Exploring the Essence of Advaita Vedanta

In this conversation Rupert and Dr Tony Nader talk about the essence of Advaita Vedanta. Dr Nader is a neuroscientist, author and head of the international Transcendental Meditation organisation in over 100 countries. The discussion explores the Vedantic perspective on topics such as consciousness, the true nature of reality and how that relates to the self. They also discuss concepts such as sat chit ananda, maya or illusion, moksha and how ultimately this ancient non-dual teaching can help us to live better lives. You can follow Dr. Tony Nader here: Timestamps: 0:00 Defining Advaita Vedanta 5:15 Sat Chit Ananda 8:49 Ultimate Reality Is Blissful 11:13 Defining Consciousness 15:08 Descartes’ Evil Demon 21:23 Exploring The Dream Analogy 31:21 Is The World Maya? 33:58 We Are All The Same Perceiver 38:23 Mo