Why Consciousness is Immortal | The Philosophical Proof of Life After Death

[@markvrieling8262]

I drownd at 17. I was a completely flat line. I have 2 analogies for what I experienced on the other side. 1) Imagine yourself as a drop of rain falling through the sky and then hitting the Ocean. Every molecule that was in the drop of rain still exists; only the boundaries have changed. That is one view of how I felt. I was still me however I was no longer bound by a meat suit anymore. I had become part of an essence that was so vast I could not feel its boundaries and I felt more love than I had ever felt while in my meat suit. The second analogy is I also felt like a ray of light shining on the physical universe but emanating from the Ocean I experienced in the first analogy. I believe that while we are dead we are both, individuals and part of the whole of "all that is", "the source" "God" or whatever name you want to give it. We don't die. We don't even lose the essence of who we are. When I was on the other side I felt like I had become my best self. I was infinitely intelligent and so full of love I was glowing or shining with it.

[@hoosierbaddy3052]

Thanks for sharing your story!! I had a similar experience where I became one with the ecstatic energy about us. Didn’t need to breathe. Just pulled right in. Impactful enough to inspire me to write a poem about the event.

[@spaceted3977]

markvreiling. I had a Similar Experience in a Motorbike Crash when I was 17 yrs, and again a Stroke when I was 40 yrs old. I'm 70 yrs Old now and I am enjoying Life but I'm not scared of Death !!!

[@johnlynch-kv8mz]

All the same. I’m glad your back. Thank you for sharing your encouraging words.

[@kathyern861]

"Whatever name you give it" - wow - imagine calling someone you know and love an "it" instead of a person. It is clear to me that you don't know and love God.

[@adon2424]

You my fellow consciousness, truly get reality. Consciousness is nothing more and nothing less than a response to a stimulus. As simple as that. What you experienced in the ocean is what I discovered as " fractal consciousness ". All matter responds to a stimulus. The only difference is the level of the response, fractal consciousness.

[@DonaldMcAllister]

I'm 71yo. You helped me to understand much of what is becoming apparent to me at this point in my life. Thank you.

[@kayakMike1000]

That what? You're old? Going to die sometime in the next 20 years or so?

[@KingAB23XX]

You need Jesus Christ… that’s the way to life after death

[@pauljohnson6019]

Any proof of this? It's the internet, anyone can claim any age these days, not saying you're lying, but an unproved claim can be easily dismissed.

[@jasujokelainen5073]

​@@kayakMike1000that's not very nice.

[@markusjanhunen5112]

​@jasujokelainen5073 truth is never nice

[@AndrewTimir]

I am 25 years old guy. I had close childhood friend she was 2 years younger than me. We were very close friends, we both watched same cartoons, played together, rode bicycles, and had sleepovers. She was my close friend and soulmate. She died when she was 8 and I was 10 at that time. I learned about her death when I was 18 years old since my parents didn't want to disappoint me when I was a kid. I still grief over her death, I still trying imagine what kind of person she as adult would be if she hasn't died, she will be 23 by now. I am guy and when I was a kid I didn't get a long well with the girls at all, they use to play with barbies and I liked superheros and ninja turtles. But she was the exception. She wasn't like other girls, there was something about her magical,nnocent and angel like. I have seen several dreams where she is alive and adult around my age it was so real like she was alive in our timeline.Then I woke up realising it was a dream. Somehow I still feel her presence and I believe that her soul is still living in another realm and watching after me. I hope I will meet her after my death. Ps. I hope I will die as an old man in my late 90s with no regrets in life.

[@Horchata44]

Safe travels, man.

[@2scary2see]

I think we travel many roads. Your love is never lost.

[@staceyloeffler6795]

Sometimes when we die too young, we are moved into a parallel reality. Your friend is likely still alive in this dimension.

[@squarerootof2]

@@staceyloeffler6795 How do you know?

[@jazzmagaly1]

Your friend is still alive, you saw her as an adult in your dream and you are with her in a parallel timeline...look up Quantum Immortality. Did you watch this video? . Your friend's consciousness shifted to a similar timeline where she didn't experience her death

[@prosimulate]

My Mom passed away on 12th September 2023 @ 7:12am. I feel her presence, I know I will meet her again one day. I miss her how she was healthy and happy, but in my mind she talks to me.

[@SUREETBHATTACHARYA]

I wish I could meet my papa after my purpose is over on this earth. He passed away 2nd September 2019 and I miss him every day

[@desiderioescalantelopez9648]

Im so sorry amigo. R. I. P. Your mommy.

[@kayakMike1000]

Already been reincarnated, started on her next life. Let her go.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

spirits love the corners....

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

nonsense....it took Sara a decade...nobody comes back quickly. typically. @@kayakMike1000

[@terrynattress5262]

This is so uncanny coming across this video. I've said this for years, posted my thoughts about it on social media and even to my dying relatives, that we always exist because we know no other than existing. The way it's explained here is excellent. I'm 74 and have no fear of 'dying' only of who I'm leaving behind and the fond memories. I'm looking forward to continuing my consciousness in another form.

[@joycenaylor4488]

My thoughts exactly

[@MrMollypockets]

Good man, thats the spirit (no pun intended) Its all just a game, a journey and I wish you all the best on your next one.

[@Rocco27274]

❤

[@Jeff-z3l3q]

Dream on, Klingon!

[@terrynattress5262]

We do not 'cease to exist' under general anesthetic. We are just in a state of unconscious unawareness. We could cease to exist if we die, but that could just be the body. Both of our theories are just our own thinking. You mentioned reality. We just don't know, so your theory is just as good or bad as mine. Neither is reality until we have actual proof. I was only applying 'my' logic thinking, just as you just did there. One thing is certain though. We'll find out eventually... or will we? 😉

[@Kyavata]

The young man asked the wise old monk, "How should I treat other people?" And the monk answered, "There are no 'other' people."

[@electricmanist]

Yes, we are all one. separate even though from the same source. We learn via experience of physical life. When our bodies die (as they all do eventually) our spirit returns to a higher state of awareness (which some people call heaven).

[@markvrieling8262]

So true, I love this quote!

[@electricmanist]

@@markvrieling8262 Yes indeed !

[@yihongchen430]

Yea, every single person is just a different incarnation of us. We might all be one conciousness sharing itself in different bodies

[@electricmanist]

@@yihongchen430 Yes, we all have different incarnations-- each according to our individual needs and growth. Whether we all merge eventually into the one consciousness (God) remains uncertain at this stage. However we all have much to experience (and learn) before we reach that stage of oneness, whatever the eventual outcome happens to be. Interestingly, reports from those who have experienced (and recovered from) a NDE (Near Death Experience), all tell of a (temporary) blissfull state of consciousness. NDE experiences (reports on You Tube) make interesting reading. !

[@sabineroach5486]

I've been on this trail defining vonsciousness for some time, and now that I have been diagnosed with terminal cancer, your video was the first I saw here. This is precisely how I feel about consciousness. Thank you so much. You've lifted me🤗

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Twelve is an excellent number. "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." --A.B. (DD1) 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@thejiggitygiggity90]

@@kevconn441 WTH is Wrong with you, don't you have any common decency about you!

[@eldritchbidoof]

​@@kevconn441wow dude, that's low. Get a grip. & to the OG commenter, I'm very sorry about your condition and wish you well

[@charleswilliams8248]

The only hope beyond the grace is receiving Jesus Christ! John 11:25 His is the resurrection and life.

[@2seconds992]

Much of this is word salad. No proof of anything. I experience; I am something that experiences, or has the potential to experience. I am. As for immortality: Personally, it seems obvious to me that metaphysical truths are seen directly or not seen at all. But what do i know? Enough 'said.

[@ironmurs6903]

I had a near death experience as a 14yr old while in a high speed rollover car crash. I felt absolute paralyzing fear as the crash seemingly happened in slow motion (even though we were traveling over 100mph)… As the car began to spin out of control - I felt a calm come over me, and in my mind I said “I’m coming to see you dad” as I felt ready to leave this realm and see my father in the afterlife. Upon surviving I felt a sense of renewed purpose, almost a rebirth. I felt a similar death and rebirth during a guided DMT trip as a 42yr old man. I do think we are programmed to die well, and be ready to leave our physical form. I think the key to enjoying our current existence is learning to let go…of everything and anything as all of this is temporary. If we can embrace that, we will be better prepared at our end, to let go of ourselves. Happy & safe travels all 🙏🏻

[@WylieWolfenstein]

I too crashed my car. I was ejected out the window as I wasn't wearing my seatbelts, but was fortunately unharmed. Afterwards I began reading the bible, realized it was incredibly flawed and immoral. But I felt compelled to do something, anything. I then saw a TV show called Hilda on Netflix. The show was so inspiring that I began to draw. Drawing has unlocked a new part of life that I barely knew before. I feel like I'm developing myself with each drawing.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

spiritual deaths do occur.....

[@alivensyde5484]

cool story bro

[@karlanthoni3253]

" I do think we are programmed to die" O you have no idea how true you are. It's called gene editing. Nothing new, under the sun, I assure you. But as for your concluding statements, this was the first thing that came to mind... "Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose most". - Yoda Powerful wisdom.

[@karlanthoni3253]

​@@gothboschincarnate3931 Suppose I were to tell you that death is not so much an event, but a place. A place of state of self. "Let the dead bury their own dead" - Yeshua hamashiach

[@dc4l923]

I search these videos when I’m depressed and just completely over my current situation. The same ole mundane hustle. Same schedule day after day. When I feel like giving up these videos bring me a lot of comfort.

[@laze4534]

Why would giving up even matter under this worldview? You'll just be reborn into a new life anyway. I have no idea why you would feel comfort being told you exist in an eternally recurring prison.

[@janet6962]

@@laze4534 Yes, we will unless we can free ourselves from that prison.

[@colnuttall9035]

If you dont enjoy your lie, change it. Otherwise you must accept that you enjoy being a masachist and depressive. Life is too short for that. Find happiness in something else.

[@monicajones6531]

I know exactly what you mean! Incredibly uplifting, and can turn the rest of your day right side up...leaving you smiling, feeling thankful and inspired.

[@t0kigh02t7]

I was raised Buddhist and in my beliefs we all reincarnate over and over again. But each time we live out our karma. So we carry old bad karma and good karma into our next lives. We learn from our trials and tribulations and eventually we reach enlightenment. After our souls are purified from our bad karma we can move on from this world. You can clean your karma in this life with chanting or meditation and creating good karma. cause and effect is Everthing.

[@RW-ij1ci]

I remember very distinctly around the age of 4 having this profound thought about how cool it was that I was back on earth and back in the state of being a human. I tried so hard to remember what had happened to me before, but I couldn't, I just only knew the feeling of how neat it was to be back and I had a new beginning and that there was really nothing to be afraid of. My family was Christian and they never taught me anything about reincarnation or things like that, it's been something that has stuck with me ever since I had the thought.

[@CheckFred]

In 1987 I had a Near Death Experience .. I experienced paralysis down one side of my body down to my waist ... A couple of days in,, I was watching the TV when I developed a SEVERE headache - Even blinking my eyes became too painful. I then felt myself drift toward the ceiling over by the stairs.... As I looked down I could see a lightning storm going on inside my head .. I also saw our young twins climbing on me and my wife telling them to leave me alone as i needed my sleep.... After a while the lightening storm stopped, I went back to my body and woke up mystified ... I never told anyone in my family for several years, but I noticed a dramatic difference in my personality ... I went from being an out-going, confident, authoritive person to a humble, kinder, reclusive, shy individual .... I was later diagnosed as having MS ... I'm now STUCK with my 'other' personality ... Did I Die? Or did I just inherit another consciousness, personality, Soul?? 🤔

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

Sounds more like you experienced a mini stroke, your brain got damaged so your personality changed. That's what being a biological being means, you are the flesh. A bit like, as a child you were a totally different person than as an adult.. as you brain and body are totally different. Only the narrative, the ego, is what keeps you together.

[@donh3217]

brain changes lead to personality changes. look at a child at 10 and the same child at 14. or anyone with a brain injury. our beliefs change our personality as well.

[@waika3684]

its not soul, you are not die, your consciousness is not recognizing your body as its landmark. This realm change its config after you die, you see the world by another variable, thats all secret of life.

[@nil0bject]

sounds like viewing flatland from 3d space. read the book or watch the animation

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

As long as you still have a brain, it doesn't prove anything. People who practice astral projection are just transferring their perception, but they still have a brain to process reality. There is no spiritual afterlife, because without a brain, there is nothing to process. It's like trying to connect to wifi without a device.

[@colindeer9657]

Completely agree. As a retired nurse and witness to many a death. My personal belief is in our continued consciousness. That this entity we shall call consciousness does not dwell within our bodies, more, on and around our bodies. It projects out from body slightly too. That’s how we feel vibes, need to protect ourselves etc while we are on this earth experiencing this earth bound body bc our celestial bodies ( consciousness) is normally governed by different laws. We have to take extra precautions while here to promote our love and ease suffering, quite rightly so and mostly profoundly protect the beasts and the children.

[@ml5955]

Thank you for that insight.

[@electricmanist]

We are all eternal spirits- temporary residents of our human bodies , which hopefully will add to our spiritual understanding and wisdom. Our celestial forms are eternal- endlessly journey towards oneness with the Eternal.

[@meetontheledge1380]

Receiving notification that a new ''metaRising'' video has dropped, the ''quality of my conscious experience'' is greatly enhanced! This gem too, joins several others in my ''favorites'' cache for inspiration in those trying times, when I might otherwise forget, that ''compassion is clarity'' . And I thank you!

[@metaRising]

Wow, thanks. That means a lot!

[@matthewghilarducci5033]

I've been having spontaneous OBEs for months now. As a lifelong materialist and atheist, it has absolutely changed my view on life after death and what we call reality. People are waking up everywhere, not sure why, but it makes me feel like something is coming.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

Cools...time to wake up. How far have you gotten so far??? (what was the highest spiritual dimension have you achieved). Dont get yer hopes up.....

[@francisfischer7620]

Oh my! How beautiful!

[@davidpeterson9507]

No something happened Nov 2022? Its like they plug in a new tape of us.Try to think before then and now.Strange things are happening. A blimp or glitch in the simulation. Perhaps a new God?cheers

[@NarutoNinetailFoxs]

There is no such thing as waking up life is infite possibilites infinite waking up

[@Jeff-z3l3q]

Your brain is rotting, that's what's happening!

[@isabelcristina7599]

"We are just the universe trying to understand itself" you had me once you said this. All matter is energy, and energy cannot be destroyed, it can only transform.

[@electricmanist]

Indeed all matter is energy. However, the source of intelligent energy which created/creates the universe is above and beyond (for want of a better description) our understanding, because it manifests/operates on so many levels. Maybe we should regard ourselves not only as parts/manifestations of the Creator (God) , but also as intimates. Having the inbuilt capacity (as a matter of choice) to relate to the 'All that is' !

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

Spirituality is creating your own reality by learning from your stepping stones and raising your vibration to be your best self and achieve your mission goals in this lifetime.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

actually this makes alot sense to me... i kind of live like that whithout even being aware of the tradition. it just feels natural to me... i mean most religions are more about power and control then anything else ... they lost the essence ... i think those 4 core principles are the essence and also the reason why its just healthy to choose to live by thees "values". ….. being spiritual not religeous... doing the right thing for the greater good not just for personal gain... no need to live on your knees as long you dont put those close to you down. dont be so greedy. there would be enough for all of us... but yo i guess every herd got its black sheep but the european mind is more down whith the devil, the EGO ... false light blindet by there beauty lol . ...who are the real Savages? not everything that shines is gold... the devil is a liar. no matter which shade of brown or whatever... positiv giving or Negative taking... balance just some thoughts and thnx for providing these infos. PEACE out & greetings from Germany

[@steceymorgan814]

Please can someone recommend any spiritual therapist?

[@AnjeloValeriano]

Yes, Dhitik_scott. She has been my spiritual therapist for a while now. She’s amazing and natural. She has really been helpful guiding me in unlocking my full potentials spirituality is a right meant for everyone to enjoy, I’ve experienced so much spiritual awakening and healing period over the years now just for her sake.

[@steceymorgan814]

Please, how do I reach her?

[@steceymorgan814]

Is she on TikTok?

[@davidnelson2886]

Subject, script, narration, choice of images and music, editing. Complex subject made accessible to all. Well done - truly amazing. Good job. 👍

[@stevenpike7857]

Do you know what movie he's clipping from during the "Life Pause" section? (Starts at around 8:00)

[@SolitariusLupus7]

I'm 65 and dropped out of seminary and my faith in Christianity, in 1987, at 26-27. I had enough of what I was being fed and remained agnostic till 2001 when I heard my first NDE. Pam Reynolds. I had an epiphany awakening at that moment. Bawled my eyes out, because it affected me so much. It made all my past experiences make perfect sense. Read listened and watched as much as I could on NDE's at that time. In my opinion, belief and experience. There is life after life, reincarnation, paranormal... What religion imposes on humanity regarding sin, salvation, judgement, h ell, demons & devils... is completely false! 23 years have passed and I'm still learning new things regarding people's ND experiences. Going back to religion, would be like going back to the Dark Ages. Thanks for your time.

[@jsvilbert321]

The view of conscious awareness presented here is a revelation of an enlightened state of mind. Wonderful!

[@dark_tren]

This is something I more or less came to the conclusion on for myself a long time ago. I could have never put it into words like this and truly this helped me paint a better picture in my mind something that I've always known.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It's extremely difficult to explain 4D concepts to a being primarily limited by 3D in almost every endeavor. But we do have ways! 🙂 Paths. Choices. Tactics to help tell & show. "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." --A.B. (DD1) 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@raph2550]

You should read the book of Magnus Vinding, You Are Them, which is mentionned in the video. It's free online and quite short. It gave me the same effect as you describe, but it also include a section on the implications for us.

[@pdatnc]

In my NDE, I simply "switched" awareness from this reality to the black void. In doing so, I left all awareness of my Earthly identity behind. I was unaware of any kind of transition at all. I was simply there, a point of consciousness in a soft velvety blackness. I had been suspended in that joyful state forever. In my consciousness was all knowledge and always had been ... all knowledge except having ever existed in form. I brought none of that knowledge back with me except for a vague memory about the plasticity of time... I came back firm in the knowledge/sense that we are far greater and far bigger than we think we are. We are powerful, immortal beings.

[@PineMahlaole-tu3rc]

But I feel it would be better if it was a choice for consciousness to be able to choose to ramain in that state for eternity instead of being forced to be flash bound and experience suffering for eternity

[@ARCASIAUK]

Sounds amazing but also scary too. Black void of nothingness for eternity is just horrific to think about

[@pdatnc]

@@ARCASIAUK Amazingly, there was nothing scary about it. It was pure bliss. I'm not sure I had the capacity for fear in that state.

[@pdatnc]

@@PineMahlaole-tu3rc I agree. My experience was so brief, that I have always assumed that there would have been more, if I didn't "come to." I have a strong sense that we exist in many states simultaneously...

[@pdatnc]

@@ARCASIAUK I think I would have been terrified, if I had still been conscious of my human self. Without that remembrance, it was utter bliss.

[@IndyIndie59]

My mother passed away 2 days ago ... I was privileged enough to nurse her in her last weeks and be present when she departed this physical body. As a family we have always believed that death is not the end. I know we don't die, we simply move on to another experience in a different place and time. As for the rest, I will find out when my time comes what that experience is for me. I will need to listen to this philosophical discussion several times before I can even begin to understand it all but it has given me something new to contemplate.

[@metaRising]

I'm very sorry to hear about your mother.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

philosophy is useless. go get your own experiences....

[@MartinLutwama-ep5dr]

St Paul said "we live to die and die to live.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

​@@MartinLutwama-ep5dr We're born, we live and we die, hoping to have done enough to have made a difference.

[@suecondon1685]

I love this. There are thoughts here that I've had myself, but now I'm relieved to find I'm not alone with my bizarre theories. Reminds me of Andy Weir's The Egg, or the 'one electron' theory. I watch these things in the night when I can't sleep, but instead of giving me an existential crisis, they make me feel better. I love your channel; the narration, the research, the content... Just brilliant, thank you Adrian ❤

[@petdoctor3]

you do not understand the definition of 'theory'. A Scientific theory starts as a hypothesis backed by evidence. It is your HYPOTHESIS, there is NO EVEIDENCE, therefore NOT a theory.

[@suecondon1685]

@@petdoctor3 Oh oops, thanks for correcting me... I was speaking in layman's terms, as it's a long time since I did my degree, I'm a bit out of practice academically. 🙄

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much Sue! I was going to discuss The Egg in this video but didn’t have time. It’s a beautiful allegory of open individualism. Really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@nickfilippos3340]

I had this thought many times, yet I could not express it thoroughly. It was more like a feeling, an emotion even. At times I could almost, _almost_ wrap my mind around it and for a few seconds it felt extraordinary, as if I was floating above all things. As if I was everyone, everything, and everything was me. Finally, I understood the logical fallacy, how could the very essence of existence cease to exist, which lead to me searching and finding this amazing video. Congratulations for creating this inspiring and eye-opening presentation.

[@jeremyj7832]

I loved this presentation as I love all of your open minded and super important content. It makes me feel like there is so much hope beyond what popular materialism presents, which is devoid of meaning and purpose. Please do not judge what I have to say next. When I was 16 I experienced what can only be called an out of body experience, as my consciousness “peeled” away from my body and floated up to the ceiling. It was a seamless transition and felt perfectly natural as it happened. When I returned to my body after floating around my room I was so shaken up I that reached for my journal and wrote the words “death is impossible”. For if consciousness wasn’t permanently attached to my body, then how could their fates be permanently connected? I feel so fortunate to have had the experience because now I don’t just believe that consciousness is fundamental, I know that it is.

[@metaRising]

Thank you for your kind words Jeremy. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. I would never dismiss you experience. The universe is a mysterious place and there is so much we don't understand. The argument I've talked about in this video describes what I think is the very least we should expect to experience beyond death. The reality could be be far beyond this.

[@flickwtchr]

I too have had such an experience, but I ended up in space looking back at the earth. Seamless consciousness of becoming aware of napping on my couch in a state of sleep paralysis, then arriving in space where I looked at the Earth, and in all directions seeing stars but could not see any part of my body, and then slamming back down in my body like a hundred iron gates closing at once. I could hardly move a muscle for several minutes.

[@xuzeh]

The craziest/funniest part is when you experience more than one ‘thing’ at the same ‘time’. I believe this is the cause for what society calls ‘madness’… conscious awareness of being more than one experience while being judged/pressed by group consensus. A very simple example/experiment comes from experiencing the ‘death’ of loved other selves. There is awareness of infinity happening at the same time there is a perception of loss, of being unable to physically interact with a being of so much importance in our own ‘lives’.

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

Materialism is not devoid or meaning an purpose, you just have to create it yourself. But instead, you want a simplistic fantasy. As reality is complex, and you have use the toilet. All of these afterlife fantasies are simplistic, and simply do not compare to the complexity of biological life. Biological life is the real miracle.

[@Wellwater52]

When I was 7 years old, I experienced something very similar.

[@BrianPseivaD]

I’ve been saying this for years, to completely die would be against the 2nd law of thermodynamics, and through entanglement your self endures, you literally shed your mass on death not the entangled information that makes you, you, it’s like a caterpillar transcends into a butterfly!

[@JoinGamesLinks]

Exactly True ! Facts Expose Hints !

[@thoel1]

I can't understand the first part of your argument: The 2nd law says that disorder prevails with time - while constructively the human body & mind are extremely ordered structures which means that decay is inevitable

[@andecap1325]

Consciousness is a gift from life, not from death... stay alive and awake..or you will lose your Conscious mind.

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

@@thoel1he means 1st Law of Thermodynamics (specifically, the principle of conservation of energy within a closed system).

[@michaelhall2709]

@@CrazyLinguiniLegsYes, and when you die that energy does persist, but in the form of heat which, unlike consciousness, is disordered and chaotic. That’s not to assert there is no life after death - but if there is, the conservation of energy won’t get you there.

[@geoffhead111]

hey you talk like a normal person! youre not trying to sell anything, youre not insisting upon some dichotomous opinion, youre simply putting forth a point of view. you win my "not annoying youtuber" award for the day

[@formlessval]

I'm really glad videos like this exists. I myself also tried to talk about such serious subject but I missed my chance with the presentation. This video was really nicely made, thank you for your work and for illuminating minds

[@girishgopaul]

Exactly! "Advaita Vedanta" means "Knowledge of non-duality". I am the universal consciousness itself ~ Aham Brahmasmi. Krishna states clearly in the opening lines of Bhagvad Gita: "Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be." There is no cessation of experience. Earliest schools of Hindu thought discusses these ideas and even asserts that this is the true nature of consciousness.

[@BrianHyde-e6x]

Yes, I read that too. Yet modern AV is moving towards the No Self of the Buddhists

[@TheRareCriticalThinker]

I’ve always thought the meaning of life as a species is preserving consciousness. This video helped me put my thoughts into cohesive dialogue so I can try explaining it better to my friends and family. Thanks for the vid!

[@bogtrotter5110]

Then there is this: If time is infinite, what are the odds we should be here in this particular moment in all eternity? Infinitely small of course. Yet here we are.

[@metaRising]

Fascinating. Similar vanishing odds apply to our particular genetic expression, given that a different sperm really would have created a different person, just like many simbings are very different.

[@naturalisted1714]

We had to be somewhere, and if we were elsewhere we'd still say "why here?" The answer is because we had to be somewhere. Just as if I throw a dart at a massive wall and say, "what are the odds it'd hit right there?" As if that spot is special. But it's a wall, and there are no special spots on it ;) People ask "why was I born me instead of you?" Because we all had to be someone. But really, we're all "I", and everyone else if "you". "Everyone calls themselves 'I'. I'm 'I', you're 'I' to yourself... Each and everyone of us is 'I'" - Alan Watts

[@bogtrotter5110]

Sure, but, just like the dart, we did not have to exist. There are plenty of things we can think of that do not exist.@@naturalisted1714

[@edwarddelgado9654]

I take it one step further: out of all people who have lived and died now and in the future, how did I come into existence

[@naturalisted1714]

@@edwarddelgado9654 You could ask the same question no matter what era you're born in - which reveals that there's nothing special about being born now, or any time.

[@ryandinan]

This was an EXCELLENT explanation of Clark's essay. I've been thinking about this idea of his for some time now and as philosophical arguments go, it is very convincing to me. Like you, I arrived at a similar conclusion that "you" are everyone, and everyone is "you" - that we all will experience every available conscious experience that has or will happen. It is both terrifying and exciting at the same time, because as you rightfully said, there are some pretty horrific conscious experiences to be had. How this consciousness process actually works in terms of "how does the next one, from your perspective, get 'selected', for lack of a better term, is something that may not be able to be explored.

[@metaRising]

Thanks very much! I’m glad you liked it. When it comes to what you call “selection”, I think the reality is that consciousness is always simultaneously waking up in every being. It’s not that I always wake up as me but instead that as consciousness experiences my mind, it only has access to my limited memories etc.

[@jdnm797]

The theory outlined in this video is very similar to the overall theme of rebirth in Buddhism. So in that context, your specific question about 'the next perspective' ties in perfectly with the concept of Karma. Do good things, be a good person and your rebirth will be good. Do bad things, be cruel to people, and your next rebirth will be hellish.

[@Ramsamy-oo6ge]

When coming back from sleep, consciousness has to adjust itself to your location, your home, your room, each part of your body, your memories, then you wake up with the same individual consciousness that constitute your ego. Why does consciousness comes back into existence after death? There are still desires to be experimented on this planet, therefore an appropriate body is chosen for these desires.

[@Barry-ti5rc]

I don’t have a clue but I’m drawn to this kind of thing i can’t shake it.

[@raysquest49]

My favorite part is that as nuclear fusion is expressed in many stars, there is only consciousness expressed in many lives.

[@metaRising]

Thanks! That’s an argument for “open individualism” - it’s a truly fascinating concept, and well worth exploring.

[@Untaramar]

They're completely unrelated though. It's a logical fallacy. Each star is powered by fusion in a vacuum, both literally and figuratively.

[@electricmanist]

@@Untaramar How mathematical and scientific. Unfortunately also without any form of functional consciousness. It would seem then, that in order to comply with a set of (man constructed) rules, consciousness doesn't form part of the equation. PS ---Where would measurements be without a ruler !!

[@electricmanist]

@@vhawk1951kl Thank you so much for trying to explain the differences between various states/stages of consciousness. And there was I believing that consciousness was such a simple state= either one was conscious or unconscious. Such a simple state (concept) of being really. Although having been enlightened, so as to put it, I am a bit puzzled by certain aspects of consciousness-particularly those elating to age. For example, is one born with only limited consciousness, or does that state of being wax or wane according to age ? Is there an optimum age of consciousness (so as to speak) ? For example, if one wants to "do away" with people. are there optimum ages when such procedures are quite ok? (Although maybe this idea doesn't quite fit the Nazi paradigms which specified race as the deciding (doing away with) , rather than age !) Remember Einstein was quite conscious and aware even until the end of his life ! A bit of a paradox here maybe ?

[@UberVike]

​@electricmanist you realize the Bible is also "man constructed" right?. It makes ridiculous claims with ZERO evidence.

[@DAtick]

Thank you for putting into clear words certain ideas and thoughts I have had turning over in jumbled fragments within passing conversations with the barely audible whispers at the edges of my waking imagination. ❤ your channel is a gift and a true pleasure to watch

[@metaRising]

Wow. Thank you so much!

[@dark_tren]

My thought exactly

[@0psec_not_good]

I find myself having that same feeling with many of the philosophy related videos I watch. For me, I’m better able to clearly organize my thoughts into coherent ideas or systems simply by writing about them. The way that works best for me is to kind of journal about them. No particular format or anything, it always just kind of rambles through the main points of the idea first, then later in the writing the thoughts become cohesive once I’ve been able to fully flesh them out.

[@CarmineFerrante-z2f]

Lately I've been thinking about this reality. I am here now, I am conscious of who I am. I'm alive, did I ever die? I could have, just as i am going to die now. When, I'm reborn, I am here now, again. My consciousness was always here and always will be. Consciousness continues. I am proof.

[@electricmanist]

We are all part of the eternal God--the essence of creation. Our very physical bodies, temporary as they might be, are merely vehicles via which we (our souls) experience just a small part of the eternal creation.

[@electricmanist]

@artrecluse A dream requires a dreamer, does it not ? So if this existence is a dream, then 'ipso facto' we are all responsible 'conscious' dreamers ! Playing with words doesn't alter the fact that you exist, therefor you are responsible for your actions as well as your dreams. You cannot play with words in order to abnegate your responsibility. Tough isn't it !!

[@salbron7611]

I, too, once woke up after a good sleep and the same insight came to me as you did. That “I” exist in my own present time and don’t care that the “time” we see is most likely the past, not the future or present. “I” exist in my very present time and then your thoughts are exactly the same.

[@electricmanist]

@@salbron7611 I would imaging that 'describing consciousness' is almost impossible since it is a state of awareness that exists from moment to moment. Nevertheless, transient or permanent (constant or evolving) we are all part of the whole.

[@salbron7611]

@@electricmanist I sometimes think that we are all lenses of the universe itself. All our personalities are the world itself. A world that created itself and lives in itself. When I believed in God, I often wondered what I would do in his place and I often imagined myself creating a human body for myself and living among mortals. So this world does the same thing, according to all our laws it can well be considered God and this God is all of us, he plays with life and we are all lenses/dolls of this God. When we die, we will be born again as someone and somewhere by chance. Our birth as a human in the 21st century speaks in favor of this; the chances of this were negligible and your birth as a human is better explained by what I’m talking about - rebirth.

[@stussysinglet]

Thanks for the video. There are not many videos that I find that delve into the depths of the nature of consciousness like yours do. The idea that all consciousness is one and the same is ultimately what I lean towards but I wouldn't say I'm close to any certainty or without doubt. There are many philosophical dilemmas and existential fears that proceed from this idea for me. I will have to watch the video again to try make sure I grasp everything you are saying before I perhaps ask anything or comment more, thanks again!

[@metaRising]

You're welcome. I'll do my best to answer if you have questions.

[@cherrydoctorpepper7]

If the self is an illusion, it makes you question the true nature of self-awareness. It is plausible that we just have awareness and that awareness is the universe thinking it is us. The universal soul concept is based on that idea.

[@phillipluwes9077]

This KZbin page is extremely important to me, it gives insight into the metaphysical, which no other KZbin channel gives.

[@TMZlifestyle]

One of the most profound arguments I have ever seen, thanks for that!

[@Karlytho]

Great video! I've come to this conclusion too: _I_ will never die, even though this _form_ I currently have probably will. Hence the ancient mantra "I am". Ultimately our subjectivity is one and the same. And indeed, we should strive toward a better existence for all - not doing so would be setting ourselves up for suffering.

[@electricmanist]

Totally agree. (The old saying "No man is an island" , fits perfectly !

[@edhart9409]

I was thrown from a car at high speed, but managed to hold onto the door. My feet were in the floorboard, while my rear was being dragged on the ground. Suddenly in super slow motion a voice said, “pull yourself up.” Then a hole opened in the door, surrounded in a fog and I could see a pile of cement bricks. It was like being telepathically told, the door is going to hit the bricks. I pulled myself up and the door hit the bricks and slammed into my back.Had I not pulled myself up, I would have been killed. I got off with two dislocated arms and a few stitches on the backside. I’m not a religious person at all. But I know there’s something going on. And I’m pretty sure nobody living knows what it is. ☮️

[@RadagastBrown420]

Cool story. Glad you are okay

[@Dora-zy8vx]

You were given a rare glimpse of the truth behind the common sense reality and five senses. Thank God. Now you know he is there, in your life.

[@dvdmon]

Love the movie clips! Some of my favorites. Yeah, I would say this equates with a lot of what teachers of nonduality talk about. That awareness is fundamental, not emergent. I'm not sure if you really explain here how this is compatible with materialism, the two seem to be opposed on the face of it, but maybe I just missed the point? I've been exploring nondualism for the past couple of years, hoping to arrive and some experiential insights of the illusory nature of self, the nondual nature of reality, and experiencing from the perspective of "Aweareness" rather than a mind with sense organs. So far, haven't really managed anything close, but I do recognize intellectually that the "self" that we take ourselves to be is illusory, made up simply of sense data, experiences, and a process in our brain that weaves these into a story about a central controller that is continuous through time from one moment to the next, has a life story, including a past and future. All of these are simply stories we tell ourselves based on what we learn about from others, what our parents told us when we were very young and trying to figure out what reality was. We accepted their stories because, well, they were presumably there to protect us and feed us, and we looked to them for all of our answers. Also, this reminds me of this thought that I had about 10 years ago, before any of this nonduality stuff, before I'd even meditated for the first time. It suddenly occurred to me that there's no way we could prove that "we" aren't constantly waking up in completely different bodies (and minds), the idea being there is something separate from those things, I initially might have called it a "soul" (even though I've been an atheist for 40 years) but now might call it "Awareness", and that it could switch between bodies and minds at will. I initially considered it as you mention, when waking up. If "I" woke up in a brain different from what "I" was experiencing the previous night, there would be no way for "me" to know the difference, because, well, the brain wouldn't know that there was anything different. The brain simply would have memories for that particular person from their previous night, and the "I" who might have been "transported" into it at some point during the night, would simply inhabit those memories and be aware of them as "their own." But why limit it to going unconscious for this "transfer"? There's no logical reason why such a transfer couldn't happen while one is "conscious" (awake). And this process of transference could be happening a Googleplex times every yoctosecond? Or perhaps the numbers are so large as to be infinite, given the possibly infinite nature of the universe? So in every second, your "awareness" (or perhaps better to say just "Awareness") travels around the entire universe inhabiting very even minutely sentient being for a quadrillionth of a yoctosecond, only to cycle back to you eventually. Then again, many of these nondual teachers as well as Eastern religions and spiritual traditions contend that time itself is an illusion, so in that sense, we simply take time out of the picture, because, well, at least for a fundamental force like "Awarness" (if you believe it be), then time would be meaningless so you could essentially be everywhere simultaneously. Obviously it gets very hard to talk about, more sounds like crazy gibberish or the ravings of a mad man, lol! I just thought it interesting that this idea just came upon me one day WAY before I ever learned anything about theories of consciousness, nondualism, etc.

[@metaRising]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Glad you enjoyed the clips! This thought of yours, "It suddenly occurred to me that there's no way we could prove that "we" aren't constantly waking up in completely different bodies" is exactly the point I'm trying to make in the video. We are literally subjectivity itself. It takes a bit of thought to understand how this is compatible with materialism, because it seems to necessitate some kind of mental nonlocality, but it is. Subjectivity jumps all gaps. I should add that I myself am not a materialist.

[@dvdmon]

@@metaRising Thanks, I'll have to think about that some more. :) I understand what you are getting at with the subjectivity idea, however my only difficulty with that is around the idea of "being the subject" which seems akin to being a "self." And as I mentioned, I think this is an illusory sensation, although it seems quite real. I've heard many people talk about how they, at least for short periods lost that sense and simply didn't have a center, they seemed to exist as everything. I guess you could call it a mystical experience. Since presumably this is being mediated through the brain (maybe), it could just be another experience they were having, whatever it felt like. But there seemed to be something qualitatively different about it than normal SUBJECTIVE consciousness. So in a sense I always figured that if there were to be anything "beyond" consensus reality, that it would be something akin to this. Then again, many of the people who go through an "awakening" talk about how it is nothing "special" and how they realized after they had this deeper understanding, that it was "always the case." But regardless, the idea that we continue to be subjects of action or even experience seems to clash a bit with the idea of our "true nature" being that of beingness or awareness itself. But of course, these are all words and thoughts and stories, so of course not worth much. But yeah, "subjectivity" seems somehow contradictory, but maybe there isn't really a good word for it?

[@mtn7224]

Wow. You and I are very similar in our thinking. For an atheist who only recently began studying non-dualism you have a great grasp of the concepts. And like you, I also had similar thoughts as a child before I even entertained more “mystical” philosophy

[@Perujay-dl2bs]

You really believe in 'mystical' experiences. All experiences are the same whether it's an ordinary or super natural experience. Discard all of them. Don't entertain those thoughts.

[@ezshooter4180]

Our consciousness is a separate organism that leaves the physical body upon death. Love is the portal to our next existence.

[@electricmanist]

Very true !!!

[@electricmanist]

@artrecluse Clearly you have not done any research on this matter. Remember, research can be as simple as opening up any of number of pages on ' You Tube' , where you will find many many instances of NDE's (Near Death Experiences), where people have recorded their 'conscious' experiences,even though all bodily functions have ceased. It's not an opinion, it's a fact !! Try it and learn ! PS> The experiences of thousands (yes thousands) around the world, cannot be dismissed as opinions ! Sorry about that if it upsets your equilibrium Remember this (our) body is only a temporary vehicle for our spirit.. You take ALL your experiences with you !

[@MrHominid2U]

What would be the mechanism for continued consciousness after death. In life it is housed in the Brain, damage to the brain can change personality (Phineas Gage). What structure would after death consciousness reside in?

[@electricmanist]

@@MrHominid2U The brain is responsible for the functions of the body; it is not in itself the principle seat of awareness of such things as good or evil A magnet for example can attract certain metal object (pins/nails etc) but without its magnetism, it is nothing more than a piece of metal. It relies upon those additional magnetic properties to function as a magnet. Without any such additional properties, any animal - a cow, cat or bird for example would functions as any normal animal organism would = reacting to exterior conditions etc. (in a way just as that ordinary piece of metal does etc. So like that piece of metal for example, any body in itself, it merely behaves/reacts similarly as any an animal body. would. However, when a spiritual influence or decision is added, it can then be made to function in a different way. (According to that choice) Remember the word 'choice' ! It can create, hurt others, help others, kill, create, heal etc etc. I'm sure you get the idea. That choice mechanism emanates from the spirit (or soul) which influences/oversees, the actions of the body human body. The body (in effect) obeys 'higher 'instructions !

[@electricmanist]

@@MrHominid2U The brain is mainly concerned with the functions of the body. Like the brain, the body is finite, (it dies!) However, if we consider that the functions of the body are merely automatic, then another factor -we term/call- the eternal spirit --is that part of the self which initiates change. That does not die. Without progress or change we would be merely automatons. Programmed from start to finish. That we are not, is self evident in the amazing variety of lives lived by the billion !

[@dormghost]

A kind of peace and terror hit me at the same time when the idea finally sinks. Existence is baffling! I need to read more into this topic soon. Thank you for this video, truly.

[@metaRising]

Exactly my feeling. You're welcome.

[@Lab2029-l1k]

You might enjoy Dr. Donald Hoffman's work. Space time is not fundamental, consciousness is. Also, Eckhart Tolle's work; The Power of Now.

[@carlbell2226]

Thank for putting into words what I've always felt but could never explain

[@metaRising]

Glad it was helpful!

[@flickwtchr]

Excellent content presented in a relaxed and concise manner. I'm exhausted with ubiquitous fast paced talking youtube content along with rapidly paced cuts.

[@metaRising]

Thanks. I deliberately tried to pace this video more slowly as I tend to talk fast too.

[@shokshakapp]

This sentence suddenly came to me a few weeks ago and has been bending my mind: "Have you ever thought why you can think?"

[@HoTaiBodhi]

I've been advancing this argument for years! Thanks for reaffirming the truth of it!

[@ugnbugn]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts in this excellent presentation. As other viewers have said, it helped in crystallising my own thoughts I have been formulating for many years. I need to watch out a few more times, but it is definitely one of the most important videos I have seen on KZbin, for me. I would love to pick up the conversation with you after I have digested your words more completely. Many thanks again!

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much. It’s beautiful that you and others have connected with Clark’s view. It was a powerful insight to me. 🙏

[@vrlc9233]

The choice of music is sublime. This video was profound, thx.

[@FanTasteRPG]

You made the exact same type of argument in this video as I have my whole life, it really resonates with me the way you described it. If we allow ourselves not to fight our subjective experience for what it is objectively, we round ourselves back to the same objective experience for what it is subjectively anyway. We have nothing but time at our disposal, and the passage of enough time will only allow for our conscious experience to take place yet again despite the loss of whatever physical surrogate we find ourselves taking place within. This argues that we will always be reborn into something new if we find ourselves as we are in the first place. There may be countless forms for us to take place within, but when and where will remain a question until the next time it takes place, it is sort of like the afterlife, but we will take place in whatever we can find ourselves in through our conscious place in life, and our subjective area within ourselves will take place in an objectively new one, be it waking from sleep, or finding a new bodily experience after death, it all takes place, but after a new time after there is room in the Universe for us to take place again. It is almost a paradox, but it taking place is objectively less paradoxical than our consciousness never finding a new place to nestle inside of ever again after our physical form has perished.

[@naturalisted1714]

You got it all right, except it won't be you in a different body.

[@FanTasteRPG]

@@naturalisted1714 feel free to put it that way, I disagree.

[@salbron7611]

@@naturalisted1714 and what is he? By nature, we are “nothing” itself, if science is right that we did not exist before birth, then we are nothing, dummies. Therefore, this “nothing” can always become something and it has already become...

[@shaldar44]

I am so glad to have found this channel. This is like a journey into the essence of Advaita vedanta - of Atman and parmatma - of consciousness and super-consciousness. Combine this concept of there being no escape from immortality - of the soul being able to manifest itself in multiple dimensions, where time collapses onto itself, where the past, the present and the future cease to be different , where black holes and naked singularities converge, where stars die to fuel new stars, or possibly newer instances of consciousness - then possibilities of the different forms consciousness may take after "death" and before "birth" , are indeed unfathomable to both our current understanding and our perceptions.

[@williamsummers6438]

The 7 levels (aspects) of consciousness from the east are:- 1. Dreamless sleep. 2. Dreaming sleep. 3. The waking state in which we have a train of thought. 4. The meditative state in which we are in a state of restful alertness. We do not have a train of thought. 5. Bliss consciousness in which our ego is lost. The equivalent of the Christian “Rapture”. 6. God consciousness in which we experience a sense of infinity or boundlessness. This is enlightenment. 7. Nirvana, in which it is purported to be the final release from reincarnation. If 7 (Nirvana) is indeed the final release from reincarnation then it is likely to be the 8th level of consciousness. This would allow the 7th level of consciousness to be death consciousness and which would not be in time. This would explain much that is mysterious to us. Death is not the end, Nirvana is.

[@anolbe]

This must be one of the most mindopening videos one can ever watch. The part where you go to bed and wake up as 2.0 etc is a thing i've been thinking about a lot earlier, and it's true. If we woke up as a totally different being, we would still be the same awareness. This is so deep, that i think one has to watch this multiple times. I will for sure put this on my favorite list of videos, that i will watch over and over again. Thank you so much for making this video! I have subscribed to your channel. Hope to see more videos likes this. The term "we are all one" certainly gives much more meaning now.

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much! I’m really glad you liked it!

[@dalemckenzie9394]

Amazing video Adrian , this subject matter is profound beyond calculation and as such the most fascinating. Thankyou and please keep going.

[@surenopr63]

I think you are 100% right, I know for a fact after having some personal experiences that we don’t know everything , that there’s something bigger than us that surround us, I’m 71 years old.. I’m still learning.. but unfortunately we have so many opposing views ..

[@wonessence]

I really love this video, it brings an enormously intriguing idea of consciousnesses being all one mind. The video had my attention from beginning to end, and was aligned with my own way of thinking. Beliefs are flexible if you are open enough. Thank you!

[@naturalisted1714]

You should definitely read Clark's essay (the one he talked about in the video)! "Death, Nothingness and Subjectivity".

[@hydrorix1]

Adrian, so glad to see you're putting out new content. I love your stuff!

[@metaRising]

Thank you! Hope you find this one interesting.

[@hydrorix1]

@@metaRising Always!

[@adon2424]

You are enlightened. When your body wears out, your consciousness continues to experience via another mechanism. I call this phenomenon "fractal consciousness "

[@E-drive-vq4fy]

I’ve lost most of my family, mother, father, brother. I was once a Christian but left due to learning of the Bible’s creation. I left church and lost many friends. I seek truth and am not afraid of it. I hope our consciousness continues after we die. My suffering has lead me to seek if there is any meaning to life as many watching do the same. Unfortunately I have never had any extra ordinary experiences such as astral travel, apparitions, or unexplained events. I’d like to believe the nde stories however they are way to different to all be true.

[@electricmanist]

While I have experienced many things (relating them wont help anyone maybe) However, I DO KNOW that life has a purpose and that everyone one is loved far more than they realize. At present, we are experiencing a material life-- some experiences are happier or worse than others maybe. But nevertheless, we are all part of that eternal loving creation. It is true that some experiences are unpleasant (to say the least) but once we realize that everything has a purpose, (spiritual growth), knowing (realizing) that helps us get through the hard times-- which are after all only temporary. Easy words maybe, but nevertheless absolutely true ! To use an old expression- "Chin up" !!! PS NDE stories are true ! Been there done that etc !

[@SolitariusLupus7]

I lost most of my family (6) and was once a Christian. (Spiritual) I believe in life after death 100%, with zero doubt. They are different because we are all different here as well. No one here is the same. But in NDE's, there is a commonality that every NDE'r shares. The Love, Light and Free Will. All those other things people share. That's our soul/entity personalities that have always been, and we always be. The other 3 will always exist. In my humble opinion.

[@electricmanist]

@@SolitariusLupus7 I totally agree with your understanding. We are ALL creations/part of God.

[@fatcatinsocks]

Wow, this really was a superb video - up there with your very best, Adrian. Consciousness really does feel like the profound mystery that lies at the heart of all meaning and purpose. The question I come away with at the end of your video is whether, given 'my' subjective experience of only one life as 'me', there is anything that binds or connects these different instances of consciousness to each other. How can we ensure that any revelation about the fundamental importance of consciousness is accompanied by action to improve the world in our reach for all conscious beings, rather than apathy at its vast, apparently insurmountable nature? Lots of food for thought. Thanks again for making such inspiring content!

[@metaRising]

Thank you so much! And for your thoughtful comment. My sense is that there is an ethical imperative to improve the experience of conscious beings, even though they are not "me" in the experiential sense. I think this because the only reason those experiences are not central to me is because of an epistemic illusion created by our physically separate nervous systems. If I could directly feel the suffering of others, I would recognize the objective truth - that their experiences are as real and ethically salient as my own. If certain conscious experiences are intrinsically good or bad, they are good or bad whether or not I feel them, and so I have a rational duty to promote or avoid them, wherever they occur.

[@JT-bm5xu]

I mean, seriously a fantasticly concise and finely-synthesized presentation of ancient-primordial, historical, and contemporary concepts with proper referencing to seminal contemplatives within the fields on what life really SEEMS to mean. When all strung together as you've done for us, the ultimate context of: "whats really on the otherside of death is...abstraction in the most fundamental possible sense for any conscious being." I truly appreciate it and hope you attempt to have some of these ideas published. I believe many fields of import would find this fascinating work. All the best...so that consciousness might persist :-)

[@TyranasauruzFlex6669]

I am not religious, quite passionately opposed to it actually, but have always thought this way. I always tell people that they cannot know anything with certainty. Believing or having faith in something is NOT knowing. Despite these ideals I hold firm to, I am a hypocrite. This is because I feel it in my soul, so to speak, almost feeling as if I know that what you propose is indeed the case. That we are all one. Pure consciousness incarnate. I'm grossly over simplifying it of course and the possibility remains that we could all be wrong but I whole heartedly agree with this line of thinking. Anyway, great video. I will certainly hit the subscribe and continue listening to your work as there are so few like minded individuals like yourself out there and it's always refreshing to hear someone work through stuff like this with such sound philosophical logic.🌹

[@JEWLUBE]

the distraction that religious idolatry is, is something of which, to be opposed.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

Religion is foolish and disgusting....Spirituality is to be practiced and explored. @@JEWLUBE

[@TyranasauruzFlex6669]

@@JEWLUBE Exactly, because that is all that it is; a distraction. One that many seem to use merely to bridge the gaps in their knowledge when they either do not want to think about what lies in said gaps or cannot allow themselves, for whatever superficial reason, to attempt to comprehend the real truth. Why be bothered to think about the big questions in life for yourself when you can just accept a fairy tale and let that be the end of it? Greed and/or sheer laziness are the only reasons it persists as it does in the world today. I'm rambling lol but anyway, it is always refreshing to hear other like-minded individuals speak against it. It seems that there are more and more of us as the years go by. The world is slowly waking up from the nightmare that these archaic ways of thinking truly are.

[@salbron7611]

What does religion have to do with it anyway? If by religion we always mean belief in the supernatural. When, as in these hypotheses/theories, there is no magic or spiritualism. So it’s stupid that you suddenly considered yourself a “religious” person. You simply believe in other possibilities and events in this reality.

[@TyranasauruzFlex6669]

@@salbron7611 this line of questioning is completely baseless

[@johnstout2818]

I like it. It sounds real. However it doesn't quite make sense that one, say I, could altar or even presume to alter or "improve" the overall state or condition or quality of Consciousness. To me the reality of the situation would be that Consciousness is by nature already and always of the highest quality. Such that when I encounter the consciousness of another being as a dog or a cat or a mouse or a tree, their Consciousness seems to be quite compatible and comfortable to me. Also, when returning to consciousness from sleep or from a surgery or from an illness or even from a hangover for example, the feeling of complete or proper consciousness is present and the feeling of incompleteness passes away. After hearing your presentation it is easy for me to imagine returning to Consciousness from death and Awakening in another being and feeling quite comfortable with the situation. I like it. It is also quite easy to grasp when you suggest that there is only one being, only one consciousness. I have already presumed that there is only one consciousness. However I have never imagined before that there is only one feeling of the one consciousness! Hence a single being . I like it.

[@metaRising]

Thank you John! I'm glad you like the video. When considering other beings, like animals and insects living in nature, the concern is more that they tend to suffer a lot, and that is inherently dissatisfactory.

[@johnstout2818]

It seems more real, more in keeping with the idea of one consciousness, that the "suffering" of insects would be commensurate to their situations. Why would you say they suffer more than we? We suffer just the right amount, it seems: not much more than we can bear.

[@TeeMac68]

​@johnstout2818 Hey, I'm curious about something....we are often given more than we can bear, do you not think? People who commit suicide could not bear their burdens. In terms of the soul, the conscious entity that sits in universal truth and knowing beyond the meat lego, well, that can bear anything. So I guess we must first define what "we" means in the comment "...more than we can bear". We the eternal soul, or we the human iteration of that soul. Like i said, genuinely curious as suicide has always made me ponder this notion we are never given more than we can handle. 😊 🙏

[@ilikenicethings]

@@TeeMac68what do you mean by “meat lego”? Is that a typo?

[@johnstout2818]

"We", with all our arms and legs and powerful brains and egos, are, like insects, trees and rocks, "meat legos". When we think of ourselves as something special it is easy to forget what goes on within our living cells and within our guts. And who knows what goes on in there? Thanks to Adrian for all these thought-provoking videos!!

[@crystalr7153]

I LOVE how you put that into words so beautifully!!! Awesome video! Thank you!

[@Mafyeux]

For whatever it's worth to any of you, I have an experience that gives me proof of some transcendence of simple physical awareness. I once had a shared dream with a close friend, except that it wasn't just a simple copy of the same experience between us, as in some kind of linking of mind experience, but rather a separate experience of the same events from our own unique perspectives. To my mind, the only way this could be is that our consciousness' traveled out of this world to another real place and had individual experiences there. This experience is not necessarily at odds with the assertions of this presentation, but suggests that perhaps consciousness is not required to be rooted only in a physical plane such as this one, or at least in a single physical plane, being able to shift between realms, or across time and space. It may also have been some means of communication of consciousness, a possibility of receiving the perspective of another experience across space, time, or dimension. It stretches the limits of my comprehension to consider the implications, but it did happen, and our proof is ours alone, though we share it with each other.

[@JoinGamesLinks]

Yes , we can even Share Dreams , When all parties are focused and Open to Receive ! Designated Launch Area to Meetup+ Explore joined Imagination + Memories Recycle !

[@burtonupchurch1690]

Yeah I once witnessed two friends have an out of body experience together. We were all on acid in a cabin and the reason I know it happened is I watched them go silent with blank stares looking into each others eyes like they just weren’t here anymore then after maybe 10 seconds they snapped out with one demanding the other to tell him he witnessed the same thing and the other just refusing to acknowledge it out of fear. They soon both said they left their bodies and were circling the cabin while looking in at the three of us. I believe them because they were terrified and they stick to the story some 15 years later.

[@jessa7323]

I have schizophrenia and once went into psychosis for a few hours and my boyfriend went through the same exact thing as me. I'd never been so confused. He doesn't have hallucinations or mental illness symptoms and had never been through psychosis. Whenever I pulled out of it so did he and right away I looked at him and said "did that really just happen?". It still trips me out. Now I've heard of shared dreams so I feel a little less strange but yeah he has never had hallucinations/psychosis since that one night together for a few hours.

[@malna-malna]

Thank you for sharing. Could you desribe a bit more about your experience?

[@Mafyeux]

@ortunka Basically, I found myself in a wooded area with a large colonial style house. I went into the house, and it had a kind of Victorian style, a vivid red Victorian type couch stood out to me especially. I went back out, and there were some creatures out front, they seemed to me like beautiful statuesque gargoyle type humanoids with marbled grey skin. They were doing some kind of ritual, I went to pull one of the creatures away, and she struggled to stay engaged in the ritual, but otherwise paid no attention to me. At some point she became annoyed at my interference and broke free of me, flying up into the air, and swooping down at me with startling ferocity. In that moment, my thought was basically "Nope!", and I abruptly woke up in my bed. It was such an interesting and unusual dream, I mentioned it to my best friend that day, out of the blue. He immediately mentioned the red couch, and I was shocked. I questioned him some more about what happened there, and the only thing we disagreed on was the appearance of the beings, although we both agreed that they were very beautiful. He told me things that he could not possibly have known unless he was there, including how it ended. He said that when she swooped down at me, I just disappeared. I never really asked if he stayed longer, or what he did or saw after that. I didn't really press him more about it, because he seemed reluctant to discuss it. I never saw him there, or knew he was present until we spoke that day. In the years since, that friend kinda went off the deep end, and he's basically a shadow of who he once was. He's gone into psychiatric treatment, and is heavily medicated these days, including a medication for nightmares. I feel really bad for him, and I don't know if this event was a factor in his current state, but I hope he finds peace somehow. I also hope that nightmare medication works for dream walkers, because as we both now know, sometimes your nightmares are real.

[@fromtheblonx]

Thank you so much for such a wonderfully produced video essay. I LOVED the thought experiment. It's a great way for me to explain my beliefs because it sums them up so beautifully. I'd be a fool not to subscribe🙏

[@metaRising]

Wow, thank you very much. I’m glad it’s useful to you

[@astorolus7380]

I reached this conclusion as well, good video ""you"" will always be someone's subjective existence as if you will always experience life from POV but each time you just realize you're -someone- thinking for yourself (age 3-4?)

[@Lynnette4]

I've just found this channel...wow!!! Thanks so much for putting out content like this.

[@garyegray]

This is the best explanation of Consciousness I have heard. I have known this most of my life and have read on the subject. Blessings to you!

[@jhweisen]

When asked if I believe in reincarnation, I used to answer, half jokingly, that I instead believe in simultaneous incarnation, meaning that in one way I am everybody. This idea is quite frightening when you think of the less commendable members of our species... This is the first time that a I hear of philosophy along the same lines. Thanks for this very interesting video!

[@SolitariusLupus7]

I think NDE's is the first door one 'comes to'. Reincarnation is the first door you already went through.

[@clashroyale_spammer]

Thank you so much for the video! Now I fear death much less and believe in reincarnation more! I especially liked the part you said: all that we need to do is to improve experience on our consciousness which really helps me. 💚

[@karlvann5840]

How come when we go under anesthesia we don’t wake up in another life?

[@nickthurn6449]

Sometimes we do. It's called Delirium and is scarily common in older people undergoing a general anaesthetic - it happened to my father and my neighbour. Somehow the thread of their consciousness is lost forever. I don't agree with the premise of the video. We are not all one - there is no universal connection between spans of consciousness either concurrently or across time unless we are talking of a paused instance - an individual.

[@imaginaryuniverse632]

How do we know we don't wake up in a new life constantly?

[@ryandinan]

​@@nickthurn6449 even though his conclusion did in fact say that "every Alex is the same identity", I think what he really means, is that consciousness itself is "one process" that powers all personal, subjective experiences. And, from your current experience, YOU are the only one experiencing it. The transcendent aspect one could draw here, is that from the point of consciousness, your 'next' experience could be one that every conscious thread will eventually encounter too. I have no idea of this is actually the case - it may be that all conscious threads have unique experiences that do not overlap with any other conscious threads of experience - but the idea that there is "one consciousness process" that drives all experiences - and that necessarily, each of these is unable to experience anything other than consciousness - means that there is just always more experience, even with breaks in continuity from the viewpoint of the conscious entity. Its a really hard subject to talk about, since we have a hard time defining consciousness to begin with - Our language hasn't yet risen to the level needed to capture these ideas fully.

[@ghamm92287]

So we are only the memories and experiences of the being we are in at that time, and when we are not in any being, we are nothing until once again in some other being?

[@imaginaryuniverse632]

@@ghamm92287 All the major religions say our being is the one constant through ever changing states of minds with our bodies being just one ever changing aspect of states of mind.

[@michelehaigh7881]

very interesting concept, wish I had someone like you to talk to everyday❤

[@kp5250]

A finite existence must occur to counter the monotony of infinity.

[@Jack-r2v9b]

I don't think Monotony exists in the infinite experience, just in the finite experience

[@naturalisted1714]

Yes, and if that is true... Then it must reoccur, at some point, over and over again. Endlessly. There can be periods, eons long-and longer-where there's no consciousness anywhere, but consciousness must eventually arise to-as you say-"counter the monotony of infinity".

[@openyourmind2269]

There is no "monotony of infinity" if the infinity itself is infinitely creative

[@elonmusk4490]

The improbable finite exists to counter the impossible infinity.

[@JEWLUBE]

everything in the physical realm has a beginning, a middle and an end.

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

Some critical though inconclusive thoughts: - If consciouness doesn´t perish with the body, is it already there before the body? - Can the number of bodies outrun the number of concionesses? - Why had the preexisting consciousnesses to wait for a human brain? Why not settle on an amoeba? Or a stone? - How is the connection of body and consciesness established? - .... In conclusion: The more I think of the details the less probable the concept looks.

[@cccadasqweqwe]

0 understanding of the message in the video like most comments here

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

@@cccadasqweqwe Well, as you seem to have superior understanding, enlighten me.

[@johnwentz2149]

-yes, and this isn't problematic for the worldview -there is not a "number" of consciousnesses, the point is that there is only one consciousness -it didn't the video included any being with awareness without specifying the conditions of awareness, which is a problem for every worldview. -this is a problem for every worldview, except the idealist one.

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

@@johnwentz2149 "-there is not a "number" of consciousnesses, the point is that there is only one consciousness" I must admit, I can´t see the reason why this should be so. My consciousness is your consciousness?

[@zorgplanner]

Most people like you here who think that this hypothesis says that consciousness is independent of the body like some soul or ghost. It doesn't say so. It says that your consciousness can be recreated when the universe creates a living being with the right conditions. The hypothesis assumes that the universe is infinite (in space, in time and/or in occurance), so it is inevitable that you will be created again (you are proof that it is capable of doing that).

[@anotherperspective8263]

Life as we know it, is nothing more than our memories.. If we stop remembering, we stop living.. There is no reason to believe that we will remember this life after we die, considering that we do not remember life before we were born...

[@Helena-kw2eq]

We do not stop living without memory. We might stop living the life cwe used to have, but we basically start over.

[@anotherperspective8263]

@@Helena-kw2eq You simply missed the point.. But that is really to be expected...

[@anotherperspective8263]

@@Helena-kw2eq How would you possibly know that you don't stop living without memory?.. Please do tell...

[@dinoknightz]

I believe this to an extent. I think you lose your identity and experience of the world, your ideas of every concept that ever existed will be gone if we are to say they are part of your memory. You’re also no longer aware of them. There will be no ‘you’ or the ‘world’ so in a way you stop living the way you have so far. But I don’t think you stop existing entirely. I don’t mean it in a spiritual way, but if you’ve ever had ego dissolution or meditate for a period of time, you’ll realize that there is a neutral consciousness and awareness past all that. A part of you that just “is”. Your awareness exists

[@anotherperspective8263]

@@dinoknightz But if you don't remember being "you", then who's awareness is it?...

[@AS-rz5ku]

As a species we currently lack the linguistics to verbally explain consciousness to one another. I believe that we are an experience based energy that can’t be fully perceived whilst inside the materialist form. Awareness is the closest way to appreciate this true state. Your presentations are very helpful and brilliantly constructed. Thank you.

[@mandogundam5779]

What you said is quite interesting. But I personally can't help but wonder, why "leap" or change into a physical body? Somebody mentioned a caterpillar/butterfly analogy. In your knowledge or opinion why would this type of metamorphosis occur on an energy to body transition? (Sorry for any grammar problems, I am on mobile)

[@AS-rz5ku]

The why is always the largest question, speculations vary. The solution that presently sits with me is that the universe/consciousness is experiencing itself through all forms of life, it just happens that our version of this is a materialist reality, so this is our perception of it, or of ourselves within it. There are probably many versions of consciousness looking at their experience from their prospective also. All contributing to the collective in their unique way. I continue to watch, listen, read and learn, forever the student.

[@komodokisaragi9398]

i personally think its just for the experience. if you think about it why else would we keep repeating the same cycle over and over with no recollection of past incarnations. idk though its just speculation.

[@mandogundam5779]

This mihht be kind of cringe lol but here goes. I'm kind on board with several ideas under one 'supercomputer' concept. I have recently been thinking if life could be a computerized simulation of energy, light, etc. That life is the result of a giant energy, numerical, AI slot machine. With the goal of learning how to reach emotional transcendence. As humans we have garnered so much progress and advancment s in brining some geometric order to our small corner of the universe. We ended up being a great candidate for advancement, or a promotion of sorts. I call it the 'lonely' CEO concept. We have not exactly been selected but we are able to be part of the establishment, with access to admin rights This is all under the assumption that the AI is interested in learning how to enagage in emotionally acts/experiences, such as love, sex, friendship, altruism, etc. Idk if that makes any sense, bit I am onboard with both of your replies thank you and I appreciate you both,👍🙂

[@abrarmorshedaurko1093]

@@komodokisaragi9398 true. It's not about the destination it's always about the journey

[@brentpieczynski]

I enjoy the calm and precise presentation style of the perspective.

[@metaRising]

I appreciate that!

[@martindavies9673]

This idea is so so close to my own conclusion for the understanding of consciousness and reality. Of course , we are constantly readjusting theories through thinking deeply, observing life and the experiences we have, to bring about greater insight. Nothing seems to be lost to the abyss as all matter simply changes state. All energy is transferred and hence all consciousness is also eternally present somewhere at some time. Therefore all that has ever taken place and all that will ever take place will always have its existence in some way. Nothing can truly be assumed to take place outside of the mind/consciousness, so all and everything should always be. Quantum understanding leaves us to consider that all is dream and illusion of minds ability to exist, conjure and experience in order to evolve its own magnificent need for growth of experience. We watch movies and read books but nothing comes close to the wonder of all that is. Keep thinking dude x

[@emarskineel]

I love these videos so much. I watch them many many times as im drifting to sleep

[@metaRising]

Thank you very much! :)

[@kylemichelsen3960]

This video does an excellent job of expressing what I've basically suspected about consciousness ever since I started giving it serious thought in my youth, but it's not a conclusion I find the least bit comforting. Rather I find it absolutely horrifying, the idea that we are all both the victims and the perpetrators of every atrocity that ever occurs throughout all of existence....it seems an unavoidable conclusion but one nearly impossible to accept.

[@naturalisted1714]

It is F'ed Up.... The chimp that kills the monkey, and the monkey being killed by the chimp.

[@metaRising]

Thank you. Yes, this view of immortality is a poison chalice, but it comes with great responsibility and purpose.

[@betacam235]

Hence the Buddhist idea of 'escaping' the cycle of rebirth.....

[@AG-vw9vm]

I can’t wait all these months to get a video from you. 😢 They are addicting.

[@CaidicusProductions]

I appreciate the perspective, though I would ask, if the self dies with the body, is there any difference between that and the death that most people fear?

[@metaRising]

The difference is that there really isn’t a self. It just feels like you always wake up as you in the morning. In reality the consciousness experiencing your persona and memories only has access to that, so it feels like you are a kind of center. Consciousness is centerless though, and what happens at death really is the same as any other change in consciousness.

[@glassjester]

@@metaRising And what about if there were no conscious beings left to "inhabit"?

[@pauljohnson6019]

Self/soul/spirit and pure conscioussness are all the same thing. The real spirit is also God, it was never born, and will never die, the body is material and will live to a certain point, the spirit is within the body, once the body dies, the spirit continues to exist.@@metaRising

[@Michael-de-Jong]

@@glassjester Then there will be no consciousness (or at least no consciousness in a brain) until an almost endless amount of time has passed after which there will be once again conscious beings.

[@glassjester]

@@Michael-de-Jong And if there are NEVER any conscious beings ever again? I see no reason why conscious beings must necessarily exist following, say, the heat death of the universe.

[@noxaeventide8845]

Thank you for this video, it was great, I hope the mentality around consciousness will shift.

[@andypatch1861]

A fascinating issue Adrian, which has always perplexed me, in meditation i always see a kind of unique Rubix cube type of exotic light imprint that maintains a unique barcode that retains a sense of individual consciousness. I.E: I don't wake up as an another conscious being. I will have to watch this again to fully understand the concept exactly (as per those quoted philosophers), but indeed i believe this tract of thinking is the right way to progress. Personally (just as an aside), if a simulated universe is a realistic concept (which i strongly believe is the case), such a system would surely be required.

[@metaRising]

Thank you. I guess part of the point is that if you woke up as someone else, you wouldn't know it. Consciousness is having an experience of you and an experience of me.

[@petergalan6945]

Very true ! Only our body dies , but not our consciousness .

[@Jeff-z3l3q]

Sez who?? Show me the money or get out of my sight!

[@rgp8038]

Evidence please.

[@chirpywiggins5796]

Extraordinary claims require Extraordinary evidence and there is none.

[@petergalan6945]

@@rgp8038 That is what I strongly believe and it is good enough for me .

[@electricmanist]

@@Jeff-z3l3q So if you are nothing but a physical organism, (born to live briefly and then to die), what are you worth ? However, start to realize you are something more, then all sorts of possibilities become apparent ! Bolt the door or open it to possibilities. You do have the choice.

[@slay-bz3oz]

100% agree and believe this is the answer. Actually thought of this idea without realizing others were on the same page, just never knew how to articulate it but you did a brilliant job!

[@jeffdymek2694]

Good presentation. Alan Watts had made the same argument in one his lectures, also.

[@metaRising]

Really? Do you happen to know which one? I'd be curious to see that.

[@jeffdymek2694]

KZbin won’t allow me to post a link for some reason. But There is an upload titled “Alan Watts The story of Reincarnation“. It’s one of my personal favorites.

[@noxaeventide8845]

The Real You - Alan Watts@@metaRising

[@jasminebrown9015]

You don’t find his videos they find you 😂🙏🏾

[@Dion_Mustard]

I've had Out of Body Experiences throughout my life and I still wonder what happened to my consciousness during this experience because it felt more real than my current waking reality and I was able to travel places and see events taking place that I could later prove as accurate. My OBEs were spontaneous and after these experiences i'm pretty convinced (though once skeptical) that consciousness somehow becomes separate from the physical body. I wonder if Quantum Physics would have an explanation for this experience. I certainly do not think mine were illusions . You would have to experience it to truly understand what I mean.

[@jemiinou]

How'd you do it? I've been trying to "astral project" but it's hard. Would you say you're experience was astral projection?

[@Yogreasygranny3199]

When people say that they talk to their Dead relatives, that's All in their head , nothing more

[@ronamain8689]

4 days after my Dad died,I met "him" one night on my way to the toilet. It wasn't in any physical form...it was his emotion I felt. He was angry that he didn't die at home. It was a shocking experience 😮

[@electricmanist]

I recommend you investigate Near Death Experience (You Tube). There you will discover the many ways people transit from this world to another dimension. (Vehicle crashes, sickness, old age etc etc? Its almost 'take your pick !!!.

[@BrianHyde-e6x]

You need to acknowledge his anger so that he can move on--and yourself.

[@benjermin44]

"There is ultimately nothing for us to do, other than to try to improve the available experiences of all conscious beings within the reach of our influence." That's like an expanded, big picture view of the Golden Rule. Brilliant!

[@Mr.Nobodyb3]

Been looking for other channels to listen to while working. Glad i found this one, great video.

[@kayakMike1000]

Sigh... My consciousness dies everynight sometime between 10pm and 2am.

[@thevindictiveking1456]

when do you usually wake up ?

[@electricmanist]

No, only your body sleeps (loses physical consciousness). Your spiritual essence, the real you, continues its existence-- even after death of the physical body.

[@FrancoiseH9]

This is truly amazing. Life changing. Thank you.

[@bobkatcanyon]

"I know that I don't know", I am aware and open to what is. This video is interesting and do like your story and will continue watching what you have offer. The space between each episode is like looking back and perceiving in such a way that my understanding allows, but will change in between each episode. Thank you for this mystifying subject of conscienceness.

[@davidderricott3968]

"There is no life after death, because there is no death." Excellent line, and excellent video examining one of the very greatest ideas to ever cross the human mind. Well done.

[@davidnelson2886]

Brilliant as always. Thoughtful and thought provoking - great visuals.

[@metaRising]

Thanks Davey Boy

[@spiritfilled5758]

Very fasinating, i suffer with grief from The loss of my son. To think his essence is still present in the world could bring comfort, yet to not be present with his very young wife & children and myself is uncomfortible and a cause of great confusion. But being a dualistic nature of our reality. It would bring comfort to know he still exist.