Podcasts about Ineffability

In this episode of Spiritual Unraveling, hosts Ashley and Nate delve into the concept of ineffability in spirituality, exploring the challenges of understanding enlightenment and the role of the mind in meditation. They discuss the importance of surrendering to silence, the influence of the ego, and the journey of trust in connecting to a greater frequency of existence. Through personal experiences and insights, they highlight the transformative power of meditation and the necessity of allowing oneself to be present in the moment.

This episode introduces the central themes of Jewish mysticism which will be developed throughout this series. The themes are spiritual awareness and consciousness, monism (God is the oneness of ALL being) or pantheism (God is the oneness in all reality), cultivation of contemplative experiences, the principle of Ineffability (what lies beyond the ability of ordinary language and knowing), and theurgy (human actions can impact divine realms). While there are many biblical texts that contain mystical elements, Dr. Fishbane focuses on the experiences described in Ezekiel 1 and Isaiah 6, which provide foundational elements for Jewish mysticism.Subscribe now:RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feedApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484Hosted by: Dr. Eitan FishbaneProduced by Ellie GettingerEdited by Sarah BrownCover art: Lee WilletTheme music: “Yah Notein Binah” from Seeds of SongFind more JTS Podcasts at www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts

In this week's review, Nathalie and Aaron discuss their conversation with Hamed, noting its unique rhythm and exploration. They delve into the concept of expressing truth through storytelling rather than traditional narratives.The discussion explores conveying meaning beyond words and the courage needed to navigate complex topics with sensitivity. They touch on the tension between neurodiversity and identity and advocate for generosity amid misunderstanding.Additionally, they address the relationship between grief and depression, the significance of grieving ceremonies, and the value of embracing diversity and wonder in dialogue. Enjoying Time To Show Up? Try out our community for free: https://www.timetoshowup.org/ Key themes:1. Expressing truth through a story allows for a deeper understanding beyond a narrative.2. Meaning can be transmitted through sound, reverberation, and gesture, going beyond words.3. Navigating sensitivity and emotions in a world that often suppresses them requires courage.4. Holding generosity in the face of misunderstanding is a practice that fosters connection and understanding.5. Creating space for ceremony and grieving is essential for healing and community.6. Embracing plurality and wonder in conversations allows for exploration and growth. Websites:· The Wailing Banshee in Irish Mythology - https://bit.ly/430yaJ4Books:· Revolution in Poetic Language – Julia Kristeva - https://bit.ly/49DnT86· The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power – Audre Lorde - https://bit.ly/3V0Hc6Q· Mourning and Melancholia (1917) - Sigmund Freud - https://bit.ly/3wIasFC· Identity & the Life Cycle – Erik Erikson - https://bit.ly/3wEwf0I· Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-Of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, Dsm-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalisation of Ordinary Life – Allen Frances - https://bit.ly/3UXLb4f· Memories, Dreams, Reflections – Carl Jung - https://bit.ly/49NPUts

Introduction This episode features Jack Symes in conversation with four of the biggest names in philosophy: Richard Dawkins (representing science and atheism), Jessica Frazier (on Hinduism), Silvia Jonas (speaking on Jewish philosophy), and Richard Swinburne (defending Christianity). With over six-hundred people registering for tickets, we were absolutely overwhelmed by your support; thank you to everybody who came along! A very special thank you to our Patrons and the Global Philosophy of Religion Project at the University of Birmingham for making the event possible. We hope you enjoy the show! ‘The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. Why is there something rather than nothing? Further still, how did we come to exist in a world with such precise laws of nature and complex creatures? As we shall see, how we answer these questions determines everything: from the meaning of our lives to the secrets of our futures.' Contents Part I. The Debate Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links General The Global Philosophy of Religion Project, University of Birmingham. Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (Bloomsbury, 2024). Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene (book). The Blind Watchmaker (book). The God Delusion (book). Outgrowing God (book). Flights of Fancy (book). www.richarddawkins.com www.richarddawkins.net Jessica Frazier About (webpage). Reality, Religion, and Passion (book). The Bloomsbury Companion to Hindu Studies (book). Hindu Worldviews: Theories of Self, Ritual and Reality (book). Categorisation in Indian Philosophy: Thinking Inside the Box (book). BBC In Our Times: Hindu Creation (podcast). History of Philosophy without Any Gaps (podcast). Silvia Jonas Silvia Jonas (website). Silvia Jonas: Research (website). Ineffability and its Metaphysics (book). Richard Swinburne The Existence of God (book). Is There a God? (book). More books by Richard Swinburne.

Introduction This episode features Jack Symes in conversation with four of the biggest names in philosophy: Richard Dawkins (representing science and atheism), Jessica Frazier (on Hinduism), Silvia Jonas (speaking on Jewish philosophy), and Richard Swinburne (defending Christianity). With over six-hundred people registering for tickets, we were absolutely overwhelmed by your support; thank you to everybody who came along! A very special thank you to our Patrons and the Global Philosophy of Religion Project at the University of Birmingham for making the event possible. We hope you enjoy the show! ‘The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. Why is there something rather than nothing? Further still, how did we come to exist in a world with such precise laws of nature and complex creatures? As we shall see, how we answer these questions determines everything: from the meaning of our lives to the secrets of our futures.' Contents Part I. The Debate Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links General The Global Philosophy of Religion Project, University of Birmingham. Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (Bloomsbury, 2024). Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene (book). The Blind Watchmaker (book). The God Delusion (book). Outgrowing God (book). Flights of Fancy (book). www.richarddawkins.com www.richarddawkins.net Jessica Frazier About (webpage). Reality, Religion, and Passion (book). The Bloomsbury Companion to Hindu Studies (book). Hindu Worldviews: Theories of Self, Ritual and Reality (book). Categorisation in Indian Philosophy: Thinking Inside the Box (book). BBC In Our Times: Hindu Creation (podcast). History of Philosophy without Any Gaps (podcast). Silvia Jonas Silvia Jonas (website). Silvia Jonas: Research (website). Ineffability and its Metaphysics (book). Richard Swinburne The Existence of God (book). Is There a God? (book). More books by Richard Swinburne.

For Judaism, it is practice over theology. The most important aspect of one's faith is not philosophical reflection on God, but the rules and actions of the faithful. After all, according to Maimonides – arguably the most significant philosopher in the history of Jewish thought – we can never know God's nature, and, therefore, there is more to be gained from what we do than trying to know what God is like. For Maimonides, ‘We are only able to apprehend that He is.' This raises a problem, however, for if we cannot learn about, come to build a relationship, or increase our knowledge of God, then what is the point of religious observance? In this episode, we'll be discussing Judaism, knowledge, understanding and the rationality of theism with Professor Silvia Jonas of the University of Bamberg and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. According to Jonas, Maimonides's insights are valuable; yet he misses a crucial piece of the puzzle – a distinction between knowledge and understanding. Beyond understanding the ineffable, Jonas argues that theism shouldn't try to compete with modern science. That doesn't mean, however, that questions of God aren't important. For Jonas, God is a worthy object of philosophical investigation, not because God completes our grand ‘theory of everything', but because God shapes people's everyday lives. This episode is produced in partnership with The Global Philosophy of Religion Project at University of Birmingham, led by Yujin Nagasawa and funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Contents Part I. Judaism: Knowledge and Understanding Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Silvia Jonas (website). Silvia Jonas: Research (website). Silvia Jonas, Ineffability and its Metaphysics (book). The Global Philosophy of Religion Project (website). Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (book).

For Judaism, it is practice over theology. The most important aspect of one's faith is not philosophical reflection on God, but the rules and actions of the faithful. After all, according to Maimonides – arguably the most significant philosopher in the history of Jewish thought – we can never know God's nature, and, therefore, there is more to be gained from what we do than trying to know what God is like. For Maimonides, ‘We are only able to apprehend that He is.' This raises a problem, however, for if we cannot learn about, come to build a relationship, or increase our knowledge of God, then what is the point of religious observance? In this episode, we'll be discussing Judaism, knowledge, understanding and the rationality of theism with Professor Silvia Jonas of the University of Bamberg and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. According to Jonas, Maimonides's insights are valuable; yet he misses a crucial piece of the puzzle – a distinction between knowledge and understanding. Beyond understanding the ineffable, Jonas argues that theism shouldn't try to compete with modern science. That doesn't mean, however, that questions of God aren't important. For Jonas, God is a worthy object of philosophical investigation, not because God completes our grand ‘theory of everything', but because God shapes people's everyday lives. This episode is produced in partnership with The Global Philosophy of Religion Project at University of Birmingham, led by Yujin Nagasawa and funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Contents Part I. Judaism: Knowledge and Understanding Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Silvia Jonas (website). Silvia Jonas: Research (website). Silvia Jonas, Ineffability and its Metaphysics (book). The Global Philosophy of Religion Project (website). Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (book).

Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2023/01/24/challenging-children/ A follow up to my previous episode The Ineffability of Conservatism this episode attempts to approach things without bringing in religion. Though it does circle back there before the end. In particular we discuss three kinds of challenges: Challenges which are unavoidable. Challenges which can be avoided but we choose not to.  Challenges which can be avoided and we do. I argue that while we've moved a lot of things out of the first bucket we should be cautious about trying to move everything into bucket three. Challenges make us, and particularly are children resiliant and that's a good thing.

Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2022/12/24/the-ineffability-of-conservatism/ I tell a story I heard of a boy walking out of Church in a direct slap to his father. And wonder why such a thing would have been inconcievable 40 years ago. What changed? As it turns out it's hard to say, and that's a big part of the problem.

Marta Renzi is a dancer, choregrapher and film maker.  She's based in Nyack, New York. As a young dancer she was picked by choreographer Twyla Tharp to dance in the movie of Hair.  Her films have been shown in 38 countries and over 300 festivals. They are often site specific, joyful, about community and have a strong sense of social narrative and relationships rather than plot. They are beautiful, accessible, and evocative. She likes to work with vocal music.  Marta's blogspot,  http://martarenzi.blogspot.com Filmography page, which has trailers  http://aboutmartarenzi.blogspot.com/2006/12/about-marta-renzi.html Some links to full pieces HER MAGNUM OPUS https://vimeo.com/187686070/68ee6a976a WAIT A MINUTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZc9tD5VA6E&t=6s a music video  DANCING IS AN OLD FRIEND https://vimeo.com/422183049 This was made with two young women  They approached me early in the pandemic to ask me to make something remotely with them. Music my QuinTango and Emily Holden (who happens to be Lorenzo's girlfriend). PLOW PLANT REAP https://vimeo.com/119714420 One of 7 dance films in collaboration with college dancers,  This one was shot in a gorgeous historic farm in Pennsylvania. My mission = “put the dance back in dance film” because I'd been seeing, and making, so much that was more visual than kinetic. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME https://vimeo.com/222979278 This one has a score which I concocted myself, based on sounds, not music, a la Tarkovsky. It also has a surreal relationship to narrative & location, not typical for me - all improvised by the two extraordinary performers. Composers/ music for some of Marta's dance films:Inna Barmash https://www.innabarmash.com Emily Holden https://soundslikeemily.com Amelia Robinson ameliarobinsonco.uk Dave Bass https://davebassgospel.com Each week in Creative Confidential Jude Kampfner chats to an independent professional performance or visual artist about how they survive and thrive. They share details of moving between projects, becoming more entrepreneurial, finding the best opportunities and developing a signature image and style. Her guests range from lyricists to novelists, videographers to sound designers. A broadcaster, writer and coach, Jude gently probes and challenges her so that whatever your line of creativity you learn from her advice and the experiences of her lively guests. REACH OUT TO JUDE: -  Jude's WebsiteJude on TwitterJude on LinkedInJude on Instagram Theme music composed by Gene Pritsker. https://www.genepritsker.com/ Show Producer and Editor, Mark McDonald. Launch YOUR podcast here.

Every digital company that is subscription-based works on the thesis that the marginal costs to add another user is low enough that the business has a strong mechanism to grow and can drive high margins. Sounds nerdy but it has so much to do with how we're working with theatres to incorporate live digital. We want to get the live digital version of any in-person event in front of as many people as possible because it makes acquiring new ticket buyers/donors/customers incredibly affordable. For the theatre, this provides an incredible opportunity, at the apex of change we are experiencing, to completely rethink how we make theatre-making sustainable. Links Latest Get Together Live https://youtu.be/gFbt7FhATWY Paul Taylor Promethean Fire https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6947541359591391232/ More info on the Creative Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_class

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Nora Bateson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, and as President of the International Bateson Institute, an organisation that integrates the sciences, arts and professional knowledge to create a qualitative inquiry of the integration of life. Her work is focused on the innumerable relationships that define our world and who we are, understanding the role that perception and context plays in our interactions. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems.In our conversation, we cover:Ineffability, perception, and the baggage of languageWhy the changes we need begin with the changing our relationships with ourselves and each otherHow COVID has shown us the perils of the incessant seeking of efficiencyThe need to engage with the world with humility.‍LinksNora on twitter @norabatesonThe Bateson InstituteNora's Book: Small Arcs of Larger CirclesSam on TwitterSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/talk-of-today/donations

What, exactly, is mysticism?  This episode takes the plunge into the history of what we know about mysticism. What defines a "mystical experience" and how can we all be modern-day mystics?  My dear, Floridian, friend (Iris) gives us a taste of how she connects mysticism to her daily life, and then, Brother Matthew Paul Grote OP gives us a master lesson in Christian Mysticism. Summary Mysticism = the practice of religious ecstasies, together with whatever ideologies, ethics, rites, myths, legends, and magic may be related to them; experiencing the divine personally, to become intimate with God Mysticism embodies four qualities: 1. Awakening - a realization of something greater than yourself 2. Divine Experience - a state of being that feels fully enveloped by God 3. Ineffability - the idea that mystical experience defies expression 4. Transformation - a change of heart Mysticism in Ancient Greece was Christian and had three dimensions: 1. Biblical - hidden interpretations of Scriptures 2. Liturgical - ceremonial mystery of the Eucharist 3. Spiritual/Contemplative - experiential knowledge of God Every organized religious or spiritual practice has a mystical offshoot Current definition of mysticism: 'union with the Absolute, the Infinite, or God' Walter Terence Stace distinguishes two types of mysticism: Extrovertive (“all as one”), an experience of the unity with the external world + Introvertive (“none as all”), an experience of unity devoid of perceptual objects (an experience of ‘no-thing-ness’) RC Zaehner defines three fundamental types of mysticism: (1) Theistic: includes most forms of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and occasional Hindu examples of mysticism (2) Monistic (based on “an experience of the unity of one’s soul”): includes Buddhism and certain Hindu schools of thought (3) Panenhenic (“natural mysticism”): all other types of mysticism Christian Mysticism: What is God? - Originally Exodus 3:14: “I Am Who Am”, Tetragrammaton - Plotinus: the idea of God represented as not being something but as existence itself - St. Augustine: Finding God/Being/Unity with goodness itself through internal contemplation - St. Thomas Aquinas: the Divine is intelligible even if it is infinite; we’re meant to know it... He is infinitely knowable, not infinitely unknowable How to have a mystical life: - We are made to do two things...        1. To know (God, ourselves, our neighbor)        2. To love (God, ourselves, our neighbor) - We live a practical life of four Cardinal virtues: kindness, love, justice, and humility - Christianity gives us infused mystical virtues of faith, hope, and love - We cannot facilitate a mystical experience on our own but instead must open ourselves to a God that loves us Quotables “Although mystical states are similar to states of feeling, they also seem to those who experience them to be states of knowledge, too. They are experienced as states that allow direct insight into depths of truth that are unplumbed by our mere intellects.” --William James “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” --Augustine of Hippo, Confessions “Truth is truth no matter where it’s found, and every seed of truth should be watered and allowed to flourish.” --Brother Matthew Paul Grote --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unboxinggod/support

Hello, new friends! Welcome back, old friends! Meta Station is back and we've missed you, too! Summer is truly the best time of year for binge-watching television (some people will tell you it is the time of year for Going Outside and, like, Doing Stuff, in Nature, but those people are wrong and dangerous, stay in here with us where there's air conditioning and couches and snacks). So during July and August we're going to be podcasting on three different miniseries we love which we think you will enjoy too. First on deck is the delightful six-part Amazon Prime adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1991 apocalypse comedy GOOD OMENS, and we are here to tell you as fans of the book that the show gets just about everything right. Join us for a nerdy conversation covering everything from “Paradise Lost” to “Angels In America,” from Francis of Assisi to the end of the Cold War, from the holiness of sushi chefs to the dangers of dudes getting redpilled, with a whole lot of metaphysics, nature vs. nurture, and predestination thrown in. (Plus, obviously, shippy flails, because we can’t help ourselves.) Hop in your 1926 black Bentley, crank up that Velvet Underground (WHICH IS NOT BEBOP), and grab your flaming sword, because it’s time to stop the end of the world. You know what to do, do it with style. ------------------------------------------------------------ 0:00 – Welcome to Meta Station Summer Vacation! 0:02 – *Weary Sigh* No, GOOD OMENS Is Not "Anti-Religion," Calm Down Christians 0:13 – “Paradise Lost,” Angel Sex, and the Joy of Non-Canon Shipping 0:17 – Oh Right, We Should Probably Talk About the Plot 0:20 – "In the Beginning": Empathy, Ineffability, and Asking the Dangerous Questions 0:34 – Sushi Chefs, Francis of Assisi and Queen: Azirophale and Crowley's Attachment to the Human World 1:11 – A Brief Sidebar to Nerd Out About Craft: Acting, Casting, Adapting a Book for the Screen, and Why Everyone Loves Neil Gaiman 1:26 – 1991 In Cultural Context, Part I: Claire the Playwright on "Angels In America" and "Marisol" 1:36 – 1991 In Cultural Context, Part II: Erin the Academic on the End of the Cold War 1:49 – "Form Shapes Nature": Warlock, Adam and Dog 2:14 – Agnes, Anathema, and the Intersection of Prophecy and Free Will: or, FINALLY IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOME LADIES 2:33 – Shadwell, Pulsifer, and the Old Guard vs. the New 2:41 – A Brief Word on Horsemen 2:43 – Thanks For Joining Us! We’ll See You Next Week!

What exactly "nothing" is has enticed philosophers for quite some time. In 2014, philosopher-mathematician Graham Priest put forward his own two cents on the matter when trying to solve the metaphysical problem of what makes a bunch of parts into a whole. In doing so, he proposes that "nothing" is a crucial linchpin within the nature of everything. But he doesn't stop there. Priest also compares his own solution to a Western philosophical problem with the Eastern doctrine of Buddhism.Instagram: @grandtheoriesTwitter: @grand_theoriesMusic:The following is utilized with permission from the band:Ksyatriya - "The Human Ego Must be Obliterated for its Arrogant Reign of Tyranny - II", "Hazchem", and "Swimming in a Sea of Samsara" from the album "The Arduous Search for Freedom".Find Ksyatriya's music here: https://ksyatriya.bandcamp.com/Next album dropping in 2019The following is utilized under a Creative Commons 4.0 License:1. BenJamin Banger – “Bobby Drake”Instagram: @benjaminbangerSoundcloud: @benjamin-banger2. Chris Zabriskie – “Fly Inverted Past a Jenny” and "Another Version of You"Soundcloud: @chriszabriskie3. Pipe Choir – “Exit Exit”Soundcloud: @pipe-choir-2 Works cited:1. Bradley, F.H. (1893). Appearance and reality. Oxford: Clarendon Press.2. Priest, G. (2014). One: being an investigation into the unity of reality and of its parts, including the singular object which is nothingness. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 3. Priest, G. (2018). The fifth corner of four: an essay on Buddhist metaphysics and the catuṣkoṭi. Oxford: Oxford University Press.4. van Inwagen, P. (1996). Why is there anything at all? Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. 70. 95-110.5. Unger, P. (1980). The problem of the many. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 5(1). 411-468.6. [Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh]. (2018). 9 buddhism and science – Interview with Graham Priest [video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAbD8rdqKuk

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02:41 – JF’s Superpower: Systems Thinking 06:58 – Robots and Elixir (https://elixir-lang.org/) Marvin Minsky's Society of Mind (http://www.acad.bg/ebook/ml/Society%20of%20Mind.pdf) Inside Out (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/) Rodney Brooks -- Robots, AI, and other stuff (https://rodneybrooks.com/) The Brains Blog (http://philosophyofbrains.com/) 17:10 – Reapproaching Robotics, Predictive Processing, and Calibration of Attention 33:26 – Thinking and Talking About Object-Oriented Programming 43:51 – Intuition and Emergent Properties 54:02 – Unpacking Fractals “Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.” (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/matt.davis/cmabridge/)   59:08 – The Ineffability of Smalltalk Reflections: Avdi: Trying not to do work, but sometimes finding ways to be pulled into doing work. Sam: 1) Generating predictions and then correcting your model when those predictions turn out not to be confirmed by sensory data. 2) Object-Oriented Programming should be called Message-Oriented Programming. 3) Computer science as a field really wants to be math and the people who teach computer science want to be mathematicians. Jessica: Smalltalk feeling like a cathedral where you can get a sense of the architectural beauty. Eric Evans - Good Design is Imperfect Design (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY54TmmEllY&feature=youtu.be) Jean-Francois: Aikido. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode). To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Jean-Francois Cloutier.

  In this Episode we talk to Edward Butler of https://henadology.wordpress.com/ Mr Butler tests the limits of understanding with some profound insight, and wonderful commentary on later Platonists such as Proclus. We cover so many interesting topics such as the nature of the Forms, the Logoi, the Ineffability of the Gods, Idiotes, the infrastructure of Being, Daimons, Zeus as Nous, the principal of the One, the relationship of the Henads to the One and the procession of Being, and much more. You know, some light topics... Some of Mr Butler's work: https://newschool.academia.edu/EdwardButler   Outro song by the artist Eivør  

There is a long history in philosophy, art and religion of claims about the ineffable from The One in Plotinus to Kant’s noumena or thing-in-itself to Wittgenstein’s famous remark at the end of Tractatus that “whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” But even if the ineffable cannot, in some sense, be expressed, what can we say about what it is to be ineffable? What sorts of things are ineffable and what sense can be made of the claim that these things are ineffable? In her new book, Ineffability and Its Metaphysics: The Unspeakable in Art, Religion, and Philosophy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Silvia Jonas argues that there is no defensible sense in which there are ineffable objects, properties, propositions, or contents. There are however varieties of ineffable knowledge, and the core of these is the idea of a kind of knowledge based on acquaintance, specifically self-acquaintance. Jonas, who is a Polonsky Postdoctoral Fellow at the Van Leer Institute and Visiting Researcher at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, brings together historical and contemporary claims about and concepts of the ineffable, and provides a critique that will ground and inform philosophical discussion of the ineffable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a long history in philosophy, art and religion of claims about the ineffable from The One in Plotinus to Kant’s noumena or thing-in-itself to Wittgenstein’s famous remark at the end of Tractatus that “whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” But even if the ineffable cannot, in some sense, be expressed, what can we say about what it is to be ineffable? What sorts of things are ineffable and what sense can be made of the claim that these things are ineffable? In her new book, Ineffability and Its Metaphysics: The Unspeakable in Art, Religion, and Philosophy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Silvia Jonas argues that there is no defensible sense in which there are ineffable objects, properties, propositions, or contents. There are however varieties of ineffable knowledge, and the core of these is the idea of a kind of knowledge based on acquaintance, specifically self-acquaintance. Jonas, who is a Polonsky Postdoctoral Fellow at the Van Leer Institute and Visiting Researcher at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, brings together historical and contemporary claims about and concepts of the ineffable, and provides a critique that will ground and inform philosophical discussion of the ineffable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a long history in philosophy, art and religion of claims about the ineffable from The One in Plotinus to Kant’s noumena or thing-in-itself to Wittgenstein’s famous remark at the end of Tractatus that “whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” But even if the ineffable cannot, in some sense, be expressed, what can we say about what it is to be ineffable? What sorts of things are ineffable and what sense can be made of the claim that these things are ineffable? In her new book, Ineffability and Its Metaphysics: The Unspeakable in Art, Religion, and Philosophy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Silvia Jonas argues that there is no defensible sense in which there are ineffable objects, properties, propositions, or contents. There are however varieties of ineffable knowledge, and the core of these is the idea of a kind of knowledge based on acquaintance, specifically self-acquaintance. Jonas, who is a Polonsky Postdoctoral Fellow at the Van Leer Institute and Visiting Researcher at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, brings together historical and contemporary claims about and concepts of the ineffable, and provides a critique that will ground and inform philosophical discussion of the ineffable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a long history in philosophy, art and religion of claims about the ineffable from The One in Plotinus to Kant’s noumena or thing-in-itself to Wittgenstein’s famous remark at the end of Tractatus that “whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” But even if the ineffable cannot, in some sense, be expressed, what can we say about what it is to be ineffable? What sorts of things are ineffable and what sense can be made of the claim that these things are ineffable? In her new book, Ineffability and Its Metaphysics: The Unspeakable in Art, Religion, and Philosophy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Silvia Jonas argues that there is no defensible sense in which there are ineffable objects, properties, propositions, or contents. There are however varieties of ineffable knowledge, and the core of these is the idea of a kind of knowledge based on acquaintance, specifically self-acquaintance. Jonas, who is a Polonsky Postdoctoral Fellow at the Van Leer Institute and Visiting Researcher at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, brings together historical and contemporary claims about and concepts of the ineffable, and provides a critique that will ground and inform philosophical discussion of the ineffable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Corely - Because of the Ineffability of Christ, we may not be able to comprehend all that Jesus is but, we can understand His words. He means what He says and expects us to obey.

This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within. Today is January 7, 2016, and we are discussing A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin. Find the notes and links for this and other episodes at EntheogenShow.com. Sign up to receive an email when we release a new episode. Follow us @EntheogenShow on Twitter and like EntheogenShow on FaceBook. Thanks for listening. We discussed this film and interviewed its producer, Robert Barnhart back in August 2015 before the film’s release. Since then, the film has been released and you can rent or buy it on online. We’ve all had a chance to watch it again and we wanted to reflect on our impressions of the film. We’ll start with a quote from Alex Grey: "A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin puts an original face on psychedelics. Not the typical faces in the media of delusional drop-outs associated with drugs, but the faces of normal Americans, some suffering from the final stages of terminal cancer. After one dose of psilocybin the face of joy, relief and peace is nothing short of miraculous. A medical mystical miracle is in our midst, and this film beautifully describes the facts! Bravo to Robert Barnhart and all the production team, the courageous chemists, doctors and patients who are helping our society re-evaluate Psilocybin as a medicine for the Soul." ~Alex Grey Hofmann discovered LSD, creating the modern psychedelic movement; not many people know he also isolated and synthesized psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms. Shutting down of research. Schedule 1. “No medicinal value, addictive” Kevin purports that Maria Sabina had given Albert Hofmann an “academic boner” over his successful synthesis of the active alkaloid in her magic mushrooms, psilocybin. “Throughout history, people have been able to have this mystical experience. The drug is a reliable way of getting one, but it's not about the drug, it's about the experience.” - Anthony Bossis Ann Levy’s son’s eulogy for her How does the experience help you confront death? “We’re all star stuff.” - Carl Sagan Bill Richards: 6 basic categories of a "core religious experience": 1. Unity 2. Transcendence of time and space 3. Noetic / intuitive knowledge 4. Sense of sacredness / awesomeness 5. Deeply felt positive mood / joy / peace / love 6. Ineffability / paradoxicality (difficult to put into words) Psilocybin and LSD as aphrodisiacs Why not? Why can’t we provide terminally ill people the relief these treatments offer? Brad: “word.” Wikipedia: List of Schedule I drugs and Schedule II drugs Rent or buy the film on Vimeo When you rent you can also watch DMT The Spirit Molecule The film’s website has a convenient “who’s who” of psychedelic researchers on the participants tab, with names, titles and photos, and a short bio when clicked

Due to technical problems, this video only contains still shots of Richard, while Rick's video is normal. Richard Sylvester is a humanistic psychologist, therapist and lecturer. For thirty years he engaged with a variety of spiritual practices while also training in psychotherapeutic techniques and teaching counselling. In 2002 Richard met Tony Parsons and as he writes in his first book "That was the end of what I thought had been my life." Richard writes “The most common misconception about liberation is that it is something an individual can gain. But actually it is a loss - the loss of the sense that there ever was a separate person who could choose to do something to bring about liberation. In liberation it is seen that thoughts, feelings and perceptions simply arise in Oneness - there is no one to whom they belong. “The sense of separation makes us take the everyday for granted and clamour for something more exciting to happen. But when separation is seen through, the ordinary becomes transformed into this wonderful play of consciousness, and it is seen that this is already it and this is already sufficient. “This is a recurring message. It overthrows all authority. It can't be killed off. It requires nothing. It requires no churches, no philosophical tracts, no scriptures, no history. If everything that had ever been said or written about non-duality were to disappear in a moment, it would simply re-emerge. It would re-emerge because nothing has to be learnt, nothing has to be studied, nothing has to be done, no spiritual purification and no pleasing of God has to take place, for the seeing of liberation to occur. It arises spontaneously. One moment there's somebody there, the next moment there isn't. One moment there's somebody crossing a field, the next moment there's just crossing a field.” Richard has written three books about non-duality, 'I Hope You Die Soon', 'The Book Of No One' and 'Drink Tea, Eat Cake'.  He gives talks on non-duality in England and abroad. If you would like to know more, please visit www.richardsylvester.com or www.richardsylvester.co.uk. Interview recorded 5/8/2011. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Richard Sylvester 00:02:42 - Seeing through the Illusion of Individuality 00:05:16 - The Challenge of Non-Dual Language 00:07:16 - The Ineffability of Non-Duality 00:09:09 - The Joy of Communication 00:11:39 - The Significance of Spiritual Practice and Awakening 00:14:03 - Challenging the Mind and Natural Justice 00:16:38 - The Incidence of Spiritual Realization 00:19:38 - The Loss of Knowledge and the Collapse of the Sense of Self 00:22:37 - Seeing through the Past and Future 00:24:52 - The Illusion of Time 00:27:50 - Transparency and Spiritual Practices 00:30:38 - The Extraordinary in the Ordinary 00:33:40 - The Difficulty of Seeing Through Conditioning 00:36:49 - The Absurdity of Spiritual Practices 00:39:37 - The Power of Stories 00:43:00 - Non-duality and the Madness of the Mind 00:46:08 - Different Perspectives and Levels of Consciousness 00:51:59 - Awakening Without Personhood 00:55:27 - The Sense of Separation 00:59:36 - Rejecting Talk of Paths and Enlightenment 01:05:23 - The intention to be helpful 01:09:34 - Living life as it is now lived 01:12:36 - The Loss of Meaning and Purpose in Life 01:15:17 - The End of a Life 01:17:35 - The Effect of Clarity on Others 01:19:24 - The Power of Resonance and Silent Communication 01:21:33 - Conducting Meetings and Writing Books 01:23:31 - Emphasizing the Miracle 01:25:54 - Open to Possibilities 01:28:00 - Interviews and Discussions