Seekers of Unity | Cognitive Science and Mysticism with John Vervaeke @SeekersofUnity | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
@johnvervaekelays out a plausible, even persuasive case for Mysticism. Making Mysticism viable for us moderns. Marshaling the latest findings in Cognitive Science and Developmental Psychology in support Higher States of Consciousness and Transformative Mystical Experiences.
What, Why and How? Attempting to provide a Descriptive (what is happening, phenomenologically), Prescriptive (why it should be taken seriously, why such transformations are rationally justifiable) and Functional account (how these states function from a cog-sci perspective, mechanisms at play and the Cognitive Continuum hypothesis) of Transformative Mystical Experiences.
Round 1: The Science of Mysticism | On a Participatory & Intelligible Ontology youtube.com/watch?v=7vN0TYleG14
Round 2 : The Science of Mysticism | Voices with Vervaeke youtube.com/watch?v=h-x4LFV_PfU
Round 4: Cognitive Science and Mysticism youtu.be/yM3PNYeC0ck
Dr. Vervaeke is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology, and the creator of Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series, in which he distils years of research and thinking from the cutting edge of cognitive science, psychology, history, philosophy and religion, all geared towards understanding and showing the way out from our current Meaning Crisis, through the cultivation of meaning, wisdom and self-transcendence, which John proposes are intimately tied-up with one another.
Watch Dr. Vervaeke use the latest findings from cognitive science and psychology to integrate science and spirituality to alleviate the ongoing Meaning Crisis:
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Particularly relevant to our conversation here are episodes 9-12:
Ep. 9 - Insight
youtube.com/watch?v=jkWNBdBDyoE&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 10 - Consciousness
youtube.com/watch?v=dRzm_wSR1RU&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 11 - Higher States of Consciousness, Part 1
youtube.com/watch?v=39NpjQDtqNw&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 12 - Higher States of Consciousness, Part 2
youtube.com/watch?v=rvx4_0NAfaY&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
00:00 Excerpts from the Dialogue
01:24 Dialogue Begins
02:19 Religion of No Religion
07:36 Mysticism as an Option
09:00 Overview of the Dialogue
10:01 Defining Mysticism
13:19 Visionary as Mystical?
15:25 Even having this Dialogue..
17:03 The Problem of Ontonormitivity
20:59 Why you should Care
26:39 Mystical Psychosis?
28:34 A Descriptive Account of Mysticism
32:49 Reality “As it is”
34:25 How About Unity?
42:13 Breaking out of Egocentrism
53:35 Why are we our own Worst Enemies?
1:02:13 Becoming what we Always Were?
1:06:38 Function: Within a Sapiential Community
1:14:52 Religion vs Spirituality?
1:20:48 Does one Know All in Enlightenment?
1:27:31 The Cog-Sci Functionality Account
1:37:26 Getting in the Flow
1:41:15 Hot Flow, Cold Flow
1:50:15 Disruptive Strategies, From Shamanism to AI
1:55:57 Would you like to become a Vampire?
2:01:07 Serious Play
2:04:19 Justifying Mystical Experiences
2:05:55 Is it Working?
2:06:53 Is it too Complex?
2:12:01 Propositional Convergence among Mystical Traditions?
2:21:01 Wisdom not Knowledge
2:24:57 Conclusion
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Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Reb MeAH, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe and Adam.
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@johnvervaekelays out a plausible, even persuasive case for Mysticism. Making Mysticism viable for us moderns. Marshaling the latest findings in Cognitive Science and Developmental Psychology in support Higher States of Consciousness and Transformative Mystical Experiences.
What, Why and How? Attempting to provide a Descriptive (what is happening, phenomenologically), Prescriptive (why it should be taken seriously, why such transformations are rationally justifiable) and Functional account (how these states function from a cog-sci perspective, mechanisms at play and the Cognitive Continuum hypothesis) of Transformative Mystical Experiences.
Round 1: The Science of Mysticism | On a Participatory & Intelligible Ontology youtube.com/watch?v=7vN0TYleG14
Round 2 : The Science of Mysticism | Voices with Vervaeke youtube.com/watch?v=h-x4LFV_PfU
Round 4: Cognitive Science and Mysticism youtu.be/yM3PNYeC0ck
Dr. Vervaeke is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology, and the creator of Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series, in which he distils years of research and thinking from the cutting edge of cognitive science, psychology, history, philosophy and religion, all geared towards understanding and showing the way out from our current Meaning Crisis, through the cultivation of meaning, wisdom and self-transcendence, which John proposes are intimately tied-up with one another.
Watch Dr. Vervaeke use the latest findings from cognitive science and psychology to integrate science and spirituality to alleviate the ongoing Meaning Crisis:
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Particularly relevant to our conversation here are episodes 9-12:
Ep. 9 - Insight
youtube.com/watch?v=jkWNBdBDyoE&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 10 - Consciousness
youtube.com/watch?v=dRzm_wSR1RU&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 11 - Higher States of Consciousness, Part 1
youtube.com/watch?v=39NpjQDtqNw&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Ep. 12 - Higher States of Consciousness, Part 2
youtube.com/watch?v=rvx4_0NAfaY&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
00:00 Excerpts from the Dialogue
01:24 Dialogue Begins
02:19 Religion of No Religion
07:36 Mysticism as an Option
09:00 Overview of the Dialogue
10:01 Defining Mysticism
13:19 Visionary as Mystical?
15:25 Even having this Dialogue..
17:03 The Problem of Ontonormitivity
20:59 Why you should Care
26:39 Mystical Psychosis?
28:34 A Descriptive Account of Mysticism
32:49 Reality “As it is”
34:25 How About Unity?
42:13 Breaking out of Egocentrism
53:35 Why are we our own Worst Enemies?
1:02:13 Becoming what we Always Were?
1:06:38 Function: Within a Sapiential Community
1:14:52 Religion vs Spirituality?
1:20:48 Does one Know All in Enlightenment?
1:27:31 The Cog-Sci Functionality Account
1:37:26 Getting in the Flow
1:41:15 Hot Flow, Cold Flow
1:50:15 Disruptive Strategies, From Shamanism to AI
1:55:57 Would you like to become a Vampire?
2:01:07 Serious Play
2:04:19 Justifying Mystical Experiences
2:05:55 Is it Working?
2:06:53 Is it too Complex?
2:12:01 Propositional Convergence among Mystical Traditions?
2:21:01 Wisdom not Knowledge
2:24:57 Conclusion
Join us:
facebook: facebook.com/seekersofunity
instagram: instagram.com/seekersofunity
twitter: twitter.com/seekersofU
website: seekersofunity.com
Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Reb MeAH, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe and Adam.
Join them in supporting us:
monthly: patreon.com/seekers
one-off: paypal.com/paypalme/seekersofu
