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Consciousness Is All There Is

Tony Nader, MD, PhDwww.drtonynader.com
Welcome to CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALL THERE IS, the podcast hosted by Harvard- and MIT- trained medical doctor, neuroscientist, and globally recognized expert in consciousness, Dr. Tony Nader. On this podcast, you'll find a mix of episodes on Consciousness and how Consciousness pertains to health, relationships, and inner growth. Combining the most modern scientific discoveries and the most ancient fields of knowledge hosted by Dr. Tony Nader with some of the greatest thinkers, philosophers, scientists, and medical doctors in the world today.
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Episodes

What Matters Most Podcast with Paul Samuel Dolman featuring: Dr. Tony Nader

Enjoy this episode from the What Matters Most podcast with Paul Samuel Dolman featuring: Dr. Tony Nader. Dr. Nader starts the discussion with a few short seconds of silence to emphasize the point that silence is the basis of dynamism. Paul Samuel Dolman | Website https://www.paulsamueldolman.com Paul Samuel Dolman | Twitter https://twitter.com/psdhitchhiker Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drton...

Feb 27, 202359 min

Dr. Tony Nader Q&A with Medical Students

In this episode, Dr. Nader answers questions from medical students at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He’s joined by the Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi International University, Dr. Fred Travis. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube www.youtube.com/DrT...

Feb 13, 202350 min

The Self: a Reality or a Concept? Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Evan Thompson

In this episode Dr. Nader and Dr. Evan Thompson discuss consciousness and the Self from different spiritual and scientific perspectives. How the sense of self is constructed and changes in different states of consciousness. What is the self in relation to consciousness and the nature of ultimate reality? Dr. Evan Thompson is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an Associate Member of both the Department of Asian Studies and the Department of Psychology...

Jan 30, 202359 min

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Happiness and Creating World Peace | Dr. Tony Nader with David Lynch

In this episode Dr. Nader sits down with filmmaker and writer David Lynch, to discuss questions about how to create world peace through raising consciousness, and what happiness really is. David Lynch | Twitter https://twitter.com/david_lynch David Lynch Foundation | Website https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org David Lynch Foundation | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidlynchfoundation/ Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony N...

Jan 16, 202317 min

Your Most Asked Questions About Consciousness

In this episode, Dr. Nader answers your most asked questions about Consciousness. Including enlightenment, why Consciousness isn’t physical, and the balance of intellect and innocence with meditation. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube www.youtube.com/DrTonyNader Dr Tony Nader | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/dr...

Jan 02, 202319 min

Consciousness and Self: A Vedantic Perspective | Dr. Tony Nader with Rupert Spira

In this episode, Dr. Nader and Rupert Spira discuss in-depth the nature of ultimate reality. They explore the teachings of Advaita Vedanta, non-duality, Consciousness, and how the One appears as many. Rupert Spira is a philosopher, an international teacher of the Advaita Vedanta direct path method, and author of several books, including "Being Aware of Being Aware”, “You Are the Happiness You Seek”, and "The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter". He is based in Oxford,...

Dec 19, 20221 hr 27 min

A Profound Discovery - the silent Being within | Dr. Tony Nader with David Lynch

In this episode Dr. Nader sits down with filmmaker and writer David Lynch, to discuss questions about life, inner peace and the wholeness that exists within all of us. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube www.youtube.com/DrTonyNader Dr Tony Nader | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/dr-tony-nader

Dec 05, 202224 min

Consciousness, Meditation and Sustainability: Better World Fund event at the Venice Film Festival

In this episode, Dr. Nader speaks at the Better World Fund event at the Venice Film Festival, focused on Consciousness, Health and Sustainability. Dr. Nader was honored for his humanitarian work globally in the area of human development and sustainability, and was the featured speaker on “Consciousness, Meditation and Sustainability”. Dr. Nader spoke on meditation, consciousness, and the brain which highlighted new scientific insights into consciousness and the crucial role that meditation plays...

Nov 21, 202250 min

Feelings, Emotions, Thoughts! Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

In this episode Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett for a fascinating conversation about feelings, emotions, and thoughts and the role they play in our lives. Does everyone experience happiness, sadness, and anxiety the same way? As we learn more about the brain we realize how mistaken we might have been about the mechanics of emotions. Can we eliminate the unhelpful patterns of feelings and emotions holding us back from living a fulfilling life? Dr. Feldman Barrett is a neuroscien...

Nov 07, 202255 min

Intelligence, Creativity, and Love | Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Robert Sternberg

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Robert Sternberg for a discussion on intelligence, love, cognitive styles, and creativity. Dr. Sternberg presents the triarchic theory of intelligence and the triangular theory of love, more commonly known as Sternberg’s Theory of Love. In the context of interpersonal relationships, there are three components of love: intimacy, passion and commitment. The triarchic theory of intelligence focuses on a more "successful intelligence" composed of three e...

Oct 24, 202251 min

Parts and Whole, Science and Intuition, Left Brain and Right Brain with Dr. Iain McGilchrist

In this episode, Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist, neuroscientist, researcher and author, to discuss our various human worldviews, perception and decision making. How can individuals and society be deeply influenced by the primacy of one or the other of the two brain hemispheres? Dr. Nader and Dr. McGilchrist discuss the importance of each and the dangers of excessively relying on only one, especially the left half of the brain. In order to understand ourselves an...

Oct 10, 20221 hr 11 min

Quantum Vibration, Sound Frequency, and Cognition with Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay - Part 2

In this interview, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay to discuss the nature of consciousness and microtubule vibrations. From Dr. Bandyopadhyay’s perspective, treating the brain with microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions. Microtubule quantum vibrations appear to interfere and produce much slower EEG "beat frequencies" says Dr. Bandyopadhyay, and despite a century of clinical use the underlying origins of EEG rhythms have rem...

Sep 26, 202243 min

Quantum Vibration, Sound Frequency, and Cognition with Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay - Part 1

In this interview, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay to discuss the nature of consciousness and microtubule vibrations. From Dr. Bandyopadhyay’s perspective, treating the brain with microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions. Microtubule quantum vibrations appear to interfere and produce much slower EEG "beat frequencies" says Dr. Bandyopadhyay, and despite a century of clinical use the underlying origins of EEG rhythms have rem...

Sep 12, 202231 min

Different Theories of Consciousness: Pros and Cons | Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Tevin Naidu

In this episode, Dr. Nader and Dr. Tevin Naidu evaluate the various theories of consciousness and discuss the pros and cons of each theory. From physicalism to idealism, they explain their own impressions on these theories and broaden our understanding of what consciousness is. Dr. Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher and ethicist from South Africa. He is the host of the podcast ‘Mind-Body Solution’ which explores the difficulties of the mind-body problem, and aims to get one step closer...

Aug 29, 20221 hr 6 min

Having More or Being More; Motivation and Regret | Dr. Tony Nader with Daniel Pink

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Daniel Pink to discuss the difference between having more and being more and the result of each. Being more is not necessarily having more; you can be more in your consciousness, awareness, well-being, and sense of settling within your Self. However, we can have the logic that having more is synonymous in our interpretation with being more, and that's why we want to have more. We don't know how to be more, but if we have a bigger house, if we have a bett...

Aug 15, 20221 hr 1 min

Individual and Collective Intelligence: From Molecules to Human Society with Dr. Michael Levin

In this episode, Dr. Tony Nader and Dr. Michael Levin discuss the different aspects of information, communication, intelligence, and awareness of cells. We see that even on the cellular level, the cells not only react individually to inputs and information but also there is a collective behaviour, which is called collective intelligence. Together, Dr. Nader and Dr. Levin explore how collective consciousness presents itself on the cellular level and also in our day-to-day existence. Dr. Michael L...

Aug 01, 20221 hr 9 min

Idealism, Panpsychism, Oneness and Multiplicity | Dr. Tony Nader and Dr. Philip Goff

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Philip Goff, a philosopher of mind and consciousness at Durham University and author of "Galileo's Error", to discuss panpsychism and consciousness. As Dr. Goff explains, panpsychism is not a single view. There is an emerging research community of scientists and philosophers who approach panpsychism in many different ways and Dr. Goff shares how they differ. Dr. Goff also co-hosts the podcast “Mind Chat” with his fellow philosopher Dr. Keith Frankish...

Jul 18, 20221 hr 10 min

Self, Senses, Awareness, the World... Hallucinations? Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Anil Seth

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Anil Seth to discuss that consciousness is all there is. From Dr. Seth’s perspective, for all of us, our experiences are real and they depend on the brain and the body in intimate ways. The nature of that intimate dependance is the question. Anil Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He is a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow...

Jul 04, 20221 hr 9 min

What Aspect of Reality is an Illusion? Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Keith Frankish

In this episode, Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Keith Frankish to discuss Consciousness and the nature of ultimate reality. Is consciousness an illusion? Or is the illusion what appears as physical? Dr. Keith Frankish is a British philosopher and writer specializing in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of cognitive science. He is an Honorary Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sheffield, UK, a Visiting Research Fellow with the Open University...

Jun 20, 20221 hr 7 min

Meaning and Symbols; The Quantum and the Classical: Dr. Tony Nader with Dr. Federico Faggin

In this episode, Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Federico Faggin to talk about the relationship of matter to consciousness, exploring quantum weirdness, including entanglement or spooky action at a distance, as Albert Einstein famously called it. Is there an underlying meaning to all that there is? What is the difference between meaning and symbols? How can consciousness bridge gaps in our understanding of reality? Dr. Nader and Dr. Faggin discuss how we can grasp ultimate reality and how, fro...

Jun 06, 202258 min

How To Academy: Dr. Nader Speaks On Unity Consciousness

In this episode, the How To Academy’s podcast series takes you backstage to hear an excerpt from their show, featuring Dr. Tony Nader. Dr. Nader presents a simple underlying paradigm that unifies mind, body and environment into pure consciousness, and offers guidance on how to develop it to enjoy the full potential of joy, happiness and conflict resolution. Listen to the entire talk here: https://howtoacademy.com/videos/simple-answers-to-the-big-questions-in-life/ Dr Tony Nader | Books https://w...

May 23, 202218 min

Idealism and the Nature of Ultimate Reality: Are We All in a Shared Dream? With Dr. Bernardo Kastrup

Are we all in a shared dream? Is the world that we perceive truly the world as it is? Dr. Tony Nader sits down with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup to discuss Idealism and the Nature of Ultimate Reality. The world we generally take to be real is only one version of the world, the one our senses and our minds allow us to experience, and that experience is different for every single human being. Do you think we’re stuck within the limitations of our senses, which can only deliver impressions within the range...

May 09, 20221 hr 46 min

Reality and the Concepts of Nothing with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, creator, writer, host and executive producer of the long-running PBS television series, Closer to Truth, to discuss: Why is there something rather than nothing? The topic of nothing is something that people have thought about since time immemorial. Dr. Kuhn describes an experience he had as a boy, which influenced his desire to explore what he calls the Nine Levels of Nothing. The frightening thought, Dr. Kuhn says, is that ther...

Apr 25, 20221 hr 9 min

Consciousness And The Brain: Developing Full Human Potential with Dr. Phil Stieg

It wasn't until recent decades that Western science has begun to consider that there could be substantially more to life than we’re currently living. There could be more insight, creativity, capability, and happiness. In this episode Dr. Nader sits down with world renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Phil Stieg to discuss how to attain the pinnacle of human awareness. Dr. Philip Stieg is a widely published author and internationally known lecturer and neurosurgeon. He is the chairman and founder of the Wei...

Apr 11, 20221 hr 1 min

Do Our Senses Show Reality?! With Dr. Donald Hoffman

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Professor Donald Hoffman, to discuss the long-held belief that evolution shapes our sensory systems to keep us alive. It has been assumed that our senses were shaped to show us truths about our environment that were necessary for our survival. But the question arose, can we truly perceive the truth through our sensory systems? Professor Donald Hoffman, is a Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine, and author of "Visual Inte...

Mar 28, 20221 hr 3 min

The Distressing Truth Behind Physician Burnout and the Remedy for It (Part 3)

In part 3 of this lecture, Dr Nader meets with a group of medical students and early-career health professionals as part of an Integrative Medicine Scholars Program to answer questions on topics relating to consciousness, mind and body, stress, and its relevance in the future of healthcare. Like this show? Please leave us a review here! Download a copy of your own One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Z7C9WHB/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Episod...

Mar 14, 202216 min

What is Reality? Consciousness and/or Matter? With Dr. Rebecca Goldstein

In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to discuss: What is Consciousness and what is Reality? What do we know and what do we not know? Dr. Goldstein is an acclaimed novelist and brilliant philosopher. She studied philosophy at Barnard and earned her Ph.D. at Princeton University. Her career bridges the cultural divides between the humanities, the arts and the sciences. She has written several books and won several awards, including a MacArthur Genius Award and ...

Feb 28, 20221 hr 6 min

The Distressing Truth Behind Physician Burnout and the Remedy for It (Part 2)

In this episode, Dr Nader meets with a group of medical students and early-career health professionals as part of an Integrative Medicine Scholars Program to answer questions on topics relating to consciousness, mind and body, stress, and its relevance in the future of healthcare. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube...

Feb 14, 202228 min

Tony Nader Just Got a Grammy Nomination

In this episode Dr. Nader joins the Penguin Random House Audio team to launch the powerful recording of One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness by the renowned author and leader in the field of consciousness, Dr. Tony Nader. There's a surprise at the end for Dr. Nader when he's told of his Grammy nomination. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynade...

Jan 31, 202215 min

The Distressing Truth Behind Physician Burnout and the Remedy for It (Part 1)

In this episode, Dr Nader meets with a group of medical students and early-career health professionals as part of an Integrative Medicine Scholars Program to answer questions on topics relating to consciousness, mind and body, stress, and its relevance in the future of healthcare. Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com Dr Tony Nader | Website www.drtonynader.com Dr Tony Nader | Instagram instagram.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | Twitter twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube...

Jan 17, 202220 min
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