12 Tuesday Nov 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
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consciousness, Descartes, Existence, James Zucker, reality, Ted Talk, TedEd
Here’s another great TEDEd talk. Today, we’re going to be shown a cartoon about Descartes, a philosopher who questioned reality and existence. Watch this short, entertaining video that explains what he came up with.
Until next time…
Dave
07 Tuesday Feb 2017
Posted in Quotes, Uncategorized
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answers, consciousness, Emotions, ideas, Intellect, memory, questions, subconscious
“A mind stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
The mind is a collection of neural pathways forged by our senses, thoughts, and our experiences. The mind collects. The mind compares. The mind stores.
Each of us is unique because our senses and the neural pathways they create are forged by our circumstances. But is the mind all there is?
A mind is a tool. We exist beyond the mind but need the mind to negotiate the reality of this reality. We are our consciousness.
Think about emotions, memories, intellect, and subconscious. These collectively represent the mind, the combination of which are infinite when we deal with the world. When a particular experience is over you will come away from a collective experience with your own unique version of it. You interpret the event with your emotions, any memories that may provide some background, you evaluate the input with your intellect, and there may even be something in your subconscious that contributes to your experience. If you talk to others who experienced the event, there will be differences in each person’s unique way of interpreting the event.
Our consciousness allows us to be aware of things and to accept or reject them. Our consciousness is what allows us to think of things beyond what the mind has seen or collected. Our consciousness allows us to find new ways of doing things. How does this occur?
Consciousness is connected to a greater expanse. Some call this expanse God. Others call it the Universe. The name that is given to it is irrelevant. We can contact this expanse and find what already exists somewhere in infinity.
By doing so, we stretch. We become more aware each time we tap into this greater consciousness. The next time you have a problem to solve. Ask the question. Write your question down. Think about it before you go to sleep. The answer will come in some way. It could come while listening to a radio program, watching television, or surfing the Internet. You could see your answer on a billboard, in a book, or overhear someone in the coffee shop you frequent. The more aware you are, the easier it will be to find the answer to your question. The only caveat to this is to test the answer you receive. Ask for a confirmation. Sometimes the mind gets in the way. It doesn’t believe the answer it receives and will block some of it out. We will misinterpret the response we get to our question. The answer comes. They always come. What is important is becoming aware enough to receive them.
Until next time…
