TFS#151 - Ken Wilber, The World's Smartest Man Alive

THE FLIP SIDE with Andy Mai

Ken Wilber, a visionary philosopher and mystic, is renowned for his integral "theory of everything" that unites diverse fields of knowledge.

Often likened to the "Einstein of consciousness studies," he's a leading scholar of human development's Integral stage. With over 20 translated books, Wilber's work spans across disciplines and is celebrated for its broad applications, from science to spirituality.

He founded the Integral Institute and co-founded Integral Life, both platforms for advancing the integral vision. Based in Denver, Colorado, he continues to be an influential philosopher, author, and teacher.

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00:00 - Introduction

01:29 - How Andy Initially Struggled to Understand Ken's Content

03:48 - Ken Wilber on Buddhism, Types of Wholeness, and Awakening

10:00 - William James' Studies on the State of Consciousness

11:38 - James Mark Baldwin's Structures of Consciousness

14:05 - How People Move from Birth to the Integral Stage of Development

15:29 - Stage of Growing Up

17:37 - Two Types of Wholeness by Sigmund Freud's Inner Circle

21:46 - Final Type of Wholeness: Showing Up

24:09 - The Five Types of Wholeness

26:20 - Ken Wilber on Studying Zen

27:36 - How to Practice Meditation, Oneness, Unity

29:31 - Douglas Harding's Book: "On Having No Head"

32:17 - How Does Ken Deal with Fear and Anxiety?

33:47 - Ken on Energy Consumption

35:17 - What Happens If You Wake Up with Less Serotonin, Less Dopamine?

36:22 - Ken Wilber's Day-to-Day Life

37:59 - Lucid Dream and Deep Dream State

40:59 - Ken Wilber's Waking Up State

44:06 - What Are Dreams? 5 States of Consciousness

49:18 - 3 Types of Objects

51:56 - Deep Formless State/Deep Dreamless State

53:25 - How Does Ken Integrate the Feeling of Oneness in His Everyday Life

56:02 - Ken on Eastern Tradition: Sat Chit Ananda

57:26 - Finding and Creating Your Unique True Self

01:00:45 - Erwin Schrödinger: Founder of Modern Quantum Mechanics

01:02:59 - Who or What Is the Ultimate Reality

01:04:44 - Ken Wilber's Motivation to Continue Writing Books

01:08:19 - Ken's State of Self Unity in Working

01:10:45 - Does Ken Feel Exhausted from His Sleep Schedule?

01:12:26 - Stan Grof's Holotropic Breathwork Psychedelic

01:17:41 - Where Does Ken Gain His Energy?

01:19:21 - Ken's Experience with Dalai Lama and Other Gurus

01:21:12 - Ken on Practicing Dzogchen and Zen Meditation

01:22:52 - How Does Ken Tap into the 5th State or State of Pure Unity

01:24:25 - Can Humans Evolve After Tapping into the 5th State and Have the Ability to Talk to Aliens?

01:28:49 - How Do People Focus Their Attention on Certain Things?

01:30:15 - Andy's Experience Praying with His Christian Friends

01:32:31 - Ken on Having Children

01:37:47 - Ken on Finding and Having a Partner

01:38:55 - Ken's Ultimate Real Self and Small Relative Self

01:41:12 - How Does Ken Wilber Gain Knowledge?

01:42:53 - How Does Ken Choose the Books He Reads?

01:44:28 - Why Is Intelligence Universal?

01:45:56 - How Does Ken Spend His Time Every Day?

01:46:50 - How Does Ken Experience His Lucid Dreams?

01:48:27 - Ken's Writing Process

01:50:23 - Does Ken Speak Faster Than He Types?

01:52:21 - How Do You Learn from Past Experiences and Dreams?

01:54:03 - Ken's Latest Book: Finding Radical Wholeness

01:55:55 - Ken on Having Shambhala as His Publisher

01:57:46 - Ken's Reading Process

01:59:03 - How Do the 5 States of Wholeness Impact Ken's Life?

02:00:33 - Connect with Ken Wilber!

02:02:30 - Outro