48 - Dr. Keith Wegman, PhD: Consciousness, Human Potential, Sanskrit & World Peace

Hello, and welcome to Entangled! The podcast where we explore the science of consciousness, the true nature of reality, and what it means to be a spiritual being having a human experience. I’m your host Jordan Youkilis, and today I’m joined by Dr. Keith Wegman as part of the first interview in the Maharishi Vedic Sciences miniseries. Dr. Wegman heads the Consciousness & Human Potential program at Maharishi International University where he teaches courses in Sanskrit and MVS. Dr. Wegman is also a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and the Director of TM instruction at the Raj Ayurveda Health Spa. In this conversation, Keith defines Maharishi Vedic Sciences (MVS) and we discuss the nature of consciousness and its relationship to modern science. We next consider the distinctions between philosophy, religion, spiritual tradition and science. From there, we discuss the perennial philosophy and the idea that there are “many ways to the mountaintop”. We then discuss the history of Sanskrit and how the MVS interpretation of language differs from that of modern philologists. From there, we discuss the relationship between sound value and human physiology as well as the potential for vibratory medicine. We next discuss the relationship between name and form as it relates to vibratory consciousness.  Then, we consider the collective consciousness, benefits of TM, and the broken paradigm of material physiology. We end the conversation discussing the viability of World Peace. Outros for this and all episodes available at entangledpodcast.substack.com. Music from the show available on the Spotify playlist – “Entangled – The Vibes”. Please enjoy!Music: Intro: Ben Fox - "The Vibe". Suraj Nepal – “Unity in Diversity”.Recorded: 08/23/22. Published: 06/26/23.Outro: "Sound is Vibration" (starts at 1:30:38).Check out the Resources Mentioned:* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Bhagavad-Gita: A Translation and Commentary, Chapters 1-6: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258541.Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi_on_the_Bhagavad_Gita* Studies on the “Maharishi Effect”: https://research.miu.edu/maharishi-effect/summary-of-13-published-studies This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit entangledpodcast.substack.com