The Perennial Philosophy and the Four Quadrants of Consciousness

The perennial philosophy is a way of unifying all forms of philosophy, bringing together different perspectives into one wholeness. Consciousness can be approached from first person singular, second person, and third person perspectives, which constitute the four quadrants. The four quadrants include the upper left quadrant (first person singular), the plural form of the upper left quadrant ('we'), and other perspectives represented by different pronouns.

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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 has

00:18:09 — The Roles Biohacking & Brain Stimulation Play in Unity Experiences