Activating Christ Consciousness

 

What is the best way to control and subjugate a population? It's to brainwash them into a learned state of powerlessness and make them believe that they are at the mercy of outside circumstances. A person who doesn't believe in oneself and doesn't believe in possibility would do anything to abide by the rules laid out by the authorities. That's how the insidious mechanism of our society functions. It's a complex web of lies, manipulation, and flawed indoctrination.

There exists a spark of God within you that has been buried deep. Because of all the societal conditioning you have received over the years, because you are not aware of its significance and your innate power, you may be living a mediocre life. But all is not lost; there still is hope deep in the structure of your brain. There exists a small, yet potent gland that can actually help you transcend your limits and finally become one with the Infinite, the Source of All There Is. It can assist you in renewing and reestablishing your spiritual connection with your higher self.

The question is: Are you ready to make use of this fascinating knowledge and awaken the Christ Consciousness within you?

In ancient traditions, hidden knowledge was a common theme often cloaked in mystery and guarded carefully because of the threat of persecution. This wisdom was often encoded in stories, parables, and sacred writings. Many of these texts are still around today, but their deeper meanings remain concealed, accessible only to those who can look beyond the surface and interpret the subtle hints they contain.

Even the Bible, a widely studied text, holds intriguing clues for those prepared to explore beyond a literal understanding. One such clue is the phrase “Christ is in you” suggesting a profound spiritual truth. The temple of God is not a place you visit, but something found within each of us today.

We are going to dive into an ancient secret shared by various spiritual traditions around the world. We'll be examining a technique for awakening the pineal gland, often referred to as activating Christ Consciousness. In a more in-depth manner than we have in previous discussions, this process is known as activating the oil of Christ, or Christ Consciousness.

In the brain, deep within our skull, lies an area called the claustrum located at the center of the head. From this claustrum a special secretion is produced, known as

spinal brain fluid, which is a type of oil. This fluid has its origins in the cerebrum and was referred to in ancient times as Christos, a term meaning anointed one.

This fluid embarks on a journey moving from the brain down through the spinal cord. Its path is quite remarkable. It descends gradually until it reaches the sacral plexus which is near the sacrum, the second lowest segment of the spinal column. The movement of this fluid down the spinal cord to the sacral region underscores the incredible design of the human body.

The spinal cord itself can be seen as an extension of this, a miniature reflection of how consciousness descends from a higher spiritual realm into the physical body and material world. This descent mirrors the legend of Santa Claus who travels down the chimney to deliver gifts, representing the gifts of consciousness, or the awakening of Christ Consciousness each month when the moon aligns with the position it held at the time of your birth.

It is believed that a kind of spiritual seed or germ is formed and planted in the solar plexus. Located just above the sacral plexus, this seed is thought to be a universal creative force, the foundational essence from which all things are born and within which everything exists.

The oil having reached the sacral plexus awaits the germination of this seed, an

event that happens once a month, twelve times a year. This cycle spans about two-and-one-half days each month, specifically when the moon is in the zodiac sign where the sun was positioned at the time of your birth. This germ or seed represents the symbolic birth of Christ, with the solar plexus being referred to as Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ.

The journey doesn't end here. The oil must return to its original source in the mid-brain. As it ascends back through the spinal cord the vibration of the oil increases, becoming more refined and amplified.

Initially, this sacred oil undergoes differentiation in the pineal and pituitary glands. These glands, representing the masculine and feminine energies within us, play a crucial role in this spiritual process, nurturing what could be seen as a spiritual offspring that takes shape in the solar plexus of each person.

The descent of this oil through the spinal cord follows the pathways of two nerves known in various spiritual traditions as Ida and Pingala in the chakra system of ancient Indian teachings. Pingala is associated with the pineal gland and carries a positive electric charge, often symbolized by honey. Conversely, the Ida nerve is connected to the pituitary gland and is associated with a magnetic charge symbolized by milk. These two energies balance each other, creating a dynamic interplay that is vital for spiritual awakening and the realization of one's inner Christ Consciousness.

The symbolism here is rich with layers of meaning. The germ, representing the Christ, is said to be born in Bethlehem, an allegorical reference to the merging of the dual energies - the masculine represented by Joseph and the feminine by Mary. The descent of the sacred oil from the brain is often referred to as mana from heaven.

In this metaphorical framework, heaven symbolizes the higher realms of consciousness located in the upper regions of the body such as the head, while the torso, seen as a connection between heaven and earth, is often equated with the heavens.

The heart situated in the middle of the body has been called many names in different traditions, such as mid-gard or the middle garden, signifying a place of balance and connection between the physical and the spiritual. In contrast, the lower regions, including the generative area, are often depicted as Sodom and Gomorrah, representing base desires and material attachments. This area associated with primal urges and animalistic cravings has also been termed hell or the world of the flesh. On the other hand, regions above the heart are portrayed as the Garden of Eden, a land flowing with milk and honey, symbolizing a paradisiacal state of higher awareness and spiritual purity.

The pineal gland produces a golden honey-like fluid that contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a compound believed to facilitate spiritual visions and deeper states of consciousness. Meanwhile, the pituitary gland secretes a substance that resembles milk. This is why ancient texts often describe the land of spiritual awakening as flowing with “milk and honey”.

The Journey of this sacred fluid is a continuous cycle descending to the sacral plexus and awaiting the monthly germination of the seed. If one can transmute this seed, raising it up through the spinal column, it reaches critical regions like the medulla oblongata, pons, and mesencephalon.

During this ascent, the seed crosses the vagus nerve, also known as the pneumogastric nerve. This nerve travels from the brain stem, extending to several vital organs, including the lungs and stomach, forming a network known as the Tree of Life. The ancient sages understood that the seed born in Bethlehem each month symbolizes the potential for Christ Consciousness to awaken within us.

By avoiding activities and habits that deplete or damage this vital oil, such as excessive sexual activity, poor diet, stress, and negative emotions, one can conserve this precious essence. This conservation allows the oil to rise through the body's energy centers or chakras, beginning with the heart and moving up to the throat. Through dedicated practices such as meditation, controlled breathing, mindful eating, and maintaining a calm and peaceful mind, one can elevate this spiritual oil.

As it ascends its vibrational frequency continues to rise. Eventually it crosses the vagus nerve near the upper spine, traveling through the 33 vertebrae of the spinal column a journey that mirrors the symbolic crucifixion of Christ who is said to have died at the age of 33. When this sacred oil reaches the upper spinal region it encounters the optic thalamus, an egg-shaped structure located at the brain's center. The crossing of the vagus nerve here is often likened to the crucifiction, a symbolic death of the physical ego-based consciousness.

This is where the transition from a material to a spiritual existence takes place, embodying a state of God Consciousness. This process activates the Kundalini energy leading to the regeneration of both body and mind. Rather than being destroyed, the oil undergoes a significant transformation; its potency is amplified sometimes up to a thousand-fold for two-and-a-half days, a period equivalent to a lunar phase.

The oil rests in the optic thalamus, appearing dormant or dead. This phase is often compared to the death of Christ, a period of stillness or latency within what could be considered the tomb of the cerebellum, but on the third day, just as the story of the resurrection suggests, the oil rises once more, this time to the pineal gland.

As it reaches the pineal gland it connects with the cerebellum and the optic thalamus, illuminating both the third eye and what is often described as the Throne of God. This activation leads to the awakening of crystals within the pineal gland, a process that ignites higher levels of awareness, unlocking what is often referred to as the Christ Consciousness or Divine Consciousness. This heightened state represents a profound transformation where an individual can perceive and embody a higher spiritual truth, transcending the ordinary physical limitations of existence.

This sacred area, often referred to as the Temple of the Living God, represents the highest point within our physical form; it is where the Breath of Life, the divine spark, is infused into every human being. This substance known as the holy spirit in its most elevated form finds its ultimate expression in the pineal gland, which is considered the pinnacle or the crown of this inner temple.

The Ancients, particularly the Egyptians and Greeks revered the optic thalamus as the light of the world.

Because of their profound understanding of human physiology and anatomy, they knew that the sacred oil, which originates in the claustrum of the brain and undergoes differentiation in the pineal and pituitary glands, descends through the spinal cord, before ultimately beginning a journey of ascension. This upward movement symbolizes the elevation of consciousness. Enlightened individuals were seen as those who could facilitate this ascent, helping the oil reach the optic thalamus, thus illuminating it.

Christ, in this ancient wisdom, represents the inner resurrection and renewal available to every person. This transformation occurs when the sacred oil is refined and elevated, converting into a powerful force capable of regenerating the body and transcending the limitations of physical death.

Internally this process awakens countless dormant brain cells igniting a new level of consciousness and vitality, however, certain actions can harm this sacred oil and diminish its potency. Overindulgence in alcohol, gluttony, and engaging in inappropriate sexual activities are just a few behaviors that can deplete vitality, much like the biblical allegory of eating from the Tree of Life and losing one's vital connection to it.

Ancients viewed the Tree of Life as a symbol of vitality and longevity, and they understood that squandering this sacred substance leads to the body's decline and the loss of its vital life force. The true secret lies in understanding how to preserve and elevate this oil, fostering an environment within oneself that supports spiritual enlightenment and higher states of consciousness.

The principle of “As Above, So Below” suggests that maintaining the balance and sanctity of this internal process can lead to profound spiritual and physical well-being. This ancient wisdom held that by nurturing this seed and guiding it upward one could significantly extend their lifespan, with some sages of old said to have lived for several centuries due to their mastery of this sacred knowledge.

An in-depth exploration of the gospels reveals this foundational truth embedded within their texts. Phrases like “I am the light of the world” point directly to this internal illumination where the optic thalamus, the true light of the world, shines bright when one achieves inner clarity.

As Matthew 6:22 states, “if thine eye be single the whole body shall be full of light”, referring to the third eye or spiritual eye. This teaching emphasizes the importance of focusing one's inner vision to fill one's entire being with Divine Light.

Yet there are those who misunderstand these teachings. Many view Jesus Christ purely as a historical figure who will physically return to save humanity. This external expectation overlooks the core message that salvation and elightenment come from within. This misunderstanding is what the Apostle Paul referred to when he spoke of the sacred secret of Christ within, the Christ that dwells in each of us.

The kingdom of God is an inner reality, not an external one, and it does not manifest in ways that can be seen with physical eyes. Jesus's teachings make it clear that the kingdom of God is not something to be found outside ourselves. He said not to look outward for it, for the kingdom of God does not come in such a way as to be seen with your eyes; it is not a matter of looking here or looking there, for the kingdom of God is within us all.

The journey to discover this kingdom is entirely internal, requiring us to turn inward and recognize that everything we seek - the universe itself, the divine presence - is already within us. This path is not one of external search, but of deep inner exploration to achieve true spiritual transformation.

One must elevate this sacred energy and guide the vital oil through all the chakras, especially addressing the lower ones which are associated with aspects like sexuality, envy, power, greed, and material wealth. If we remain fixated on these lower centers we are essentially consuming the fruit of the Tree of Life in a way that keeps us bound to Earthly desires and limitations. This is why it is essential to raise this energy and transcend the lower mind, allowing us to connect with higher states of consciousness.

Our mission is to guide and elevate this Christ's seed within us moving it upward until it is symbolically crucified at the center of the head. The Bible, rich in symbolism and allegory, can be understood as a profound guide to this internal journey rather than just a historical account at its essence. It illustrates the process of spiritual transformation symbolized by the birth, death, resurrection, and rebirth of Christ.

This narrative isn't solely about a historical figure, but represents the potential for inner transformation that resides within each of us. Awakening the Christ within leads to profound changes on both a physiological and spiritual level, guiding one toward enlightenment and self-realization. When the sacred oil reaches the optic thalamus it triggers the creation of new rejuvenating blood within the body. Without this process, old and toxic blood continues to circulate within our systems.

For true healing to occur, the oil must ascend to the optic thalamus which reactivates dormant brain cells and initiates a form of spiritual resurrection akin to the return of the prodigal sun to the heavens of the cerebrum. This journey not only facilitates physical regeneration, but also brings about a profound spiritual renewal, opening the door to higher consciousness and clairvoyant abilities.

The knowledge we share here is incredibly powerful, but its true value lies in its practical application. It shouldn't remain a mere concept or theory. It needs to be

practiced consistently over time to reveal its full potential to truly experience the

benefits of this ancient wisdom.

Commit to trying it for a full year. The process is relatively simple.

Each month, observe the phase of the moon when it aligns with the zodiac sign that was present at the exact time of your birth. During this lunar phase a remarkable oil is secreted by the brain and begins its descent through the spinal cord to the base. To elevate this oil again you must consciously raise your vibrational frequency and retain your seed, which is your life force. This sacred fluid nourishes every system in your body, maintaining vitality and promoting longevity. Premature release of this fluid can deplete your energy and diminish your wellbeing. By retaining it you preserve your essential energy and support your overall health and longevity.

Start this practice at the precise time of your birth and count forward 72 hours or three full days. During this time it is crucial to avoid sexual activity, particularly

ejaculation, as this can deplete the vital energy needed for the process.

Focus on meditation, consume living fresh foods, and avoid red meat and processed items. Aim for a diet rich in vegetables and natural juices free from artificial additives and contaminants that might lower your energy. Throughout these three days maintain a state of calm and positivity engaging in meditation as much as possible. If regular meditation isn't feasible, focus on keeping your thoughts peaceful and centered. Pay close attention to your dreams during this period as they may provide insights and guidance.

After these 72 hours, the central region of the brain will begin to illuminate. Activating the pineal gland and remembering this entire process unfolds over a year with each month presenting an opportunity for the seed within you to grow, recharge, and accumulate more energy.

According to ancient teachings, after a year of committed practice, you may experience a profound spiritual awakening, often referred to as a christening. This awakening is a deeply personal experience, one that becomes your own truth independent of any external validation.

from the YouTube presentation of The Hidden Teaching of Jesus - How To Activate The Pineal Gland

They Made it All Up

 

and Jesus answered:

In your Scriptures, doesn't God say

YOU ARE GODS?

John 10:34

A lot of people don't know how we got the Bible at all. We Westerners got the Bible thanks to the Catholic Church. And they took over the books of the Old Testament, which even by the time of Christ had not been finally decided upon by the Jews.

The Jews did not close the canon of the Old Testament until the year 100 AD or thereabouts at the Synod of Jamnia. And then they finally decided which were the canonical books of the Hebrew scriptures and embodied them in the Masoretic text, the earliest copy of which dates from the 10th century... early in the 10th century AD.

The books to be included in the New Testament were not finally decided upon until the year 382 AD again, at the Synod of Rome under Pope Damasus. So it was the church, the Catholic Church, that promulgated the Bible and said we are giving you these scriptures on our authority and by the authority of the informal tradition that has existed among us from the beginning, inspired by the Holy Spirit.

So you receive historically the Bible on the church's say-so and the Catholic Church insists therefore that the church collectively, speaking under the presumed guidance of the Holy Spirit, has the authority to interpret the Bible.

And you can take that or leave it.

Hindus believe that the Vedas are divinely revealed and inspired with just as much fervor as any Christian or any Jew. Muslims believe that the Quran is divinely inspired. And some Buddhists believe that their sutras are also of divine or rather of Buddhic origin. The Japanese believe that the ancient texts of Shinto are likewise of divine origin. And who is to be judge?

So if the church says the Bible is true, it finally comes down to you. Are you going to believe the church or aren't you?

So really, I won't deny anybody's right to hold these opinions. You may indeed believe that the Bible is literally true and that it was actually dictated by God to Moses and the prophets and the apostles. That may be your opinion and you are at liberty to hold it.

I don't agree with you. I do believe on the other hand that there is a sense in which the Bible is divinely inspired. But since inspiration always comes through a human vehicle, it is liable to be distorted by that vehicle.

I'm talking to you through a sound system and it's the only one now available.

Now, if there's something wrong with this sound system, whatever truths I might utter to you will be distorted... my voice will be distorted, and you might mistake the meaning of what I said.

Now, so therefore everybody who receives divine inspiration, and I'm using that in a very loose way, but anybody who receives it will express it within the limits of what language he knows. And by language here, I don't only mean English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, or Sanskrit. I mean language in the sense of what sort of terms are available to you. What kind of religion were you brought up with?

My opinion is that Jesus of Nazareth was a human being, like Buddha, like Sri Ramakrishna, like Ramana Maharshi, et cetera, who early in life had a colossal experience of what we call cosmic consciousness. Now you don't have to be any particular kind of religion to get this experience. It can hit anyone anytime, like falling in love, in greater or lesser degree, but it's found all over the world. And when it hits you, you know it.

Sometimes it comes after long practice of meditations and spiritual discipline. Sometimes it comes for no reason that anybody can determine. We say it's the grace of God. That there comes this overwhelming conviction that you have mistaken your identity, that what you thought, what I thought was just old Alan Watts was only completely superficial. So you can very well understand how people to whom this happens feel genuinely inspired. Because very often there goes along with it an extremely warm feeling, because you see the divine in everybody else's eyes.

When Kabir, a great Hindu Muslim mystic, was a very old man, he used to look around at people and say, "To whom shall I preach?" Because he saw the beloved in all eyes.

The traditions of Asia, Hindu, Buddhist, Daoists, and so forth are full of miraculous stories and we take them in our stride. We don't think that there are any sign of anything in particular except psychic power.

And I'm really a little scared of the growing interest in psychic power because that's what I call psychotechnics. And we've made such a mess of things with ordinary techniques that heaven only knows what we might do if we got hold of psychotechnics and started raising people from the dead and prolonging life insufferably.

The whole answer to the story of miracles is simply imagine that you're God. Now what happened? The apostles didn't quite get the point. They were awed by the miracles of Jesus. They worshiped him as people do worship gurus. And it's, you know, to what lengths that can go if you've been around guru land.

And so the Christian said, okay, okay, Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God, but let it stop right there, nobody else. So what happened was that Jesus was pedestalized. He was put in a position that was safely upstairs so that his troublesome experience of cosmic consciousness would not come and cause other people to be a nuisance.

And those who have had this experience and expressed it during those times when the church had political power were almost invariably persecuted. Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake. John Scotus Eriugena was excommunicated. Meister Eckhart's thesis were condemned. And so on and so on.

A few mystics got away with it because they used cautious language. But you see what happens. If you pedestalize Jesus, you strangle the gospel at birth. And it has been the tradition in both the Catholic Church and in Protestantism to pass off what I will call an emasculated gospel.

Gospel means good news. And I cannot for the life of me think what is the good news about the gospel as ordinarily handed down. Here is the revelation of God in Christ, in Jesus. And we are supposed to follow his life and example, without having the unique advantage of being the boss's son, born of a virgin, knowing he's the son of God, having the power of miracles, knowing that basically it's impossible to kill him, that he's going to rise again in the end. And we are asked to take up our cross and follow him when we don't know that about ourselves at all.

So what happens is this. We are delivered therefore a gospel which is in fact an impossible religion. It's impossible to follow the way of Christ. Many a Christian has admitted it. I'm a miserable sinner. I fall far short of the example of Christ.

But do you realize the more you say that, the better you are? Because what happened was that Christianity institutionalized guilt as a virtue. And therefore you will always be aware of your shortcomings. And so the more shortcomings you feel, the more you are aware of the vast abyss between Christ and yourself.

So you go to confession and if you've got a nice, dear, understanding confessor, he'll say, my child, you know you've sinned very grievously but you must realize that the love of God and of our Lord is infinite. And that naturally you are forgiven. And you know, you've committed a murder and robbed a bank and fornicated around and so on. The priest is perfectly patient and quiet.

Well, you feel awful. To the love of God, I've wounded Jesus, grieved the Holy Spirit, and so on. But you know in the back of your mind, you're going to do it all over again. You won't be able to help yourself. You'll try. But there's always a greater and greater sense of guilt.

This is the Christianity of most people. Now there is a much more subtle Christianity of the theologians, the mystics, and the philosophers, but it's not what gets preached from the pulpit.

What would the real gospel be? The real good news is not simply that Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God, but that he was a powerful son of God who came to open everybody's eyes to the fact that you are too.

And this is perfectly plain. If you will go to the 10th chapter of St John, verse 30, there is the passage where Jesus says, "I and the Father are one." There are some people who are not intimate disciples around and they're horrified and they immediately pick up stones to stone him. He says, "Many good works I have shown you from the Father. And for which of these do you stone me?" And they said, "For a good work, we stone you not, but for blasphemy because you being a man make yourself God." And he replied, "Isn't it written in your law? I have said, you are gods." He's quoting the 82nd Psalm. "Is it not written in your law? I have said, you are gods. If God called then those to whom he gave his word gods, and you can't deny the scriptures, how can you say I blaspheme? Because I said, I am a son of God."

Well, there's the whole thing in a nutshell. Because if you read the King James Bible that descended with the angel, you will see in italics in front of these words, son of God because I said, I am the son of God. And most people think that the italics are for emphasis. They're not. The italics indicate words interpolated by the translators.

You will not find that in the Greek. In the Greek says, "A son of God." So it seems to me here perfectly plain that Jesus has got it in the back of his mind that this isn't something peculiar to himself. So when he says, "I am the way. No man comes to the Father but by me." This I am, this me, is the divine in us, which in Hebrew would be called the Ruach Adonai.

So the point is that the Ruach is the divine in the creature by virtue of which we are sons of or of the nature of God, manifestations of the divine. This discovery is the gospel, that is the good news.

But this has been perpetually repressed throughout the history of Western religion because all Western religions have taken the form of celestial monarchies, which is not the religion of Jesus which was the realization of divine sonship, but the religion about Jesus, which pedestalizes him, and which says only this man of all the sons of women was divine. And you had better recognize it. Utterly exclusive.

Convinced in advance of examining the doctrines of any other religion that it is the top religion. And so it becomes a freak religion, just as it has made a freak of Jesus, an unnatural man. It claims uniqueness, not realizing that what it does teach would be far more credible if it were truly Catholic, that is to say, restated again the truths which have been known from time immemorial, which have appeared in all the great cultures of the world.

If then we can see this, that Jesus speaks not from the situation of a historical, deux ex machina, a kind of weird, extraordinary event, but he is a voice which joins with other voices that have said in every place and time, wake up, man, wake up, and realize who you are.

No scolding, no rational demonstration of the right way to behave is going to inspire people with love. Something else must happen. I feel then, you see, that it's enormously important that churches stop being talking shops. They become centers of contemplation.

What is contemplation? Contemplum, it's what you do in the temple. You don't come to the temple to chatter, but to be still and know that I am God. And this is why if the Christian religion, if the gospel of Christ is to mean anything at all, instead of just being one of the forgotten religions along with Osiris and Mithra, we must see Christ as the great mystic, in the proper sense of the word mystic. Not someone who has all sorts of magical powers and understands spirits and so on.

A mystic, strictly speaking, is one who realizes union with God by whatever name. This seems to me the crux and message of the gospel summed up in the prayer of Jesus which St John records, as he speaks over his disciples praying that they may be one, even as you, Father, and I are one, that they may be all one. All realize this divine sonship or oneness, basic identity, with the eternal energy of the universe and the love that moves the sun and other stars.

the words of Alan Watts from Dorothy Shelton's YouTube video Alan Watts Opens Up About Religion

The Philosophy of Not Caring

Let's say you're 90 years old and wise. You've just been told you have cancer and you have about a month to live. For the last 60 years you've traveled the world spreading lessons of freedom, inner peace, and love. Today, you're giving what will be your final public speech. What feelings would you have to deal with? How would you feel at that moment?

This was the reality for the famous Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti. You can find his last speech on YouTube. Interestingly, the first time I encountered this man was during that very talk - his last. Even at 90, while discussing a complex subject and facing the end of his life's work, he remained peaceful, calm, and deeply reflective. Remarkably there was no sign of mental decline, fear, or emotional turmoil. For the first time, I was genuinely captivated by someone else's words.

I had heard many spiritual leaders speak before, but their words often felt empty to me; they didn't seem to fully embody the teachings they espoused, but this man was different. Death after all is real, something you cannot fake, so what was Krishnamurti's secret?

Krishnamurti referred to himself as the speaker in the third person. Unlike many spiritual teachers, he never spoke about his own experiences. He offered no solutions and never claimed to be an expert on the mind. Many people followed him for decades, yet few fully grasped what he was trying to teach as sadguru. One said Krishnamurti's mind was sharp as a blade cutting straight to the essence of things, but not many could keep up with him. Yet he held firm to his core principles and remained indifferent to whether others understood him or not.

There is no teacher and no student; there is no leader and no guru; there is no master and no savior. You are the master, the guru, the leader, and the student all at once. You are everything.

Near the end of his life he shocked his audience. “Do you want to know my secret?”, he suddenly asked. The room fell silent. Everyone became very attentive. He continued, “This is my secret: I don't mind what happens.” He elaborated, “I don't care whether I succeed or fail, whether I have money or not. I have no problem because I don't expect anything from life or others.” This echoes what the great Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said: “It is fitting to love the hand that life deals you and play it as your own.”

But what does it really mean when someone says they don't mind what happens? It's about being fully aligned with the present moment and not resisting what is. It's a surrender to life's flow without resistance. It's soft, yet incredibly powerful, like water, that despite its softness erodes even the toughest rocks over time. Yet, how does this make sense?

Does not caring about what happens mean doing nothing at all? If I don't care about the result, why take action? Is this an existential viewpoint? Not at all.

The Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism's most important texts, provides insight. 'Abandon all attachment to success or failure and perform your duty.' This verse in Book 2:48 underscores the importance of detaching from the outcome of our actions.

Typically, every action we take is motivated by the desire for a reward. It's the promise of something in return that gives rise to ideas of good and bad, success and failure. For example, we attend school with the aim of getting good grades, which then allow us to get into a prestigious university. Then going to university is the pathway to securing a good job. A well-paying job is usually seen as a means to acquiring the comforts of life - a nice car, a big house, a partner, and a family.

When loneliness creeps in, the family becomes our refuge. This is our life. People constantly chase a perfect future that they believe will bring them happiness, yet the future doesn't exist, and happiness isn't found somewhere out there – it's always here in the present!

Moreover, when reality doesn't align with our idealized expectations, we experience disappointment, frustration, and suffering. The greater the gap between what we want and what is, the stronger our negative emotions become. But what if there's another way?

Focus on the action itself, not the reward. True mastery in action is about transcending ideas of success and failure; it's about releasing our deep attachment to outcomes. This detachment doesn't mean we stop acting or become indifferent to our responsibilities. Rather, it's about preventing our emotions and thoughts from being dictated by results.

As the stoic philosopher Epictetus said, “Do not seek for things to happen as you wish them to, but rather wish that what happens be as it is, and you will be okay.” This approach involves giving your best to every task and then letting go, trusting that whether you succeed or fail is part of a larger plan beyond your control. When I say divine, I don't necessarily mean a God or religious concept. I'm referring to anything beyond our control. Find what you love and let that be your driving force.

Your interests don't arise randomly. Follow them, give them life, let them consume you. Once you discover something you love, the act itself becomes the reward. After that, is there really success or failure?

In the words of Krishnamurti, “So you must do what is right without expecting anything in return; you must work without hoping to see the results; you must serve the world because you love it and cannot help but serve it in the future.”

AI will likely take over most of what people do. The only solution may be taxing technology and redistributing that wealth to people. As it stands, people in the west already live with comforts that surpass those of kings 300 years ago - safe homes, abundant food, and clean water. In time, many might not need to work anymore. What will we do then? What remains and what can't be replaced by a machine? What is the true purpose of being human?

Study what will help you help others the most. Work hard at your studies, not for the sake of being seen as smart or even for the pleasure of being intelligent. Do it because only someone who has cultivated intelligence can help others.

In the next ten years machines may handle most of what people currently do, except for one thing: loving and helping others. This is what Krishnamurti meant when he said, “I do not mind what happens”.

You see, only someone who doesn't care what happens next can truly love. Often, when we're with someone, we care too much about what happens. When we give, we expect something in return, and when we don't get what we feel we deserve, we experience deep pain. This is where most conflicts in relationships arise, showing that genuine unconditional love is lacking in this life.

All we really desire is to be loved and accepted unconditionally. Yet we carry so many conditions on ourselves, on others, and on life itself. We think that if those conditions are met we'll finally find peace and happiness. Yet we often overlook how futile this pursuit really is. These conditions lead us to constantly search outside ourselves for something to complete us, drawing our attention outward instead of inward. The true measure of life's value lies in our ability to act without expectation. That's what it means to not mind what happens, to be the pure embodiment of love.

from Scipio's Dossier, When Jiddu Krishnamurti Shocked His Audience, on YouTube

The Unification of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

This Russian-born American physicist says Our Entire Universe could be a Giant Neural Network. He published a research paper that redefines our Reality, suggesting that we’re living inside a massive neural network that governs everything around us. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitaly-vanchurin-959a45135/)

Dr. Vitaly Vanchurin was born in Moscow and is a professor at the University of Minnesota. He teaches theoretical physics and cosmology. Dr. Vanchurin has a master's degree and a Ph.D. in physics from Tufts University, where he studied the evolution of cosmic strings.

Dr. Vanchurin's current research focuses on several complex topics, including: - The expansion of the universe (cosmic inflation) - The idea of multiple universes (multiverse cosmology) - The behavior of strings in space (string theory landscapes) - Fluids that exist in multiple dimensions - Gravitational waves - How light travels through the universe.

Dr. Vanchurin has been in the news for his new theory about "cosmological neural networks", which is a fascinating idea that combines cosmology and computer science. Dr. Vanchurin attempts to reframe reality in a particularly eye-opening way — suggesting that it's a "possibility that the entire universe on its most fundamental level is a neural network."

For years, physicists have attempted to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. The first posits that time is universal and absolute, while the latter argues that time is relative, linked to the fabric of space-time. In his paper, Dr. Vanchurin argues that artificial neural networks can "exhibit approximate behaviors" of both universal theories. Since quantum mechanics "is a remarkably successful paradigm for modeling physical phenomena on a wide range of scales," he writes, "it is widely believed that on the most fundamental level the entire universe is governed by the rules of quantum mechanics and even gravity should somehow emerge from it."

"We are not just saying that the artificial neural networks can be useful for analyzing physical systems or for discovering physical laws, we are saying that this is how the world around us actually works," reads the paper's discussion. "With this respect it could be considered as a proposal for the theory of everything, and as such it should be easy to prove it wrong."

Dr. Vanchurin's paper caused debate among physicists and experts in machine learning. The paper mainly says that: Quantum mechanics equations can help explain how systems behave when they are close to balance (equilibrium). Classical mechanics equations can help explain how systems behave when they are far from balance. He thinks this connection is interesting and can help us better understand how the natural world works. He admits that this might just be a coincidence, but it still supports our current understanding of the physical world.

Dr. Vanchurin explains how universe might fundamentally be a neural network. He said," The first way is to start with a precise model of neural networks and then to study the behavior of the network in the limit of a large number of neurons. What I have shown is that equations of quantum mechanics describe pretty well the behavior of the system near equilibrium and equations of classical mechanics describes pretty well how the system further away from the equilibrium. Coincidence? May be, but as far as we know quantum and classical mechanics is exactly how the physical world works.

The second way is to start from physics. We know that quantum mechanics works pretty well on small scales and general relativity works pretty well on large scales, but so far we were not able to reconcile the two theories in a unified framework. This is known as the problem of quantum gravity.

Clearly, we are missing something big, but to make matters worse we do not even know how to handle observers. This is known as the measurement problem in context of quantum mechanics and the measure problem in context of cosmology.

Then one might argue that there are not two, but three phenomena that need to be unified: quantum mechanics, general relativity and observers. 99% of physicists would tell you that quantum mechanics is the main one and everything else should somehow emerge from it, but nobody knows exactly how that can be done. In this paper I consider another possibility that a microscopic neural network is the fundamental structure and everything else, i.e. quantum mechanics, general relativity and macroscopic observers, emerges from it. So far things look rather promising.

Dr. Vanchurin said that he wrote a paper titled "Towards a theory of machine learning" which explains that how deep learning works. The initial approach was to apply statistical mechanics methods to study the behavior of neural networks. However, it was discovered that the learning dynamics of neural networks are similar to quantum dynamics in physics, in certain limits.

This led to exploring the idea that the physical world might be a neural network. He wrote that to prove the theory was wrong, "all that is needed is to find a physical phenomenon which cannot be described by neural networks." "The idea is definitely crazy, but if it is crazy enough to be true? That remains to be seen."

The idea that the Universe is something like an organism or a brain isn’t a new one. This concept goes back at least to 500 B.C. when it was first dreamed up by Anaxagoras. The pre-Socratic Greek philosopher proposed that an intelligent cosmic force, or “Nous,” guides the development of the Universe toward a more organized and purposeful state of existence. Today we might describe Nous as the principle of self-organization. While the specifics of Anaxagoras’ theory of the Universe contain concepts that are not consistent with modern science, breakthroughs in our understanding of the nature of reality are breathing new life into the idea that the world as a whole may be very similar in structure and function to the biological organisms and information networks it has produced through the evolutionary process.

Scientists have recently emphasized that the physical organization of the Universe mirrors the structure of a brain. Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder — renowned for her skepticism — wrote a bold article for Time Magazine in August of 2022 titled “Maybe the Universe Thinks. Hear Me Out,” which describes the similarities.

Like our nervous system, the Universe has a highly interconnected, hierarchical organization. The estimated 200 billion detectable galaxies aren’t distributed randomly, but lumped together by gravity into clusters that form even larger clusters, which are connected to one another by “galactic filaments,” or long thin threads of galaxies. When one zooms out to envision the cosmos as a whole, the “cosmic web” formed by these clusters and filaments looks strikingly similar to the “connectome,” a term that refers to the complete wiring diagram of the brain, which is formed by neurons and their synaptic connections. Neurons in the brain also form clusters, which are grouped into larger clusters, and are connected by filaments called axons, which transmit electrical signals across the cognitive system.

Physicist Hossenfelder notes a striking similarity between the cosmic web and the brain's connectome, citing a study that found they share mathematical properties. This leads her to wonder if the Universe could be thinking. However, thinking requires information processing, like neuronal signaling in the brain.

She speculates about signals transmitted along galactic filaments, but notes the Universe's vastness and expansion make cosmic-scale information processing unlikely, given the immense time it takes for signals to travel. Hossenfelder explains that sending signals across the cosmos, even at light speed, would take 80 billion years, and 11 million years just for a signal to travel to our nearest galaxy. But Hossenfelder speculates over whether “hidden connections” could allow for faster signaling.

In a section called “Everything is Connected,” she explains how mechanisms like quantum entanglement or other forms of “non-local connections” could enable longer-range computations. “A non-locally connected Universe would make sense for many reasons,” Hossenfelder writes. “If these speculations are correct, the Universe might be chock full of tiny portals that connect seemingly distant places.

The physicists Fotini Markopoulou and Lee Smolin estimated that our Universe could contain as much as 10 to the 360th power of such non-local connections. And since the connections are non-local anyway, it doesn’t matter that they expand with the Universe. The human brain, for comparison, has a measly 10 to the 15th power connections.”

Dr. Vanchurin argues that the world is literally a neural network, with an interconnected network of “nodes” existing at the microscopic scale that is equivalent to the network of neurons inside our skulls. This network allows the Universe not just to evolve, but to learn, and it is a hypothesis that may actually be testable someday. Dr. Vanchurin’s theory is very impressive but important to note that in this model the neural network is not a “thinking machine”, it does not recognize patterns, etc. as we use them in computer technology; he is using it as a mathematical model of particles.

But what if the particles and even space and time are not fundamental? The non-fundamentality of space-time is something weird, but not a new thing.

Donald Hoffman is a big prophet of the theory of the “conscious Universe”. In his theory, the most fundamental thing is the conscious agent, and space-time and the particles are only emergent properties of the conscious experience.

The idea that the Universe is a brain, a neural network, or a self-organizing complex adaptive system analogous to an organism invites us to reexamine our understanding of the cosmos and our relationship to it. If the Universe is indeed alive and evolving, then the emergence of life and consciousness on Earth would be a natural part of its development, not just a coincidence. As conscious beings, we are not just observers, but active participants in the Universe's growth towards greater complexity and interconnectedness.

Our understanding of the Universe has changed over time, from a clockwork to an engine, then a computer, and now a neural network. This might make it seem like our descriptions are just human projections that will eventually be proven wrong. However, it's more likely that our understanding is progressively deepening as we learn more about the Universe's dynamics and structure.

by Vicky Verma at X @Unexplained2020 on August 29, 2024

Death of the Washington Establishment

 

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 election, the Washington Establishment is facing its inevitable demise. If Donald Trump wins and a populist Republican Party controls Congress, their power and influence will be dramatically curtailed. If Kamala Harris wins she will be controlled by the Marxists who also dominate the Democrat Party. No matter who controls the White House and Congress, the Washington Establishment will inevitably be displaced and eliminated.

There are no offices on Connecticut Avenue in Washington with a sign reading “The Washington Establishment.” Rather, it is an amalgam of like-minded groups with one common interest: the control of the bureaucracy (or “Swamp”) and the attendant government purse-strings.

The Washington Establishment came into being in the mid-1930s and has been in power for nearly ninety years. It presently consists of three distinct branches. The first, the shrinking Franklin Roosevelt coalition within the Democrat Party. The second, the remnants of the post-World War II Republican Party, often referred to as “RINOS” and more recently “NeverTrumpers.” The third is the legacy or mainstream media.

Over the past ten years the Establishment has been solely focused on defeating the first serious threat to their power in nine decades -- Donald Trump. Their primary weapon has been to follow in the footsteps of despots throughout the centuries in demonizing Trump and his supporters while mindlessly allying themselves with and abetting the Marxists currently taking over the Democrat Party.

When voters are asked why they are voting for a vacuous Kamala Harris, and before her a senescent Joe Biden, they almost invariably respond, not with anything positive about either of them or their policies, but the necessity of defeating Donald Trump who is another Hitler, a “threat to Democracy,” a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, and a serial liar. Thus, America must not be allowed to fall into the clutches of the worst human being to ever walk the face of the earth.

One of the most successful strategies used by the dictators that ran roughshod over the Twentieth Century was to create a “cult of personality” as a means of manipulating the citizenry into robotically supporting them as omnipotent leaders. The tactics used to create cults of personalities have also been used to create an alternative end-product -- the mindless and all-consuming societal animosity for someone designated by the ruling regime as an existential threat to the nation.

This overarching strategy is not new. Over the centuries, going back to the Roman Empire, autocrats have used the tools of government, imagery, manipulation, and propaganda in order to present themselves as superhuman leaders who must be admired and loved by an essentially illiterate and subservient populace. Thus, the “unwashed masses” would mindlessly follow these demigods into endless wars or societal upheavals in the belief that their leaders were invincible.

It did not take long for these authoritarians to realize these same tools could also be used to successfully isolate and tyrannize “enemies of the state” and scapegoat certain political, ethnic, or religious groups as a means of retaining power or keeping their societies in a constant state of turmoil. The most notable example of the unabashed use of these tactics is the two millennia persecution of the Jews.

With the evolution of mass media controlled by the state, the demonization of an individual or a group has become far easier to create and sustain in the modern era. The key is an alliance between the ruling regime (i.e., the Washington Establishment), the legacy media, and, more recently a third party in the alliance-- social media.

Since 2015, this cabal has single-mindedly wallowed in the monsterization of Donald Trump. Following in the footsteps of Twentieth Century tyrants, they have unabashedly utilized the agencies of government and the mass media to spread falsehoods, promote fake imagery, spread propaganda, and stage-manage the judicial system in order to manipulate the susceptible into believing Trump is Satan incarnate. Thus, he and all MAGA supporters are a demonstrable threat to the future of the nation.

As it has been with the totalitarians throughout the centuries, the increasing incidents of assassination attempts targeting Trump and the ongoing threats of lawfare, and violence directed at his supporters is the purposeful end-product of these tactics.

While the Establishment has deliberately alienated half the country, they have driven the other, more gullible half to seriously consider voting for a vapid and radical Kamala Harris in order to prevent Trump from winning the presidency.

The Establishment, in their focus on Donald Trump, has intentionally turned a blind eye toward the reality that the dominant faction within the current Democrat Party are true-believers in the foundational principle of Marxism -- the overthrow of the bourgeoisie and the ruling elites. Therefore, the Washington Establishment is the ultimate target for elimination.

Who are the mindless self-centered fools that make up the membership of the Establishment? The so-called best and brightest who are willing to tear the country apart by turning it over to the Marxists and eliminate themselves rather than compromise and co-exist with the MAGA movement are as follows:

1) Many current and nearly all retired national officeholders whose livelihood and narcissistic demands depends upon fealty to the Establishment and access to government largesse.

2) The vast majority of the media, including pundits, editors, writers, reporters, and television news personalities whose proximity to power and access is vital to their continued standard of living.

3) Numerous think-tanks, so-called non-government organizations, and individual members thereof who are waiting to latch on to the next administration for employment, grants, and ego-gratification.

4) The dependable deep pocket political contributors, political consultants, and lobbyists whose future is irrevocably tied to the political machinery of the Establishment.

5) The crony capitalists, i.e., leaders of the corporate and financial community, whose companies are dependent on or subject to government oversight and/or spending.

In their egomania and avarice, the denizens of the Washington Establishment have revealed a willingness to destroy the foundational structure of the nation and cast its citizenry into a transformed society rife with violence, chaos, and economic disarray.

No group in the history of the United States is more deserving of the fate that awaits them.

by Steve McCann at americanthinker.com on September 19, 2024

Pioneers of Consciousness Thinking

 

As long ago as 1978, Itzhak Bentov, the Czechoslovakia-born Israeli-American scientist and inventor, who became an innovator in the field of bio-medical engineering in the USA, suggested that consciousness is the common uniting element of all creation, and that through this link all things are in permanent contact. His was a holistic model of the universe that encompassed not only physical, observable objects but also the distant universe and other ‘realities’ (Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the mechanics of consciousness, Itzhak Bentov, Wildwood House, 1978).

For most of the 20th century, consciousness was excluded from serious scientific research, but since the 1990s it has become an expanding arena of study, although findings remain far from conclusive about the nature of consciousness, frequently referred to as ‘the last great mystery of science’.

According to Bentov, who was killed, aged 55, in the American Airlines plane crash at Chicago in 1979 (the worst such crash in the USA), consciousness evolves to the ‘absolute’ which is the source of all consciousness. Matter, composed of quanta of energy, is the vibrating, changing component of pure consciousness. The absolute is fixed, manifest and invisible.

Ours, then, is a vibratory reality, from microcosm to macrocosm. Realities are relative, depending on the position and condition of the observer.

We all know the everyday human reality, but most of us do not know that our consciousness can be schooled to expand and interact with the whole spectrum of realities which are, in fact, different categories of consciousness. The goal of creation must surely be the evolution of consciousness to higher levels, with the opposing forces of good and evil there to encourage this evolution.

Interconnecting Cosmic Field

Mystics and sages have spoken for long of an interconnecting cosmic field behind everyday appearances — for example, the Akashic record, after the Sanskrit and Vedic term for space — that conserves and conveys information, and information is implicitly intelligible, otherwise we would not be able to perceive it as being able to ‘inform’.

Quantum science, meanwhile, has come up with the idea that we live in a holographic universe, the implication of which is that all information is everywhere at the same time, in a state of ‘zero separation’. A field of information as the essence of the universe has been posited by Ervin Laszlo, the Hungarian philosopher of science and systems theorist and, indeed, named by him the Akashic field, or ‘A-field’.

Laszlo (b1932) sees the fundamental energy and information-carrying field as arising from the quantum ‘vacuum’, and having its equivalent in a zero-point field that underlies space itself. This field comprises a subtle flow of fluctuating energies from which everything in the universe arises, including consciousness. Laszlo regards the Akashic field as the original source of all things arising in time and space and also the continuous and enduring memory of the universe, holding the record of everything that has ever happened and relating it to all that is yet to happen.

How is such a record, such a higher consciousness, accessed? Most of us have no inkling of a higher ‘cosmic’ mind, except in moments of ‘breakthrough consciousness’, fleeting mystical experience, or during meditation or undergoing other altered states of consciousness (ASCs).

Such moments, says the English philosopher and novelist Colin Wilson (1931–2013) in Super Consciousness (2009), his study of the phenomenon, are capable of leading to a sustained experience of ‘sheer perception of meaning’ which for the human race would be ‘the decisive step to becoming something closer to gods’.

The Myth of Consciousness

The ‘gods’, of course, were and are the perceived laws, or design parameters, of the universe. Such a view returns us to Jung’s myth of consciousness, and the idea that the meaning of life, of existence, lies in the universal enhancement of consciousness, a gradual process over time, whether or not consciousness is the ultimate ground of being.

It was Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961), the Swiss psychologist, who gave us the concept of the collective unconscious, containing the instincts and memory of the human race, and comprising some kind of cosmic information bank which might be accessible to us. Intermittent communication with the collective unconscious, and perhaps through that the A-field, could explain the divinatory arts, such things as synchronicity and clairvoyance, intuition, and creativity and inspiration.

It could be why people develop ideas and inventions simultaneously but independently around the world without any contact with one another. Whether inspiration leads to artistic or scientific genesis or discovery, my theory is that we are all connected by an informational substrate which reveals a participatory structure of energy fields, including our individual conscious and unconscious minds, as well as the collective unconscious..

The Czech transpersonal psychologist Stanislav ‘Stan’ Grof (b1931), author of The Holotropic Mind (1992) and a pioneer of research into ASCs since the 1950s, believes consciousness to be an innate characteristic of the universe.

Mind and consciousness might not be exclusive privileges of the human species but could permeate all of nature, existing in the most elemental to the most complex forms, he said as long ago as 1975, in his book Realms of the Human Unconscious. The universe and the human psyche have no boundaries or limits, and each of us is connected with, and is an expression of, all existence.

Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958), the Austrian naturalist, philosopher, inventor and forest caretaker, thought that the creative processes of nature worked consistently to refine, diversify and produce higher forms of organic systems so as to raise consciousness — consciousness being regarded as the integration of higher levels of connectedness. It is my belief that the creative, or authentic, use of imagination is to work with intellect and intuition to create new consciousness.

Uniting Human Experience

So if consciousness is thought of as a fundamental property of nature or, indeed, as the very ground of existence, then its participatory nature becomes apparent: human evolution has increasingly participated in it. Consciousness then ceases to be seen as a function of the brain, and instead becomes a gestalt, a uniting human experience rather than one subjective only to the individual.

It also does away with the so-called ‘hard problem’ of consciousness — how it could possibly arise from inert matter — which has materialist psychologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists and neuroscientists running around in ever-decreasing circles in attempts to find a solution.

Theoretical nuclear physicist Dr. Amit Goswami (b1936), of the University of Oregon, inspired in part by ideas taken from Hindu philosophy, notably the Advaita Vedanta, and theosophy, and famous for stating that ‘consciousness is the ground of all being’, believes that the universe is self-aware, and that it is consciousness that creates the physical world. His theory, which he calls ‘monistic idealism’, not only explains the basis of all religions, he says, but also provides the correct philosophy for contemporary science.

Under such a scenario, consciousness — an all-embracing and unified field pervading the entire universe — emanates from as yet unperceived aspects of reality (torsion fields, perhaps) and the brain acts as a ‘receiver’ of it, or a participant in it, if you prefer. This (intelligent) field not only could form all of the matter in the universe, but also provide the information to organize matter into functional systems, such as DNA and living cells.

Russian scientists have advanced torsion field theory, a branch of physics which speculates that consciousness arises from a spiraling torsion energy, or quantum spin of space-time, an outcome of the attribute of spin intrinsic to all sub-atomic particles, planets, stars and galaxies.

The Theory of Gravitation

The seminal work in torsion field physics was carried out by Albert Einstein and the French mathematician Élie Cartan in the 1920s, resulting in the Einstein-Cartan theory, a classical theory of gravitation which has led some physicists to try to incorporate torsion into quantum theories.

If it turns out torsion fields and consciousness are inter-related, then it is of great significance for the various field theories of consciousness which, in my view, offer the best explanation of the nature of consciousness in the current state of our knowledge.

So, strong echoes, emulations even, of the ideas of Schauberger, Bentov and Grof have occurred in important areas of science and philosophy since the 1970s.

The idea that consciousness, and not matter, is the ground of all existence, and that our minds participate in it as a universal informational continuum, rather than enfold a small part of it discretely, is persuasive. It is the standpoint of the ‘new mysterians’, who regard an understanding of consciousness as being beyond the scope of physical theory.

Consciousness, after all, is the point of intersection between the cosmic dimension and the human dimension, between timelessness and time, where we receive the numinous and the ‘life-force’.

by Geoff Ward at medium.com on January 7, 2019

One Universe, One Mind

 

Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger believed that there is only one mind in the universe. The quantum physicist and author of the famous Cat Paradox believed that our individual minds are not unique, but are rather like the reflected light from prisms.

Schrödinger is known for the phrase “The total number of minds in the universe is one. In fact, consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings.” which best summarizes his philosophical outlook on the nature of reality. The phrase implies that the apparent multiplicity of minds is just an illusion and that there is only one mind, or one consciousness, that expresses itself in a myriad of ways.

This is what most people describe when they have a near-death experience... usually, something like “I felt like I was a separate piece, but at the same time joined with everything and a part of one giant entity.” In such a world view, a separation between subject and object does not exist; there is no existence of a subject on the one side and perception of an object on the other. In a world without the subject-object split, we are all an expression of the one.

In 1925, just a few months before Schrödinger discovered the most basic equation of quantum mechanics, he wrote down the first sketches of the ideas that he would later develop more thoroughly in “Mind and Matter”. Already then, his thoughts on technical matters were inspired by what he took to be greater metaphysical questions.

Early on, Schrödinger expressed the conviction that metaphysics does not after physics, but inevitably precedes it. Metaphysics is not a deductive affair but a speculative one.

From the 1950s on, when Schrödinger ceased to actively work on the physics of his time, he focused more on wider philosophical and ethical issues related to science. Back then, his conferences always ended with what he jokingly called the “second Schrödinger equation”: “Atman = Brahman”, the Indian doctrine of identity.

Schrödinger said that we make two big assumptions that we can’t prove or disprove:

1. There’s a world outside our own minds (that exists even when we’re not thinking about it).

2. There are many separate minds (like yours and mine).

We can’t test these assumptions because we can’t step outside our own experiences. But these assumptions create big problems:

1. How do our minds interact with the physical world? (Why does the world seem purely physical and not full of qualities like colors and sounds?)

2. How are our minds different from each other? (Why are we unique individuals?)

Schrödinger thought that we could solve these problems by looking at things differently. He didn’t agree with traditional Western ideas (like materialism and idealism), but found inspiration in Eastern philosophies (like Indian ideas). He believed that there’s a simpler way to understand the world and our minds.

Inspired by Indian philosophy, Schrödinger had a mind-first, not matter-first, view of the universe. But he was a non-materialist of a rather special kind. He believed that there is only one mind in the universe; our individual minds are like the scattered light from prisms:

A metaphor that Schrödinger liked to invoke to illustrate this idea is the one of a crystal that creates a multitude of colors (individual selves) by refracting light (standing for the cosmic self that is equal to the essence of the universe).

We are all but aspects of one single mind that forms the essence of reality. He also referred to this as the doctrine of identity.

Accordingly, a non-dual form of consciousness, which must not be conflated with any of its single aspects, grounds the refutation of the (merely apparent) distinction into separate selves that inhabit a single world.

“Not only has none of us ever experienced more than one consciousness, but there is also no trace of circumstantial evidence of this ever happening anywhere in the world.”

Schrödinger drew remarkable consequences from this (in his book Mind and Matter (1958)).

– Every person is the same as every other person who has ever lived.
– There’s no real difference between you and someone who lived thousands of years ago.

He asked: “What makes you, YOU, and not someone else?” He didn’t think there was any scientific way to answer this question.

Schrödinger believed that there’s only one mind in the universe, shared by everyone. He thought this because:

– We only ever experience one consciousness at a time (our own).
– There’s no evidence that anyone has ever experienced multiple consciousnesses.

He compared this idea to John Wheeler’s idea that there’s only one electron in the universe. Schrödinger thought that just as all electrons are the same, all minds are the same too.

Some people might not agree with the ideas presented so far. We started with the idea that the Mind is the most important thing, and that’s a common idea throughout history. But then we added that individual minds (like yours and mine) can’t think or act independently from the universal Mind. This limits the power of the universal Mind.

It’s not clear why the universal Mind couldn’t give animals and humans the ability to think and act on their own. Just because we can only experience our own consciousness doesn’t mean we’re just extensions of the universal Mind.

This idea is especially problematic for humans, who deal with good and evil. If we’re all just one mind, then Martin Luther King and Josef Stalin are the same mind, which doesn’t make sense. Humans can choose to do good or bad things, which can’t be explained by just being different parts of a spectrum.

But your very own consciousness can interact with the whole universe, A recent experiment suggests the brain is not too warm or wet for consciousness to exist as a quantum wave that connects with the rest of the universe. Whether we create consciousness in our brains as a function of our neurons firing, or consciousness exists independently of us, there’s no universally accepted scientific explanation for where it comes from or where it lives. However, new research on the physics, anatomy, and geometry of consciousness has begun to reveal its possible form. In other words, we may soon be able to identify a true architecture of consciousness.

Scientist Donald Hoffman says "Consciousness creates our brains, not our brains creating consciousness" Dr. Hoffman reveals that consciousness does not come from our cells or the "physical" world. It is not a result of the chemistry in our brains or even the neurons.

He has used evolutionary game theory to demonstrate that we have evolved not to see the world as it is, but instead, we have a 'projection' of the world based on what we need from it, evolutionarily.

Essentially, our brain constructs only the things that benefit us for survival. We only perceive the basics; our bodies don't have the ability to detect things that don't increase our chances of survival. Therefore, our scientific theories are based on only what we can see, hear, or detect. We have created models for our brains' projections of the universe, not the universe itself.

Science is stuck thinking in terms of space and time, rather than the bigger picture. Consciousness, in his theory, isn't created physically. It's something else that we can't see. Perhaps it's dark matter, perhaps something else entirely, but consciousness is based on the "conscious network"; basically, our brains act as interfaces for this. Consciousness comes to us, and when we die, it remains in the conscious network potentially.

from Vicky Verma on X@Unexplained2020 on August 8 and 25, 2024 and https://iai.tv/articles/schroedinger-and-the-conscious-universe-auid-2192?_auid=2020