Is Consciousness Primary to Reality? (Documentary)

[@metaRising]

What is your opinion about consciousness? Is it fundamental? Let me know what you think.

[@RaiseTheWorldProjectNow]

🙏 It is Absolutely Fundamental.🌎

[@LuminaryRain]

Yes, it is fundamental :) We are ever-evolving, immortal, non-physical beings having a temporary human experience in this "virtual reality", and the purpose of our lives here is to increase the quality of our consciousness through learning and evolving by making good and bad choices. For those of you who enjoyed this documentary and would like to learn more about how our reality truly works, you might want to consider watching former NASA physicist and consciousness / out-of-body expert Tom Campbell's MBT Science Trilogy series here on KZbin. It is nothing short of life-changing and revolutionary.

[@aleksandarmilenkovic5861]

Ontological idealism claims that the act of seeing is fundamental to reality. and there is no seeing without becoming of continuity ... You should have mentioned A. N, Whitehead.

[@metaRising]

@@aleksandarmilenkovic5861 Thank you for these thoughts. I agree that Whitehead is relevant to this discussion, yet he is a highly sophisticated thinker with many distinct terms and ideas. Covering his work would require an entire video.

[@Dr3adlox]

Watch a movie called "A Living Singularity - The Solution to the Quantum Enigma"

[@alpharomeo1772]

I am a science graduate and earlier I thought only through the lenses of materialism until recently. As I dig deep into origin of universe, life and consciousness my belief into something beyond our eyes could see our brains could comprehend becomes stronger.

[@MegaDublinguy]

Ditto. As another science graduate I can completely echo what you have just said!

[@lebronjames4705]

philosophy is the origin of all science. the fundamentals of all thinking

[@nahbro5369]

Sort of the same. No degree but huge science fan. Spent most of my life as a staunch materialist. The deeper I look at reality and into my own mind, I find this belief structure to be lacking.

[@foreveryactionthereisacons1683]

@Random Dude I seen on a documentary NDE,s a few of the people were pissed to have to come back to the not so real world.

[@RayRemillardActor]

In the words of Ben Kenobi… “You’ve just taken your first step into a larger world”.

[@vm-bz1cd]

I loved this video for a particular reason. I am an engineering graduate from the foremost school of technology in India (and now world renowned) named IIT (Indian Institute of Technology). Although my education was totally "scientific" and thus "materialistic", i grew up surrounded by the Vedic tradition of Vedanta philosophy which posited (5,000+ years ago) the concept of "Neutral Monism" called Advaita, which translated means "NON-DUALITY" with the name "Brahman" as the SOLE underlying Reality with the ONLY "attribute" of "Awareness". Listening to this podcast was Deja Vu!👏

[@shivbaba2672]

Consciousness is not objective it cannot be measured, it is subjective, and we cannot measure love on a scale or document it for further study. First, we have to understand we are conscious, but science dictates that we are flesh. There is no subconsciousness and it was written down by people who have no idea of consciousness I am aware that I am peaceful that is consciousness. Subconsciousness may be delusion.

[@fahlez]

as much as I love vedanta and love the Vedas, advaitism is nowhere near 5 hazar years old

[@markie_mark9950]

I found a similar experience considering the Tao tradition of just being

[@auntiethetical]

Akasha, Brahman, Dao, and so many other concepts all point toward the same thing-there is only One Thing.

[@mystic1der2000]

I am at the foremost school of (Vedic) spirituality in America, Maharishi International University. My education before was also materialistic, but now I get to study 'Vedic Science', the science and experience of consciousness. MIU basically teaches Vedanta. Ancient wisdom is finally becoming re enlivened.

[@olbluelips]

"Conciousness is fundamental". The idea was right in front of me the whole time. It's such a freeing realization

[@Seymour-Butts_666]

As above, so below.

[@olbluelips]

@@Seymour-Butts_666 lol I'm fond of that saying

[@svendtang5432]

It’s as comforting as religion and nearly as false.. jump of your cliff and try to think you won’t hid the bottom😂

[@uk_picker7307]

But what about the Cartesian scepticism? Do you entertain the whole solipsism idea?

[@charleshuguley9323]

​​@@nty3929Or you could say that the universe is a projection of consciousness, and that nothing created consciousness which simply is. That is a sense in which consciousness is fundamental.

[@mackjay1777]

I've looked at several KZbin entries on 'Consciousness" and so far this is the most clearly-explained and compelling one. I come away from watching/hearing this with a much more comforting and fascinated viewpoint than I had before.

[@metaRising]

Thank you Jay! I'm really glad you found it useful! :)

[@TheSgrizli]

I used to be a hardcore materialist but these days I'm just confused

[@metaRising]

All we can do is explore the possibilities!

[@stussysinglet]

I use to be a hardcore idealist (particularly when drunk or stoned) now I’m just confused…

[@ClaudioSoprano]

I think that most consciousness explorers (people that try out of body experiences) tend to agree that consciousness is fundamental, and all realities are virtual. Welcome to the Matrix.

[@TheSgrizli]

@@ClaudioSopranothe problem is that we don't have any hard evidence for this

[@miniphanies7512]

Confusion is appropriate. Learn to live gracefully with what you do not know. Godspeed!

[@drsalka]

Extraordinary storytelling/narrating and presenting capacity, Adrian. Live long and prosper 💜

[@metaRising]

Thank you! You are always very kind.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

Very lovely voice and narration, indeed! (:

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

#GoVegan 💚 #Agnostic #AntiTheist #Spiritual #Centrist

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

IANDS. Simulation theory. Biocentrism. Panpsychism. Holographic principle.

[@bethanienaylor]

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[@bobberry9992]

Partner, I have been thinking about consciousness since I was fifteen and over the course of the years I "got it"; I recognized the fundamental strangeness of consciousness and its inability to be explained by the reigning doctrines of materialist scientism. Countless times I have tried breathlessly to explain it to people and I am always amazed to find that so few see the magic. Thank you for your channel.

[@shaunallred3176]

A very similar experience for me, I only heard the word panpsychism yesterday but I had a "great epiphany" in 2015 where it all 'clicked'.. in my enthusiasm and personal clarity I tried again and again to explain it... their eyes would glaze over. I've since been content to let it be and I find so much clarity in this perspective that I don't need to convince anyone of it... it will become self evident over time. Good to find others who are willing to surrender their materialism for something much more powerful.

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΑγγελ]

Don't forget that Einstein compared human prosses to understand who the universe works is like a baby in a giant Library simple put not possible

[@shaunallred3176]

@@ΠαναγιωτηςΑγγελ very true, one of the inevitable truths that is revealed in panpsychism is the eternal nature of consciousness. Eternal means there is always more, and the more we know... the more we know we DONT know. Science has uncovered far more questions than answers... wisdom is actually just greater awareness of ignorance. And there lies our potential. We are like infants in a library. Until we know we are ignorant we cannot learn. The materialists today think they are scholars in that library... and yet their religion is founded on random chance. 🤔 What panpsychism delivers is the awareness of this ignorance and invites inquiry, curiosity and the opening of new chapters. It embraces it in an unspeakable way. "The words of truth are always paradoxical" Lao Tzu

[@shaunallred3176]

@@nty3929 That’s a valid point, though far from scientific. e.g. if ANY scientist had taken your stand on any theory that had not yet been defined and measured there would be no science. Before Newton, nobody believed the force of Gravity solved any problems. Before Einstein, nobody believed relativity solved any problems. They both believed and pursued these ideas before they were able to define or measure them. Science is about curiosity, investigation and discovering a way to define and measure reality. The double slit experiment is the beginning of observing consciousness in light. As more minds consider this possibility I predict a beautiful formula will emerge similar to e=mc2. We didn’t have a way to measure the energy in matter before Einstein defined it so beautifully… he never would have sought to define it or measure it if he took your stand. "it doesn't solve anything" , is irrelevant to Science. The question that should be asked: "Is it True?"

[@Watchingthesim]

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[@MrFusionCube]

I swear I've never clicked a video so fast! Fascinating stuff!

[@metaRising]

Ah thanks a lot!

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

#GoVegan 💚 #Agnostic #AntiTheist #Spiritual #Centrist

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

IANDS. Simulation theory. Biocentrism. Panpsychism. Holographic principle.

[@NoCommonMeasure]

yep very fascinating kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmK3i2useKupZtE

[@johnyoutube6746]

Consciousness is flow of energy

[@danielm978]

I said it about your video about the simulation theory, and i say it about this too, Phenomenal editing, so well put together, the images the music, timing of the clips, the information and the narative of voice. This is in my opinion a video that is one of THE best on youtube right now, cutting edge subject for mankind to study and pursue, the coming years will show how important. Thank you for dedicating this kind of attention to every part of your video, and i hope you stay close to the edge 😊 of the frontiers of human potential, and understanding of what it is that we call reality.

[@metaRising]

Wow, thank you so much Daniel. Glad you appreciate what I'm doing :)

[@alteredstateofconsciousnes684]

I was indoctrinated into the scientific materialistic mentality for most of my life. Checkout my channel if you want to see my journey in expanding my consciousness.

[@StarNumbers]

Honest men come in great suits?

[@sdfsdgsdfsdf23423423]

The effort you put into creating these videos is very impressive! Keep up the great work!

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much! I will.

[@prismaticsignal5607]

Beautifully crafted in all aspects ...as always. Can't wait to see other great stuff!!

[@metaRising]

Thanks a lot! Cool Akira profile picture btw.

[@prismaticsignal5607]

@@metaRising Thanks 😁 Your content rocks!!!

[@19582607]

Nelson, thank you again for your hard work that brings us more insights in where we are at as developing human beings. Your synthesis of the evolution of science and philosophy encourages us to extract our own views on the world at large. Once more we are reminded of the limitations and deceptions of our physical senses. I have not witnessed anyone to bring such a clear and complete report of human endeavors in a half an hour elaboration.

[@metaRising]

Wow, thank you Joris! I'm glad you liked it.

[@teodorhovenberg2529]

Wow. Blown away. This might just be the way it is! Conciousness may be fundamental to the whole of the Universe - and the conciousness I experience is then just a perspective and an aggregate of the conciousness of the cells of my body, which all have their own conciousness(es). In a way also on the molecular level. This was a liberating idea. Thank you. 🌟🌱

[@samarthtandale9121]

In "The consciousness I experience ..." who is I then ?

[@davidnelson2886]

Masterpiece - brilliant as always.

[@mystic1der2000]

I just shared this video with my philosophy professor and he enjoyed it so much that he's going to incorporate it into his class!

[@micheldisclafani2343]

I am 85 now but I remember clearly the instant when I became conscient. It is like waking and be conscient of reality. I was then 9 months old, my mother told me years later.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

Hmm. What were we before then?

[@micheldisclafani2343]

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland Through our quantic atoms we were before birth and are after, eternal. God is in my opinion part of our atoms, part of us.

[@midi510]

I was so glad to see that this was out. Maybe the best overview production I've seen on the subject. I'm surprised you didn't bring up Donald Hoffman's conscious agents Theory. I did see a quick shot of him. Along more psychological lines, is Ian McGilchrist's work on the relationships between the hemispheres of the brain. It gives a wonderful account of how we've arrived at the world we currently live in. His 2009 book "The Master and His Emissary" and soon to be released book "The Matter With Things" should be read by anyone seriously interested in consciousness. I think he'll be instrumental in our advancing beyond a world of toddlers who think we're hot shit because we have rockets and computers. After a full blown, spontaneous, nearly instantaneous kundalini awakening in the seventies and 45 years of subsequent meditation sprinkled with intense psychedelic experiences, I assert that consciousness is, preceding time, and that everything else is an expression of it. Pure, infinite, cosmic, God consciousness is, and it's nature is to express itself. It is the only thing that is really real - everything else comes and goes, but it just is. Consciousness is; awareness implies one that is aware and something to be aware of - the observer and the observed; perception adds the process, giving the observer, the thing that is observed, and the observation - something happens. I use a hierarchical structure with unity at the peak and multiplicity at the base as the primary structure for my framework for understanding my experience of the world. Of course it's just a way of connecting the dots and is not actually what is. Anything describing reality, isn't reality. The best we can do is create models or frameworks that are more or less accurate, detailed, and comprehensive.

[@metaRising]

Thank you for sharing this. Unfortunately there are many important thinkers who could not be fit into this brief account. I have interviewed Donald before, so if you're interested in that interaction you can listen to it on my channel. Thank you for the suggestion of Ian McGilchrist's ideas, I will look into his work in the future.

[@midi510]

@@metaRising I think I originally came across your channel when I found (and watched) your interview with Donald.

[@luciosilva6015]

Exactly, thought the same thing about why he didn’t include Donald Hoffman theory(jus his image lol). 👍🏼

[@TorMax9]

Everything takes place within consciousness. Everything we experience takes place within consciousness. We cannot peek around the corner of our experience to see if it matches some free-standing reality. Yet, there is a world that resists our desires. We don't get everything we want. Not everything we try works. Some things work. Some things don't work. Some things work better, some things don't work at all. It is the working that defines reality. An ongoing process.

[@rodolforesende2048]

I am convinced that the fundamental "ground" of reality is "consciousness"; but this is just the beginning of the adventure... We will not throw away any of our knowledge... however we will have to recast part of it... and we will have to discover much more than what we were able up until now.

[@cvestick]

I really really appreciated your explanation of IIT, it's been so difficult for me to wrap my head around alone and you made it make sense!

[@metaRising]

You're welcome! Glad it was useful :)

[@svenkilian4865]

What strikes me most personally watching this inspiring video, is the apparent convergence of these pan psychic accounts towards the ideas of non dualism already uttered in ancient Hindu philosophy (e.g., Advaita Vedanta). Especially the concept of "cosmopsychism" as one consciousness being refracted into individual minds is one of its basic premises. I wonder whether there are/were some inspirations drawn from these "eastern" ideas for the different "western" concepts or whether they were rather independently developed. Either way, consciousness as a fundamental property of nature is a fascinating idea I still have no definite position on.

[@adrianbenedictmendoza6818]

Check out Plato's Theory of forms, neo platonism and Gnostic philosophy they are western, but they are mostly occulted, meaning obscured. But that Non Duality concept is pretty universal.. and this path will lead you to searching ancient civilizations and the myth behind Atlantis :)

[@uwayn9829]

@@adrianbenedictmendoza6818where is your profile picture from

[@antiabrahamicreligion]

kashmiri saivism too

[@mcnobody1012]

Of course it is & I don't need to watch a video to know consciousness is everything, it is reality, plain & simple, its what reality really is 🧠 Our brains are not the source of consciousness either, they transmit & receive, we're in a layered conscious multiverse, consciousness determines reality without a doubt

[@alteredstateofconsciousnes684]

I was indoctrinated into the scientific materialistic mentality for most of my life. It's all a lie used to mask the true reality of the universe. Checkout my channel if you want to see my journey in expanding my consciousness.

[@stussysinglet]

I resonate with the idea neither consciousness nor matter are primary but perhaps both two sides of the same coin part of something deeper… We seem to rationalise reality from a particular perspective that is consciousness with in a framework of matter, space and time. The question of whether this particular perspective is the objective, literal or most accurate is difficult to know.

[@metaRising]

Thank you for sharing your perspective Brad. It sounds like you hold a view similar to "Russellian monism."

[@SMABSO]

You're absolutely correct. I came to the same conclusion myself.

[@MonisticIdealism]

If we are to reject dualism and embrace monism, then there is only one intrinsic nature of reality. If that one intrinsic nature is consciousness, then consciousness is not only fundamental to reality, it is exhaustive of reality. This would entail idealism, but one can still be an idealist _and_ a panpsychist, like Timothy Sprigge.

[@metaRising]

I agree. The panpsychism explored here is, in my opinion, a form of idealism. Consciousness is the intrinsic nature of reality.

[@MonisticIdealism]

@@metaRising Brilliant! I commend you for your conjunction of idealism and panpsychism, I think that is a formidable combination. In the future it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on other forms of idealism, like the pluralism of John McTaggart or the absolute idealism of F.H. Bradley.

[@mdlahey3874]

A thoroughly marvelous addition to the examination of the "hard problem". Thank you!

[@jordanz4264]

If a tree falls in a forest and no ones around to hear it, does it make a sound? You would assume yes why wouldn’t it, there’s other life forms around such as other trees so of course it makes a sound. But let’s expand this question. If a universe is created and there’s no consciousness to perceive anything, does anything really exist at all? If it did exist with no conscious to acknowledge creation, does it even matter? If there’s no consciousness to observe anything how could we be sure anything exists at all. Yin yang. You can’t have one without the other. Consciousness itself is the fundamental force behind creation. God, the universe, consciousness, creation, these are all the same things. The very fact that something exists rather than nothing implies that everything is eternal and everything has always existed, and will continue to exist infinitely. Now time to play the game of life and try to find some enjoyment. ✌️

[@charleshuguley9323]

I know this is not relevant to the idea you're expressing, but I have always disliked the tree falling in the forest metaphor. It's based on a misunderstanding of what 'sound" means. Sound is the perception of an air wave exciting the diaphragm of the ear. So of course sound requires the participation of some creature with an ear. The answer to the question is No.

[@KevinsDisobedience]

As Schopenhauer said, “No object without subject.” If there’s no subjectivity to observe objective reality, there’s no event in any meaningful sense to talk about. Therefore, for Idealists, subjectivity is always first and last; it’s really all there is to talk about. The tree will effect a cause, sure, as trees are constrained by causality, but sound is a subjective experience. So no, it does not make a sound if nobody is there to see (or hear) it fall. Also, vise-versa, no subject without object. It’s hard to imagine a meta-cognitive existence with no boundaries. The boundaries, ie Markov kernels, define us. The universe, then, has to necessarily disassociate to fulfill its own fundamental, subjective, albeit blind drives-ostensibly, diversity and complexity are selected for over time via a kinda universal natural bias.

[@KevinsDisobedience]

I concur, but it’s a deeper philosophical question than it at first appears, as it is a thought experiment about subject-object distinction. There’s both hidden empirical and conceptual assumptions one must make to answer this question. It gets people talking is the point.

[@Thhhgg838]

I believe that once you detach from the mind and body you are then only awareness. At that point you are able to design your awareness and this awareness will now materialize into your external reality….

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΑγγελ]

Might this happened to every living being since the beginning of time but whatever not even with million years scientific progress or breakthrough we will pinpoint the truth of how that aspect of the universe works if it is one direction

[@RM-tj6ju]

Good to be first comment on such a Fantastic channel

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much! :)

[@coreyp9072]

Consciousness is the observer that collapses probability waves, therefore consciousness creates reality and I'm speaking of the greater consciousness

[@VDP207]

Mr. Crick's eyebrows are the strongest you have ever seen..you can't deny it

[@shiyangwang5681]

Reality is just a litte fraction of consciousness. When they are fully contented with eachother,that reality you felt in your consciousness,is: Love.

[@cosmosaic8117]

There’s so much garbage in the world...but this is the good stuff that gets me out of bed.

[@metaRising]

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it.

[@cosmosaic8117]

@@metaRising No problem!

[@tomato1040]

In order to understand🧘Consciousness one must be fully🌅conscious🧠. Most people are not fully conscious, like those steeped in abstraction, but not awareness, that is far greater than mere consciousness. The☯️Way is being alert to Mind!

[@neoman285]

Any plans to interview Bernardo Kastrup? Great channel man keep it up!

[@metaRising]

Perhaps one day! Thanks!

[@mcawesomeytyo3312]

Consciousness truly is fundamental and not only that. We may through consciousness change our reality.

[@rasmuslernevall6938]

Wow. Just wow. What a documentary. Thank you for that wonderfully fascinating experience.

[@smileyp4535]

"You cannot exist within the universe without also being the universe", "we are the universe experiencing itself", "humanity is just something hydrogen does given enough time" These sound like jokes or nonsense but all of them are varifiably true, and any theory of everything that does not integrate them cannot be true

[@timothytannerandtheamazing5054]

This new, emerging paradigm, could possibly reinstate humanity's legitimate longing for 'ultimate' meaning. Thus enabling us to free ourselves from the shackles of 'scientism'.

[@ninadmane3759]

Very beautiful video Advait vedant

[@metaRising]

Thank you!

[@frankd7018]

Without consciousness, matter wouldn't have a need to exist. Nothing would happen without a consciousness to observe

[@JanEkbom]

This is the best video I have ever seen. And your way of explaining the history and the frontiers is a pure joy to listen to. I'm just curious, Gregory Bateson, where does he fit in all of this?

[@richardhooper2700]

Life, consciousness and self-awareness have been integrated from the beginning of proto-life; from the development of the initial self-replicating nucleus protected by a cell wall that allowed diffusion inward chemicals for energy production and outward of toxic materials. In a mass of available chemicals the proto-cell had the need to decide which energy producing material to allow in and which to deny access; in effect "I choose this one. I do not want that one" This would be the beginning of self-awareness and consciousness that developed in all life forms of the planet earth over the next 3.5 billion years acting in different ways in different life forms

[@kunalmuley09]

Thanks for this video. It cleared a lot of concepts for me from Advaita Vedanta.

[@calvingrondahl1011]

We look for answers like a lost child looks for it’s mother.

[@El_Choppers]

Consciousness I believe never dies.

[@a13xdunlop]

Or is born, it is a continuous state in one form or another. Only the illusion of “self” arises and ends with death

[@RaiseTheWorldProjectNow]

Fantastic! Very Well Done. 🙏🙏💙💙🌎💙💙🙏🙏

[@metaRising]

Thank you kindly!

[@markcounseling]

This video has a lot of eyes and perspective shots from behind the head. Also spaces filled with subtle light forms. Irrespective of whatever is being said, they create a sort of argument, themselves, regarding the nature of experience-a sheer sensitivity to impression, like a living mirror.

[@metaRising]

Thanks. I'm not sure what you mean by "sensitivity to impression" though.

[@paulbush2249]

Nice overview. But I can't believe you didn't cover the measurement problem in QM. One of the biggest indicators of the fundamental nature of awareness.

[@suzannecarter445]

This is the first video on this subject that I have been willing to share with educated acquaintances. Thank you!

[@realcygnus]

Superb as usual. This is a wonderful overview of the history of, & the actual issues involved. Panpsychism is a great step forward insofar that its present fashionably clearly demonstrates that our favored metaphysics(materialism) is obviously flawed & desperately NEEDS a replacement. But, IMO a modern monistic analytical Idealism such as Bernardo "Kastrup's alters" is currently thE best game on the table. For anyone interested there is a pretty detailed overview of it in a new 7-part vid series on the Essentia foundation's YT channel.

[@metaRising]

Thanks. While I don't agree with Bernardo about everything, he is no doubt a compelling thinker.

[@realcygnus]

@@metaRising Yup, a pretty fart smeller no doubt. It resonates with me. It could be that we'll never be certain what exactly is going on. But I am confident that we'll keep approaching truth. Slowly but surely even occasionally taking small steps backwards. So, at the heat death of the universe we'll be sure but also gone. 🤣

[@fgm1696]

Great piece of video, the best I have seen in capturing the history and present state for the study of consciousness. With Cognitive Psychology still being dominated by materialism and reductionalism, it's a huge relief to see that the truth-seeking spirit has become alive again in Science in the recent years! As mentioned in the video, modern science apparently had been kidnapped by scientists who only see science in a pure materialist worldview; they largely treat science as a tool to conquer nature or even worse as a means to achieve their personal fame and security (unfortunately, most people in academic research fall into this category).

[@drmirasinhamahato9550]

You are great having such knowledge n excellent expressing capacity thank you for your nice effort

[@c.r.k.7162]

This is, by far, the best video on this topic I have found so far. Thank you 👍

[@metaRising]

Thank you! Glad you found it useful!

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

every thoughts every imagination every hallucionation including every dream every nightmare every day every night every time every cycle of your life

[@kokolanza7543]

Thank you so much for a knowledgeable and strongly reasoned case for idealism. SO GLAD that transcripts are available!! It is more time efficient for me to copy and format the transcript and review it than to learn audibly.

[@bryantfeld4709]

Would love to see a follow up documentary on a fractal theory of consciousness, this was great!

[@alanmacdonald3763]

Brilliant. All the great sages were researchers in consciousness. Three in one nature of consciousness. Vedanta: Rishi, Devata, Chhandas. Mind, matter, information. Father, son Holy Spirit. Mind, matter, information . Water, vapour, ice : one substance, three states.

[@mosslars38]

Love the care you put into your videos ❤ Topic is 👌

[@metaRising]

Thank you!

[@robertproffitt1485]

Thank u so much for this content on the deepest level of counciouness & how this is key to its true nature to reality.

[@metaRising]

You're welcome, Robert.

[@trancemuter]

what we call “the nature of the mind” in buddhism is the greatest teacher that reveals the nature of everything

[@simka321]

We do not know what consciousness is. We do not know what matter is. What we know is what is,so it is what it is. But what it is, is what you are, For you alone know that it is, Which means that all I can know is myself, and myself in all I behold.

[@rsirus8314]

When I first considered the idea that I am God I thought the idea was preposterous. Then, when I considered the idea that God is me, it seemed more reasonable. Now, I believe that God, Consciousness, I and Life are all the same thing.

[@chrisallard1819]

Beautiful, inspirational, fascinating - thank you

[@metaRising]

Thank you Chris!

[@infinity-r8f]

You are right, Consciousness is fundamental. It was here before everything and it will be here after everything. Every single one of us is a divided consciousness, no matter where they are, i.e whether they are in this world or in this universe or other universe. We are all living at the same time or should I say, we are all conscious at the same time. There are no time differences anywhere, whether its in this universe or other universes. Time is the same for everything present anywhere and everywhere. It's just a difference in speed of communications per second or minute or hour or year. Time can be slowed or speed up for anything, but it will still be synced with the time everywhere, it will be synced with the time of consciousness everywhere and anywhere. We are all from a single consciousness but now we are divided in infinite things everywhere or anywhere and by anywhere I mean any world or universe or multiverse or infinite verse. Consciousness is everywhere and everything is conscious. This does not prove the existence of any god or gods. God, that can control everything and knows everything because its consciousness is divided now. For god or gods to control anything, they will have to make everything a single consciousness, then they or it will be able to control them and also know about them. I don't know if all these divided consciousness will become one in the future or not, and I don't know that either, if it was one before or not.

[@infiniteformless]

the background music in this is outstanding

[@kafkaten]

This was absolutely beautiful. Well done.

[@MeRetroGamer]

Consciousness as "the act of manifestation" is the True thing. It's the fundamental force that gives rise to experience and existence of all kind of forms and realities. Consciousness as "the imprinted memories", "perceptions" or "thinking" is by this unlimited and infinite act of manifestation between multiple layers and networks of co-working with itself. Consciousness as "the feeling" is by the combination of the previous two. "Matter" is just an illusion made by a complex, recursive and abstract system of thought.

[@2430Music]

I've come to believe that consciousness is fundemental and that Descartes got it backwards and maybe his conclusion should have been: "I am, therefore I think"

[@anterotalibutab298]

He means subjective experience

[@NobOdy-sz6kp]

"With the exception of the artificial and abstract thinker in you, you are pure Nature". This is a phrase from a book titled Toward your Real Self.

[@TorMax9]

MCGA - Make Consciousness Great Again.

[@wanderingthepeaks]

Wondering how Bernardo Kastrup was not acknowledged here, but that aside it is a valuable and artful primer via which to consider the primacy of consciousness. Thanks for creating and sharing it.

[@MonisticIdealism]

Bernardo was probably not included because this documentary is defending panpsychism, and Bernardo is an idealist who argues against panpsychism.

[@metaRising]

Barnardo is an interesting thinker, and I hope to have him on the podcast at some point. We appear to disagree in our valuation of panpsychism but there is a lot of common ground between us. Sadly, many important thinkers could not be mentioned here simply because of the constraints of time.

[@wanderingthepeaks]

@@MonisticIdealism Well, idealism, insofar as it relates to cosmopsychism, is mentioned toward the end as a premise consistent with what Russell/Eddington were proposing. So whether one agrees with that or not, in considering idealism at all, BK's body of work seems surely worthy of mention. Maybe next time.

[@MonisticIdealism]

@@wanderingthepeaks I agree, Bernardo does seem noteworthy at least in relation to the cosmopsychism discussion, even though he argues against it. Another person I think is worth noting is Timothy Sprigge: he was an idealist _and_ a panpsychist. So it is possible to be both.

[@gireeshneroth7127]

Consciousness is living a mind wake.

[@danielross7899]

One of the best summaries I’ve discovered yet, and makes an excellent introduction to the subject. Thank you!

[@bajajones5093]

simply a brilliant exposition

[@metaRising]

Thanks a lot Baja!

[@ghoulunathics]

no-one has ever experienced the universe without consciousness. i don't know if either the universe or consciousness are fundamental, but at least consciousness is more certain than the unvierse. i believe that consciousness is more fundamental than the universe.

[@scorpiorob7986]

ALL IS CONSCIOUSNESS! The Universe/Multiverse is conscious, whether one believes so or not. Consciousness and existence are one and the same. "As Above, So Below ... As within, So without ... As the Universe, So the Soul" (Hermes Trismegistus).

[@ronaldmacpherson3345]

Consciousness must reside in a physical reality as otherwise how could it function and without which there would be no reality to observe.

[@MegaDublinguy]

Excellent podcast! Thank you for your comprehensive presentation and clear, concise and comprehendible elucidation of subjects I have recently been struggling to understand. I can now see ''panpsychism'' as a plausible and convincing theory of reality.

[@metaRising]

Thank you Patrick! I’m glad you found it helpful :)

[@clivejenkins4033]

Intriguing, I always think about this when I hear about people who have had NDE experience, brain dead but still conscious, Excellent video 👌

[@TravisCotter]

The evolution of human consciousness is the final frontier. It will take man further into the mind than any space Xploration will. Mister X

[@godfreecharlie]

The Cosmos, Universe, whatever you want, is running a fantastically huge SETI@HOME system. All "thinking" units are united yet independent enough to allow for individualism. "Group Think" when needed. All units connected also to the main hub. Anything created requires affirmative intentions.

[@allenlunde7908]

“The number of minds in the universe is one.” Schrodinger

[@arpitsingh8524]

In India all the Vedas and Upanishads talks about the level of consciousness, as how it is working as a fundamental source of existence and how it is evolving, consciousness is defined as Aatma (Self) that is the part of Bramh (Universal consciousness) and body and mind is just a manifestation of it.

[@karlstephenne6299]

This is excellent work. Very grateful for such a great summary.

[@RobertSmith-pw1cl]

"All matter is capacitated to receive intelligence" - Brigham Young

[@vga-t7m]

arent we forgetting that consciousness is different for each individual which makes trying to make into a fixed form of ideology rather a real odd thing

[@beihalbeihal3506]

Wow,what a gem. Thank you so much for the time and effort u'd put into this. A real marvelous journey into the depths of some of the most profound mysteries of our being.

[@robinharwood5044]

These are what made us WHAT (i.e. the sort of thing) we are as living beings. “Who” is for specifying which particular living being.

[@AshwinSriram]

"There is no kind of framework within which we can find consciousness in the plural; this is simply something we construct because of the temporal plurality of individuals, but it is a false construction... The only solution to this conflict insofar as any is available to us at all lies in the ancient wisdom of the Upanishad... Vedanta teaches that consciousness is singular, all happenings are played out in one universal consciousness and there is no multiplicity of selves." - Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist

[@frialsharefabdo7715]

💚💚💚🙏🙏🙏 From Syria " In all my research I have never come across matter . To me the term matter implies a bundle of energy which is given form by an intelligent Spirit ." " I regard Consciousness as fundamental . I regard matter as derivative from Consciousness . We cannot get behind Consciousness . Everything that we talk about , everything that we regard as existing , postulates Consciousness ." ~ Max Planck " The total number of minds in the universe is One . In fact , Consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings ." ~ Erwin Schrodinger " Consciousness sleeps in minerals , dreams in plants , wakes up in animals , and becomes self - aware in humans ." ~ Rumi

[@sonarbangla8711]

Materialism can explain physical properties, but cannot say what fundamental essence is. When we consider life, divine design, consciousness, soul and faith etc., we scratch the surface of metaphysics. Physics and metaphysics together explains reality.

[@finding_mojo]

Very thought-provoking stuff. Interesting to see the progression of belief and knowledge down the centuries. One day this will all be perhaps the normal view as it becomes more widely proven and accepted. Great work in producing such a quality presentation. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and knowledge.

[@billbaggins1688]

Let's hope not. It is clap trap masquerading as science.

[@rasabuca610]

THIS IS,BY FAR THE BEST 👍👍 VIDEO ON THIS TOPIC I HAVE FOUND SO FAR ❤❤ THANK YOU ❤️❤️ SO MUCH 🙏🙏

[@bakdiabderrahmane8009]

thank you so much for the valuable information you present here.

[@deanradin6759]

Brilliant.

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much Dean!

[@craigw85]

Amazing video 👏🏻 I wish I could tag Bernardo Kastrup in this video. What is your opinion on ORCH OR theory? Great upload keep them coming

[@davidwalker5054]

They say that if you observe a quantum related experiment you can actually change the results so in a way consciousness is affecting reality

[@SolveEtCoagula93]

We place a great deal of emphasis on the role and nature of consciousness, even to the point of asking whether it is a fundamental aspect of reality. Yet, in the Buddhist sutra called the Heart Sutra we are told that everything we experience, all our sensory data, all our feelings, all our thoughts and even our consciousness is fundamentally still a part of of an illusion - it is not what it appears to be. The real 'fundamental' lies beyond everything we can think about, or comprehend with the rational mind. Hence consciousness, far from being fundamental is simply still 'empty'.