Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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An in-depth discussion with Bernardo on the purpose and significance of metacognition, an excerpt from our online discussion series 'With Reality in Mind'.


Bernardo discusses:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - What is metacognition / meta-consciousness?
00:15:09 - Dissociated from cognition
00:17:37 - Egoic activity & the default mode network - metacognition, meditation, dreams and psychedelics
00:23:03 - Is metacognition binary?
00:25:00 - Presence and non-duality
00:34:30 - The recognition of a subject of experience
00:40:44 - It can be cultivated
00:41:24 - The birth & pitfalls of metacognition; a reverse kundalini experience
00:47:56 - A tool that can be used for different purposes
00:50:56 - Metacognition and agency
00:57:11 - Is it the purpose of the universe?
01:02:28 - Why did it evolve? It allows deliberation and planning
01:08:43 - Metacognition needs us - it can only evolve in alters


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