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Chasing the Present

We can find lots ofJameses, but James is just an ad hoc entitycreated as waves of energy...

We can find lots of
Jameses, but James is just an ad hoc entity
created as waves of energy sweep across the cortex

Full Transcript

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We can find lots of Jameses, but James
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is just an ad hoc entity created as waves of energy sweep
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across the cortex.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:56
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
Scientifically, we can show you there is no James there. - Chasing the Present 00:04
Scientifically, we can show you there is no James there.
You're only now, now, now. - Chasing the Present 00:05
You're only now, now, now.
It's difficult not to evaluate the experience almost - Chasing the Present 00:05
It's difficult not to evaluate the experience almost
There was nothingness for a while because on some level, - Chasing the Present 00:08
There was nothingness for a while because on some level,
You stare too long in a mirror, you freak yourself out - Chasing the Present 00:05
You stare too long in a mirror, you freak yourself out
It gets to a point where you think, - Chasing the Present 00:04
It gets to a point where you think,
I would start by asking, tell me about yourself - Chasing the Present 00:18
I would start by asking, tell me about yourself
Can you tell me about yourself? - Chasing the Present 00:05
Can you tell me about yourself?
So then the person might say, well, I'm 34 years old. - Chasing the Present 00:07
So then the person might say, well, I'm 34 years old.
Again, I would comment, but you haven't always been 34 years. - Chasing the Present 00:06
Again, I would comment, but you haven't always been 34 ...
So yourself cannot have any particular age. - Chasing the Present 00:05
So yourself cannot have any particular age.
So I'm presuming, of course, that, that person understands. - Chasing the Present 00:05
So I'm presuming, of course, that, that person understa...
Nothing extraordinary, nothing mystical, nothing spiritual. - Chasing the Present 00:04
Nothing extraordinary, nothing mystical, nothing spiritual.
Just inviting the person to go deeper and deeper - Chasing the Present 00:14
Just inviting the person to go deeper and deeper
The person may then refer to some bodily sensation. - Chasing the Present 00:05
The person may then refer to some bodily sensation.
Again, I would point out that our bodily sensations change - Chasing the Present 00:09
Again, I would point out that our bodily sensations change
So no actual experience of the body is inherent to begin with. - Chasing the Present 00:06
So no actual experience of the body is inherent to begin wit...
They would describe thoughts, feelings, and activities, - Chasing the Present 00:18
They would describe thoughts, feelings, and activities,
It's with me at whatever age I've been, - Chasing the Present 00:06
It's with me at whatever age I've been,
So they would begin to struggle to put a name to that. - Chasing the Present 00:08
So they would begin to struggle to put a name to that.