In this conversation for the International Meditation Hour, I am joined by Chiraag Kankariya, founder of the Conscious Future Society, for a thoughtful exchange on consciousness, inner development, and the future of human society.
What begins as a discussion of Chiraag’s student initiative at Babson College opens into a larger inquiry—one that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: if so many of our recurring social and environmental challenges persist despite intelligence, innovation, and institutional effort, might the deeper issue lie not only in our systems, but in the condition of human consciousness itself?
Together, we explore the relationship between meditation, spirituality, scientific inquiry, and social transformation. We reflect on the importance of bridging domains that often remain siloed—science, philosophy, contemplative practice, and entrepreneurship—and consider the role of inner development as a kind of invisible infrastructure for a more coherent and sustainable future.
As with each International Meditation Hour gathering, this conversation includes a period of shared meditation, followed by reflection on practice, awareness, and the challenge of bringing greater calm, clarity, and responsibility into everyday life.
This dialogue will be of interest to those concerned with:
consciousness and human potential
meditation as both practice and inquiry
the future of discourse at the intersection of science and spirituality
cultivating inner stability amidst social complexity
the relationship between personal transformation and collective change
I am grateful to Chiraag for his sincerity, vision, and willingness to help convene this growing conversation.
This conversation forms part of an ongoing inquiry into consciousness, human development, and the structures that shape our shared future.
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About the Author
Dr. Baruti KMT-Sisouvong is a scholar of consciousness, researcher of human development, and Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation® based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His work explores the relationship between Pure Consciousness, neuroscience, and social systems, and how deeper awareness can inform both personal growth and institutional transformation.
He is the Founder and Chief Meditation Officer of Transcendental Brain, an initiative examining the intersection of consciousness research, cognitive science, and high-performance decision-making. He is also President of Serat Group Inc. and Founder and Director of Radical Scholar Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to consciousness-based research and public scholarship.
Alongside his wife and teaching partner Mina, he co-directs the Transcendental Meditation program for Cambridge and the Greater Boston area. He is also the host of the On Transcendence Podcast and Founder of International Meditation Hour, a quarterly global gathering dedicated to the unifying power of silence.
His writings—spanning frameworks such as The Model for Perpetual Growth and Progress and The Seven Layers of Manifestation—explore the evolving relationship between consciousness, leadership, and society.
He writes from the conviction that the most important race is not between nations or machines, but between the conditioned mind and the awakening soul.
To learn more about him, visit: https://www.barutikmtsisouvong.com.
