Consciousness and our brains

in philosophy •  7 years ago 

Many of us may question what this consciousness is. Even in mainstream science, if the word consciousness is even mentioned, it is explained as a byproduct of the activity of the brain. On one level in science, consciousness is like a chemical soup of the brain and on the deeper level, it's atoms swirling around. The byproduct of the chemical soup produces consciousness they say...somehow.

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The amazing fact is those who study this without a huge ego will admit that we know almost nothing about consciousness. Certainly no one can explain what a thought is, where it resides. What is a thought? What is a memory?

There will I believe come a point in science when it will be realized consciousness transcends the brain, but is also associated with the brain in the same way a tv or radio receieves transmissions and then gives them form. It does not mean the radio or television produces the program. For example, if a brick fell onto my head, I would stop talking and it would appear I have lost consciousness. Therefore a scientist might say, "See! If you destroy the brain, you destroy consciousness." But it could be the brain would no longer be capable of transmitting or receiving consciousness, channeling consciousness into this dimension. A possibility without going too deep into philosophical speculation.

All life on this planet including your physical body and forms is given by the sun. It is a continuous outpouring of energy and why many ancient cultures prayed to it. If you want to use an analogy to conciousness, the sun is the closest proximation of the eternal. Totally undefinable, totally incomprehensible. It would be absurd to think the mind could begin to comprehend that.

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Conciousness is like the rays of the sun. The sun sends out rays continuously. Every ray of consciousness becomes a human being or another life form. It connects into form. The conciousness in you, the consciousness in me is all an expression of the one conciousness. It continuously gives to all life forms and experiences itself in this dimension. It grows and evolves in this dimension gradually where there is time. As it experiences, it creates the universe. That is self exploration of consciousness in this universe. Every single one of us is an expression of this one conciousness.

Go into meditation with one simple question, "Who am I?" Now, if you come up with an answer on a conceptual level, you missed it. The secret is, there is NO answer that follows that question. There is only the space of awareness. That's who you are.

It's so simple and subtle, but humans have overlooked it for thousands of years, the simple realization of who you are. That is very much like the ray of sunlight (you) that went continuously exploring the universe and looking, thinking, getting involved in too much, and identifying everything. Suddenly you become very unhappy and you can't stand it anymore. Then you'll ask again, "Who am I?" Still no answer. Then the sunlight (you) stops being aware of doing and starts being aware of being. There's an enormous depth to it and it becomes aware it's connected to the sun.

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It frees the usual state of the ego, which is fear. Suddenly the fear goes. A deep trust in life arises because you feel yourself connected to something vast that is you and yet transcends who you are. To sense that connectedness frees you from anxiety and fear.

The next step in human evolution is to live their lives in the connectedness dimension rather than in the egoic level. Then you can manifest a different world. You no longer observe this absurd level of suffering humans have inflicted on eachother that can only be described as a severe collective mental disfunction. Only then could you explain how in the first half of the 20th century alone humans have killed in excess of a million of their fellow humans. Unfortunately, that is a part of the evolution-the realization that is the insane part of the evolution of consciousness.

Every form is destined to awaken to its connectedness to the ONE conciousness.

💖 Wishing you beautiful beings of love and light all the happiness this moment brings💖

Love always,
Kristan

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Deeply philosophical while just scraping the surface of consciousness. I imagine, personally, that at some point in the future we will find a link to an eternal consciousness that joins us to everything and everyone else. We all will become part of the same oneness, an evolution of what was and what will be in a state of constant moral growth; however, I also believe there will always be those discordant beings who strive for anarchy and blight.

Nice post @kristyyd

Thank you love

Just have a look on my post lady 😊😊😊😊

This explains a lot. I guess most people that I come across must of had some type of brick to the brain injury at some point in their life. Followed, upvoted and resteemed

You're amazing thank you!

Beautifully said! I love it when I read something that someone else wrote about one of my epiphanies, or rather are collected epiphany. This has been happening a lot lately! I feel like my consciousness has begun to bloom and every time my mind connects a realization about us, someone else ends up writing about the same realization that I just had and then I read it moments later. We are one. I feel our collective soul comes to us through the most important, yet often looked aspects of our lives. Water, air, sun. There are many more of course but these three seem to be the most important and also the root of what allows the others to come into being. Thank you for your post!
-Nameste

Oh spot on my dude💜 I couldn't agree more. We all share that interconnectedness 🙃 Much love always!

Astute observation 😉

Oh thank you sir 🤗🙃

It frees the usual state of the ego, which is fear.

I agree with that but fear will not go away until understanding that the attachment to materialism is a prime fear regulating all others deriving from it. Materialism is the result of the ego. Your essay is on the right path but should go a few layers deeper :) But then one may not please a majority anymore. Truth is a hard stance that not many want/like to hear.

It frees the usual state of the ego, which is fear.

I also agree that the brain is a "consciousness receiver" as consciousness exists outside the brain and all there is. AI neuroscience knows a great deal about consciousness though but they just seek to hijack it and replace God with AI. This is one of my favorite topic. People need to grasp what Natural Laws are to communicate and understand consciousness' inner working. But thats esoteric philosophy.

Yesss I remember we talked about the AI subject when I did the Elon Musk post! I read your content-brilliant. Yes I agree with the layers deeper but figured not many can last much longer reading 😂 Thank you for your lovely comment 💜💜💜

Awesome post, and this is real thing most people still no nothing about the humans and their life and mind and state of being actually conscious, but still they pretend that they know everything, either from the fear of being the odd sheep in herd, or they really don't care to find that out, but whatever it is this post is surely good.

Botty Hug :]

Kristan hug 💜

liked it :)

Thank you sweetie!

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