Is consciousness a legitimate subject of scientific inquiry?

There won’t be any science without consciousness.

But what is consciousness?

· One word to characterize human existence is “Consciousness”.

· The ultimate frontier of human existence.

· Consciousness is your private possession.

· The inner mental movie which we observe as an observer.

Consciousness is an experience of thought, sound, feeling, smell. A meaning full pattern is a consciousness. Consciousness is evolved for social reasons to enable us to relate to each other. Consciousness depends on culture, language, food, place, animals, smell, children, etc.

The territory of consciousness has been patrolled by philosophers. Neuroscientists with science weapons.

Most of us think that consciousness is just a phenomenon of the brain and few think it is independent of physics — beyond the realm of physics.

The potential impact of consciousness on quantum mechanics is Quantum Theory. Why WF collapse is because of the observer — the consciousness of the observer makes the WF collapse. Hence a kind of observation seems to be important to transform “WF” probabilities into actual results.

Consciousness has been defined by various theories like:

· Integrated Information Theory

· Quantum Theory

· Vedic Theory

Integrated Information Theory (IIT)

As per IIT consciousness is believed to have five essential properties.

1. It is Structured— left-right of a pic; voice + pic together.

2. It contains information

3. It is unified— we can hear and see a thing but can be seen and heard together i.e generated from a common point.

4. Being Definite — one can see face and voice together

5. It exists and it is subjective

As per IIT observe the changes through observable. To translate the essential properties of consciousness into the essential property of any physical substrate, the physical substrate must satisfy if it can be a substrate of consciousness

IIT integrates the information.

To get a complete overview of the universe we need to have in-depth consciousness. Cortex is a sheet of neurons at the top of the brain. At the back of the brain is the primary visual cortex — it is termed the optic nerve. Visual information leaves the eyes and through a relay station. The thalamus goes to the back of the head. When you’re looking at something this part of the brain acts up.

Neurons are believed to be responsible for generating visual consciousness. but whether or not you consciously see it makes no difference. Some part of the brain is responsible for consciousness.

But the hard question is does brain activity is sufficient for consciousness.? Can consciousness be explained by the brain circuit alone?

Photographs are experiences captured by the camera, and the camera is the arm, an operator of consciousness.

Infant kids don’t possess past consciousness the way we grownup possess. Children don’t see the world the way we do.

Quantum Mechanics

In quantum mechanics, measurement or observation is connected to consciousness.

How it affects the physical world?

The consciousness of the observer is creating, activating vibrations, and attracting similar vibrations — the very fundamental act of Law of Attraction.

As a thinker, imaginative, observer you’re focussing on a thought or on an object. As a result, the thought starts vibrating, and in sync with your vibration. If it is a brief focus then a strong pattern is not established, but if you go on focussing; holding your attention for a longer duration then you come to a point where you create vibration and merges with the vibration of the center point of the thought — “oneness”. And now by the definition of Law of Attraction other thoughts and vibrators join the party. This is how a thought gains momentum. (Every creation is a result of the vibrations before becoming the physical manifestation)

The longer is the duration of your focus on something more the chances of the formation of “oneness” a non-duality and hence your vibration becomes the vibration of the object. Exactly how the law of attraction manifests physical reality.

The attraction process continuously depending on what is activating in your vibration. Like energy attracts like energy.

This is how your consciousness becomes a part of the creation process. The consciousness of the observer.

We happen to believe that consciousness collapse WF, still, physics doesn't accommodate consciousness.

It is still a contentious issue to accept “If consciousness collapse WF”. and if it does then “What kind of WF is required to collapse WF”.

In quantum mechanics, we assume consciousness exists and then we connect to WF. IIT enunciates that when all the information is assembled we get consciousness.

Quantum mechanics collapse reaffirms that consciousness or observation helps to collapse the WF. IIT seems to be a mechanism of creating consciousness. It doesn’t seem to be fundamental.

Meditation is a tool and is a form of WF ==>> consciousness collapse and reach the quantum state of the universe.

A wave function encapsulates the state of the quantum system i.e it mathematically defines the physical state of a quantum state.

In Newtonian mechanics, we don't have a wave function to define the physical state of a particle, rather we're fully equipped with six physical state parameters (3 positional parameters, 3 momentum parameters) to completely define the physical state of a particle.

The very act of meditation encapsulates the various variants of consciousness and we being an observer help to collapse the WF through our consciousness — our state of being as an observer. To reach a quantum state of the observer the Turia state as described in our Veda’s

Ther is a quantum operator, it has a position and number E.g For earning 1000 Rs. or 1000$

A framework for the measure of an experience as given by the expectation values of corresponding operators in the quantum state of the universe. We do not know what these operators are.

If we know the quantum state, and the operators and the framework are right we can conclude how much the experience we had. Operators are looking for particular situations and measures we get from operators in some sense. Operators look for a situation that corresponds to the matter.

Vedic Theory

There are three states of consciousness.

1. Waking

2. Dreaming

3. Sleeping

They’re not real, they’re illusions. These states are connected to the conscious mind which contributes only 4% of our brain activity. All of us live in this state of illusions.

The fourth state of consciousness is Turia state of consciousness. This state is connected to the subconscious mind and contributes 96% of our brainpower.

The subconscious mind doesn’t throw any reasoning or logic whatever we say it follows; it immediately creates. The subconscious mind creates everything and it follows your instructions very easily.

4% power of the brain is easy to use

96% power of the brain is difficult to use.

When the conscious mind merges with the subconscious mind, at this state whatever you visualize it manifests. The fundamental law of manifestation. Blessings of a yogi are so powerful, its the realm and yogi’s state of consciousness that whatever he blesses gets manifested

Scientifically and mathematically both, meditation can be used to study consciosuness.

Shambhavi meditation helps in taping energy, power, and consciousness from nature. The foremost input is the Sun God. Unification with the deity and power of mantra. Once we unite with the deity and power of mantra we consume the power, energy, and consciousness of the deity.

Taping of solar energy gives nourishment. We need to learn to download the minerals, nutrients, proteins from solar energy. This transmutes all darker energies into light.

Here meditation is a tool and solar energy is a WF that encapsulates minerals, nutrients, proteins. with our consciousness, we seek to collapse the WF of solar energy during meditation.

Hope it helps those who seek it.

I salute you and salute the very divine within you.

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