Simplest State
Sir Arthur Eddington, the British physicist, said, “The stuff of the world is mind-stuff.” The Yoga Vasistha of the ancient Vedic literature states, “Even as from the waking state there is no materiality in the objects seen in a dream, this world appears to be material, yet in reality it is pure consciousness.” We are not in the world; the world is within us, and the Simplest State of human awareness is that state where consciousness is open to itself--a field of all possibilities. The development of higher states of consciousness has been a theme of all cultures throughout time. Each in their own way, our guests have searched for something more, and we will hear how their experiences have impacted their lives as they describe the pursuit, development, and expression of consciousness and creativity in their lives. Unique guests, fascinating stories, wonderful revelations, and spiritual epiphanies, all brought to light in an entertaining and informative fashion on Simplest State.
Episodes
Dr. Pearson’s book, The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment Throughout Time—and How You can Cultivate Them, offers us a glimpse into the lives of people who have recorded their experiences of higher states of consciousness, as conveyed to us through their poetry, prose, letters and biographies.
The wonderfully unique feature of this book is that it documents the experiences of higher states of consciousness by dozens ...
George Barselaar was born in the south of Holland and grew up in Sydney, Australia.
At the age of 18, George took a keen interest in Yoga, which inspired him to learn Transcendental Meditation (TM), and eventually, to become a teacher of TM.
He went deeply into Vedic Science and Sanskrit, and developed a keen interest in Kashmiri Shaiva Philosophy.
George was immediately struck by the very first verse of the Shiva Sutras, as tran...
With only a few precious hours left on earth–a miracle–a donor organ becomes available!
His heart stopped for 6 minutes during surgery, but John's will was strong and he's here today to share profound insights into his Catholic upbringing, the expansion of his horizons at that mecca of the psychedelic counterculture–Haight-Ashbury, the realization that drugs did not provide the answers he was seeking, and his subsequent pursuit of...
The Bambi Bucket, used in aerial firefighting in more than 115 countries, is a life-saving device that allows pilots to drop water on wildfires with precision.
It was even used to fight the post-explosion fires after the tragic blast at the Port of Beirut, Lebanon and also to cool the nuclear reactor after the Tsunami tragedy in Fukushima, Japan.
Don Arney, the man who invented it, is our guest today.
Don is a resident of British...
A fascinating discussion with James Hoggan, author of I'm Right and You're an Idiot - The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up.
Hoggan recalls his meeting with the Dalai Lama, and how the esteemed Buddhist monk, Thích Nhất Hạnh, taught him about compassionate listening and the inner ecology, advising James to, "Speak the truth, but not to punish."
This lively exchange touches on many timely subjects, including tr...
Educated at Eton College and the University of East Anglia, Vesey Crichton was one of the early players in the burgeoning personal computer industry.
Vesey learned meditation as a student and experienced remarkable benefits from the practice, which inspired him to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (TM). He relates the sense of privilege and sanctity he felt when he eventually had the opportunity to work directly with M...
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