Zengineering: A Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art & Engineering
085 - with Jeffery A. Martin - On Happiness, Fundamental Wellbeing, and Flow States
11 Sep 2019
What’s up, Zengineers? We’ve got a real fun one this week. We’re joined by Dr. Jeffery Martin. He is a founder of the Transformative Technology space, serial entrepreneur and social scientist who researches personal transformation and the states of greatest human well-being. Jeffery spent the last 10 years conducting the largest international study on persistent non-symbolic experience (PNSE), which includes the types of consciousness commonly known as: enlightenment, nonduality, the peace that passeth understanding, unitive experience, and hundreds of others. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way. Whoa … lots to dive into there that are a good fit for Zengineering. One could say, Jeffery studies Zengineering. What a fun guest. We talk with Jeffery a little about his background and how he got into this stuff. Would you be surprised to hear that money wasn’t bringing him happiness, so he started chasing what would? We discuss his books, organizations, research, his personal explorations, and what he’s uncovering about humanity and our pursuits of happiness, or contentedness, or good lives, or whatever it is you think you’re after. Let’s scientificize it and let’s try to compare our experiences. This was a great convo and Jeffery was a delight to chat with. We hope you enjoy this episode. Definitely check out the show notes to learn more. Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com Visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com Cheers, Adam & Brian Show Notes: Jeffery’s website: https://drjefferymartin.com/ Jeffery on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjefferymartin/ Jeffery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefferymartin Transformative Tech Academy: https://ttacademy.co/ Jeffery’s latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Finders-Jeffery-Martin/dp/1572425563 Explorers Courses: https://explorerscourse.com/ VIDEOS of Jeffery: http://www.nonsymbolic.org/ VIDEO: Reaching for Maslow’s Missing Level: The Further Reaches of TransTech? with Dr. Jefferey Martin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWKDWLcCr0Y Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs The relationship between money and happiness: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/relationship-money-happiness/ California Institute for Human Science: https://www.cihs.edu/ The default mode network: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network TPN vs. DMN - Neural Mechanisms and Mindfulness | Exploring The Business Brain: https://exploringthebusinessbrain.com/tpn-vs-dmn-neural-mechanisms-mindfulness/ VIDEO: How we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains | Mary Lou Jepsen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awADEuv5vWY --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support
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