S h i i V i P i Synthesizing Various Perspectives on Consciousness: The Need for this

ConferenceConference

ConvergenceConvergenceConvergenceConvergencePhysical sciences

MathematicsCosmology MathematicsCosmology

Consciousness

Arts & Aesthetics Social Sciences

Life Sciences

GoalGoal

Searching Searching from the mindfrom the mind,,we at last come to that we at last come to that OneOne--ness, that ness, that Universal OneUniversal One, , the internal soul of everythingthe internal soul of everythingthe internal soul of everything, the internal soul of everything, the essence and reality of everything…. the essence and reality of everything…. through material science we come to thethrough material science we come to thesame Onesame One--ness.ness. -- Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda

Mind & MatterMind & MatterMind & MatterMind & Matter

I. PavlovI. Pavlov..StimulusStimulus--ResponseResponse--ActionAction

J C BoseJ C BoseJ.C. BoseJ.C. BoseLife (& therefore consciousness) pervades everythingLife (& therefore consciousness) pervades everything

Max DelbrückMax DelbrückLife = Notion of TruthLife = Notion of TruthLife = Notion of TruthLife = Notion of Truth

S h ödi S h ödi Schrödinger Schrödinger

Thermodynamic Basis of Life Thermodynamic Basis of Life A B hA B hAtman = BrahmanAtman = Brahman

Mind & BrainMind & Brain

MY IDENTITY?

CloningCloningCloningCloning

Is replication of the physical apparatusIs replication of the physical apparatusIs replication of the physical apparatusIs replication of the physical apparatusIs Is NOTNOT replication of mental tendencies replication of mental tendencies and capabilitiesand capabilitiesand capabilitiesand capabilitiesSince the Since the USERUSER is differentis different

Mind & Mind & MachMachine ine Can a Machine Think?

A. M. Turing and J. V. Neumann say A. M. Turing and J. V. Neumann say

YESYESYESYESEvery aspect of mind, including feelings, emotions etc,Every aspect of mind, including feelings, emotions etc,

cancan in principlein principle be simulated artificiallybe simulated artificiallycan can in principlein principle be simulated artificially be simulated artificially

Penrose and some others sayPenrose and some others say

NONOA human creation will be less than human

Ti S & C tiTi S & C tiTime, Space & CausationTime, Space & Causation

Einstein showed they are not given Einstein showed they are not given ‘absolutes’‘absolutes’Causality? Gödel's TheoremsCausality? Gödel's Theorems

Q t Q tiQ t Q tiQuantum QuestionsQuantum Questions

GoodGood--bye, Observer; bye, Observer; ----Welcome ParticipatorWelcome ParticipatorWelcome, ParticipatorWelcome, Participator

Continuity & DiscretenessContinuity & DiscretenessC i li l tC i li l tConscious, alive electronConscious, alive electronWaveWave--Particle dualityParticle duality

I blI blInseparableInseparable“One“One peculiarpeculiar attributeattribute wewe findfind inin time,time, spacespaceOneOne peculiarpeculiar attributeattribute wewe findfind inin time,time, spacespace

andand causationcausation isis thatthat theythey cannotcannot existexistseparateseparate fromfrom otherother thingsthings.. TryTry toto thinkthink ofofspacespace withoutwithout colorcolor oror limitslimits oror anyany connectionconnectionspacespace withoutwithout colorcolor oror limitslimits oror anyany connectionconnectionwithwith thethe thingsthings aroundaround ……youyou cannotcannot;; youyou havehavetoto thinkthink ofof itit asas thethe spacespace betweenbetween twotwo limitslimitsoror threethree objectsobjects SoSo withwith timetime;; youyou cannotcannotoror threethree objectsobjects.. ……SoSo withwith timetime;; youyou cannotcannothavehave anyany ideaidea ofof abstractabstract time,time, butbut youyou havehavetoto taketake twotwo eventsevents …… AndAnd thethe ideaidea ofofcausationcausation isis inseparableinseparable fromfrom spacespace andand timetime ””causationcausation isis inseparableinseparable fromfrom spacespace andand timetime..

–– Swami Vivekananda (Jnana Yoga)Swami Vivekananda (Jnana Yoga)Swami Vivekananda (Jnana Yoga)Swami Vivekananda (Jnana Yoga)

Mind & BodyMind & Body

Mind Stuff

Mind & BodyMind & Body

Vibration (Prāna)DecisionDecisionMemory

Ego

Motor Sensory

Gross Body

Motor Organs

Sensory Organs

y

Art & AestheticsArt & AestheticsArt & AestheticsArt & Aesthetics

Bharat & PlotinusBharat & PlotinusBharat & PlotinusBharat & PlotinusMusic & PaintingsMusic & PaintingsAlice In WonderlandAlice In WonderlandPeter PanPeter PanWhat the Bleep Do We KnowWhat the Bleep Do We KnowMatrixMatrixMatrixMatrixThe Ground Hog DayThe Ground Hog Day

A f Ti A f Ti Arrow of Time Arrow of Time

Past Present Future

Time = Ordering of Events In Brain

Universal & IndividualUniversal & IndividualUniversal & IndividualUniversal & Individual

Individual identification is an arbitrary part of universal consciousness

Universal & IndividualUniversal & IndividualUniversal & IndividualUniversal & Individual

The Wave is a temporary identity in the ever-present consciousness of Ocean

VedantaVedanta

ConsciousnessConsciousness

Matter = Consciousness seen in Ignorance Chit-Jädá-Gránthi

M tt & C iM tt & C iMatter & ConsciousnessMatter & Consciousness

““BhūmiBhūmi (earth), (earth), ĀpaĀpaḥḥ (water), (water), AnalaAnalaḥḥ (fire), (fire), VāyuVāyuḥḥ (air), (air), KhamKham (space), (space), manamanaḥḥ (mind), (mind), buddhibuddhiḥḥ (intellect) and (intellect) and ahamkāraahamkāraḥḥ (egoism): (egoism): buddhibuddhiḥḥ (intellect), and (intellect), and ahamkāraahamkāraḥḥ (egoism): (egoism): thus my thus my PrakPrakṛṛtiti divided eightfold”divided eightfold” –– Bhagavad Bhagavad Gita, 7.4Gita, 7.4,,“This is the lower “This is the lower PrakPrakṛṛtiti . But different from . But different from it, know, O mighty armed, My higher it, know, O mighty armed, My higher PrakPrakṛṛtiti ——th i i l f i t lli C i th i i l f i t lli C i the principle of intelligence or Consciousness the principle of intelligence or Consciousness by which this manifested universe is by which this manifested universe is sustained” sustained” –– Bhagavad Gita, 7.5Bhagavad Gita, 7.5u a n u a n aga a G a, 7.aga a G a, 7.

Spiritual UnitySpiritual Unity

ChristianHinduOne , Infinite

Consciousness ChristianHindu Consciousness

Causation Ceases

GOAL OF LIFE