In this episode of What Is Mind?, I speak with Dr. Swayam Bagaria, Assistant Professor of Hindu Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Trained as an anthropologist at Johns Hopkins, Bagaria explores how religion, cognition, and technology intertwine in shaping human experience. We discuss Hinduism’s pluralistic and decentralized nature, how seekers find their spiritual paths, and why Hinduism both frees and binds through its deeply woven traditions.
The conversation also ranges into mental health and religion, the intersection of spirituality and technology, and how AI and neuroscience are challenging traditional ideas of identity and consciousness.
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