Jay Garfield & Bernardo Kastrup - Emptiness vs Idealism

About this episode

This episode features a discussion between Jay Garfield and Bernardo Kastrup on the themes of emptiness and idealism in the context of Tibetan Buddhism and modern philosophy.

To join future events in this series, and access ad-free event recordings go to: https://adventuresinawareness.comTo join weekly meetings with Bernardo Kastrup: https://www.withrealityinmind.com/This event was recorded Dec 2024.Jay Garfield is a world specialist in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, leading classes everywhere from Harvard Divinity School all the way to the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in India. He was one of six scholars who participated in a conference with the 14th Dalai Lama on "Mapping the Mind: A Dialogue between Modern Science and Buddhist Science. Bernardo Kastrup is leading the the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism - the notion that all reality is consciousness, as well as having two PhDs and having worked in some of the world's most esteemed scientific institutions. Your contributions support future content, and are greatly appreciated:- https://adventuresinawareness.com/membership- One-off PayPal donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/adventuresin Follow the Adventure:- Subscribe to us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinawareness- Twitter: https://x.com/AdvInAwareness- iTunes…

People in this episode

Host: Amir Giles

Guests: Jay Garfield, Bernardo Kastrup

Topics covered

• Tibetan Buddhism
• metaphysical idealism
• consciousness
• philosophy
• science and spirituality

Keywords

• emptiness
• idealism
• Tibetan Buddhism
• consciousness
• philosophy
• Jay Garfield
• Bernardo Kastrup
• spirituality

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Organizations: Harvard Divinity School, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, YouTube, Twitter, iTunes, Spotify, Facebook

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