Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren

Christofer Lövgren

Playful conversations — about embodied awakening AND good explanations.

  1. 8月9日

    Buddhahood in This Life, with Wystan Bryant-Scott

    Christofer speaks with meditation teacher Wystan Bryant-Scott about Awakening. They discuss Wystan's background, his personal phenomenology, mistakes on the path, what the path is about, working with one's psychology/embodiment, the groundless ground, pure awareness, emptiness and form, Zen vs Dzogchen view, metaphysics, conceptual clarity, dark retreat, psychedelics, and more. Wystan Bryant-Scott is a Dharma Teacher who draws from experience in Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen, and Dzogchen lineages with intent on catalyzing awakening in this life for the benefit of all. Substack: https://wystan.substack.com/ Website: https://www.wystantbs.com/ Twitter: @WystanTBS Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 23 分钟

  2. 7月15日

    No-Cactus Spirituality, with Sasha Chapin

    Christofer speaks with writer Sasha Chapin about spirituality and connection. They discuss Sasha's spiritual biography, the interplay between awakening and emotional healing, being Comfortable Here, everyday interaction after non-duality, discernment and preferences, conceptual vs phenomenological/mistaken views of Self, the potential problems with focusing too much on connection, and more. Sasha Chapin is a writer, meditator, coach, and normal guy living in California. He went through a totally predictable pipeline where spirituality started to appeal after achieving his strivey childhood dreams didn’t quite fix the hole in his heart. He is passionate about figuring out how to live a spiritual life that is firmly rooted in this world as it is. Substack: https://sashachapin.substack.com/ Website: https://www.sashachapin.com/ Twitter: @sashachapin Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 35 分钟

  3. 2024/10/28

    #57 - [Half Episode] Truth and Abstractions, with David Deutsch and Jake Orthwein

    Christofer speak with physicist David Deutsch and Jake Orthwein about the logical concept of truth. They discuss the reality of abstractions, how representations get their meaning, the difference between biological evolution and the evolution of ideas, how emotions aren't theories, and more. Note: This is only the first half of the conversation, the full episode can be found on Patreon (patreon.com/doexplain). David Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation at Oxford University and the author of two books: 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory. Website: www.daviddeutsch.org.uk Twitter: @DavidDeutschOxf Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    42 分钟

  4. 2023/10/02

    #56 - Relationship in Dzogchen, with Charlie Awbery

    Christofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about their article 'Relating as beneficent space' in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss fixed patterns in interaction, psychological vs. Vajrayana perspective, Rigpa, accurate response, extraception, basic okayness, and other related topics. Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers, tech and finance industry professionals dedicated to understanding their minds, people who want to lead their best, most productive and beneficial lives. They co-founded Evolving Ground, a community for contemporary Vajrayana practitioners, where they lead group practices, discussions, gatherings, and retreats. 'Relating as beneficent space'-article: https://vividness.live/relating-as-space Charlie's relationship-course page: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vajrayananow/1020122# Evolving ground website: https://evolvingground.org Vayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 37 分钟

  5. 2023/05/08

    #55 - Pointing Out Instructions in Dzogchen, with Charlie Awbery

    Christofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about Dzogchen in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss different types of non-duality, spontaneity, spacious presence, Rigpa, emptiness and form, pointing out instructions, Evolving Ground, and other related topics. Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers, tech and finance industry professionals dedicated to understanding their minds, people who want to lead their best, most productive and beneficial lives. They co-founded Evolving Ground, a community for contemporary Vajrayana practitioners, where they lead group practices, discussions, gatherings, and retreats. Charlie's course page: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vajrayananow August retreat page: https://www.evolvingground.org/drala Vayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 11 分钟

  6. 2023/05/01

    #54 - Critical Rationalism 2.0, with Lucas Smalldon

    Christofer and science writer Lucas Smalldon speak about epistemology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how Lucas found Critical Rationalism, his evolved version as different from David Deutsch's, knowledge as adapted information, universal epistemology vs. 'knowing different things are different', Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the importance of feeling ones feelings, and other related topics. Lucas Smalldon is a student of critical rationalism. His blog, barelymorethanatweet.com, contains short posts on various issues from a critical rationalist perspective. Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 36 分钟

  7. 2023/04/18

    #53 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.6] Hot Tub Time Machine

    This is part 6 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the sixth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation again to dive deeper into meta-rationality. They talk about truth and correspondence, evolution, brains in vats, abstract propositions fairy land, the frame problem in AI, what making progress means, 'knowing that' as different from 'knowing how', and how Chris is always trying to secretly organize an MDMA sex party in the forest with everyone. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She is currently in teacher training for the Alexander Technique – an embodied mindfulness technique about how to get out of your own way. You can find her on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun and https://www.twitter.com/metaLulie), where she writes about philosophy, the psychology of how to get unstuck and flourish, non-coercion and fun. Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    1 小时 49 分钟

  8. 2023/04/08

    #52 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.5] POPPER WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME

    This is part 5 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the fifth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation to compare her current (critical) rationalist position with the meta-rational one. They talk about the historical lineage that CR grew out of, why Descarted f****d up philosophy for everyone, the correspondence theory of truth, pragmatism, objective vs. subjective meaning, representation as affordances vs. mirroring the world, how genes aren't theories, information, intentionality, and why a universal epistemology might not be a coherent idea. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She is currently in teacher training for the Alexander Technique – an embodied mindfulness technique about how to get out of your own way. You can find her on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun and https://www.twitter.com/metaLulie), where she writes about philosophy, the psychology of how to get unstuck and flourish, non-coercion and fun. Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

    2 小时 26 分钟
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Playful conversations — about embodied awakening AND good explanations.

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  • 创作者
    Christofer Lövgren
  • 活跃年份
    2019年 - 2025年
  • 单集
    66
  • 分级
    儿童不宜
  • 版权
    © 2025 Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren
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