Jul 31, 2015 today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as. When we are fully calm after going through a good meditation then the source for our creative consciousness is due to our subconscious mindas acc. Do we exist in sparticipatory universe, where the universe and human consciousness are inextricably linked, and may exist by itself, even in the absence of matter, like gravitational waves. One simple proof consciousness is strictly brain related is visible when you observe head injured people. While all of the objects of consciousness may in fact just be illusions, if one is conscious of these appearances, one can know that consciousness itself exists and is therefore not an illusion. Selfconsciousness stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. In deep sleep or what we call death consciousness remains but can it know itself without an objectbalsekar says consciousness not conscious of itself and. Thats because what we ultimately want from a science of consciousness is an explanation of those. Consciousness, god is therefore in all things, and is causal to the material world. At this point in the series, humanlike machines called synths have become selfaware.
The hard problem of consciousnessthe nature of phenomenal experienceis especially hard for people who believe that. In fact, consciousness itself is our real identitywe are consciousness itself. Our souls have chosen to incarnate in this backwards down is up and up is down society because they wanted a challenge. Scientists closing in on theory of consciousness live science. Jul 30, 2014 in contrast, integrated information theory starts with consciousness itself, and tries to work backward to understand the physical processes that give rise to the phenomenon, said koch, who has. Bernardo uses the analogy of a whirlpool, which seems to have a form, but is nothing but water interacting with itself. Consciousness itself is suspect, let alone the whole human population constituting only one consciousness.
If it is correct that episodic memory essentially involves a form of self consciousness, and we are able to test for the presence of episodic memory in nonlinguistic infants and animals, then we have a way of detecting the presence of selfconscious abilities. Some philosophers have argued that consciousness is confined to a momentary interval and that we are not in fact directly aware of change. Ultimately what we need is a satisfying scientific theory of consciousness that predicts under which conditions any particular physical systemwhether it is a complex circuit of neurons or. Any attempt to understand life in the absence of consciousness is going to fall hopelessly short. Autobiographical consciousness is the kind of extended consciousness we humans usually experience, with all of our memories of the past and plans for the future. To know that we are consciousness itself grants sanity, freedom, and. It was just pure consciousness which you could call god. We ve done this before, many times, and got bored and wanted something harder. One example of a scifi struggle to define ai consciousness is amcs humans tues. This is really important information, but its not itself a theory of consciousness. To rest in consciousness is the opposite of contraction and fear. The feeling of an unbridgeable gulf between consciousness and brainprocess.
In the beginning was the one consciousness existing in the midst of nothingness. But this is still personal awareness, my awareness. The truth of what we are readings from the writings and talks of avatar adi da samraj become a. If we admit we can conceive of a world physically indistinct from ours yet lacking phenomenal consciousness, we cannot hold that the mental wholly is based on or reduces to the physical. He indicated beginning november 30, 1998 that he expressly wanted all human beings to receive this gift and begin to intuit the transcendent truth communicated by the books title. In contrast, integrated information theory starts with consciousness itself, and tries to work backward to understand the physical processes that give rise to the phenomenon, said koch, who has. We exude a natural state of enthusiasm in this awakened state which is not a state of mind, but beingness at play. It is consciousness that is the intelligent organising principle that galvanises life and brings it into expression. Jan 09, 2011 with our thoughts, we create the world. If there is nothing but consciousness, then there cant be anything other than consciousness which would cause consciousness to appear as limited forms. It is so much a part of being human that we often fail to notice it.
Class consciousness is a historical phenomenon, born out of collective struggle. We are all at once assimilated to the tramps and poor devils whom we so despise, and at the same. I am a spark of conscious awareness, fully present in physical form in this moment, experiencing. Sep 28, 2017 we dont know how consciousness comes to exist at all, so occams razor trims the elaboration that it somehow evolved from mud via natural selection in order to deceive us. Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Consciousness itself a communication of truth freely offered to. Are wehumans one consciousness experiencing itself. The best metaphore i can find for this idea is in the world of computer science. We dont know how consciousness comes to exist at all, so occams razor trims the elaboration that it somehow evolved from mud via natural selection in order to deceive us.
In so doing we gain experience of what consciousness really is. The primary way to generate such a society is by first gaining self knowledge as individuals. Temporal consciousness stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Are we all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. And whatever consciousness is, it is not physical, like matter or energy, but immaterial, like information. The experience of consciousness need not be continuous or maintained as an individual self or subject. We take for our text today a quote from the austrian philosopher ludwig wittgenstein dramatically expresses the mystery of the mindbody problem philosophical investigations, part i, section 412, p. We experience some freedom from the suffering created by thoughts. Because consciousness itself is the reality that pervades all of human existence, adi da calls it the true water of lifethe deep well of truth that is the real source of our living. We learn how it functions within, and also manifests itself in the universe at large. To know that we are consciousness itself grants sanity, freedom, and happiness to the heartdespite the trials of our mortal existence. Consciousness knows itself by itself 1 rupert spira.
In fact, consciousness itself is our real identity we are consciousness itself. With the consciousness of reality or the consciousness of an illusion, consciousnes is the common denominator. And, considering the fact that most folks dont wish to be conscious of many realities, such as their own impending and unavoidable deaths, their own faults and shortcomings of character and behavior, the general nastiness of many human institutions, slavery, torture, religion, etc. Still others have argued that consciousness is itself extended in time.
The experience of consciousness need not be continuous or. We cannot escape from god anywhere because we carry the divine essence within us. When we say that jesus is a wayshower, we lose the right to say that unless we believe he showed the way. So the idea that we can be the universe experiencing itself comes down to a matter of consciousness, for me at least. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. I is consciousness itself, not a conscious being church. Our consciousness is not simply consciousness of the universe. Consciousness is a recent development coinciding with cortical development. That constant reality of awareness is what adi da calls consciousness itself. Selfawareness isnt the pinnacle of consciousness its just an.
Consciousness itself a communication of truth freely. In order for the individual consciousness to observe a reality which consciousness itself is created, that individual must be aware to a certain extent of his own consciousness in relation to the consciousness of reality. Readings from the writings and talks of avatar adi da samraj. Not an easy concept to define, consciousness has been described as the state of being awake and aware of what is happening around you, and of having a sense of self. Not consciousness of anythingsuch as a bodily sensation, an emotion, or a. Damasio divides consciousness into two types, core and autobiographical. We are becoming consciousness itself ascension now. What we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of. We can finally see our thoughts and the sense of a separate self ego created by the thoughts. Humans, as conscious beings aware of our impact on creation, have the honor and task to literally keep the universe humming with its. Quantum science says you always have existed and always will exist you and your consciousness existed before you were even born, according to a well respected doctor who specialises. Sleep is a state marked by relatively low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness that is distinct from periods of rest that occur during wakefulness. Activity forces itself on our consciousness from all sides.
Alan watts you are not in the universe, you are the universe, an intrinsic part of it. When we rest in consciousness we become unafraid of the changing conditions of life. Others have argued that although consciousness itself is momentary, we are nevertheless conscious of change. The consciousness was love, and love had to be expressed. The conscious, subconscious, and superconscious minds. Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as. Life is consciousness, consciousness is life the art of. The damage to consciousness loss of memory, inhibition, the appearance of aggressiveness, deep personality changes. Far reaching influences rendered by even the most minute of impulses, emotions and thoughts for instance. Here are some of the best contenders for a theory of consciousness. Lets say you have a simulation with x number of agents or bots on a 2d plane with obstacles like in the real world. Ancient wisdom tells us that we were meant to be caretakers of the earth, and so our consciousness points us toward an extraordinary responsibility to create a better world for all beings.
Rejecting any separation of theory and practice, he used the term conscious human practices to emphasize the conjunction of subjectivity and objectivity in history. Bill hicks we are all one consciousness experiencing itself. If consciousness itself doesnt combine, then we no longer face a combination problem. And while he directs us, as we start out, to simply be aware of the i am so that we come to the realization that we are the consciousness itself, and not the body or the mind or the minds thoughts and identification, he does an amazing twist at the end of all that. Sometimes he would notice that we were caught up in a state of worry or anger or doubt or sorrow. Core consciousness would be that immediate state of awareness between self and surroundings. May 24, 2018 one example of a scifi struggle to define ai consciousness is amcs humans tues. There is, as far as we know, no valid theoretical argument or convincing empirical evidence that consciousness itself has any direct causal efficacy other than volition. In eliminating the objects that cover consciousness we are not producing consciousness but only clearing the encrustation overlaying itwhen the covering is removed the thing covered is not produced afresh, only its presence is revealed. We are consciousness experiencing itself endlessly through human avatars. We are the universe experiencing itself the beekman school. We are again led back to consciousness and contentwhere matter and therefore content is combining, but consciousness isnt.
In this article the author attempts to explain a theory that states that reality is a self aware, self conscious construct, aka it is intelligent. We are consciousness itself, from adi da samraj youtube. In my astronomy class at the beekman school, i often refer to a scene in neil degrasse tysons cosmos series, where he states that humans are the universe looking back at itself. Sep 15, 2019 do we exist in sparticipatory universe, where the universe and human consciousness are inextricably linked, and may exist by itself, even in the absence of matter, like gravitational waves. He indicated beginning november 30, 1998 that he expressly wanted all human. Lets say you have a simulation with x number of agents or bots on a 2d plane. Jun 05, 2010 consciousness itself is suspect, let alone the whole human population constituting only one consciousness. The conscious, subconscious, and superconscious minds ananda. Since we dont know how the brains of mammals create consciousness, we have no grounds for assuming its only the brains of.
Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. We might even describe consciousness as a continuum that ranges from full awareness to a deep sleep. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence. Scientists closing in on theory of consciousness live.
How consciousness became the universe and created itself. Why cant the worlds greatest minds solve the mystery of. If everything is consciousness, is everything conscious. We are consciousness experiencing itself endlessly through. The extraordinary little book, we are consciousness itself, is a gift from adi da. In this sense, marx did not approach class consciousness as a matter of pure ideality. In the monastery ajahn chah would point us back to rest in the pure knowing, consciousness itself. Intent is in all things, even the atom, as is awareness and energy. Apr 30, 2010 our consciousness is not simply consciousness of the universe. We leave the cocoon of our normal waking slumber and look in wonder and awe upon the world. The nature of reality god and consciousness we are one. And, considering the fact that most folks dont wish to be conscious of many realities, such as their own impending and unavoidable deaths, their own faults and shortcomings of character and behavior, the general nastiness of many human institutions, slavery, torture, religion.