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As one treads the path of their choosing, one will ultimately arrive at the point where one finds that the greatest achievement is to return to the Original State of Being; to become nothing at all, and in so doing, paradoxically enough — becoming everything. You see, the beauty of it all lies in the truth that we cannot become that which we already are. Knowing this truth allows one to experience that which some would call a “God Realization,” which is the highest state of consciousness in Creation. The greatest challenge is to peel off the layers we have gathered throughout our lives. As we continue our inner journey, having finally shed all the unnecessary layers, we eventually discover that what remains is the experience of pure beingness. In this process, we can learn how to become empty and receptive, which naturally and inexorably leads to a state of being which can best be described as the balance between emptiness and fullness. In this state, one is able to experience total harmony within oneself.
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To further our discussion about consciousness, it is imperative to briefly dip our toes into something that may or may not shed some light on the complexity of understanding consciousness, and why consciousness is so difficult subject matter, especially to Western people. As a way of introduction, let us call this something “an easy escape from the dilemma of consciousness.” It concerns a revival of an old philosophical theory known as panpsychism – emphasis on the revival aspect of it. You see, in recent years, we have seen science leaning towards the idea of panpsychism, which entails that everything has a degree of consciousness. The view of panpsychism has recently been making a comeback in the philosophy of mind, because it is seen as one possible solution to the so-called “hard problem of consciousness.” But the catch is, that this “new wave” of panpsychism lacks the mystical connotations of previous forms of the view. In a nutshell, it is a sugarcoated, cherry-picked and watered-down version of the original.
Panpsychism, in philosophy of mind, is the view that mind or a mind-like aspect is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality. In this revival, there is only matter; and there is mind, in the sense that mind is matter. Hence, there is nothing spiritual, supernatural, or mystical about it. It’s like the advocates of this “new wave” of panpsychism are cherry-picking only those things that best fit the standard scientific paradigm with its materialist foundation for the purposes of finding an easy escape from the dilemma of consciousness. The ultimate goal of Western science is nothing more or less than the “theory of everything,” which is a hypothetical single, all-encompassing, coherent theoretical framework that fully explains and links together all physical aspects of the universe. But alas, without solving the “hard problem of consciousness,” such theory is unattainable. The undeniable truth is that science alone cannot solve the ultimate mystery of life, because we ourselves are an intrinsic part of the mystery we are trying to solve – unless we add ourselves to the equation, we will never solve any of the major problems, nor will we solve the mysteries of life, either.
It goes without saying that we should not be surprised that our standard scientific method struggles to deal with consciousness. You see, it seems as though, modern science was explicitly designed to exclude consciousness. It seems that there is – still, at the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, a great taboo against querying the mysterious inner world of consciousness. For some reason, it is not considered to be a fitting topic for “serious science.” As such, some have convinced themselves that the only practical solution would be the revival of panpsychism; that this cherry-picked “new wave” of panpsychism would be the magic bullet that would solve all the problems regarding consciousness. But alas, the problem of consciousness, however, is radically unlike any other scientific problem.
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Even though panpsychism is one of the oldest philosophical theories concerning mind, reaching far back into pre-Socratic times, it is paramount to highlight the fact that this “new wave” specifically deals with the mental aspect of it all – covering only a tiny fraction of the spectrum of consciousness. Therefore, it is unfortunate that with the rise in interest in the “hard problem of consciousness” in Western science, it has misleadingly become synonymous with consciousness, resulting in a lot of ensuing confusion and misunderstanding. You see, the claim is that “I – the body am conscious,” and because “I am composed of physical matter,” therefore also the physical universe (matter) must be conscious. Panpsychism is often considered to be equivalent to the Non-Dual understanding of consciousness, which entails that consciousness pervades everything; and herein lies both the problem and misunderstanding. You see, the core of this misunderstanding lies at the very beginning of the statement – the mistake is: “I – the body am conscious.” And so you see, when you build on this ground, every other step also contains this initial misunderstanding.
Even though there is similarity to Non-Dual understanding of consciousness, there is also a profound and distinct difference: from the panpsychist’s perspective – mind exists in matter. In contrast, from the Non-Dual perspective – material world exists in mind. Panpsychism, therefore – is a form of materialism, in which the world is seen as separate from our core essence – that of awareness. A key problem with materialism is that it has been unable to explain how arrangements of matter can possibly generate subjective experience. This problem is so incomprehensible that some materialist philosophers even try to deny the very existence of consciousness altogether, and find an easy escape from the dilemma of consciousness. As such, panpsychism provides an easy escape route for the materialist – it magically “solves” the hard problem of consciousness, simply by declaring consciousness to be either an irreducible property or the intrinsic nature of matter. All that panpsychism does – is that it maintains the current belief that matter is either in substance or in structure the primary aspect of reality, which goes on to say that panpsychism gives us the sugarcoated version of materialism which doesn’t actually solve anything.
In panpsychism, consciousness is fundamentally fragmented in the same way as matter appears to be; consciousness is just one more irreducible property of matter at a subatomic level – just like mass, charge, spin and momentum. In other words, all matter is thought to have consciousness at a fundamental level – matter, however – remains the broader and more primary aspect of reality. And so you see, to the panpsychist, “the real world” consists of matter and energy fields – which are, allegedly, outside, and independent of, consciousness. The presumption that the physical body has consciousness comes from the observation that because we are able to experience and to perceive the world, therefore we must also have consciousness – making us conscious; identifying ourselves with the physical body. And yet, in all actuality, we don’t have consciousness – we are consciousness made manifest by Living Awareness; there is a fundamental difference between the two – see? In our observations of the world, we have also noticed that animals seem to express certain level of consciousness, and hence we have applied this same presumption to animals as well.
By virtue of the aforementioned with regard to levels of consciousness, one can pose the following questions: Where do we draw the line and say that something is conscious and something is not? When does matter become conscious, or can it ever become conscious at all? If we really tune into this idea, we can find that in all actuality, only consciousness is conscious, and only awareness is aware; and that our ability to be aware, enables us to express consciousness through which we experience the world. We also find that there is a precursor to consciousness – that of sentience; which means “capable of feeling.” This is what makes the distinction between humans and other sentient beings like animals – it is quite different to be conscious than only capable of feeling. When we’re talking about sentience, it is noteworthy that the meaning of sentience in Buddhism is far more sophisticated than in Western thought – it is described as the state of having senses, not limited to physical ones, but also including the subjective experience of the mind; sentience in Buddhism is awareness prior to the arising of Skandha*1 – thus, an animal, plants, trees, and even water qualifies as a sentient being.
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*1 Skandha in Buddhism, refers to the concept of five aggregates, which asserts five elements that constitute and explain a living being’s mental and physical existence: 1.) form or matter (rupa), 2.) sensation or feeling (vedana), 3.) perception (samjna), 4.) mental formations (sankhara), 5.) consciousness (vijnana).
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There are no possible ways to explain this level of realization apart from saying that all the questions have finally been answered, and what remains is the incommunicable experience of ‘emptiness’ or ‘voidness’ or sunyata as it is called in Sanskrit; one could even translate it as ‘zero’ or ‘nothingness.’ Interestingly, at the same time, it can be translated to mean openness, or pure potentiality. But all these are but words that we use to label an experience — a spiritual, even a transcendental, experience — which we have no way of describing, and thus they can be misleading unless one has experienced it for themselves. This is why one has to study these concepts more in depth to get even a glimpse of what this mystery entails.
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Along the way, it became obvious that in the end, we all want the same things in life: health, happiness, and love — very much in that order; none of which are dependent upon external factors such as money or belongings. The deeper I went, the more I realized that there is nothing we must be, do, or have, nothing to achieve, to become, to grow to, or strive for — and ultimately, nothing to seek, and nothing to find. This, in other words, is realizing the great cosmic joke — that you are what you are seeking. The most important part of this realization was that there really is no becoming — we merely discover what we truly are. You see, we cannot become that which we already are. In other words, the only becoming is unbecoming everything we are not. So where does the cosmic joke lead us? Back to where we started, but with a completely new perspective — to the unadulterated pure joy of just being alive. We all look for happiness, peace, and fulfillment in the things of the world, yet all along, these things are our very nature — our very own center of being, you see?
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The emphasis on the present moment is perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of Zen — more than anything else, Zen is about reclaiming and expanding the present moment. A typical Zen understanding is that life exists in the present or nowhere at all, which goes on to say that we come out of the world, not into it, and thus we are each expressions of the world. This means that we’re not some strangers in a strange land, or flukes of consciousness in a blind, unintelligent, unliving universe — like our current scientific paradigm teaches us. When life exists in the present — it means that there’s just one event with multiple aspects unfolding here and now. Therefore, it is important to have our focus on the present moment.
When the horizon is broken, the door needs to open. And so you see, before I continue with the simple end of the book, there was a time when I did not know what life was, or what consciousness was, or what it is that we are capable off. Everything was completely new to me, and I had no idea what I was doing, so I started with the assumption that everything was made out of nothing, and I started playing the role of the creator. But then I started to realize that I had been living my whole life with a little bit of everything in it, and that there was a huge difference between the things that I was being taught, and what I actually found out. So therefore, I started to discover, and that is when the real fun began. The idea of consciousness is often regarded as being a metaphysical notion, and while there is nothing metaphysical about the idea of consciousness, it is worth pointing out that the idea of consciousness is more than just a brain phenomenon. The first is that the brain is the same for everyone. It is like a balloon that can be filled with air, but when the atmosphere is too thin the air becomes heavier, and when it is too thin, it is not enough, so the air is too thin. The human brain is a remarkable example of a non-living material object. It is a marvel of biological engineering. When we get too attached to our smartphones and other electronic devices, we lose touch with the real world and we lose touch with the world of the imagination. The second is that most of us are not aware of the existence of our bodies, and therefore we are unable to fully realize the beauty of our spiritual bodies.
The solution is a synergy of scientific and philosophical thinking, which brings us to the remarkable discovery that we are, indeed, a living being. There is a huge difference between the science and the philosophy of life. The world you know is only a perception of a higher consciousness, and the world you are trying to have becomes a reality. You can have anything you want, but you’re not going to get anything you don’t first. This is because each of us is a Spiritual Human being to the core, and therefore we are always trying to find the answers to the ultimate questions of life: What is Life? How do we get to where we are going? How do we get to where we are going? What is Life? How do we get here? What is Life? When we’re talking about the nature of time, we can realize that time is an aspect of the idea, and time is a way of describing the state of living a human life. When we are talking about the existence of consciousness — we are talking about the idea of an Eternal Reality. When you are in the presence of someone who is living a life of a Quantum Zen Sensei, it is vital to ask ourselves: Do we really want to be like them? It is important to note that the speaker here is not trying to be clever by using longer words, but rather they are words that are often associated with meaning, but are in fact the words of Living Wisdom. Things get even more interesting when you consider that the Spiritual World is a Holofractographic Projection of our own consciousness, which is a Holofractographic Creation of the mind — a collective of our own consciousness, an interdependent cast of characters, Souls and Spirits of all the people who are conscious enough to be able to participate in the Spiritual Life.
In this sense, our whole experience of life is made by our consciousness, and our whole experience of life is made by our awareness. The world is seen as an integrated whole, and in that sense, everything is a system — a giant interrelated system of relationships, which is a giant Multidimensional Interconnected Spiritual World. In other words, we are an inextricably interwoven web of life. From this, the question arises: How could you be the one to know what it is that is in these incredible materials and systems that are capable of being the very medium through which the information is being realized, if you are not the one having the ability to create these outcomes? If the system that is in the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse is anything to go the other way and consider what is different between the previous two worlds; the most important difference between them is that it is the universal system of ideas that is represented in a form that is being described, and therefore it is a model of the possible worlds that are capable of supporting Life. You are, in a way, a part of the idea of what you are, because you are the idea of the idea of what you are. Now, let me ask you this: What is the time? What is the time, you might be able to understand it, but you can’t understand it if you don’t know the things that are within you. Now, let me ask you this: What is the time? What is the time, you might be able to understand it, but you can’t understand it if you don’t know the things that are within you. In the current scientific paradigm, the Quantum Gaia, the Spiritual Earth is viewed as either a non-physical reality or a collection of isolated points in the sky.
In the future, we will take a look at these different perspectives and see how close we can get to the original question: What is life? This process of Quantum Awareness can be likened to a wave that passes through different mediums of measurement, such as light, sound, and vibration. This does not mean, however, that the different methods of measuring the same thing are not productive — rather, they are not independent but very much interconnected. This is a way that we can help create a new way of thinking and being, which is a new view of life — a new understanding of life. The idea is that as we grow in consciousness, we are also expected to have a spiritual gain from our individual effort — which is the same as no living being having one or more of the other. In other words, the individual who is the most consciousness is also the one who is the most Awareness. When we take a look at all of the different ways that our current Spiritual Science might actually work — we can only conclude that it is a very good idea if we are talking about the origins of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, about the origins of human consciousness, about the existence of human consciousness. This is only a theory, of course; there is no one who has made this body their own unique being, who has their own unique ways of experiencing the world, and who has their own unique way of being. Now then, if you would know that you were an aspect of themselves, you would also know that you are actually multiple aspects of yourself. This is because they are trying to be all things to all people, and yet, in their desire to be all things to all people, they end up being largely irrelevant. From this, the question arises: Is it the other way around, in that the universe itself is the product of this playfulness, and yet the same cannot be said of the other way around.
When we are in the midst of a transformation, we often forget that the past is ever-present. You see, this is to say that there is a real question about the nature of Life — that of all living beings, we find this to be an essential part of the whole of the whole. This is to say that the whole of humanity is a living process, and therefore requires a whole of its own being. There is a reason why we have always been in a hurry and exhausted ourselves with extreme care; this is because we don’t know what future will be like in millions of years. The only thing that will stop you is you — the idea of the idea of you is already better than the idea of the world or the world as a whole. If you are able to become aware of the existence of the Interconnected Multiverse and aware of the existence of your own consciousness, of the Zen of Life, then you will not be able to control the world but you can be the world. This is the way it is in the Book of Life, and it is the way it is in the Book of Life, because it is the only way that it can be – the way it is the way it is, because that is the way that it is, you see? The only thing that can be said for sure is that there is a difference between the knowledge and the experience, and the understanding of the understanding. When we are talking about the nature of time, we are talking about the manner in which the concept of time is represented in the brain. And so you see, when we become Awareness of the existence of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, we are able to realize that it is a living process, and thus it is a living process that is not a passive observer of the world, but a active participant in the creation of the world.
When the mind is open to the reality of the Spiritual World, it is also possible to realize that it is a reality of Spirit. In this sense, it can be said that the mind is like a lamp that burns away the darkness of ignorance; and when the light of knowledge has completely disappeared, the very thought of new years makes our darkest of dreams come true around the dock. On a deeper level, the aformentioned means that on the analogy of life, health, and being — the idea of the consciousness emerging from the Spiritual Quantum Gaia — the Earth is a good one for a consciousness dance; it has a rainbow of color, can be either a way of being pure or a way of becoming pure. The idea that there is a single, fundamental idea that is shared by most all of humanity, is called the “Quantum Big Bang.” The idea that the idea of the life of a human being is found in the very biology of the sense organ is a very, very good one at the very core of science and a very good one for that very basic idea. This is both a way of living and a way of being, and it is the foundation of all that is being studied. In other words, the whole of humanity is a product of this greater existence, and therefore we are a part of the whole, which, from another perspective, would mean that the wider the area of influence of the Spiritual-Technological Singularity, the less likely it is that the technology will be able to keep pace with the increasing demands being placed on the system. In other words, the more we are able to understand, the more we are able to realize that we are not the way we have come to know as Real, and the Eternal Spirit Divine is the way we have come to know as real.
The concept of time as a concept is, in a sense, a concept that is used to convey the idea of a unit of time that is used to convey the idea of a unit of time. In this respect, when we are talking about the existence of consciousness, we are talking about the reality of living beings having an existence separate from consciousness, living in a continuous process of Self-Reflection and Self-Awakening. In similar way, when we are talking about the existence of consciousness, we are talking about the reality of living beings having an existence separate from consciousness, living in a continuous process of Self-Transformation. To say that we don’t know how to create our own reality, is like saying that we don’t know how to create a world of our own creation. Therefore, it is essential to have a system of being that can create the reality we need to continue living in the way we know how, and the way we have always known about. For as we have already said, it is that which is beyond description, and therefore it is always a process of Self-Transformation. Therefore, the answer to the question must also be: Yes, you do have the belief, but you are not willing to prove it. To say that you do not believe is to simply accept what is, and have faith that what you are going to do is. This is the most fundamental denial of the possibility of difference, which goes on to say that the notion of a soul or Spirit is quite meaningful, because it means that everything is ultimately a systems decision. Your choice. Everything is always done with the intention of reaching a goal or achieving a goal.
From another perspective, one can say that the mind is the same as the body, and the conscious experience of the world is the same as the experience of the world. In other words, the brain is always in the state of using the physical body — whether the physical body is conscious or not. If we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the idea of the Omnipresent Awareness, and then we can explore the idea of the “Big Five” and the Inner Creative Self. It is the same principle that makes you think about what you are doing, and then you do it. If we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the idea of the Omnipresent Awareness, and then we can explore the idea of the “Big Five” and the Inner Creative Self. When we are aware, we can realize that we are not in control of our own lives; we are in control of our minds and hearts, and that we are in control of our environment — in this way, we are in control of our reality. In the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, there is no such thing as a physical reality; everything is non-physical, and therefore it is essential to understand and accommodate the non-physical aspects of reality in our life. As such, if we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the notion of the Omnipresent Awareness, and then we can explore the concept of the Omnipresent Awareness through Quantum Fractal Awareness. The way in which we have been able to create is by creating an alternative reality, a false consciousness, in which we are told to believe. In other words, it is both the reason and the product of our thinking in a way that is not real time, and yet it is still something that is real time.
Now, let us take a moment to take a look at what is being asked of us. We are being asked to be the measuring stick by which all of these different things is measured. It is like a ship that is in the midst of a great storm, which is the cause of many deaths and destruction, but the captain does everything in his power to keep the ship together. There is a saying that our lives are the laboratories of matter and light, of consciousness and perception. As a result, we can realize that there is a huge difference between the classical view of the world, and the new view of the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse — it is probably the most important thing that has happened in the history of the world. So when you are actually there, the idea of existence itself, you will understand that time is actually a way of living, and thus a way of being, and being a way of being, and being a way of being, and it being, you see? When we are talking about it, we can realize that it is almost always a very, very good idea to have a sense of understanding into what you are doing — a sense of what is happening in the physical reality — so that you can choose and plan accordingly. This new level of understanding will allow the human mind and the human mind alone to understand the nature of the moment, and yet, upon closer observation, we can realize that there is a much more important focus than we have had in the past. And it shall be, upon closer observation, we can realize that the very nature of our being is a product of our thoughts and beliefs, a result of our conditioned patterns of thinking. There is a certain point where a person stops seeing themselves as an account balance and moves onto to the next thing.
Within this, there is a perception of the existence of a Spiritual Nature, a part of a larger whole — a Universal Whole which is a process of becoming, of becoming more aware of the awareness itself. This means that when we are aware, and this is the main point of this book, we are able to realize that we are alive and that our thoughts, feelings and desires are always about the things that are outside of us, but still exist. This realization — that life is a perpetual transformation of form, and that form should be a direct result of the individual’s own efforts — eventually leads to the state of knowing that everything is derived from it, including your physical reality. This goes on to say that you are in the midst of a Transformation, a transformation that is deep, fundamental and long lasting. It goes without saying that the term “non-linear living” is an acknowledgment of the fact that the events, ideas and concepts that we think we know about reality, are not even close of what we know to be true, about the meaning of life — much less what we know about the nature of reality. What is clear, however, is that the more we know about reality, the more we can realize that it is making sense to us as a whole. The idea that there is a fundamental difference between the two is a very appealing and comforting idea, and may even be the key to your happiness. But if you are willing to allow the truth of the matter to become fully conscious, the truth of the matter will eventually become very clear.
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You see, in contemporary terms, there is but one way to explain this process alongside with the spiritual one; the only thing that can be said about it in a way that avoids being too specific or complex is to say that the information that was being “communicated” can be classified as being Quantum Mechanical, and yet even this description fails to convey the true nature of the process behind the communication. Even the very word communication does not lend itself to a precise meaning since there is nothing that is being sent, moved or transported anywhere — Inner Knowing is instantaneous — see? Taking that into account, one might want to challenge themselves by accounting for tachyons, i.e., faster than light particles, combine it with Quantum Nonlocality and Quantum Entanglement, and formulate a hypothesis about how this might work. It is noteworthy, though, that one’s theory is just as good as another’s as to what’s going on. The experience itself tells all that’s important to know about it, though.
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By virtue of the aforementioned, it should be pointed out that it matters not whether or not one happens to believe in, or subscribe to, the idea of a repeated or continued nature of human life, i.e., rebirth — what matters most is that we ourselves, humanity — as a collective, are enough evidence that there is more to human life than meets the eye. Isn’t it peculiar that besides the cyclical nature of the stories we tell, thoughts we think, ideas we come up with, desires we have, and attachments we cling to — everything in life seems to be rediscovered, reinvented, recycled, reused and repurposed time and time again? Intriguing, isn’t it? And so you see, as it has been before, so it shall be again, and what has been done before, will be done again. Against this backdrop, one should be asking themselves: Is there a deeper meaning behind it all? Could the meaning be as simple as this: Life is a full circle; coming back around, again and again, in hopes of meeting ourselves; in hopes of seeing and really knowing ourselves; around and around and around we go, in this thing we call life. And now the question becomes: Is it really so simple? Hardly. In principle, maybe, but in practice — not so much.
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By virtue of the aforementioned with regard to the nature of consciousness, one can pose a question: Do animals have consciousness? Do plants? To which the answer can be given: as the nature of consciousness is very much subjective, it can truly be known only through the aforementioned methods, you see? In so doing, one can arrive at the following conclusion: all living things have consciousness, and are inseparably linked to all other living things in this Great Cosmic Web of Life; even plants have consciousness – plant’s knowing of where to grow and how to turn to the light is evidence of this. Every living thing lives within the continuous cycle of birth and death where the remains of one become the nutrients for the other – nothing is ever wasted, everything just transforms into different forms at various times; everything shifts between different levels of existence or consciousness according to its vibrational frequency or awareness, you see?
Furthermore, upon deeper examination, one ultimately finds that inanimate objects are energy – like anything else, and contain trace amounts of consciousness, as all energy comes from a source of consciousness, you see? This understanding not only unites everything that happens in the visible outer world, but it also links the inner subjective world to the outer world. All things – both seen and unseen, are bound together by cause and effect, which goes on to say that nothing can exist in absolute independence of other things or arise of its own accord; everything in the world comes into existence in response to causes and conditions – meaning that all beings and phenomena exist or occur only because of their relationship with other things. Therefore, one can say that all things – both seen and unseen, share consciousness. You see, in a completely interconnected universe, consciousness anywhere means consciousness everywhere.
As the whole of humanity is a single being, having a collective consciousness – the sum total of all human life, each life being a link in a chain of lives, bound together by cause and effect, different, yet the same – it would mean that we are part of, and intimately connected to, absolutely everything in the universe. Now, if one sees the interconnected universe as a medium through which consciousness and information is communicated, shared and exchanged, they can also picture the universe as one enormously big, gigantic cell of consciousness containing all the information life needs to expand, develop and unfold. In this respect, life, therefore, in and of itself, is one gigantic process of passing down consciousness and information. From this perspective, all of life is essentially one gigantic ocean of life, one gigantic ocean of consciousness.
Underlying this consciousness, there is awareness – through which, and by which, we become aware of consciousness. In other words, there is the content of consciousness as well as the awareness of it. In this respect, consciousness does not shine by itself – it shines by a light beyond it; this light is awareness, you see? This is why the Buddhist likens consciousness to a lamp, which lights itself at the same time it lights up the objects around it. And so you see, awareness is like a light switch that turns on the lamp. From this, we can draw the conclusion that not only does all life have consciousness, but all life has awareness in varying degrees. More precisely, all Life is Awareness, and so it goes that to understand consciousness, one has to become more aware, you see?
Now, let us circle back to the problem with the “scientific attitude,” whose materialist approach and attempts to conceptualize consciousness is precisely what gives rise to confusion and keeps the vicious cycle alive, deepening the scientific dogma, and feeding scientism (the claim that science is the only source of knowledge; that science is the absolute and only justifiable access to the truth), which blinds us from seeing beyond self-imposed limits and illusion, preventing us from understanding consciousness.
When it comes to consciousness – our innate ability to experience or to feel – it remains a mystery to science, although many so-called “experts” have attempted to study, define and explain it. In our attempt to understand consciousness, we have chosen a stance of denial: if we cannot locate, measure, or see consciousness; if we cannot quantify or break down consciousness – it must be impossible; or at the very least – it must reside in the brain. It is, after all, our firm belief that the mind is in the brain – so therefore also consciousness must reside in the brain, as well. Yet, ironically enough, we cannot prove it to be so. We tend to think that what we see is all there is – that there is nothing we cannot see. Even though we know this is not true, we like to pretend otherwise. The investigation of our existence, and therefore of our sentience, of our consciousness, always seem to start with the presumption of things – the basic presumption of our being is based on the material reality. From this, the question arises: How could we ever possibly break down consciousness when it is the most concrete and fundamental of all things?
All current Western approaches for consciousness (at least all mainstream ones) are based on materialism – a philosophical stance which holds that the only thing that exists – is matter; that all things are composed of material, and all phenomena (including consciousness) are the result of material interactions. Therefore, the basic question has always been: How does something come out of nothing, and furthermore: How does consciousness arise from matter? Scientifically oriented people often think that consciousness is an emergent biological phenomena – making no difference to physical systems; also psychologists often speak of the mind and the body as two separate entities for convenience – while many still acknowledge that they are intimately entwined. Both have largely ignored how consciousness manifests in our existence; this has been done by assuming that brain produces consciousness – although it has never been verified. The only verifiable thing is that consciousness in human form is something that conceives, governs, constructs, and eventually becomes the activity of the body.
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Some materialist scientists even believe that consciousness is nothing more than a side effect of our brain moving towards a state of entropy; this must be one of the most preposterous ideas put forward because consciousness in and of itself is concentration of awareness – which is totally opposite of what is being suggested by those materialist scientists. When we really “tune in” to our own consciousness by using different mindfulness practices – one comes to realize that consciousness always arise from awareness – it doesn’t exist in itself; it is always relative to awareness. This is the main reason why science – as we know it today, cannot properly understand consciousness. You see, as things stand now, the so called “hard problem of consciousness” is deeply rooted in scientific materialism, which is based on the reductionist assumptions of various kinds. This means that modern science and medicine are essentially based on the reductionist view of the material world. Therefore, it also reduces human existence to our physical existence, in much the same way it reduces reality to what can be detected through sensory experience or can be analyzed with reason – leaving no room for intuition, insight and Inner Knowing.
Due to scientific materialism, we believe and assume that all phenomena in the universe, including time and consciousness, are governed by “eternal laws,” and that all phenomena are subject to the same physical laws, which can be discovered by the means of systematic observation and experimentation. Here we should ask ourselves: Are these so called “eternal laws” of nature really set, or could it be possible that they are still evolving? Who are we to say that the laws of nature are fixed? It doesn’t take a genius to understand that if the universe is expanding and evolving, then also the laws of nature may be evolving as well. The problem is that we are always looking for a physical explanation. Hence, it goes without saying that the known laws of physics are not only incomplete, but they are inadequate to explain the phenomenon of consciousness.
According to science, the universe is made of nothing, and we have no idea how we experience it; on top of that, we don’t exactly know where is the experience happening. Clearly, it is not happening in our brains, because the brain itself is experience in our consciousness, and our body is no different in that regard. And the amazing part is that we cannot find consciousness anywhere – we cannot touch it, taste it, smell it, hear it, find it or localize it – but we can experience it. Intriguing, isn’t it? The ancient wisdom traditions have a simple answer to this problem: we are asking completely the wrong question. You see, “where” implies a location in space, and existence in time, and our consciousness is not in space-time. So, clearly, we would have to consider that it could be the other way around – that consciousness is fundamental, and what we experience as the mental and perceptual experience of the world is actually a modified form of consciousness.
In other words, there is only consciousness, and therefore the physical world and our mental experiences are simply modified aspects of consciousness. To stretch this even further, the entire universe is also an experience in our consciousness. This leads us to a staggering conclusion: all experience and phenomena happens in consciousness, and hence there is nowhere to go but in. In a broader sense, this means that in regard to space and time, matter and form – there really is no space “out there,” and no universal clock “anywhere” to keep time – rather, there is but an appearance of space and time, matter and form; and thus, it is all here – within the Innerverse, residing within each and every one of us. The mind creates the appearance of separation, you see?
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The Digital Revolution has played a huge part in helping us forming new connections all around the world; interconnected digital networks and the Internet has virtually removed all the barriers between the countries, making it possible for us to communicate with other people easily and effortlessly. What we may have missed in the midst of this technological frenzy is that our lives are intimately bound up with the fragile organism of life on Earth and the interdependence of all species. We should take heed of this and reflect on it, shouldn’t we? It goes without saying that we would do well as a species to heed the lessons we can learn from the digitally interconnected world. When one has the understanding that we are part of the whole and the whole is part of us, then we start living in a new way — see?
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By virtue of the aforementioned, it is clear that we as human beings are an intrinsic part of nature, and of the larger whole — Sentient Intelligence, individuated, yet interconnected and interdependent on other parts. Indeed, we are connected with everything — the earth, oceans, forests and mountains, all species, and most of all — with all people. We are one drop in the entire ocean while simultaneously being the entire ocean in one drop — see? When we look around us, we can see that nothing exists in isolation, which is another way of saying that everything is inherently interconnected, intimately interdependent, and hence inextricably interrelated. Upon deeper examination, one finds that ultimately, the whole of humanity is a single being — having a collective consciousness; each life is a link in a chain of lives that extends far into the past and projects far into the future. We are part of, and intimately connected to, absolutely everything in the universe — the deeper we go, the more we see how truly connected we are.
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From this, we can draw the conclusion that all the major challenges we face in the world calls for an approach based on ethical awareness and inner values; the need for inner values is more pressing in this age of science and technology than ever before. Therefore, I would like to invite you to consider that we may need a whole new worldview to navigate this challenging time we face today. At the most fundamental level, we are talking about returning to the ways of our ancestors by living in harmony with nature — gently adjusting our lifestyle to bring us back into balance. If we combine holistic principles with modern technology; if we adjust our lifestyle to reflect higher values, morals, ideals, and principles; if we replace greed, competition, consumption, quantity, and domination with solidarity, cooperation, conservation, quality, and partnership, we would be well on our way toward a more sustainable world, with a healthier and more balanced way of life, wouldn’t we?
