HIGHER HUMAN SELF II

If you watch Professor Gino Yu of Hong Kong Polytechnic University being interviewed on the Closer To Truth series on … More

SCIENCE CAN’T EXPLAIN MYSTICISM SO SHOULDN’T BOTHER?

We review an article by Dr Chris Fields, Physicist, multidisciplinary scientist, author, in IAI News – changing how the world … More

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Here is an academic study that suggests to me the subject of mysticism is nearing mainstream status. If true this … More

STATES OF EXISTENCE

A Seeker and Follower of this Blog presents a thoughtful summation on where most of this primitively developed world currently … More

THE EXISTENCE OF “CONSCIOUSNESS”

“The existence of both cosmos and consciousness, each in its own way, constitute deep problems, perhaps grand mysteries beyond human … More

MYSTICS AND CONSCIOUSNESS II

  The consciousness of the MER I refer to (see Mystics and Consciousness Part I) seems unique to mystics. It … More

MYSTICS AND CONSCIOUSNESS

  Non mystics take their consciousness from the society or culture in which they find themselves. Largely by default they … More

MER A SCIENTIFIC “QUALIA” AFTER ALL?

Has Dr David Chalmers discovered that “Qualia”, Consciousness, and “Strong Emergence”, are radical, newly discovered, fundamental, absolutely non-human elements of … More

Can You Achieve MER on Your Own?

  Dr. Paul Brunton tells us how he came to what he calls “spiritual consciousness”, in his book, THE SECRET … More

DOES THE MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE OF REALITY HAVE A PURPOSE?

Q What do you think the mystical experiences of Reality are all about; their purpose? Do they have any? A: … More

NEUROSCIENCE READIES FOR A SHOWDOWN OVER CONSCIOUSNESS IDEAS | Quanta Magazine

by Philip Ball for Quanta Magazine Some problems in science are so hard, we don’t really know what meaningful questions … More

PERSONAL PURPOSE?

QUESTION: Is there a personal purpose for us all? Do we have to find it and fulfill it? ANSWER: No. … More

CONSCIOUSNESS NOT A MERE BRAIN PRODUCT?

  “As soon as we accept the premise that consciousness is fundamental to the universe, rather than produced by the … More

INNER DETACHMENT AND ISOLATION

“The feeling of inner detachment and isolation is not in itself an abnormal phenomenon but is normal in the sense … More

MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN

This blog post by lewislafontaine is from Carl Jung Depth Psychology The words “many are called, but few are chosen” are … More