A curated collection of documentaries, scientific insights, and philosophical perspectives on quantum physics, non-duality, and the mysteries of existence.
This vault archives YouTube transmissions and corresponding literature across meditation, neuroscience, ontology, ecology, AI, spirituality, and cosmology.
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Altruism
The Power of the Heart – Finding Your True Purpose in Life
From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your heart. Featuring some of the most inspiring and influential icons of our age including Paulo Coelho, Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Isabel Allende, and Eckhart Tolle,...
https://youtu.be/jobk3Usi73k
From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your heart. Featuring some of the most inspiring and influential icons of our age including Paulo Coelho, Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Isabel Allende, and Eckhart Tolle, ‘THE POWER OF THE HEART’ – which ties into a book of the same name – is an experience that will lead you to uncover... and rediscover... the treasure in your chest. Visit the Official Website at: http://www.ThePoweroftheHeart.com
A film portrait of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the sage of Arunachala whose direct path of self-enquiry — asking “Who am I?” — became one of the clearest transmissions of non-dual realization in modern times. Rare footage and firsthand accounts convey the silent presence that drew...
A film portrait of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the sage of Arunachala whose direct path of self-enquiry — asking “Who am I?” — became one of the clearest transmissions of non-dual realization in modern times. Rare footage and firsthand accounts convey the silent presence that drew seekers from around the world to his ashram.
Documentaries
Consciousness, Split-Brain Experiments, and Combining Minds | Documentary
Can a conscious mind be divided? Beginning in the 1950s, experiments with split-brain patients revealed that consciousness could be divided between the two hemispheres of the brain. A surprising implication was that if consciousness could be divided, then it could also be combined. Evidence of...
https://youtu.be/4b3edqC52z4
Can a conscious mind be divided? Beginning in the 1950s, experiments with split-brain patients revealed that consciousness could be divided between the two hemispheres of the brain. A surprising implication was that if consciousness could be divided, then it could also be combined. Evidence of this came in 2006, when conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana Hogan were born. The Hogan sisters were born with their brains connected by a thalamic bridge, which allowed a unique mental connection between them. We explore this surprising mental connection, and the possibility that we may one day connect our own minds with other conscious beings, together with what this might mean for our concept of self, identity, and the future of mind.
Astronomy/ Cosmology
LIFE BEYOND: Chapter 1. Alien life, deep time, and our place in cosmic history (4K)
The biggest question of our time. Are we alone? Chapter 1 of this experience takes you to alien worlds and distant places in time and space, in search of where alien life might be hiding and what our place is within the history of life....
https://youtu.be/SUelbSa-OkA
The biggest question of our time. Are we alone? Chapter 1 of this experience takes you to alien worlds and distant places in time and space, in search of where alien life might be hiding and what our place is within the history of life. After generations of wondering, the truth is finally within our reach. New research and technologies have brought us closer than ever to an answer - only a few decades in the eyes of some NASA scientists.
The search has led to new discoveries that will blow your mind wide open and give a profound new perspective on human life. The deeper we look, the deeper we see into nature's imagination, and the more we learn about ourselves. I hope stewing on these thoughts tickles your brain as deeply as it does mine.
In upcoming chapters of Life Beyond we will explore making contact with intelligent life, the potential physics of alien biology, how to survive the end of the universe, and more.
Documentaries
The wisdom of the Universe – Interview with Nassim Haramein
Nassim Haramein has spent over 30 years researching and discovering connections in physics, mathematics, geometry, cosmology, quantum mechanics, biology, chemistry, as well as anthropology and ancient civilizations. He explains that matter is mostly made up of vacuum, but that this vacuum structure is actually full...
https://youtu.be/lsMdNvl8Dmg
Nassim Haramein has spent over 30 years researching and discovering connections in physics, mathematics, geometry, cosmology, quantum mechanics, biology, chemistry, as well as anthropology and ancient civilizations.
He explains that matter is mostly made up of vacuum, but that this vacuum structure is actually full of energy, and connects all the particles of the universe between them. He shows how this fundamental geometry of space could allow the mastering of gravity and pave the way for an ascension, both technological and spiritual.
Astronomy/ Cosmology
Does reality exist? | Anil Seth, Sabine Hossenfelder, Massimo Pigliucci & Anders Sandberg
Until recently the possibility that we are living in a computer simulation was largely limited to fans of The Matrix with an over active imagination or sci-fi fantasists. But now some are arguing that strange quirks of our universe, like the indeterminateness of quantum theory...
https://youtu.be/clHN2ZBkGJI
Until recently the possibility that we are living in a computer simulation was largely limited to fans of The Matrix with an over active imagination or sci-fi fantasists. But now some are arguing that strange quirks of our universe, like the indeterminateness of quantum theory and the black hole information paradox are evidence that our reality is in actuality a created simulation. Moreover, tech guru Elon Musk has come out supporting the theory, arguing that ""we are most likely in a simulation"". Should we take the idea that we are living in a computer simulation seriously?
Philosophy
LIVE: Quantum Physics and the End of Reality | Sabine Hossenfelder, Carlo Rovelli, Eric Weinstein
'We imagine physics is objective. But quantum physics found the act of human observation changes the outcome of experiment. Many scientists assume this central role of the observer is limited to just quantum physics. But is this an error? As Heisenberg puts it, "what we...
https://youtu.be/mXKPeJ-pC4I
'We imagine physics is objective. But quantum physics found the act of human observation changes the outcome of experiment. Many scientists assume this central role of the observer is limited to just quantum physics. But is this an error? As Heisenberg puts it, "what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning." In all our studies of reality and nature then, the observer plays a role -- not just in quantum physics. Should we recognise science can never access reality independent of the observer? Should we re-define science not as uncovering objective reality, but as uncovering the functions, limitations and structures of the mind of the observer themselves? And if we cannot remove the observer, might quantum physics help us to understand the observer - as Roger Penrose suggests consciousness "reeks of something quantum mechanical."
Lectures
The beautiful joke of non-duality (We are One but we are not the same) – Jeff Foster
Jeff Foster talks about the paradox of nonduality, of an oceanic presence appearing as seemingly 'individual' or 'separate' waves, and shares a little of his own past. Jeff's website is "Healing, in the deepest sense, is not a destination or a future goal, but a...
https://youtu.be/X8D19HukfeA
Jeff Foster talks about the paradox of nonduality, of an oceanic presence appearing as seemingly 'individual' or 'separate' waves, and shares a little of his own past. Jeff's website is http://www.lifewithoutacentre.com
https://youtu.be/70Zd57JJmkc
"Healing, in the deepest sense, is not a destination or a future goal, but a present-moment welcoming of all the guests of Awareness. Sadness, anger, fear, joy, doubt, loneliness, heartache, these visitors do not want to be healed, they just want to be held; held in the loving arms of the present moment, held in your Heart... which IS the healing. Every thought, every sensation, every feeling, every scary thought, they all just long to be included, integrated, welcomed into the tender restful wholeness that you are..." - Jeff Foster
https://youtu.be/NVFxWnnr5OI
Lectures
Rizwan Virk | The Simulation Hypothesis | Talks at Google
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of what is arguably one of the best Science fiction movies ever made - The Matrix. It popularized an ancient idea that the world we live in may not be real. In other words, our world is just an illusion,...
https://youtu.be/UHlfe2HE_gQ?si=S1VfHH8lgsPkNcmR
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of what is arguably one of the best Science fiction movies ever made - The Matrix. It popularized an ancient idea that the world we live in may not be real. In other words, our world is just an illusion, a simulation -- a video game. So, Are we really living in a video game? Game industry veteran Rizwan (Riz) Virk believes this could be true. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. Virk currently runs Play Labs @ MIT (www.playlabs.tv) a startup accelerator for playful technologies held on campus at the MIT Game Lab and Bayview Labs (www.bayviewlabs.com). Virk’s books include: Startup Myths and Models: Secrets They Don't Teach You at Stanford Business School, from Columbia University Press (2020), Zen Entrepreneurship: Walking the Path of the Career Warrior (2013), and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success (2017). Virk’s video games have been played by millions, including Tap Fish, and games based on TV shows like Penny Dreadful and Grimm. Virk has been an investor in many video game companies, including Telltale Games (creator of narrative games based on The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones), Disruptor Beam (creator of Star Trek: Timelines game), Pocket Gems, Tapjoy, Sliver.tv, and Discord.
Biology/Ecology
Could the Cordyceps Fungus Really Take Over?
A science explainer on cordyceps, the parasitic fungus that hijacks the nervous systems of insects — and the speculative question of whether anything similar could touch human biology. A vivid case of how thoroughly one organism’s information can override another’s.
https://youtu.be/jM5jf-8ekVA
A science explainer on cordyceps, the parasitic fungus that hijacks the nervous systems of insects — and the speculative question of whether anything similar could touch human biology. A vivid case of how thoroughly one organism’s information can override another’s.
Advaita Vedanta
PAPAJI – Look within yourself and you will find that You Are God
The first 9 and half minutes of this amazing satsang from the 12th of February 1993 are in silence. Papaji speaks about Consciousness: "You are already free, and this freedom is consciousness. You think that contact with the objects of the senses gives you happiness,...
https://youtu.be/Z24FKRCpbnU
The first 9 and half minutes of this amazing satsang from the 12th of February 1993 are in silence. Papaji speaks about Consciousness: "You are already free, and this freedom is consciousness. You think that contact with the objects of the senses gives you happiness, therefore everybody is involved with the objects of the senses. Whenever there is pleasure, it is from the Self, of the Self, of the consciousness; not of any objects. Objects are temporary. It is the Self that is bliss. Once you know it and you are one with it, then whosoever you will meet, you will meet from the Self and you will not find any difference between you and other objects. Your love will be forever; not with the name, not with the form, but of the Self, to the Self, of the Self, within the Self." Highlights of this satsang are: *Riya: "All doubts have been removed. All that was 'I' has disappeared into stillness. Who is free? It isn't 'I' because 'I' isn't there." Papaji quotes Kabir: "Let the body be still, and let the mind be still, and let the intellect be still. That's all you have got to do, and then this stillness will attract what is called enlightenment, freedom, emancipation, emptiness. They will follow behind." Papaji gives her the name Aruna. He speaks about no need for any sadhana, and asks her to explain her experience. Aruna: "I realized that there was no 'I.' It was like the 'I' was absolutely a thought and had nothing to do with anything else. It was fiction. And when I realized that it was fiction everything else disappeared. And every thought that came, I asked to whom is this thought addressed? And I got nothing. It disappeared." *Sambuddha: "I get hooked wanting to open my heart more to deepen my understanding." Papaji: "This 'I' is a hook, and you are being fished. Around that 'I' some meat is there and everybody goes there. So, wiser are the fish who don't touch it. This net is samsara, slowly moving. Get out of it any time." *Angelica: "Please talk to me about love." Papaji: "Love can be only of the Self. All the rest is lusting about. If you want to see what is love, direct your mind not to any person but to the source of the mind. Love is so pure, immaculate and there's no demand, no command. Love is to give away without any kind of interest, to give yourself up. Nothing in exchange. Only that person can be happy who loves That." *Jerry: "I am consciousness." Papaji: "You are that which has no limitations, and no time, and no space also. Everything is included into this consciousness because there are no limits. We construct a veil between emptiness and ourself, therefore we get into trouble. And emptiness, consciousness can never be touched. Look within yourself and you will find that you are God." *Sammy: "In a flash I experience that the Self is everyone, everywhere, everything; that the Self manifests in whatever form, or as whatever experience is needed to lead one back to the Self. Sometimes I see a bright white dot in front of my eyes. Is there any, any significance to this?" Papaji: "All lights are still subtle mind. You have become seer to see the lights, then light has become object.Let your mind not abide anywhere, let it be anything, gross or subtle, light or darkness. You go on going, go on going, without abiding anywhere, and then you will continuously go on going." This is the official YouTube channel of H.W.L. Poonja, well known as Papaji, run by the Avadhuta Foundation, a non-profit organization supported by donations and grants. To donate (thank you) to help this channel continue and keep all content accessible for everyone, visit http://avadhuta.com/donate To learn more about Papaji and his teachings, visit http://avadhuta.com To buy physical copies in India of Papaji videos, books and audio CDs, see http://satsangbhavan.net
Altruism
Meet Alain de Botton | A philosopher of the modern times | Leaders in Action Society
A profile of Alain de Botton, the philosopher who brought consolation, meaning, and emotional intelligence back into public conversation through the School of Life. Philosophy practiced as a therapeutic art.
https://youtu.be/KkB-kpet3eo
A profile of Alain de Botton, the philosopher who brought consolation, meaning, and emotional intelligence back into public conversation through the School of Life. Philosophy practiced as a therapeutic art.
