95. Learn How The Essence of Consciousness Bridges Our Mind, Body, and Spirit

Artist Statement

In the spirit of the recent exploration of consciousness and its impact on health, "Learn or Be Learned" aligns with the notion that our awareness, much like the unified field in physics, is a vast, interconnected web of knowledge and experience. This podcast is not just a platform for learning; it is a journey towards understanding the essence of what it means to be human, now inspired by the timeless wisdom of Maharishi Ayurveda and the transformative power of consciousness.

Summary

This episode discusses consciousness and a potential fourth state of consciousness. It touches on how consciousness may be more than what we currently understand and is based on our perceived senses. The episode also explores how conditions like autism can impact ones theory of mind and abilities like empathy, understanding of social situations, and belief in religion.

Key Takeaways

1. Consciousness may be more complex than our current understanding and is based on our perceptions and senses
2. Conditions like autism can impact abilities related to consciousness like theory of mind, empathy, understanding social situations, and belief systems. 
3. Exploring a potential fourth state of consciousness could expand our understanding of human experience and consciousness.

Noteworthy Quotes

1. "To be exact, it's always being debated what what it truly is where it truly stems from. But in a sense, it's the conscious, or I guess, awareness of one's inner and outer reality based on our perceived senses. Which is why it's interesting, because if our perceived senses can be altered, then theoretically consciousness could be altered, then is consciousness really what we believe it? Is it more right? Is there more to consciousness than what we understand?" - Shiva Dhanasekar [0:02:32]
2. "And then another interesting point, I'd have to say, is empathy, right, their ability to empathize. Obviously, it's a spectrum. So there is a degree to this but the ability to empathize as a mental faculty given to us in a natural state when when one does have a theory of mind, which I think can also correlate to consciousness. But obviously, it's not exclusive because you can have consciousness" - Shiva Dhanasekar [0:04:11]
3. "You also can see things. You know, when I studied anthropology, there is this thing called a theory of mind, which is basically our God given mental faculties to understand the awareness of not just ourselves, but the perception of others, right, we can understand that someone else might be sad, or why they might be sad, or our ability to put ourselves in somebody else's shoes." - Shiva Dhanasekar [0:03:19]

Names, Materials, and Info Dropped in this Ep.

People Mentioned:

• Dr. John Hagelin - A researcher on consciousness mentioned when discussing a potential fourth state of consciousness.
• Dr. Keith Wallace - Illustrated Studies on TM's benefits to the health of individuals
• Emory University - Referring to a previous episode of the podcast interviewing people from Emory University.

Timestamps

• (0:00:00) - Introduction
• (0:01:06) - Masters Program 
• (0:01:58) - Consciousness Defined
• (0:03:19) - Theory of Mind
• (0:04:11) - Empathy Discussed 
• (0:02:32) - More Than Known

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