A few weeks ago, I watched the famed movie (I found out recently how popular it was) "What the Bleep do we Know?" I was not impressed by the movie-making nor by the communication of messages they were trying to convey. I was very impressed with the computer animation, especially that hypothalamus which was a bit scary actually.
Amit Goswami is a physicist teaching quantum physics and this was a documentary about him and the science of quantum physics as it relates to the power of choice we have in our lives and the idea of god. Here are my notes:
We have trained generations to believe that everything is material. He says we must create a new science… based on the primacy of consciousness… the new sciennce must contain a subjective portion. To reduce our internal experience to movement of molecules and atoms, the physical explanations don’t go far enough to explain internal subtle phenomena. When subtle something (intuition, e.g.) is happening at same time with material we assume material causes the subtle.
He was raised with a father who was a Brahman guru. He played in the fruit orchard, like a jungle to him, that was his backyard and felt so much bliss there. The sense of separateness lifted. He says what is bliss but the feeling of continuity with the whole?
How do religions look at god? They all say there is a downward causation. We claim the upward causation by matter explained by science. We humans can develop consensus to the external (physical world, e.g.) but not the internal. But subtle is as much part of reality as the gross!
Essence of quantum physics is the physics of possibility. Each object is not a determined thing but consists of possibilities. Possibilities of consciousness to choose from. Waves of possibilities.
Feelings and intuition. Consciousness chooses from set of possibilities. We can convert waves of possibility into experiences. Possible elementary particles making possible atoms making possible molecules making possible neurons making possible brain giving you a possible consciousness. Can possible consciousness convert possibility of elementary particles into actual events? Possibility coupled with possibility can only give us possibility not actuality.
How does consciousness interact with matter? 2 opposites, they can’t interact… like oil and water? Dualism! Need a mediator. What is consciousness and how does it relate to matter? How does it choose from material possibilities. Think radically: consciousness, not matter, is the basis of being. Brain is made of consciousness. Consciousness is not made of brain. No longer is there dualism with this switch in thinking.
Which one of us gets to choose if all choices can’t be met because they conflict? Like we all want 20 story buildings in the same place for ourselves… that would not be physically possible. So how does the choice happen? Who gets the choice? Nonlocal consciousness… what mystics call god. An interpolated consciousness, connected consciousness. Mystics say nonlocal consciousness is subject and object. We are positing that the brain and observer are essential to convert selves into an actual event.
Another way of thinking of this whole thing that quantum physics forces us to think about: unity behind us, we are all connected in some place, so a cosmic consciousness is engulfing everything. So if choice happens in that cosmic consciousness, it can be unbiased.
Feelings are based in organs, the chakras - vital energies. I am in love with you if you are acceptable to my immune system (heart chakra). Approach all relationships with open heart chakra. We can approach conflict in a new way! Problem: we get conditioned to limited set of possibilities.
Moment of satori, lucid experience of present moment (samadhi in hinduism)… enlightenment? Similar to Christians experiencing holy spirite speaking through them. It’s the moment of being connected to the whole world.
Idea of how to explore compartments beyond conditioning: creativity:
1. Get familiar with what you already know. Doing.
2. Uncubation. Sit on the egg. Being just as important as doing. Here, possibilities grow. Better chance to solve the problem. Need time between episodes of doing… not too much or you will forget what you were doing.
We are so used to do do do do do. But we can’t always be be be be be. We need to do be do be do be do be. Ha ha, lots of laughs from the audience.
Does electron have free will? No but we do. When an electron jumps to an orbit, it does not traverse the space between orbits! Similarly we can jump to a new thought! Mental creativity. Phrase in the 70s. “we create our own reality.” The choice is not choice of individual egos.
If we can manifest collective consciousness, nonlocal conscious. If our intention resonates with nonlocal consciousness, then our intentions can come true. Wow, I think that is the big message of this documentary and how we can actually be activists!! When we pray, we notice that we surrender to god… they know that it is not the individual will. It must resonate with the collective whole for it to manifest. Ego loves the old, only god can process the new. When we entertain new possibilities, we are inviting god. Between doing times, we are being, and god comes in a creative quantum leap of insight and we become better than before. ‘Aha’ insight. We can use that conviction to make changes in our lives that will ‘stick.’
Nonviolent events of change: S. Africa, Gandhi, MLK, e.g. These changes supported by quantum physics. We must begin to use quantum physics en masse. Society could develop new capacity for new brain circuits. We could all be oriented with positive emotions and evaluate all problems with love.
Supramental. He started to talk about evolution and lost me… this web page might do a good job of explaining:
http://wisdomsplendour.org/catalogue/dvds/supramentalconsciousnessHeaven will literally manifested on earth. Joel Moorwood filmmaker. Is brain before consciousness, or is consciousness before brain? Joel said consciousness is first. He used phrase from Sufism, there is nothing but god! Consciousness is the ground of all being, not matter. Matter is made of consciousness! So again dualism gone.
We must change society. But must understand what caused separateness from earth and whole consciousness. If we see unity, we see we must protect environment. We must change materialistic society. We must admit we first need to change.
Have an open heart and approach things with love and others will pick it up. Teachers like Jesus said repeatedly, love your enemy. Can’t solve all problems with rationality, it is not enough. Quantum activism. Start with yourself.
A few weeks ago, I watched the famed movie (I found out recently how popular it was) "What the Bleep do we Know?" I was not impressed by the movie-making nor by the communication of messages they were trying to convey. I was very impressed with the computer animation, especially that hypothalamus which was a bit scary actually.
In Dec/Jan, I spent 2 weeks at a Tibetan buddhist retreat in Crestone, CO...
I also experienced daily grief (and grounding) in front of this shrine to indigenous north americans with the photo of chief Joseph. He is Nez Perce, born in northeast Oregon. His name is Hinmuttuu-yalatlat which means Thunder Rolling down the Mountain who fought for his people and lands in the Wallowa Valley... This valley first drew human settlers nearly 12,000 years ago and has been home to Ute, Navajo, Apache, Tiwa, Tewa, Comanche, Kiowa and Arapaho tribes. I guess the photo of Chief Joseph represents all as he is a famous humanitarian and defender of sacred ways and sacred lands where the bones of his family are buried.
and Comanche Indians. According to Milton, members of nearly all indigenous tribes around the world, and especially those in North America, used to venture to Crestone for the healing and meditative qualities of the area. The southernmost point of the mountain range - Blanca Peak - is considered one of the four sacred mountains to the Navajo and Hopi. The entire range, extending from Blanca to an area north of Crestone, is considered to be the eastern gateway for these people. 
