With over two-dozen published books translated in nearly as many languages, Ken Wilber has created what is widely considered the first truly comprehensive Integral Map of human experience. By exploring and integrating the major insights and conclusions of nearly every human knowledge domain in existence, Wilber created the revolutionary AQAL Integral Framework. In short, the Integral Approach is the coherent organization, coordination, and harmonization of all of the relevant practices, methodologies, and experiences available to human beings. Wilber states: “You can’t [realistically] honor various methods and fields, without showing how they fit together. That is how to make a genuine world philosophy.” He is the founder of the nonprofit think tank Integral Institute, co-founder of the transformational learning community Integral Life, co-founder of Source Integral exploring the nature of Integral Society, and the current chancellor of Ubiquity University. Ken's site: kenwilber.com Some of Ken's many books: The Religion of Tomorrow: A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions Integral Buddhism: And the Future of Spirituality Integral Meditation: Mindfulness as a Way to Grow Up, Wake Up, and Show Up in Your Life Trump and a Post-Truth World Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded April 28, 2018. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:54 - From Graduate School to Writing a Book 00:10:43 - The Meditation Technique and Awakening Experience 00:16:03 - The State of Witnessing during Meditation 00:21:34 - The Witness and Radical Oneness 00:27:16 - The Illusion of Waking Up 00:32:41 - Overpowering Fear from Repressed Anger 00:38:16 - The Importance of "Cleaning Up" in Spiritual Practice 00:44:00 - The Role of Spirituality in Human Development 00:49:12 - The Three Major Groups of Development Lines 00:55:03 - The Different Levels of Growing Up 01:00:52 - The stages of moral development 01:05:50 - Honoring and Including Different Perspectives 01:10:54 - Expressing Authentic Enlightenment 01:15:57 - The Recent Discovery of Growing Up Levels in Spiritual Systems 01:20:35 - Development of Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence 01:25:31 - Different lines of development 01:30:57 - The need for waking up, growing up, and cleaning up in spiritual practice 01:36:40 - The Evolution of Spiritual Pursuit 01:41:39 - The Problem of Overthinking in Philosophy 01:46:27 - The Unity of Nirvana and Samsara 01:52:06 - Differentiating Relative and Ultimate States of Consciousness 01:57:23 - Dissolving into Oneness 02:03:03 - Working with Good Maps and the Importance of Spiritual Growth 02:07:07 - Aurobindo's Influence on Integral Yoga 02:13:38 - Spirit, consciousness, and the four quadrants 02:19:31 - Describing Ultimate Reality 02:25:19 - The Problem of Describing Ultimate Reality 02:30:58 - President Trump: A Sociocultural Analysis 02:37:36 - The Stages of Growing Up 02:42:14 - Exploring Ken Wilber's Books and Resources

Our guest today is a legendary thinker, author, and philosopher. Ken Wilber has spent decades understanding how humans are all interconnected with each other, decoding through dozens of beautifully written books, how we fit into the greater, massive, picture that is the expanding universe. He's an absolute pioneer, a visionary, and that barely scratches the surface of his work.He joins Dave to outline his newest book—Finding Radical Wholeness: The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, and Delights—and offers up a supporting stream of consciousness which rivals any that you’d find, on any podcast, in depth of insight and emotional impact. His words resonate with a truth and wonder which will leave you inspired from beginning to end, and well beyond.00:00:38 — Finding Radical Wholeness with Ken Wilber • Ken Wilber’s Amazon Author Page• Different ways to explain the general ideas of the world• Read: Finding Radical Wholeness: The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, and Delights• Achieving wholeness in our day-to-day• Ken’s first experience of wholeness with the universe• Does a dog have Buddha-nature?• Studying the work of D.T. Suzuki as a young boy• Read: Essays in Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki• Oneness experiences as the core of spirituality• Considering satori as the most precious gift that humankind has00:18:09 — The Roles Biohacking & Brain Stimulation Play in Unity Experiences • Electromagnetic brain stimulation for ultimate reality experiences• How brain-mind machines work• Tap Into Your Brain’s Full Potential - Patrick Porter, Ph.D. #869• How Dave wrote The Bulletproof Diet in gamma state • What the mind does vs. what the heart does• Ken’s favorite advancements in technology • Questions remain with regard to quantum unity• Explaining the theta formless state• The Science of Changing Your Mind - Dr. Joe Dispenza #98000:38:10 — States of Emptiness & How To Get There • Teachings of Nagarjuna• Formulating the quantum principles• Why all forms of thinking are incomplete • The four-quadrant pronouns that make it all make sense• Basic tenets of integral theory• Shared objective views, social organism or a collective group• Going deep with Ken Wilber• Are we living in a simulation?• Fourth and fifth states of consciousness01:08:55 — This is Ken Wilber on Drugs & Nonduality• Psychedelic experiences vs. mystical oneness experiences • Drugs as a shortcut to masterful meditation• Ken’s bad trip• Stan Grof’s early LSD work • The Birth of LSD with Dr. Stanislav Grof, Father of Transpersonal Psychology - #428• Failures of the psychedelic revolution • Dave’s hand in the ayahuasca boom• Ken Wilber’s awe-inspiring perspective on nonduality • Read: Finding Radical Wholeness: The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, and Delights• Outline of Ken’s latest book • Stages of operational thinking• Introduction to systems theory • Appreciating the psychosomatic analysis of Fritz PerlsResourcesDave Asprey’s NEW Book ‘Smarter Not Harder’ is out now: https://daveasprey.com/books Read: Finding Radical Wholeness: The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, and DelightsRead: Amazon Author Page YouTube: Integral LifeThe Human Upgrade is produced by Crate Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we welcome Ken Wilber to the podcast. Ken is the developer of Integral Theory. He is also the founder of the Integral Institute, which was formed in collaboration with over 200 scholars and experts, specializing in education, politics, business, medicine, psychology, spirituality, law and criminal justice. His 25 books have been translated into 30 foreign languages, making Ken one of the most widely translated academic writers in America. At age 74, he is still very much active as a philosopher, author, and teacher, with all of his major publications still in print.In this episode, I talk to Ken Wilber about his Integral Theory. Instead of trying to tackle it in all its complexity, Ken hones in on the application of his theory to intelligence, consciousness and transcendence. He believes that development in these areas follows a predictable path, such as in the case of enlightenment. Borrowing from Zen Buddhism, Ken talks about what it’s like to awaken to the truth of reality. We also touch on the topics of psychological research, diversity, artificial intelligence, and social media. Website: https://integrallife.com/Twitter: @TheKenWilber Topics03:17 Integral Theory and its applications09:50 Components of spiritual intelligence17:41 Maslow’s influence on Ken21:41 Critique of stage theories 30:49 Spiritual narcissism44:12 The process of enlightenment48:42 Individual differences in unitive consciousness58:09 Integral Theory research1:03:44 Is society progressing?1:09:39 Diversity beyond physical attributes1:13:03 Improving modern-day psychology research1:18:06 Is life just a test run?1:22:22 What would an integral social media look like?1:26:36 Addressing Integral Theory critiques1:33:00 Does objective reality exist?1:38:52 Development of artificial intelligence1:43:08 Awakening to realitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we bring you an in-depth conversation with philosopher and founder of Integral Institute, Ken Wilber, hosted by Daniel Schmachtenberger. Ken Wilber is known for his groundbreaking work on human consciousness and personal development, and in this episode, we explore the two major types of self-improvement practiced throughout human history - "waking up" and "growing up." Ken provides valuable insights on the various states of consciousness and stages of human development, and how we can use integral approaches to heal individual physiology and psychology. Sponsored by Qualia Mind: https://neurohacker.com/podcastdiscount. Use code james when you shop Qualia Mind for 15% off your order. Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurohacker/. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neurohackercollective. Email: support@neurohacker.com.

Ken Wilber, a renowned philosopher and author of over 25 books, discusses his integral theory that seeks to unify diverse fields of human knowledge. He highlights the concepts of 'waking up' versus 'growing up' in spirituality. Wilber delves into developmental stages of consciousness, showcasing their impact on societal evolution. He introduces the five types of wholeness: waking up, growing up, cleaning up, opening up, and showing up, encouraging a broader understanding of personal and interpersonal development.

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