{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68777d335d5bb08874b34384/68777d65610560d3efd4a6c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Merging of Science and Spirituality | Donald Hoffman & Rupert Spira","description":"<p>In this episode, I sit down with Rupert Spira and Don Hoffman — two people at the leading edge of exploring consciousness and reality — to unpack some of the biggest questions we can ask.</p>\n<p>We talk about why space-time might not be fundamental, whether matter is even “real,” and how consciousness could be the ground of everything.</p>\n<p>This conversation explores where science, philosophy and spirituality meet — and asks whether modern physics is finally catching up with what the great contemplative traditions have pointed to all along.</p>\n<p><strong>Highlights include:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n<p>Why space and time might be illusions</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p>The limits of trying to explain consciousness through the brain</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p>What maths might reveal about the nature of reality</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p>Whether our senses are showing us the world as it really is — or not at all</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n<p><strong>Rupert Spira</strong> – Philosopher and spiritual teacher</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p><strong>Don Hoffman</strong> – Cognitive scientist and author of <em>The Case Against Reality</em></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This one goes deep — but it’s well worth the ride.</p>\n<p>If you would like to explore more you can sign up for my free mini-course on embracing balance and finding flow: https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-mini-course</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Or get in touch about 1:1 conversations: https://www.simonmundie.com/restore-balance-coaching</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>YouTube</strong>: https://tinyurl.com/YouTubeSimonMundie</p>\n<p><strong>Book</strong>: https://www.simonmundie.com/book</p>\n<p><strong>Website</strong>: simonmundie.com</p>\n<p><strong>Substack Newsletter</strong>: https://simonmundie.substack.com/</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Simon Mundie"}