Traversing the Second Side of the Triangle [Philosophies of Mind and Soul] In the following blog segments, I discuss several commanding theological world views, e.g., Hinduism, hermeticism, materialism, and Judeo-Christian-Islam. Therein, I remind the reader of irrefutable problems, i.e., [1] the extreme cognitive dissonance betwixt … Continue reading Changing Face of Spirituality (Part 3.1)
Author: Baron Jean-Michel
Who am I? A physician, scientist, inventor, philosopher, poet, sculpture, friend, lover, partner, father, adventurer. All of these and more. Life is a wonderful sojourn in a miraculous, universal theatre with comedy and tragedy, where the unexpected is in all ways just ahead. A play where each can choose to be an active, conscious participant or simply a sleeping bit player. A play where perhaps one can attain permanence and return again and again to the Great Play joined with his or her matched half, or die like a dirty dog in the streets of Cairo. A play where an awakened couple can bring relief to the less enlightened players by decreasing unnecessary suffering. A play which delights in finding persons with magnetic centers and a thirst for life eternal. A play which has been and will remain center-stage for a very long time.
The Changing Face of Spirituality (Part 2)
Traversing the First Side of the Triangle Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theory As you learned yesterday, a useful method of coming to understand the operation and functionality of very complex biological systems is to separate the totality into component subsystems which seem rationally related. For example, the … Continue reading The Changing Face of Spirituality (Part 2)
The Changing Face of Spirituality
Today, we shall begin discussing how science has changed and continues to change many of the basic concepts and experiential modes of spirituality. Such changes beginning in the 16th century with Galileo and Descartes; accelerating in the 17th to 19th centuries with the discoveries of … Continue reading The Changing Face of Spirituality
Reason and the Paranormal Hypothesis (Part 2)
After some thought, I am delaying further discussion as to the paranormal so to allow interested souls to read or skim some pertinent publications. Books are available at http://www.alibris.com and articles can be found upon the internet. The few below will suffice. [1] John Palmer: … Continue reading Reason and the Paranormal Hypothesis (Part 2)
The Institute Calls
Dear Friends, the information being shared in our blogs forms a portion of the preliminary teachings of the Institute. Aspirants associated with the Institute are guided through an extensive, experiential training program designed to bring a true seeker to the banks of conscious presence … Continue reading The Institute Calls
Reason and the Paranormal Hypothesis (Part 1)
As promised, today begins our analytical exploration of paranormal phenomenology and it’s difficult to validate claims of extra sensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK). Generally, ESP contends that human beings possess, in addition to the normal five physiological sense organs, extraordinary mental skills of perception … Continue reading Reason and the Paranormal Hypothesis (Part 1)
Summary Review of Reality
Tomorrow, we begin a careful study of the ‘presumed connection’ between the mental and physical worlds described in parapsychological and paranormal phenomenology. Particularly, in relation to the nature and functioning of our individual and conjoint ‘ergoegotic center’ derived realization (type II). By the conclusion of … Continue reading Summary Review of Reality
Believing is only Believing
Yesterday, we discussed how each has come to possess a firm conviction that the virtual image generated by his or her brain and back-projected onto the source physicality is valid and reliable. Moreover, we tendered a reasonable suggestion that the psychological consequences of gaining such … Continue reading Believing is only Believing
Why You Believe in Unicorns and Trolls
In an earlier blog, I introduced the most direct reality experienced by higher mammals, including, primates and human beings. As you will recall, the sensory organs transmit information from the external physical world to the sensory and associated cortices of the brain. The brain processes … Continue reading Why You Believe in Unicorns and Trolls
Type III Reality (caveat)
In my last blog, I stressed that legitimate enlightenment only occurs in persons having succeeded in experiencing Actuality via an unadorned ergoegotic center. Normally, the ergoegotic center unknowingly clothes itself with one persona after another; each persona reigning as sovereign for the moment, many oblivious … Continue reading Type III Reality (caveat)