adammobile]

It's something amazing when you are very interested in philosophy of two totally different guys. Then surprisingly see both of them together, and you realize they know each other very well.

[jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene]

What a beautiful synchronisation with two giants on consciousness studies, it seems as if they could talk for lives coming to deeper levels of peace, unity, compassion. Wonderful thank you 🙏

[bharatirawte]

Absolutely delighted to watch this conversation. Atlast got to hear from Prof. Charmers, whom Swamiji has always been quoting in every lecture of his.

[nishthakharb]

This is how I started my day, listening to this wonderful talk. Shravana Mañana nidhiyasana

[udaykumar-lvxo]

Consciousness can exist removing all content, but what remains finally as content is consciousness itself. The consciousness as observer is the content and due to self referencing, the observed becomes the observer and issue of content does not arise.
The question does not arise when the questioner, question and answer are in superposition onto itself

[bobsmart]

Swamiji always mentioned Prof Chalmers, so nice to watch this discussion! Recently I was having a dream where I was viewing a childhood photograph of a person whom I only known as an adult. The photograph in my dream was a black and white and the person I saw was roughly 4/5 year-old in the picture; where he was sitting (in a pose) in the steps of a front porch of a house that appeared like those from the the 70s. Upon waking up I was simply mesmerized by the sheer power of the mind to invent an appearance of reality that is so consistent and well orchestrated. I am intrigued by the fact that consciousness can seamlessly project a world which is hard to distinguish on the basis of conventional notion of reality. One thing that blew me away in the dream was that the person whom I have only known as an adult appeared a 4/5 year-old with all the resemblance to the older individual I know but as a child. That is beyond my normal capability to age slide an individual - more like computer programs do that. I think consciousness is the only reality at play.

[kalyanp]

David Chalmers as a young scientist, first forced the world to look at the hard problem of consciousness. The problem has no easy solutions in Science as it straddles many dimensions of which we are not even aware. A very interesting talk and hope to see more such.