151. Finding God in Quantum Physics with Amit Goswami

Jul 12, 2018

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Dr. Amit Goswami is a theoretical quantum physicist and a retired full professor from the University of Oregon’s Department of Physics. He pioneered the idea of “science within consciousness,” which he explores in The Self-Aware Universe. It’s all too rare to combine science and spirituality in a compelling way, but that’s exactly what we’re going to explore in this episode. We’ll go down the rabbit hole to a place where quantum physics, consciousness, and mysticism all meet.

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In This Episode:

[02:10] - How did Amit end up on What the Bleep Do We Know!?? He answers, then talks about other aspects of the film.
[05:27] - We hear about how quantum physics proves the existence of God.
[09:23] - Stephan responds to Amit’s explanation and digs into what he has learned about oneness.
[12:16] - Amit talks about a profound experience he had with oneness in 1976.
[15:47] - There are four stages to the creative process, Amit explains.
[18:23] - We learn from Stephan that the process of awakening is a permanent biological change to your brain. He then shares his own profound and lasting experience with awakening in India.
[21:08] - Is there any connection between what Stephan has described and Amit’s be-do-be-do process to getting a quantum leap?
[24:29] - Amit fills us in on the university that he’s planning, explaining that he and two associates will teach the first year. He also talks about the planned quantum village experience.
[28:40] - Who is the target audience for Amit’s university?
[30:13] - We go back to a concept that Amit touched on earlier: the idea of an archetype, which Stephan first learned about from The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell. Amit then talks about his use of archetypes.
[34:15] - How is quantum enlightenment different from what people have traditionally heard of as enlightenment?
[39:51] - Amit talks about whether the kind of flow that he’s describing is the same kind of flow that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described?
[43:41] - We hear about the observer effect and how it relates to spirituality.
[47:09] - Stephan relates what Amit has been saying about expansion leading to happiness to something that he has been learning.
[54:22] - Is it possible to measure chakras, auras, and so on with scientific validation?
[59:30] - Where can people go to learn more about Amit and his work?

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