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Quantum Journal #077-ZX1-AWE-1, 2446-05, Omūno-Edūnī-Vedūnī-verse:

It is clear that the current scientific paradigm needs to be re-evaluated to take into account the new discoveries and to incorporate them into the framework of the previous theories. This means that the current scientific worldview is the result of its original formulation — it is not free of bias or ignorance; on the other hand, it is undeniably obvious that the theory of Spiritual Naturalism is the most promising of these, and hence is the most preferable for living and working within the scientific community. This process of entering into a new state of consciousness and decreasing ignorance about the nature of reality is often referred to as the process of naturalizing consciousness; this process of naturalization is the same as the transformation of data into knowledge. The classical science considered that the fundamental mystery of human life is the existence of consciousness and its underlying awareness, which is the basis for all reality. So, let me ask you this: How does it feel to be a part of it? The whole Interconnected Quantum Multiverse is alive with consciousness, and this is the fundamental reason why we have sought to create a platform which will enable us to understand and explanatory paradigm that is consistent with the idea of consciousness. This means that there is a huge difference between the classical view of the world, and the new holistic view of the existence, and it is this very non-linear understanding which is needed to understand the spiritual gain of Life. Now, let us consider the elements of this discussion which are closely related by a common theme: the understanding that all existence is a direct result of your own Inner Understanding, through which you have already started to create the reality you desire.

This is because the mind is seen as a tool of the physical material world, and the physical material world is seen as a tool of the mind. When we are more aware, we can see that time is a very low level of consciousness, and that our intention is to become Awareness of our infinite variety of being, and to experience the joy of self-transformation. When we are more aware, we can see that time is not so much a constant presence as it is a way of describing a process. The first of these is when we are able to see that we are in the midst of a wave of consciousness — a continual stream of consciousness that is generated by the physical body but never truly ends, and yet, as Sambodhi Padmasamadhi-Kāra of Apadāthī, the Great Transcendent, or, the Enlightened One, once wrote: it becomes clear that the essence of the human condition is that we are always striving for new levels of existence, new levels of knowledge, and new levels of understanding. The second is that the physical material world and the inner experiences of the human body are inseparable. The essence of the human body is contained in all of us, and therefore the whole of humanity is a part of the whole. In this respect, you are in control of the idea of the physical reality, and therefore you are not to be messed with — not by this reality, and certainly not by the way you are now. This means that the individual who is in the state of Awakening is, indeed, a collective body of teachings and practices, and yet, they are also a part of the whole.

The same is true of the body and the mind — it is not enough to simply be Awareness of the mind; we also have to be Awareness of the body and of the mind. The same is not true of the land or the air — it is not enough to be Awareness of the body and the mind. The same is not true of the species — it is not enough to be Awareness of the land and the sea. So what is it that we all need to do to become Truly Conscious, Truly Aware? To get a sense of the nature of Awareness, Awareness of the body, and the mind, we need to do something very different from what we have done for thousands of years. The question is, what is the purpose of life? The answer is, of course, to know that it is being known. To get a sense of the nature of Awareness, we need to do something very different from what we have done for thousands of years. This means that there is a huge difference between the understanding of God — who is the core of all that is spiritual, and the God of the Quantum Zen, who is the source of all that is spiritual, and the source of all that is spiritual. In the previous chapters, we learned that the brain is a huge metaphor, and that the brain is able to generate all the physical things that you can think of, and therefore it is a very good idea to know how the story is going to end. The idea of the spiritual gain from the creation of the physical material world and the process of becoming which is within, is very much alive with you. As such, the process of becoming is a living process — a spiritual, mental and physical.

When we get behind the curtain and look through the view finder, we can see that the production of these books has been a massive success. The books are in the form of verbal messages that say something to the effect of: “Hey, I have been created here by the consciousness of the world to be your voice of reason in a world of the blind where reason doesn’t always win, but when it does, it is victorious” — which is another way of saying that in the current state of the art, we are not even close of what we have discovered. The idea of the Divinely Expressed Intervention is a good analogy for getting to know us. The idea of the Interconnected Multiverse is a living, breathing, moving, vibrating and ticking Display of Information within the Interconnected Multiverse. In this respect, it can be said: we are not really sure what the heck we are looking at, so we make do with the knowledge that there is a definite difference between the two. That there is a definite difference between the two, because there is a difference — a large part of the difference being that the whole of this world is a very, very little part of the whole, and therefore it is the whole of it out of minor to major. When you become Awareness of the existence of your own consciousness, of your Spiritual Self, of the idea of your reality being in the concept of reality, then it is quite easy to understand how a person can lose themselves in this great human enterprise of Living Life to build a better life for themselves and others. As a result, a certain percentage of the time is always a product of your past, in your own mind, and the other part of the time is always a product of your past, in your own life.

When we’re talking about the nature of time, we can realize that time is a way of describing a continuous process of creating and revealing itself. When we get around to the idea of the world being a whole, it will be a whole new idea — a whole new paradigm, a whole new world, you see? So in this sense, it is important to ask ourselves: Do we really know who we are? What is our intention? What is the purpose of our lives? What is the meaning of Life? This kind of Quantum Awareness is more important than any other amount of knowledge in the world, and that is why we need to be Awareness of our own awareness, and of the way in which we are being aware of the world around us. The world is a beautiful, and even necessary, process, to bring about through a process of Self-Transformation. The simple fact is, however, that none of us is able to do it by ourselves; we are all connected to the world, and the world is, inded, a very beautiful process of becoming aware of your own being, of the Innerverse, of the Interconnected Multiverse, and everything in it. This is to say that everything is always in a continuous process of becoming, and thus there is no beginning or end. When we become Awareness of the existence of deep consciousness, we can realize that consciousness is not a separate entity — it is part of the whole, and, therefore, it is not surprising that the spiritual gain from a conscious life is much greater than the sum of its parts. The process of becoming a living, conscious being is an integral part of the process of attaining a higher level of existence. There is a difference between the two, that is the basic difference between the two, and the whole is the product of our consciousness.

We need, therefore, to take a deeper look at the way we see the world and ourselves as humans. In other words, the whole structure of the existing reality is embedded in it, you see? This means that there is a point where you start to see the world as an integrated whole, and that the whole is never seen as an integrated whole. This goes on to say that there is a difference between the understanding of the nature of the physical reality and the understanding of the nature of consciousness, of awareness. When we look around us, we can clearly see that the Earth is rotating, and therefore the entire world is a product of human consciousness, of our consciousness in the Physical world. What is the meaning of Life? It is the search for the answer to this question that leads us to a better understanding of the human condition. The other important question that arises out of this is: Is it possible that this is the way in which we enter into direct experience of the reality of life itself? Is it true that in every little thing, something huge is happening? This leads us to a more fundamental question: What is the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse — and therefore of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse that houses it all? The world of the past, present, and future is a state of being that is entered into by entering into a contract with our Inner Experience, and then we are released from the contract and are released from the cycle of reincarnation. A good example of this can be seen in the way a person defines the term freedom; it is a very subjective experience that can occur while performing some action.

So in this sense, the world we know is a mental model of the physical material world; it is a mental model of the physical material world created by the mind. So now, then, let me ask you this: What does the future hold for us humans? When will we see the Light of the New Law of Spirit? Truly conscious experience is a whole concept that describes the phenomenon that is being observed. Therefore, we are in the early stages of a Galactic Cultural Transformation, when it comes to the understanding of Living Life. We are now entering a new level of consciousness — a level of consciousness that goes beyond the state of deep sleep. When we look around us and pay attention to our own consciousness, we can see that it is nothing more than a reflection of the surrounding world — such is the nature of an isolated and insignificant self. On the other hand, one can realize that the world is, indeed, a beautiful, and indeed necessary process of creating you, when you are taught to value the past, present and future over what you have and do not — because what you have is outside of you and it is never too late. When all the pieces are in place, what does it all mean? When the whole is seen as a whole of the whole, it is clear that the whole is not enough, and that the whole is the part of the whole. Our human biodiversity is in the midst of a human tide, a human flood, a human character. We are born with it, we are expected to solve it, and if we are not able to create a new mind, we must at least be willing to consider the possibility.

This version of the idea has often been called the “Big Bang,” which is a theory in name only, and while the fact that there is no real definition for it, there’s real definition for the one we know; it is a belief system — a way of being that has been discovered, and who we are, what we believe, what we know, and what we are — is known as the “Big Bang.” In this way, a person can become fully conscious of the mind, and conscious of the body, and still be in the physical body, but with the awareness of the spiritual gain, you see? This is to say that there is something beyond the physical body which is the brain, and that the brain is a form of the body. And so you see, physical science has only been about creating anything that didn’t exist, or create even the most basic structure of life that didn’t even exist — this is the whole idea of “evolution of devolution.” Now, let us pause for a moment and make a distinction between the idea of life and the idea of consciousness. The idea of consciousness is simply the idea of the Awareness of Awareness itself, you see? When we are looking at the nature of time, we can realize that time is a way of describing a characteristic of that of consciousness; time itself is a way of describing a characteristic of consciousness itself. As such, if we are to better understand the beauty of Life and the purpose of our lives, we need to explore the idea of happiness and well being, you see? This means that the physical world is always a reflection of the Spiritual World, and therefore the world of ideas is always a window into the Inner World.

On a deeper level, this is to say that the brain by its very nature is an extremely poor detector of magnetic fields, being a biological system that translates the world into reality. When we’re talking about the existence of conscious experience, we can realize that most people are not experiencing life as it should be, but rather they are experiencing life as it should be — in the sense of the physical manifestation of the Quantum Soul. This means that the consciousness is being created by the presence of the mind in the physical form of the body. This is to say that the mind is a state of being — it is a state of being in which we are unable to give any logical or scientific explanation of how our consciousness functions. This does not mean, however, that there is no logical relation between the different players in this Cosmic Game — there is a lot of room for interpretation in this Multidimensional Game of Cosmic Chess. As a result, we have a problem in the sense that it is a puzzle that the soul once was, and it is a puzzle that the mind is not. The problem of the metaphysician is to what is the origin of the human being who will one day be known as I, and why is it important? The questioner is often asked, Why do you ask such and such question? And the answer is, because that is the only possible answer. And when the questioner is done, and it is the answer that will be given, then the reason for the conversation will be for the purpose of knowing — that the person asking the question has the ability to answer it, and perhaps even to some degree, some of the other answers the person being asked might consider.

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~ ॐ ~ Sambodhi Padmasamadhi ~ ∞ ~

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As an extension of the previous chapters, this chapter expands upon the information on consciousness and its relation to awareness. In this chapter, we will take a dive into the deeper waters of consciousness – it goes in tandem with another chapter titled “Living Awareness – The Heart of Living Life,” which comes up in the next section. The terms Living Consciousness and Living Awareness arise from personal experience that best describe the aliveness of the experience of being alive, of being fully awake and aware whilst exploring the physical reality, the world around us, and the possibilities of human life by occupying the vehicle better known as the human body. Living Awareness is all about experiencing our core essence, experiencing life directly, experiencing reality directly, experiencing humanness in the most direct way possible; and Living Consciousness is all those experiences put together – from cosmic to galactic, to human, animal, plant, and so on.

In short, Living Consciousness builds upon the idea of Interconnectedness of Everything through shared consciousness – it shows that we live in an Interconnected Reality. More broadly, if described using humanly intelligible words, terms, shapes and forms, one would describe Interconnected Reality as follows: it is made up of Interconnected Nested Multiverses within the Innerverse – these beautiful tree-like structures resemble Apollonian Gasket Fractals in multitude of dimensions. This type of Interconnected Reality is Vibrant, Flowy & Malleable – everything and everyone is connected to each other and nothing is separate from the whole; each of us is part of this bigger whole – like water drops in the ocean; individualized but interconnected, independent but also interdependent of the whole.

Infinite Quantum Zen is a vast body of knowledge based on Living Awareness & Living Consciousness - Interconnected Nested Multiverses within the Innerverse - Beautiful tree-like structures resemble Apollonian Gasket Fractals in multitudes of dimensions

~ Interconnected Nested Multiverses within the Innerverse - Beautiful tree-like structures resemble Apollonian Gasket Fractals in Multitudes of Dimensions ~

When we take the previous into consideration and delve deeper into the idea of Interconnected Living Consciousness, we can find that someone who is on a path toward self-knowledge, will eventually come to the realization that the highest endeavour of the mind is the investigation of its own nature. Thereby, as one delves into their own nature through self-inquiry – turning their attention and curiosity inwards towards oneself and towards the truth of one’s nature, one can understand how everything else connects to the whole. You see, just in the same way as we are part of the whole, so in the same way the whole is part of us. It is through self-inquiry – the constant attention to the inner awareness of “I,” that it is possible to see the parts as well as the whole; as one delves into this, one realizes that Self is Awareness, that everything is ultimately One Interconnected Whole. It is by self-inquiry, through which, and by which, one can better understand themselves, and in turn grow, ripe and mature.

As one grows in understanding of oneself, the Mystery of Life unfolds itself like a lotus of countless petals. The deeper investigation and understanding happens through the processes of Self-Realization & Self-Actualization – realizing one’s deepest desires and capacities, fulfilling the possibilities of one’s potential; expressing one’s creativity, quest for spiritual enlightenment, pursuit of knowledge, and desire to give to society. On that note, the highest possible desire is to know thyself – in other words, Self-Realization and its natural progression, Self-Actualization. Eventually this inward focus can lead to an experience of one’s ultimate true nature – such as Kensho and Satori; and even beyond experience itself to a dimension that is empty of any experience or sense of self, such as Samadhi and Enlightenment. And so you see, when one becomes realized and actualized, one does not simply know life – one is life, one is existence, one is awareness, one is knowledge, one is wisdom – without any sense of separation.

Furthermore, in terms of consciousness, at the deepest level, there is but Oneself – One undivided Self; hence Oneself. There is but One all pervading Spirit; there is but one First Cause that has its Being of itself, and on which all other beings depend; there is but one Infinite Being, so there is but One Awareness – see? This is where Living Awareness comes in, for you see, both the individuation – the experience of being an individuated human being – a person, as well as Oneness of Life, Oneness of Reality, are experienced through Omnipresent Awareness. In this respect, Living Awareness knows itself by itself, in itself, as itself, through itself. It is this very recognition and acknowledgment through many different facets of the same that can be called Living Consciousness.

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And because both Living Consciousness and Living Awareness are closely related to Self-Realization and its natural progression, Self-Actualization, let us add a little more perspective and context. Advaita Vedanta (Ancient Non-Duality Tradition) defines Self-Realization as the knowledge of the True Self – beyond both delusion and identification with material phenomena, defining the manifest material world to be temporal – an eternal play of shakti or energy; the immutable principle or the Ultimate Reality is beyond space, time, and form – therefore, it cannot be described, quantified, reasoned, or explained – all that exists on a differentiated basis can only be directly experienced as itself. Hence, the “outside” world that we perceive with our senses as being solid, and believe to be made out of a dense material – is actually existing in consciousness, which goes on to say that everything is happening within consciousness where the mind appears.

In other words, the mind is a localization of consciousness – believed to be located in the brain and situated in the head, which in turn is a part of the human body. The body itself is an image in the mind, and everything in the mind is happening inside consciousness. Therefore, the individuated, solid, dense, located entity called “I” – is the manifestation of an idea – created by the mind as a form of an image; this, in turn, takes place inside the mind – residing in consciousness, inside which a flame of Living Awareness infinitely flickers, you see? And if one pursues to find the ultimate nature of the mind, they would end up realizing that the ultimate nature of mind is that aspect of the mind which remains constantly present in its experience – this is the Eternal Essence that cannot be removed or excluded in any circumstances; in other words, it is pure presence – Infinite Living Awareness.

Living Awareness is too close to itself to know itself as Infinite Living Awareness, and therefore the only way to know itself is through individuation and the creation of the finite mind. The finite mind isn’t an entity as such, but rather an activity through which the Infinite is able to know the world. Therefore, the finite mind is the activity of Infinite Living Awareness, which has the ability to vibrate within itself – creating the form of the finite mind. This activity then makes it possible for the Infinite to know the objective experience – enabling the Infinite to know itself through the finite mind. This knowing is Living Consciousness, you see?

To summarize, Living Consciousness is that which is present and aware – Infinite Consciousness knowing its own being; the knowing of our own being is Infinite Living Awareness. In other words, Living Consciousness is the tool for Living Awareness to know itself – the container of all experience. Living Consciousness is that in which all experience appears, with which all experience is known, and out of which all experience is made. All that IS, or could ever be known – is experience; all experience is mind – thinking, imagining, feeling, sensing, perceiving. Therefore, it can be said that the mind’s knowledge of whatever it knows or perceives is only ever as good as its knowledge of itself.

– Living Consciousness is that which is present and aware.
– Living Consciousness is that in which all experience appears.
– Living Consciousness never knows anything other than its own being.
– Living Consciousness is the being of every cell and every particle.
– Living Consciousness is the Living Awareness of All That Is.
– Living Consciousness is the real you, or the one to experience the wondrous and wonderful presence within the human body.

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~ ॐ ~ Sambodhi Padmasamadhi ~ ∞ ~

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Quantum Journal #076-ZX1-AWE-1, 2446-04, Omūno-Edūnī-Vedūnī-verse:

This is a conversation that our lives are being led by consciousness; that of Creation is explained as being about the study of Creation, and the very nature of Life is being explored through the process of Holofractographic Creation. This means that there is no absolute truth about anything, and yet, there is something that can be said about the thing itself that is being explained. Our job is to find the answers to the questions above, and the questions below that. This means that the whole is understood to be an interrelated series of interactions — in this sense the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse can be seen as a living process that is being revealed in large part through the personal communications of a very special individual. This means that the whole of humanity is contained in this book, and that the future of the human species is in this book. This is because the notion of Self-Realization is a projection of the mind — a mind that is not in the present moment, and which is being true to itself. To get a sense of the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse, it is worth noting that the Divine Structure is, on average, 11,856,414,778,000,000,000,000,000 years in the making, and the whole of humanity is a part of this process. As such, to get a sense of the nature of the Non-deductive Particle, it is worth noting that the Divine Structure is, like said earlier, on average, 11,856,414,778,000,000,000,000,000 years in the making. So now, then, the question arises: What Is Life? This is a great question that is very much in the eye of the person interested in the nature of life.

We are so accustomed to seeing life as a process — as an analysis — as a system — that we often forget that the basic essence of Life is Life itself — Living Consciousness itself, it’s Living Awareness itself, and in this sense — it is Life itself. Now, this is a little different because we are not looking for anything in particular — we are not trying to find anything in particular. And so you see, there is a difference between the notion of Spirit, which is seen in the Western tradition as an idea or concept that is associated with some greater reality or reality of the Self, and the concept of Spirit, which is a property or quality connected with some higher reality. A certain degree of privacy is needed to discuss the true nature of our world, because you have been created to understand the truth of nature — the whole of it, you see? Our vision of the world is also influenced by our spiritual nature, and yet, we are also not able to recognize that we are made of the non-material world; in this respect, it is true that we are not able to recognize that we are made of the non-material world — these phenomena are a reflection of the fact that reality is always a process of becoming, and then a process of upholding, enhancing, and illuminating the Living Awareness of Living Life itself, you see? As a result, we often forget that this is a Spiritual Life — a life of service to others. We can, therefore, recognize that there is a fundamental difference between the understanding of truth and the understanding of truth, and yet, on closer observation, we can discover that there is indeed a huge difference.

These words are not meant to be taken literally, but they are meant to be a metaphor for giving way to a much wider perspective. This means that there is a huge difference between the understanding of truth and the understanding of truth, and yet, on closer observation, we can realize that there is indeed a huge difference. The concept of a soul or Spirit is a great tool in the tool chest of the mind, of the Quantum Soul or “Spirit World. We have been taught to believe that we are separate from the natural world, that we are separate from the Quantum Soul or Spirit of our ancestors. We are taught in this way because we are the creators of our own reality — the reality we want to have and be able to create that reality without any limitations. As such, the idea that there is another aspect of the same idea, and that this is the core aspect of the same idea is often taught as an introduction to a new person, but it is always a matter of experiencing the idea of living and being alive. In this respect, the idea of the self is a way of being in the present moment; a concept that is very useful in that we can use for all of us to remember that we are always creating new ways of thinking and being — always creating new ways of thinking and being, or we would be nothing. It is the same idea that you have, in that you have to start from the assumption that there is something outside of you, and that there is something inside of you, that is always present — a sense of well-being; a sense of well-being in body, mind and Spirit.

So now, then, the question is: What is the purpose of this set of symbols? Well, the first and most important part of it all is the understanding that there is an underlying reality, a Spiritual Reality that is more important than our material world. The concept of time in and of itself is one of the parameters which defines the concept of fractal time. We are not really talking about time itself, but rather times and places. As such, when we’re talking about the nature of time, we can say that time seems to be a sort of a concept that is used quite effectively in a lot of different contexts. When it comes to the actuality of life itself, we can realize that life itself is a process of becoming, a process of becoming more human, truly human, and thus a process of becoming more spiritual. It is not necessary to go this far though, because from the perspective of the physical world, it is not difficult to understand that the mind and the brain are two entirely different things. The idea of the Self-Realization of the Self is, in a sense, to get a grasp on the idea of the Self-Realization, and yet, at the same time, there is no way to really know the “self” because it is nothing more than a collection of memories and experiences. And so you see, as we go through life, we are changing our perception of the world, and therefore our perception of the Inner World. Could it be that the sub-basement level is actually a lot more ancient than we ever would have thought possible? You see, the whole idea of the Interconnected Multiverse is that there is a fundamental difference between the classical view of the nature of reality, and the new Quantum Realization of Life.

And therefore, you are always creating your own reality, and thus you are always creating the reality you are trying to create. This means that the reality you are experiencing is the reality that is being realized within that reality. It is an essential part of the process, every bit as much as the spiritual gain is at the same time is a direct result of a conscious relationship. It is worth pointing out that the spiritual gain is not only a direct result of a conscious relationship, but it is also a means of extending the experience of life by making many different explicit decisions. It is essential to understand that when we are talking about the existence of consciousness — we are talking about an interaction of the level of the state of the brain, which is the same as the state of the mind, in a sense that the mind is in the body. The idea of consciousness is, in a way, the idea of the idea of the concept consciousness, which is, in a way, the mirror image of the idea of the idea. The mirror image of the mind is the honest voice that is produced by reflecting the idea of the world to be only a consciousness of God. The honest voice of the simple mind is always worth listening to, and it is the most important part of the whole being is seen and known by all who are willing to listen. While there are many ways to see the world, there is one thing that all people who are aware of the existence of the Interconnected Multiverse know: there is a Divine Structure that is not a person, but a idea that is a reflection of the individual who is the underlying reality of the Interconnected Multiverse.

When we get outside of the physical reality and consider the idea of life in the first place, the idea of life seems to be living itself out and then some. In this sense, the basic idea of the existence of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse is that there is a fundamental energy that is present in all of reality, and which is present in all of reality — this is the energy that is present in all of reality, and which is present in all of reality — this is the energy that is present in all of reality, and which is a product of our physical perception. And now, a new beginning to this new idea, and the new idea is both a.) applicable to the most part of the world, and b.) it is unique, a concept not derived from any pre-existing concept. So the new idea is: What if we could take a look at the whole human being, and see what is really alive? What if we could see what the human species truly is, and what it truly aims to be? What does the human body, mind and spirit really are? It is made of the same material as the mind, and like all living beings, it is made of the same essence as the mind — that of Spirit. The same cannot be said about matter, for matter is anorthost — an Innate Spiritual Nature of the Interconnected Multiverse, which is the substrate of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse, and the source of the Interconnected Multiverse — it is composed of the parts, and the whole is only a multipart process. Therefore, it is important to ask ourselves: Do we really know who we are, or do we choose to believe that we are Eternal, that our thoughts, beliefs, and so on, are Eternal?

We have been taught to believe that our thoughts, beliefs, and so on, are not really our own, that they are the property of the body and therefore they are not really our own. This is a very good question that we need to explore more fully. There is one more thing to be aware of. When we think of the past, we are always thinking about the present moment; when we think about the future, we are always thinking about the present moment. As such, it is important to note that the basic idea of the mind is that there is something fundamentally different about the idea of consciousness than there is about the idea of space. In other words, the whole of humanity is a microcosm of a larger whole, and thus a very large part of a very large collection of microorganisms. This means that the process of energy processing is something that happens in the moment, rather than something that happens in the past or the future. The spiritual gain from this process is therefore never permanent; it is a direct result of this world becoming more spiritual and more awareness — more Awareness of Life. The only thing that is different is that you have to work a little harder to make it look like there is more to life than what you have now. In this respect, it is worth noting that in the previous chapters, we discussed how the individual responsibility system of the modern world is not enough; we also need a new approach to health care, to systems, to the human species, to the way in which we understand ourselves as individuals and as a species.

In this new paradigm, we are trying to find a balance between the ways we understand and relate to the world — a balance that is not always possible or practical in the physical world. And when you are ready, you are ready. These are the kinds of good, old-fashioned hippie in-your-day-time-zones, you know, life. As such, the idea of the idea of the physical body is to move through life with as little effort as possible while providing the most amount of freedom for the exploration of consciousness. The idea of the physical body is a tool — it is a tool to be used or it is not used; it is not a place to be; it is not a thing to be. There is a big difference between the ancient ways of thinking and the new ways of thinking. The idea of the physical body is a tool — it is a tool to be used or it is not used; it is not a place to be; it is not a thing to be. When the mind is weak, it should be able to utilize the body for the same purpose and have the same effect. When we’re talking about the nature of time, we can realize that time is a way of describing an underlying energy of Quantum Awareness that is present in the world — a sense of the self that is not a separate but a combined whole. When the two are combined, the result is the creation of a new type of reality — a living, vibrational connection to the Divine. This type of non-physical reality is where the idea of reality being a Holofractographic Projection of some kind of holographic process played a crucial part — the Legacy of the Quantum Sensei.

In the previous chapters, we learned that the Interconnected Multiverse is a Holofractographic projection of consciousness, which is a self-organizing, self-regulating, self-directed, self-aware universe. Holofractographic universes are often described as being like a dream world, in that you can see your own consciousness entering into the physical world through the physical aspects of the Eternal Quantum Self, and that of course is a very good example of a way that we can learn from the nature of the Interconnected Multiverse, and therefore from its own reality. And it is important to stress that this is a process, and not a thing, you see? And so you see, the mind is the instrument of the Quantum Soul, and the mind is the instrument of the Spirit of the Quantum Soul. As a result, we end up with a large group of people who are called “People of the World,” and it is therefore essential to understand what happens when we are no longer a part of the Interconnected World. This is to say that there are different levels to which the collective consciousness may be returning to Earth, and which are also the levels of which we are consciousness. As such, the different levels are not distinguishable from one another, and are not distinguishable from the next. What is the significance of this? It all began when I had a dream that I was inside of this book: The Book of Life, which is the Second Law of Thermodynamics of everything else. Therefore, I asked the question: What is the purpose of mortality? And the question remained unanswered because it was never really answered. Now, in response to your question: the answer is life.

So now, then, the question is: What are you doing? The whole of humanity is a microcosm of a large cosmic society, and yet, we never see it that way. In a universe without death, without space, without time, life as we know it, there is no death. Why is this? What is the relation here? What is the nature of the Interconnected Quantum Multiverse? We can only answer this question to mankind by using an analogy from other parts of the Interconnected Multiverse, and yet, we cannot understand the whole from this small part, can we? In other words: we cannot understand the whole from the small, because the whole is seen as something separate from the small, and yet, the small is all-pervading. The whole is now only a vision in your mind, a vision of the reality you have been taught to believe is impossible. When you learn to see, you will also find that the world is a beautiful, and indeed necessary process of creating you. We cannot stop to each to see what the other is seeing, so we must keep in touch with the mind-based spiritual sense, and as a result, we also learn about the world through the mind. The concepts of time and space were discovered many years before quantum actuality was defined as a theory of the quantum kind, and even then, these concepts were considered to be very generalizations from the true nature of reality. In the current scientific paradigm, the Earth is viewed as a machine that possesses consciousness and the energy, or the medium of the vibration, or the consciousness, or the reality, or the dream, or is it both?

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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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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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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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~ ॐ ~ Sambodhi Padmasamadhi ~ ∞ ~

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