Anand Vaidya: Moving BEYOND Non-Dualism

Anand Vaidya, San Jose State University philosophy prof., talks about consciousness, non-dualism, Advaita Vedanta, and the misconceptions about Eastern philosophies. - Patreon: (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: - PayPal: - Twitter: - Discord Invite: - iTunes: - Pandora: - Spotify: - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: - TOE Merch: LINKS MENTIONED: - Stephen Wolfram Talk: - Ben Goertzel Talk: - Talk on Petri Brains and Non-Human Consciousness: - ALL TALKS FROM MINDFEST (Ai & Consciousness): TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:00 The parable of the elephant 00:07:24 Nastika, Astika, and other non-dualism types 00:30:01 Ai, Jainism, and consciousness vs. sensory capacity 00:47:20 Non-dualism in Ai 00:50:20 How is it that the “canvas“ is bliss if it’s quality-less? 00:57:00 Morism (not “monism“!)