{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Helping","slug":"the-daily-helping-6603681","podcast_index_feed_id":6603681,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/99209/rss","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-daily-helping","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/11/15/1/5c171c26-61c2-4335-9973-08d4bf9b6113_-ae9b-4880dd24f07f_tdh_2023_square_-_title_art.jpg","author":"NOVA","episode_count":474,"summary":"The show’s mission is simple: To help you become the best version of yourself possible and in doing so make the world a better place. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever you do, this is the show that is going to help you become the best version of yourself. Each episode you will hear from some of the most amazing, talented, and successful people on the planet who followed their passions and strive to help others. Join our movement to get a million people each and every day to commit acts of kindness for others. Together, we're going to make the world a better place. Are you ready? Because it’s time for your daily helping.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:21:26.574113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-helping-6603681"},"episode":{"title":"446. “Mind Is Not Produced by the Brain” | Pure Unlimited Love, Part 2 with Dr. Stephen G. Post","slug":"446-mind-is-not-produced-by-the-brain-pure-unlimited-love-part-2-with-dr-stephen-g-post","published_at":"2025-12-29T10:30:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-helping-6603681/446-mind-is-not-produced-by-the-brain-pure-unlimited-love-part-2-with-dr-stephen-g-post","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-helping-6603681","url":"https://www.drrichardshuster.com/the-daily-helping","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/0bf99bb8-8623-48d5-9dba-9c24e960b3d9/stream.mp3","summary":"This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Stephen G. Post, renowned researcher, author, and one of the world’s leading voices on altruism, compassion, and the science of love. As the founding director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University, Dr. Post has spent decades exploring how love, meaning, and generosity shape human flourishing. In this episode, we move deeper into the philosophical and spiritual foundations of his book, *Pure Unlimited Love*. Dr. Post introduces the idea of “the one mind,” sharing powerful stories and scientific perspectives that challenge the belief that consciousness is produced solely by the brain. We explore how creativity, intuition, and insight emerge when people access deeper states of awareness—and why chronic fear, stress, and disconnection keep us from doing so. We also discuss freedom as a spiritual quality rather than a purely material one, the healing role of nature and social prescribing, and why serving others is essential to restoring dignity, meaning, and joy in our lives. The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway “I’m a believer that we need to have identifiable constituencies to which we apply our kindness and our callings.” -- Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts , Spotify and YouTube to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life. Resources: Pure Unlimited Love (Book) The Institute for Research on Pure Unlimited Love Dr. Stephen G. Post – Stony Brook Bio Dr. Stephen G. Post – Official Website Produced by NOVA","meta_description":"This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Stephen G. Post, renowned researcher, author, and one of the world’s leading voices on altruism, compassion, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1405,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-helping-6603681/episodes/446-mind-is-not-produced-by-the-brain-pure-unlimited-love-part-2-with-dr-stephen-g-post/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-helping-6603681/446-mind-is-not-produced-by-the-brain-pure-unlimited-love-part-2-with-dr-stephen-g-post.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}