@cxgonzalez - Jake Orthwein on Psychedelics, Consciousness, Buddhism

Jake Orthwein on Psychedelics, Consciousness, Buddhism, Jung I had an amazing time talking with filmmaker @JakeOrthwein about his new @wakingup produced film UNRAVELING THE DREAM. Jake is both brilliant and talented. We talk about: 1:08 — Origin of the film 4:00 — Bayesian brain, predictive processing, free energy principle 13:53 — Direct experience vs. symbolic thinking 25:46 — Buddhism and identity 30:38 — Emptiness vs metaphysics 39:17 — Is suffering all that matters? Meaning and Buddhist utilitarianism 1:01:38 — Valence realism vs. emptiness. What could make moral facts true? 1:11:57 — Jung and predictive processing 1:20:54 — Moving from rationalism to post-rationalism 1:32:07 — The grammar of wisdom traditions 1:40:17 — Fractal hierarchies