Idealism and the Nature of Ultimate Reality: Are We All in a Shared Dream? With Dr. Bernardo Kastrup

Are we all in a shared dream? Is the world that we perceive truly the world as it is? Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup to discuss Idealism and the Nature of Ultimate Reality.
The world we generally take to be real is only one version of the world, the one our senses and our minds allow us to experience, and that experience is different for every single human being. Do you think we’re stuck within the limitations of our senses, which can only deliver impressions within the range that they were designed to recognize?

Dr. 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 (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Dr. Kastrup has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories, where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered.
His books have explored topics such as Carl Jung, Schopenhauer, the Nature of Reality, and Why Materialism is Baloney. His ideas have been featured on 'Scientific American,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:53 What is the Ultimate Reality?
3:27 Why Materialism is “Baloney”
7:05 Dr. Kastrups Explanation of What Consciousness Is
12:07 Subjective Realism vs Objective Realism
15:06 Berkeley’s Subjective Idealism vs Modern Objective Idealism
17:48 Decoding Spinoza’s View of Reality
20:54 Consciousness Becoming Conscious
22:00 Meta Consciousness
26:10 Discussing the Dynamics of Consciousness
37:51 How and Why Does Consciousness Manifest?
39:58 Disproving the Decomposition Problem Against Idealism
45:08 Why Does Consciousness Splinter and Manifest?
51:09 The Anomaly of Meta Consciousness
56:54 Does Meta Consciousness Liberate Us From Instincts?
1:03:59 Archetypes Within Consciousness
1:08:27 Decoding Carl Jung’s View of Archetypes
1:14:13 Dr. Nader’s on Maharishi and the Structure of Consciousness
1:18:52 The Structure and Function of the Veda Reflected in Human Physiology
1:21:35 Complexity Arising From Simplicity
1:26:08 Evolution Beyond Meta Consciousness
1:30:06 Potentiality and Actuality
1:31:31 Our Responsibility of Reaching Higher States of Consciousness
1:38:02 Rising in Consciousness: Going Beyond Materialism and Suffering
1:46:57 Dr. Kastrup’s Closing Points

[leandrosilvagoncalves]

I'd never thought I would became fan of a philosopher. Bernardo Kastrup is the Einstein of philosophy!

[DaraCraul]

A truly fascinating conversation by Dr Nader & Dr Kastrup. Life will never be the same after hearing this, and if you can, listen in 1 sitting for maximum effect. Very beautiful meeting of minds and mind altering in the best possible way!

[kamivelasquez]

Dr. Nader, I just graduated from Maharishi International University from their AyurVedic Wellness and Integrative Medicine Master of Science Program and have enjoyed listening to the pundits chanting the Rk Veda. I love watching the lights in the various subsystems of the physiology light up during the chanting during the power point presentations created based on your research. Jai Guru Dev. Thank you for your hard work. I wish to help get a Panchakarma clinic going in my area. Oklahoma truly needs this.

[VanEazy]

Absolutely love listening to Bernardo talk about idealism. I tend to put on his videos or audiobooks while I play video games, work out, or clean. Always eye opening !

[Heli]

The second half of the talks were sprinkled with stimulating new conscious wonders and was exquisite! I recommend seekers to tune in and shower themselves with it 🙂

[denisewildfortune]

Tony, you were a great stand-in for me asking all the questions I would have asked! You were wonderful!

[سيلياحماده-جب]

Thank you dr Tony for introducing dr Bernardo. The conversation between both of you is extremely interesting 🙏🙏

[innerlight]

Thank you so much gentlemen for this so interesting discussion.
Yes! Consciousness is working through you ॐ ❤.
Just felt like posting this:
"All that lives, works for protecting, perpetuating and expanding consciousness. This is the world's sole meaning and purpose. It is the very essence of Yoga - ever raising the level of consciousness, discovery of new dimensions, with their properties, qualities and powers. In that sense, the entire universe becomes a school of Yoga"
~Sri Nisargadatta

[johnpersad]

I really enjoy this conversation between these two Conscious beings! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩🤩🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[billgough]

Sometimes I think that pure common logic and sense, is the evidence in its self, as Bernardo Kastrup and Tony Nader relays in this conversation.

[spiritfilled]

Wow, this was such a profound conversation. Humanity, as a whole has the potential to either build heaven or hell. Let's not wait for someone ealse to fix the problem it is up to each individual to benefit the whole. Be what youl want to see in the world. I wish men who think like this ran the world.

[angelotuteao]

Nader describes the triple nature of consciousness as having a reflexive capacity, the dynamic creation of object and the process of observation which makes a more sense to me

[david]

I think I spotted "I Am That", a book by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, on Kastrup's shelf behind him (it has a distinctive cover design in yellow and black). This is relevant to their discussion, because Nisargadatta explained nonduality using two words, 'consciousness' and 'awareness', having very different meanings, as opposed to their being considered synonyms, which Kastrup and Nader seem to do (although with moments of confusion and ambiguity).

My discussion here will be based on the philosophy described by Nisargadatta only, which was based on his own self-realization.

The fundamental concept (for Nisargadatta, remember) is awareness. Awareness has no form and no dimension; it does not exist in space or time and is simply the only Observer who exists. The world, and minds and bodies, are all manifested or simulated within Awareness. As to what pure Awareness is aware of, the answer is itself. Being infinite, it is not aware of anything else. It is not aware of what to us is reality, the Universe, matter, energy, space, time, events, sensations, thoughts, feelings, and so forth.

'Consciousness' simply means whether an individual mind is functioning and alert or not. When a mind is conscious, it has many components, ego, memory, decision-making, beliefs, thoughts, and so forth.

Sleep and samadhi (Self-absorption) are exactly the same: the mind and senses associated with a body are not functional, but awareness is fully experienced.

There are three states of consciousness in ignorance. These states have finite extent (limitations) that result in chronic dissatisfaction and the search for lasting peace and happiness.

There are also three states of consciousness in knowledge (that is, after self-realization). These states have direct contact with the awareness that has manifested them, so they are satisfied with whatever happens. The contact between an apparent individual mind with its own awareness results in experiences of peace, happiness, creativity, intelligence, love, productivity, and a cessation of seeking.

[susanwoodward]

Resonance, reflection, relationship, reality. Superb conversation - need to listen many times. *** I would like to see Dr. Nader do a video where he reviews this one with his expanded opinions, insights, perspectives to each of Dr. Kastrup's assertions. We need Dr. Nader to clear up the, in my opinion, muddied thinking of Dr. Kastrup. ?Consciousness is the ability to experience change/difference/duality, (without necessarily recognizing subject-object)? It's all due to geometric parsing into perspective unless one has transcended to wholeness with no limitation/boundaries (?resonance?). ***What is the source of the dynamism and how is it achieved? If in resonance there is no difference/separation. Something must "break" this resonance for conscious duality to emerge. How does consciousness "limit" itself to simulate "otherness"? Need a clarification of what each of you means by LIFE - may I suggest the first POLARITY/difference as the beginning of life, as it initiates MOVEMENT (IN SPACE) which everything, including rocks and subatomic particles, posses. I disagree with Dr. Kastrup on his explaining of life, and of meta-consciousness and its role in "destabilizing the environment". The "environment" from the human perspective (which is of course the only one we have) has gone through numerous that preceded human consciousness as defined by Dr. Kastrup. ?"Nature" is an expression of feedback of all karmas, and it is fractal at its foundation?

[ancientmartianunderground]

Thank you for your introduction...and for your esteemed guest.

[ljohnson]

Wonderful interview I agree Dr. Bernardo is a hero to me! I’ve been waiting all my academic years (about to retire) for this proof (feels like proof!) to emerge. Now I so wish for a bridge between this and where Rupert Spira goes. So many of my young students feel lost and haunted by nihilism.

[Sethan]

Thought is *not* subject, it is object.

[leilagargouri]

I live with my dreams, my senses, the reality that comes of that
But I ‘keep looking endlessly for a new version that gives me more happiness
My major tool is my consciousness
It’s not being stuck, it’s evolving
And that’s my philosophy

[SacraTessan]

1;1804 the lamp at the door ...thanks for sharing all this taughts, insights and explanations so clear ly 🎉

[chrisvitello]

Fascinating. Thank you. I very much enjoyed listening to this conversation.