Defining “Consciousness” presents a great dilemma in that we all know we are conscious yet, despite hundreds of years of thought by some of the world’s greatest philosophers, a concise definition of what defines the state of “Consciousness” continues to elude us.

I have incorporated a fascinating set of YouTube videos featuring Peter Russell presenting his view of Consciousness comprising a fundamental aspect of the Universe, equivalent to space, time and matter. The videos comprise a single presentation by Peter Russell, divided up into 7, approximately ten minute clips. » Read the rest of the entry..

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There is no doubt that we, each and every one of us, “creates” our own reality.  Our world comes to us through our five senses, specifically, sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.  The information from our senses are then processed by our minds according to pre-existing models in our mind, the models (“paradigms”) we continually develop from birth throughout life.  This reliance on existing models in order to process information allows our brain to handle the immense quantity of data received at any given moment. » Read the rest of the entry..

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A brief lecture by Murray Gell-man as another installment in the great line of TED Talks.

Murray Gell-man is one of the great names associated with the investigation of Quantum Theory, specifically theoretical particle physics, and his presentation is a mere 16:02 minutes. The presentation is light-hearted, easy to follow for the layman and emphasizes the role of “Beauty” and “Elegance” in evaluation of any given theory and the universality of Natural Laws, as opposed to man-made “Natural Laws” (i.e. the Law of Attraction”). » Read the rest of the entry..

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