What if everything is conscious?

What if absolutely everything is CONSCIOUS?

(Spiritual Quest) The mystery of consciousness! Let's explore the enigma of why matter, seemingly unconscious, experiences awareness. Discover the "hard problem of consciousness," insights from philosophers like David Chalmers and Thomas Nagel, and groundbreaking theories from neuroscientists such as Anil Seth and Giulio Tononi. #Consciousness #Philosophy #Neuroscience #Meditation #Mindfulness #AI #Panpsychism

• 00:00:00 - The fundamental mystery of consciousness
• 00:01:48 - What is consciousness? (and why it’s hard to define)
• 00:03:38 - The problem of detecting consciousness
• 00:05:30 - The illusion of conscious control
• 00:07:26 - The future of consciousness science

Is consciousness everything?

All-seeing Great Brahma has multiple faces.

Pantheism says "God" is everywhere in everything. What if that actually refers to Consciousness, which seems to be everywhere in everything?

Asangoham made a video on the Brahma Sutras talking about Hinduism that touches on this point, everything originating from Brahma (the "Supremo") who out of boredom created Maya (the illusory world around us), who immediately wanted to play (lila) a game, a divine drama, a diversion.

First, create the universe then get lost in it, forgetting yourself, then play hide-and-seek to find yourself. It's an old New Age belief. It seems to be what Alan Watts believes.

If Everything is conscious then we can know everything by tapping into Source and connecting, merging, uniting with it. It's like tuning into a frequency, as a radio does.

If you’re feeling brave, sit and look — and I mean really look — at a plant on your windowsill as it bends toward the light.

Why are they growing, Son? - Looking for Sun!

It seems simple, but stare at it long enough and you may find yourself doubting everything you thought you knew about your own mind. Sooner or later you’ll ask yourself, "Why, exactly, is that plant stretching toward the sun?"

Sure, you can look it up and find out there’s a thing called phototropism, which involves cells in a plant elongating to chase the sun. But that’s not really much of an answer. The question is, Why does the plant do that?

Is its movement just a mechanistic response with no feeling [or reflexive awareness] behind it? Or does the plant want that delicious, warm light? To many kids, it’s obvious: The plant wants the light!

Yet as adults, at least in the West, we’re supposed to be embarrassed by that kind of language. Modern science warns us against anthropomorphizing [treating nonhuman things as if they're human] — and not just when it comes to plants.

Until a few decades ago, scientists also insisted on viewing animals as mechanistic bundles of instinct (even though any pet owner would find that absurd).

They’ve gradually changed their minds about mammals, birds, and certain brainy species like octopuses, while continuing to believe that species with simpler nervous systems (or no nervous system at all) are not intelligent. They’re not even conscious. What if absolutely everything is conscious? (msn.com)

• News/world: Enigmatic ancient architecture discovered cut into rocky landscape (ar-AA1qNq8y)
• What if absolutely EVERYTHING is CONSCIOUS?
• Spiritual Quest, Jan. 30, 2025; Beth Upton; Asangoham, YouTube via MSN.com, 9/19/24; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Alan Watts: India, Hinduism, Buddhism

Alan Watts: Understanding Buddhism, Concepts Explained

(Equanimity) Alan Watts (alanwatts.org) explores and contemplates the difference between Hinduism, Buddhism, and beliefs in Western civilization. Listen in and contemplate these various perspectives on reality. From "Alan Watts: Metaphysics Philosophy vs. Psychologists." 

• Alan Watts (Something's Happening, KPFK 90.7 FM)

ABOUT: AUSTRALIA. Equanimity promotes all aspects of positive mental health and perspectives that have inspired and motivated humans for thousands of years. We seek to create our own interpretations and new perspectives from ancient wisdom based on our 21st century outlook on life. These philosophical perspectives are covered under YouTube's creative commons license. Aug. 13, 2024. #philosophy #alanwatts #psychology

Kula Shaker: Faith & Music Documentary

ITV1, Dec. 2006; Pablo Lagos, May 3, 2019; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Singer Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker): Faith & Music Documentary

(ITV1)  Faith & Music: Crispian Mills discusses faith, spirituality, and devotion in his modern psychedelic rock music and his musical influences. Music: 1. Grateful When You're Dead, 2. Tattva, 3. Hey Dude (2011 remastered), 4. Govinda (Radio Mix), 5. Hush, 6. Sound of Drums (album version), 7. MYSTICAL MACHINE GUN by British rock band Kula Shaker.

• Kula Shaker in India: The Same But Different (MTV)

Rock profile: Who is Kula Shaker and how did they do it?

American Buddhist Col. Olcott, Theosophist

Pat Macpherson and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wikipedia edit

Theosophy is not Buddhism. It is a newer Western religion based on ancient Eastern philosophies that include Buddhism, a belief system given to Russian writer, clairvoyant, and mystic Madame Blavatsky (1831-1891) by a consortium of unseen beings.

American Buddhist Col. Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) was an officer, lawyer, journalist, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society and its first president. He was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.

Col. Olcott drawn by Blavatsky

His subsequent actions helped create a renaissance in the study of Buddhism. He is considered a Buddhist modernist for his efforts at interpreting Buddhism through a Western lens and was a major revivalist of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, where he is still honored for his efforts.

He was important to the new movement; he is famous for reviving indigenous Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Moreover, Theosophy helped revitalize the West's interest in spirituality. One interesting aspect of Theosophical study we now take for granted is "color mysticism" in the aura or astral body of a person.

"Mantra: Sounds into Silence" (movie)

MantraMovie.com; Amber Larson, CC Liu (eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Mantra is a a movie about music, meditation, and chanting with songs from Deva Premal and Miten with Manose, Krishna Das, Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, MC Yogi, Dave Stringer, Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel, C.C. White, Mirabai Ceiba, Gaura Vani, Nana Rao, and others.

It premiered Friday April 6-12, 2018 at Laemmle Monica in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Buddhist meditation teacher Tara Brach says, "This film overflows with life and love -- it offers a precious pathway from head to heart." Ram Dass says, "This film fed my soul." "Mantra is a a must-see for anyone who wants to pause and take a look within," says Dr. Deepak Chopra, "accompanied by soulful and uplifting music and singing."

This heartfelt film explores the growing phenomenon of mantra music and kirtan (devotional call and response singing big in Hinduism). It features leading artists in both performance and up close as it shares the experiences of those who live been transformed by the practice.

Mantra - Sounds into Silence (first trailer)

(Mantra - Sounds into Silence) Opening in U.S. theaters in the spring of 2018, visit the website to bring it to the community of your choice: mantramovie.com/usrelease. This is a feature-length documentary that explores the new music and social phenomenon of spiritual chanting. Mantra shares stories of people who find healing and a sense of inner-peace by singing mantras together with others. The film also reveals how artists like Deva Premal & Miten, Krishna Das, Lama Gyurme, Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, and MC Yogi came to this practice and how, over the years, it has transformed their lives.

Kumbha Mela 2014, California (video)

Wisdom Quarterly; Sanatana Hindu Sangha of California, USAKumbhaMela.net

The world's largest festival, originating in India, comes to California on Feb. 22, 2014

The great Kumbh Mela is the oldest and largest gathering of human beings on the planet. It takes place every 12 years in India at the confluence of three holy rivers including the Ganges. More than 1,000 Kumbh Mela festivals have taken place over the ages.

 

It is a massive yogic, ascetic, Vedic, Brahminical, Hindu pilgrimage aimed at keeping the ultimate spiritual goals of human life in sight for the multitude of seekers who merge into the ocean of humanity at this event and become one. One hundred of million people participate, making it the largest gathering of people for a single purpose in the world.

(National Geographic) The World's Biggest Festival (Maha Kumbha Mela)

 

The Eternal Teaching or Truth (Sanatana Dharma, known in modern times as Hinduism inclusive of the two great renegade wandering-ascetic traditions, Buddhism and Jainism) boasts a glorious history of tens of thousands of years. Hinduism (named by the British after the many and varied practices in the Indus Valley Civilization and its subsequent societies collectively called "India") is known for its tenets of religious tolerance and harmony. More

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(Saregama) Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 devotional festival