Consciousness remains one of the most persistent questions across philosophy, science and spiritual traditions. In this lecture and discussion at Oxford University, Nitesh examines whether subjective experience can be fully understood through physical processes alone, or whether consciousness requires a broader framework of inquiry. Drawing from Vedantic thought, philosophy of mind and contemporary debates around human experience, the conversation considers how different ways of knowing approach one of humanity’s oldest questions: what is the nature of the self that experiences? Rather than positioning science and spirituality as opposing explanations, the discussion explores what each discipline is equipped to investigate, and where their methods may reveal different dimensions of reality.