Raising consciousness for a new world
Consciousness / Spirit
“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ― Anaïs Nin
Our consciousness creates a model of reality. Every thought, every feeling and everything we experience in life is judged and evaluated against our internal models. The representations of these models are not the way reality actual is but, rather, how we perceive our experience to be. Our projections and our interpretations are usually based on prior experience, habits formed long ago and often in childhood, from societal norms and from conditioning by authority figures early in our lives (parents, teacher, religious figures, politicians, etc.). Many of these were formed before we had developed the ability to judge them as a benefit or a liability. Given the rapid pace of change we all now experience in the world, old and fixed beliefs are not only inappropriate and outdated but can also be destructive as well.
If we want to change ourselves (and the world) to a more harmonious, peaceful, loving, just and sustainable whole, we must each first start with an examination of our conditioning and our long held beliefs. If we are really open-minded and honest with ourselves and do this objectively, we will find that this effort will greatly expand our own view and that of the world. It will enable us to better understand how our own biases and judgments creep into our thoughts, intentions and actions in all aspects of our lives. We then will be in a much better position to use our perceptions and interpretations with fresh and expanded viewpoints, not only individually but from a societal point of view as well. This is the goal of the consciousness projects of many organizations in the world today including our own.
Explorations Into the Nature of Consciousness
This is a multipart online class exploring the Nature of Consciousness. Each class is recorded and uploaded the the Groking Wholeness YouTube channel. A PDF of the powerpoint presentation used for this class can be accessed or downloaded by retrieving it from the "presentations page" of this webpage
The outline of the 8 part class includes the following topics:
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Overview of consciousness
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The characteristics of consciousness
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Exceptional abilities and categories of consciousness
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States of experience (consciousness)
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Artificial intelligence, artificial consciousness and organoid consciousness
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Models of Consciousness / Intro to the metaphysics of consciousness
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Comparison of the major metaphysical theories of consciousness
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Consciousness as a fundamental aspect of reality: evidence and implications