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00:33:01

A Radically Empirical Approach to the Exploration of Consciousness, Alan Wallace

http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/ For centuries, theologians and philosophers have proposed a wide range of... http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/ For centuries, theologians and philosophers have proposed a wide range of hypotheses concerning the origins and nature of consciousness and what happen to consciousness at death, without reaching any consensus. Over the past 140 years, cognitive scientists have likewise proposed a diverse array of definitions of consciousness and theories attempting to solve the mind-body problem. Materialists have tended to dominate such discourse, with some arguing that subjective states of consciousness must be equivalent to brain processes or their emergent properties, while others deny the very existence of subjective, conscious experience. Virtually none of these theories lend themselves to scientific validation or repudiation; they do not appear to moving towards any kind of consensus; and they all lack of any rigorous means of investigating subjective states of consciousness firsthand. In other words, they have all overlooked a key element that initially set “natural philosophy” apart from all other branches of philosophy and theology in the 17th century: the precise, rigorous observation of the natural phenomena under investigation. While all subjectively experienced mental processes and states of consciousness are undetectable by the instruments of technology, they can be observed with refined attention and introspection. William James, one of the foremost pioneers of experimental psychology and neuroscience, proposed that introspection should play a central role in scientifically exploring the mind. But ever since the rise of behaviorism in the early 20th century, his radically empirical approach proposal has been ignored. Buddhist contemplatives, on the other hand, have adopted this radically empirical approach for millennia, and they have established a large body of consensual knowledge. Thus far, their methods and discoveries have been almost entirely overlooked by the scientific community and the general public. It is high time to correct this oversight. Alan Wallace, Lecturer, Scholar, and Prolific Writer on Tibetan Buddhism Dynamic lecturer, progressive scholar, and one of the most prolific writers and translators of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, B. Alan Wallace seeks ways to integrate Buddhist contemplative practices with Western science to advance the study of the mind. Dr. Wallace, a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970, has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976. Trained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk and ordained by H. H. the Dalai Lama, Wallace went on to earn an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science at Amherst College and a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford. http://www.alanwallace.org More
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Path to Super-Abundance - Synergistic Co-creation, Synergy Hubs and Spaces - Larkycast

Published on Apr 14, 2016 (note, in next version the title changed to Synergy Hub Network) Kind of a draft... Published on Apr 14, 2016 (note, in next version the title changed to Synergy Hub Network) Kind of a draft recording, version 1, as I will update the slides and this recording when I get feedback! PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK!!! Comment on the slides if you like: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AMnrMsRfGe42zb__riVnSrs6O4ev-aU1M8kapwgbdXM/edit#slide=id.g1242cd38ec_0_50 More
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12 Tenets of Holons

Published on Mar 4, 2014 Some complain that the contemporary science-philosopher/mystic Ken Wilber is too tough to... Published on Mar 4, 2014 Some complain that the contemporary science-philosopher/mystic Ken Wilber is too tough to understand. Here's a 6-minute video I made of one of his most important ideas—HOLONS. See if you get it. More
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Ken Wilber - individual and social holons

Published on Jan 3, 2017 Ken discusses a fairly complicated aspect of integral theory - the distinction between... Published on Jan 3, 2017 Ken discusses a fairly complicated aspect of integral theory - the distinction between social and individual holons. n.b. a holon - a conceptual unit of understanding that signifies the idea that things are simultaneously wholes and parts at the some time eg. an atom is a whole in itself, yet it may also be a part of a larger whole called a molecule, and so on. More
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Introduction Into The INTEGRAL theory of creativity and innovation

Published on Jun 6, 2017 Some people view creativity as a single man’s talent, genius or perseverance (UL... Published on Jun 6, 2017 Some people view creativity as a single man’s talent, genius or perseverance (UL Quadrant). Some view creativity as existing only in creative things (innovations); some view it as the tools to be creative (UR Quadrant); some view creativity as sparking from the exchange of ideas among people (LL Quadrant); and others view creativity as a process (LR Quadrant). But creativity is all these views put together. If we can put them all on the table, we can have a complete definition and working process of creativity. And this is called INTEGRAL INNOVATION and CREATIVITY. When Wilber was no more than 23 years old, he theorized the AQAL, and now we have this concept and may operate with it. AQAL stands for ‘all quadrants all levels’, but equally connotes ‘all lines’, ‘all states’ and ‘all types’. An account or theory is said to be AQAL, and thus integral, if it accounts for or makes reference to all four quadrants and four major levels in Wilber’s quadrants. More
01:31:56

Wake Up, Grow Up: Enlightenment in the 21st Century

Published on Apr 13, 2017 In this feature presentation from the 2016 SAND Conference, Ken Wilber explains why the... Published on Apr 13, 2017 In this feature presentation from the 2016 SAND Conference, Ken Wilber explains why the path of “waking up” (spiritual awakening) needs to be complemented by the path of “growing up” (psychological maturity) in order to renew and replenish our understanding of enlightenment in the 21st century. “It is often said in the great wisdom Traditions that typical, conventional life is like a dream, an illusion, a mistaken reality. And what it’s mistaken for is the real Reality, an ultimate unity, oneness, infinite harmony and interconnectedness with the entire universe—the discovery of our real Self, Big Mind, the groundless Ground of all Being, the Supreme Identity, the Great Liberation in infinite Spirit. Mindfulness meditation, for example, was created as a practice that will help us experience this Enlightenment, Awakening, ultimate Transformation. This is the profound path of Waking Up, and it is found in the great Traditions around the world. On the other hand, according to these Traditions, the typical, conventional, orthodox Western psychologies only deal with the illusory self—the finite, conventional, skin‑encapsulated ego. Its typical developmental processes are altogether called the path of Growing Up. So we have the path of Waking Up—which deals with ultimate Reality, with the Ground of all Being, with the divine Self and infinite Spirit—and we have the path of Growing Up—which deals with the finite self, the ordinary, conventional, typical small self and its changes, the path of Growing Up. But even the great Traditions acknowledge that both of these realities, both of these paths, are important—one being relatively real (Growing Up), and one being ultimately real (Waking Up)—or relative and ultimate truth. But as profound as the Great Traditions are, their major limitation is that they don’t deal with the path of Growing Up in any detailed fashion; they point to the absolute Self, but don’t know how to help the relative self function and thrive. Western psychologies, on the other hand, have mapped out upwards of a dozen major stages that the relative self goes through on its way to maturity, and even somebody who is Enlightened will go through these stages (even if they aren’t exclusively identified with them, as the typical person is). The relative self is, in fact, the vehicle or vessel through which the absolute Self will express itself, manifest itself, communicate itself. The more mature the relative self of an Enlightened person is, then the more impressive, coherent, and inspiring the Enlightened person’s absolute Self and its message will be.” -Ken Wilber https://integrallife.com More
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