Curt Jaimungal talks with Iain McGilchrist about how the brain’s hemispheric differences shape consciousness, wisdom, and our experience of reality. The conversation weaves Eastern and Western philosophical perspectives into a discussion of ethics, language, and the sacred.
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 03:47 - "The Matter with Things"
- 16:07 - Matter, Consciousness, and Creation
- 21:05 - From Analysis to Wholeness
- 31:06 - Perspectives on Truth
- 47:45 - Certainty, Simplicity, and Organicism vs. Reductionism
- 54:04 - Ethics and Morality
- 1:01:26 - Language and the Brain
- 1:11:08 - "The Master and His Emissary"
- 1:18:15 - Hemispheric Roles in Mental Health
- 1:28:03 - Personal Experiences with Psychosis
- 1:34:10 - The Cosmos and the Sacred
- 1:45:47 - Personal Practices
- 1:54:06 - Moral Intelligence, Wisdom, and the Nature of Love
- 2:00:03 - Eastern Philosophy
- 2:08:13 - Religious Perspectives
- 2:15:02 - Prayer, Meditation, and Death
- 2:28:03 - The Importance of Endings in Life and Art
- 2:32:11 - The Role of Relationships
- 2:36:02 - Listening to the Divine
- 2:44:44 - Concluding Remarks
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