Dr. John Vervaeke20 Mai 2025

Silk Road Seminar - Zevi Slavin

Thank you for joining us LIVE for our monthly Silk Road Seminar! Today's guest is Zevi Slavin, founder of Seekers of Unity, a multidisciplinary platform exploring the convergence of science, mysticism, and philosophy. Zevi is known for his compelling work drawing connections between Kabbalah, Neoplatonism, Islamic mysticism, and cutting-edge theoretical physics. Silk Road Seminars are a live event where John weaves together threads from his various theoretical conversations along with a distinguished guest. These hour-long conversations are live on YouTube followed by an exclusive Q&A, where you can ask questions directly to John and his guest. To be entered onto the guest list for these Q&As, you can sign up at the Gamma Tier (and above) on The Lectern at https://lectern.teachable.com/p/lecte... Currently enrolled university students at all levels up to doctoral studies get free access to the Q&A. To gain access to Silk Road Seminars, please email your proof of student identity to ethan@vervaekefoundation.org to be added to the guest list and watch previous seminars as well! If you would like to donate purely out of goodwill to support John's work, please consider joining our Patreon. 👉 / johnvervaeke The Vervaeke Foundation is committed to advancing the scientific pursuit of wisdom and creating a significant impact on the world. Learn more about our work below: https://vervaekefoundation.org/ If you would like to learn and engage regularly in practices that are informed, developed, and endorsed by John and his work, visit Awaken to Meaning's calendar to explore practices that enhance your virtues and foster deeper connections with reality and relationships: https://awakentomeaning.com/join-prac... Follow John Vervaeke: 🌐 Website: https://johnvervaeke.com/ 🐦 Twitter: / vervaeke_john 📺 YouTube: / @johnvervaeke 💡 Patreon: / johnvervaeke

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Communal Living as Spiritual Practice: Friendship, Formation, and Renewing the Senses

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28 Aug 1h 32min

How Nonbeing Haunts Being: Corey Anton on Death, Spirituality, and the Meaning of a Finite Life

What if the very thing we fear most—nonbeing—is also what gives life its deepest meaning? John Vervaeke welcomes philosopher Corey Anton to discuss his book, How Nonbeing Haunts Being: On Possibilitie...

7 Aug 1h 19min

Notes on No-Thing: John Vervaeke on Nihilism, the Kyoto School, and the Sacred

What if nihilism is not the end of meaning, but an opening into a deeper way of seeing? John Vervaeke is joined by Ethan Hsieh to introduce Notes on No-Thing, a course on the Kyoto School of Philosoph...

3 Aug 1h 9min

Reconnect to the Real: Vervaeke, Sengstock, and Koch on Nature, Circling, and Socratic Practice

Why are we losing our taste for what is real—and what practices can help us recover it? John Vervaeke is joined by Guy Sengstock and Kyle Koch for a conversation on connection as something constitutiv...

25 Jul 55min

Parenting, Meaning, and Reconnecting with the Real

Is civilization making us smarter while disconnecting us from what matters most? In this episode, John Vervaeke speaks with Kyle Koch, a deep nature connection practitioner and new father living in an...

16 Jul 55min

John Vervaeke & Guy Sengstock: Why Modernity Can't See the Sacred Anymore

What does it mean to "see God again" after modernity has taught us to look for the sacred in all the wrong ways? In this special Lectern conversation, John Vervaeke is joined by Guy Sengstock for a de...

10 Jul 1h 44min

Live Q&A with Brendan Graham Dempsey | Questions, Dialogue, and the Pursuit of Wisdom

What is applied metatheory - and why might it matter for ordinary people trying to make sense of reality, meaning, spirituality, and complexity? In this live Q&A from The Lectern, Ethan Hsieh speaks w...

26 Jun 1h 25min

Why Wonder Is More Than Curiosity with William Desmond

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26 Jun 1h 32min