Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
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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Consciousness Is All There Is | Podcast
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/consciousness-is-all-there-is/id1472371019
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0xeUiVxTJP4kxI5Sb6vnLU?si=ad05aa5763cc48e6
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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
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.
Dr Bernardo Kastrup | Website
bernardokastrup.com
Dr Bernardo Kastrup | YouTube
youtube.com/c/bernardokastrup
Dr Bernardo Kastrup | Twitter
twitter.com/BernardoKastrup
Dr Tony Nader | Books
drnaderbooks.com
Dr Tony Nader | Website
drtonynader.com
Dr Tony Nader | Instagram
instagram.com/drtonynader
Dr Tony Nader | Twitter
twitter.com/drtonynader
Dr Tony Nader | YouTube
youtube.com/DrTonyNader
Dr Tony Nader | LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/dr-tony-nader
Consciousness Is All There Is | Podcast
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/consciousness-is-all-there-is/id1472371019
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0xeUiVxTJP4kxI5Sb6vnLU?si=ad05aa5763cc48e6
SoundCloud:
soundcloud.com/drtonynader
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
